Administration > Amendment Journals > Setup Amendment Journals

Setup Amendment Journals

You use this program to view an audit trail of changes made to SYSPRO Setup programs.

Setup amendment journals are created when changes are made to SYSPRO Setup programs. These journals are generated automatically and no option exists to prevent them from being created.

Toolbar and menu

Field Description
Functions  
Purge Select this to delete setup amendment journals according to criteria you specify.
Set Purge Flag Select this to toggle between setting the Ready to purge flag to Y or N for the line(s) currently highlighted in the listview.

The setting of this flag affects the actual purging of the journal entries in the listview - see Purge.

The Ready to purge column is not displayed by default. You need to manually add it to the listview.

Purge

This screen is displayed when you select the Purge option from the Functions menu.

Field Description
Delete amendment journals dated before

Indicate the cut-off date according to which you want to delete journals.

Only journals dated before this date that have the Ready to purge flag set to Y are deleted when you select the Start Purge function.

Delete amendment journals if not yet printed Select this to ignore the Ready to purge flag and delete journals dated before the date entered at the Delete amendment journals dated before field.
Start Purge Select this to delete the setup amendment journals as per your selections.
Cancel Select this to return to the listview without deleting any amendment journals.

Listview columns

The listview displays details of setup amendment journals created and not yet purged.

Column Description
Date and Time This indicates the date and time of the change
Ready to purge

A Y indicates that the journal can be purged when using the Delete amendment journals dated before option.

An N indicates that the journal cannot be purged using only the Delete amendment journals dated before option. It can only be purged by also selecting the Delete amendment journals if not yet printed option.

This column is not displayed by default. You need to use the Field Chooser option to add it to the listview.

Program This indicates the program in which the change was made
Program name This indicates the program name in which the change was made.
Tab page description This indicates the tab page on which the option was changed.
Field description This indicates the description of the field that was changed.
Before value This indicates the previous value of the field (i.e. what was in the field before the change).
After value This indicates the new value of the field (i.e. what is in the field after the change).
Operator This indicates the operator code of the person who made the change.
Name This indicates the operator name of the person who made the change.

Notes and warnings

Restrictions and limits

  • Setup amendment journals are not created for changes made to:

    • The period end dates or the open/closed flags on the Periods tabs in the above setup programs.
    • Any file paths, including specific paths, defined in XML Document Control.
    • Stationery Formats, Company Tables, Nationalities or Currencies.
    • Separate programs accessed from within a Setup program (e.g. if the Browse on Warehouses program is selected from within the Requirements Planning Setup program and changes are made to warehouses.