The Change Log provides insight into the developmental history of individual syllabi. It provides a chronological record for every current and historical Item. Log entries are produced any time an item is created, modified, reordered, or deleted, and these can be accessed through the course by individuals holding Domain level permissions, via the Analytics tab, and then the Change Log) at the top of each course. The most recent timestamp for each distinct item can be considered the last modified date for that item. The page in question also contains summary statistics and the last modified date for each item on the syllabus, which are arranged in hierarchical order for quick comparison against the syllabus content itself.
These records are presented in an on-screen log, and can also be downloaded through our extended .csv.
On-Screen Change Log:
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Value |
Description |
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Timestamp |
The date and time of the change, presented in your default timezone. |
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Item |
The type of item impacted as well as a unique ID assigned to that item. For example: Meeting Time [ID 0023], Meeting Time Entry [11409]. If an item is deleted and readded, it will receive a new number allowing you to distinguish iterations. |
User |
The email of the person completing the change or “Automation” if it is a scheduled feed. |
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Action |
Actions are what was done to the item and consist of Add, Edit, Reorder up, Reorder Down and Delete. For file-only syllabi, Upload will be recorded as Add, and Replace will be recorded as Edit. |
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Method |
The method describes how actions in the syllabus were completed. It is important to note that two-step processes, like running a Course Feed or clicking on an LTI which then subsequently Clones a course, will be listed as Feed or LTI respectively since these were the initiating methods.
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Feed |
References the file name when Feed is used, for cross references with the Feed Log, or full Change Log. |
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Origin |
A hyperlinked title of the course where content originated, if clone or copy was applied. |
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Value |
Description |
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Timestamp |
The date and time of the change, presented in your default timezone. |
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Item Class |
The type of item impacted. For example: Meeting Time, Meeting Time Entry. |
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Item ID |
A unique number assigned to the item. If an item is deleted and readded, it will receive a new number allowing you to distinguish iterations. |
User |
The person or process completing the action; either the name of the user, or “Automation” if it is a scheduled feed. |
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If an email is available it will be provided here. |
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Action |
Actions are what was done to the item and consist of Add, Edit, Reorder up, Reorder Down and Delete. For file-only syllabi, Upload will be recorded as Add, and Replace will be recorded as Edit. |
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Method |
The method describes how actions in the syllabus were completed. It is important to note that two-step processes, like running a Course Feed or clicking on an LTI which then subsequently Clones a course, will be listed as Feed or LTI respectively since these were the initiating methods.
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Feed Type |
When a Feed is used, this field will list what type of feed was used: Course, Copy, Delete Item, and Item. |
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Origin File |
References the file name when Feed is used. |
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Origin Internal ID |
A unique number referencing the source syllabus if a source was used; this is relevant for Clone and Copy methods, as well as Feed methods result in Clone or Copy. |
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Origin External ID |
The unique readable name of the source syllabus. |
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Origin Course Title |
The course title of the source syllabus is one that was used and it is available to display. |
System wide aggregates are supplied through the Report Center, allowing System Administrators to see counts of modifications by action and method per course, and counts of action and method per day - system wide. This provides an overview of activity useful for high-level trending. The full log and its accompanying aggregates are also available through a .json output that can be accessed through the Change Log API. Aggregates will be maintained indefinitely, while log entries will be retained in non-template courses for one year after the last modification date of the course. Log entries in template courses will be retained indefinitely or until the course is purged from your system.