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Activity log and audit trail
Autessa Accounting’s activity log is the audit trail: everything that happened, newest first, with who did it, why and what it was before, including what the Mercury sync and budget guardrails did on their own. The history cannot be edited or deleted.
The problem
Automation you cannot see is automation you cannot trust
When a card limit changes overnight, you need to know whether a person or a rule did it. The activity log puts people and automation in the same permanent record, so every number in the books has a history.
What you get
- Every change records who made it and what it was before.
- Automatic actions are logged too: Mercury sync imports, write-backs and guardrail freezes, tightenings and restorations.
- Filter by who, what happened, and a date range.
- Show accounting terms toggles the precise vocabulary beside the plain-language descriptions.
- The log is append-only: never edited or deleted.
- Card pages show their own guardrail history; transactions show their own history.
How it works
How does activity log and audit trail work in Autessa Accounting?
Something changes
A person approves, voids, edits a card or changes a role, or automation acts.
It is logged
Who, what, the before value and when are written once.
Find it later
Filter the log, or open the record’s own history.
Every option
Log filters
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Who | A teammate, or automation such as Mercury sync or Guardrail. |
| What happened | The kind of action. |
| From and to | Date range. |
| Show accounting terms | Add the accounting term beside each description. |
Permissions
Who can do what?
| Role | Can |
|---|---|
| Everyone | Open the activity log. |
Connected
How it connects to the rest of Accounting
FAQ
Questions about activity log and audit trail
Does Autessa Accounting have an audit trail?
Yes. The activity log records every change with who made it and what it was before, including automatic sync and guardrail actions, and it is never edited or deleted.
Can I see what automation did?
Yes. Mercury sync and budget guardrails write to the same log as people.
Can entries in the log be removed?
No. The log is append-only.
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