{"id":44512,"date":"2025-02-27T10:08:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T09:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/help\/non-knowledgebase\/uncategorized\/how-do-i-use-the-log\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T12:59:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T11:59:07","password":"","slug":"how-to-use-the-log","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/administration\/other-administration\/how-to-use-the-log\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use the log?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The log shows you in chronological order who did what in your ChurchTools and when. For example, you can see who made a change and when, and you can also track down errors if you notice unusual behavior. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can call up the <em>log<\/em> (2) via the <em>Manage menu<\/em>(1).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Logs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the main area of the window, all <em>log entries<\/em> (3) are listed chronologically from new to old. You can use the <em>search<\/em> function (4) to quickly find specific entries that you would like to take a closer look at. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For all entries, you will be shown which <em>level<\/em> (5) they correspond to, <em>when<\/em> (6) and in which area<em>(domain<\/em>) (7) of your ChurchTool they were logged. Under <em>Actor<\/em> (8) you will find the actor&#8217;s account and under <em>Log message<\/em> (9) you will find what exactly was done. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Log-entries.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Log-entries-1024x326.png\" alt=\"Log entries\" class=\"wp-image-44517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Log-entries-1024x326.png 1024w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Log-entries-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Log-entries-768x245.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Log-entries-1536x489.png 1536w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Log-entries-2048x652.png 2048w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Log-entries-360x115.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the left-hand side, you will find various filter options to narrow down the entries in addition to searching by <em>level<\/em>, <em>user<\/em> and <em>time period<\/em>. Entries with <em>level 1<\/em> record actual errors that occurred during processes. If you have any questions about one of these entries, please contact our <a href=\"https:\/\/contact.church.tools\/contact\">support<\/a> team. <em>Level 2 and 3<\/em> entries record notes and information that are recorded, for example, when changes are made or data is called up.     <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Log-entries_Filter-logs.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"358\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Log-entries_Filter-logs.png\" alt=\"Log entries - Filter logs\" class=\"wp-image-44519\" style=\"width:235px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Log-entries_Filter-logs.png 358w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Log-entries_Filter-logs-183x300.png 183w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Log-entries_Filter-logs-313x512.png 313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Statistics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the <em>logs<\/em>, you also have the option of calling up <em>statistics<\/em> on the <em>most frequent<\/em> and <em>most recent accesses<\/em> to your ChurchTools.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Log-entries_Statistics.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Log-entries_Statistics-1024x407.png\" alt=\"Log entries - Statistics\" class=\"wp-image-44521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Log-entries_Statistics-1024x407.png 1024w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Log-entries_Statistics-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Log-entries_Statistics-768x305.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Log-entries_Statistics-360x143.png 360w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Log-entries_Statistics.png 1486w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The log shows you in chronological order who did what in your ChurchTools and when. For example, you can see who made a change and when, and you can also track down errors if you notice unusual behavior. You can call up the log (2) via the Manage menu(1). 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