Aboard has two audit-related views:
Audit logs — a log of changes for a specific employee.
Audit reports — a report you can create in Analytics to review audit events across employees and export or filter the data.
What is tracked in audit logs?
Aboard records audit events when certain employee-related records are created, updated, or deleted.
An audit event can include:
Timestamp — when the change happened.
Employee — the employee the change relates to.
Changed by — the user, actor, or API key that made the change.
Action — what type of action was performed.
Field name — which field was changed.
Old value — the value before the change.
New value — the value after the change.
For example, an audit log may show that an employee’s department, workplace, manager, salary, employment details, time-off policy, or other profile-related information was updated.
Some audit events may not show old and new values if the event only records that an action happened, such as a record being created or deleted.
View an employee’s audit log
You can view audit events directly from an employee profile.
To view an employee audit log
Go to People.
Open the employee profile.
Select View audit log.
A modal opens showing the employee’s audit events.
The audit log shows recent changes for that employee, including who made the change and what was changed.
Note: You need permission to view sensitive employee information to access an employee’s audit log.
Audit report in Analytics
The Audit report gives you a broader view of audit events across the company. It is useful when you want to review changes for multiple employees, filter by action, or export the results.
To create an Audit report
Go to Analytics.
Click New report.
Select Audits.
Choose the columns and filters you want to include.
Save or view the report.
Available columns in the Audit report
The Audit report can include the following columns:
Column | Description |
Timestamp | When the audit event happened. |
Employee ID | The employee ID of the affected employee. |
Full name | The employee affected by the change. |
Changed by | The user or actor who made the change. |
Action | The type of action performed, for example create, update, or delete. |
Field name | The specific field that changed. |
New value | The value after the change. |
Old value | The value before the change. |
Changes | A summary of the change. |
Available filters
You can filter Audit reports by:
Filter | Description |
Department | Show audit events for employees in selected departments. |
Workplace | Show audit events for employees in selected workplaces. |
Action | Show only selected audit actions. |
Employee | Show audit events for a specific employee. |
Date range | Show audit events within a selected time period. |
Understanding actions
The Action column describes what happened. Actions are usually shown in a technical format, such as:
profile.updateprofile_salary.updateabsence_request.approveposition.createposition.destroy
The first part usually refers to the type of record that changed, and the second part describes the action.
Examples:
Action | Meaning |
| An employee profile field was updated. |
| Salary information was updated. |
| A position record was added. |
| A position record was deleted. |
| A time-off request was approved. |
Why old and new values may look different
Some fields store internal IDs in the database. In the Audit report, Aboard tries to show readable names instead of IDs for common fields, such as:
Department
Workplace
Manager
Job title
Team
Holiday calendar
Absence policy
Form
Time-tracking project
For example, instead of only showing a department ID, the report may show the department name.
When to use Audit logs vs Audit reports
Use Audit logs when you want to check changes for one employee.
Use Audit reports when you want to:
Review changes across multiple employees.
Filter by department, workplace, action, or employee.
Investigate changes during a specific time period.
Export or share audit data internally.
Frequently asked questions
Can employees see their own audit logs?
Audit logs are intended for admins or users with permission to view sensitive employee information. Access depends on the user’s permissions.
Can I see who made a change?
Yes. Audit events include a Changed by value when available. This may be a user, an actor name, or an API-related actor.
Can I filter audit events by date?
Yes. Audit reports support date ranges.
Can I filter audit events by employee?
Yes. Audit reports can be filtered to a specific employee.
Why do I see no audit logs for the selected period?
This means there were no matching audit events for the selected filters and date range. Try expanding the date range or removing filters.
Are all actions shown with old and new values?
No. Some actions record that an event happened but do not include field-level changes.