View the history of changes to a changeset

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title: View the history of changes to a changeset
description: View the details of changes in each committed changeset on the Activities tab.
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# View the history of changes to a changeset

View the details of changes in each committed changeset on the **Activities** tab.

## Before you begin

**Important:** DevOps Config is now deprecated and no longer supported or available for new activation.

Role required: cdm\_viewer or cdm\_editor or cdm\_exporter\_editor or cdm\_policy\_editor or cdm\_admin

## Procedure

1.  While working on a changeset, select the **Activity** tab.

    The **Changes** section displays the list of individual nodes for which changes were committed.

    \[Omitted image "cdm-changeset-activities-tab.png"\] Alt text: cdm-changeset-activities-tab

<table id="table_gzb_kjf_1qb"><thead><tr><th>

Header

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Old name

</td><td>

The original name of the item. The entry is listed as "\(empty\)" when the name of the item has not changed. Select the link to view a detailed list of changes.

</td></tr><tr><td>

New name / New value / New type / New state

</td><td>

The setting that the item was changed to in the changeset.For all items, a value appears only if the data changed.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Conflict / Reason for conflict

</td><td>

Boolean that indicates whether this changeset has settings in conflict with another committed changeset.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Path

</td><td>

Path to the item that changed.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Updated / Updated by

</td><td>

User that updated the changeset and timestamp when it was committed.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>2.  Select the **New name** link to view the new, old, and current setting of the name, value, type, and state of a CDI or variable.

    The Details dialog box displays the settings and indicates whether the changeset is in conflict with another changeset.

<table id="table_fv4_ghj_1qb"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

New name, New value, New type, New state

</td><td>

The new setting that the item was changed to in this changeset.A value appears only if the data changed.

 **Important:** The value that appears in the **New name** column might represent a setting that has not changed. To determine whether the name has changed, select the link. If there is a **New name** value in the dialog box, then the name has changed.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Old name, Old value, Old type, Old state

</td><td>

The original setting that the item had before the changes in this changeset were committed.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Current name, Current value, Current type, Current state

</td><td>

The setting of the item in the case that a changeset was committed after this changeset was committed.A value appears only if a valued changed in the other changeset.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>