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title: "Timeline Tab in Board Cards: Full Card Activity Log"
url: "https://help.ontraccr.com/en/article/timeline-tab-in-board-cards-full-card-activity-log"
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last_updated: "2025-05-27T10:44:12.871Z"
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# Timeline Tab in Board Cards: Full Card Activity Log

## **🕓 Timeline Tab in Board Cards: Full Card Activity Log**  
 

### **Overview**

The **Timeline Tab** provides a complete, chronological log of **everything that has happened to a board card**. It tracks status changes, field edits, form submissions, task updates, and more — offering a full **audit trail** of activity for every card.

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## **🎯 Why Use the Timeline Tab?**

Use it to:

-   Review **who did what and when**
-   Trace a card’s progress across statuses
-   Investigate delays or miscommunications
-   Maintain a permanent **record of all card actions**

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## **🧩 What’s Logged in the Timeline Tab?**

-   **Card creation** (including how it was created — manually, workflow, or form)
-   **Status changes** (e.g., "Moved to Ready for Review")
-   **Field edits** (with before-and-after values)
-   **Task creations, completions, and changes**
-   **Card color updates**
-   **Assignment changes** (added or removed users)

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### 🔍 Using the Timeline Tab

1.  Open a board card
2.  Click the **“Timeline”** tab
3.  Review the list of time-stamped events
    -   Most recent actions are listed at the top
    -   Each entry includes:
        -   Timestamp
        -   User who performed the action
        -   Action taken
        -   Details of what changed

✅ No manual input is required — everything is logged automatically.

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## **✅ Example Use Case**

-   A card for “Equipment Request – Boom Lift” goes through:
    -   Card created via form
    -   Status changed from “Pending” to “Approved”
    -   Assigned to site supervisor
    -   Card color changed to green
-   Timeline captures every one of these steps, with exact time and user details

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## **🧠 Tips & Edge Cases**

-   Timeline is **read-only and cannot be edited**, making it ideal for compliance
-   Task and form actions logged here are **separate from their own tabs**, providing redundancy
-   Use timeline reviews during **handoffs, audits, or incident reviews**
-   If you're ever unsure about when something happened, this tab is your source of truth