How to use the Action history page in Dash

The Action history page in the admin console shows a complete record of all actions performed in Protect and control to fix or clean up access issues. It helps you track updates, confirm whether actions succeeded, and troubleshoot errors.

Action history entries can include:

• Link updates or link-type changes
  Removal of external, personal, or unnecessary access
• Cleanup actions on stale or abandoned items
• Automated or admin-initiated changes

You can use the Action history page alongside other Protect and control tools, such as policies, Overview reports, and Stale access reports, to monitor, enforce, and audit data access across connected content sources.

Learn how to view Protect and Control reports in Dash.

What you’ll see in Action history

The Action history table shows details about every action taken in Protect and Control to give you a complete view of what’s happened in your account. Along with each action taken, you’ll also see the status, timestamp, and total number of items per action.

The table includes the following columns:

• Description: What the action was

• Actor: Who initiated the action

• Action: The specific type of action, such as add link type, remove access, or stop sharing

• Status: Whether the action is created, running, or completed

• Changes: How many permission changes were attempted

• Errors: How many errors occurred

• Timestamp: When the action started

How to view details

1. Click the description of any entry in the Action history table.
2. A panel opens on the right side of the page and shows information such as the initiator, action type, criteria, and timestamp.
3. Scroll through the panel to see the list of items included in the action and the result for each item, including any error messages.

Filters you can use

Action history includes three filtering options to help you find specific events:

• Status: Created, running, or completed
• Action: Add link type, remove link type, add access, remove access, stop sharing, delete item
• Actor: Filter actions by the admin who initiated them