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Hi! 

Currently I have a field which is returning a "Modified At" date. This field is a standard field (no formula) and it is returning the modified date of another field (our "Feedback" field).

This is what it is returning in a problematic record:

However, when I look at the revision history of the record, it says that the most recent update to this field was one month ago.

Can someone help me understand why there is a lack of parity between this modified at date and the revision history?

Does the revision history show all users? Does it include you in the list of revision history?

All I can think is that something has modified the "Feedback" field which isn't being tracked by the revision history. Could be another user or an automation?

OR...

When I update a record accidentally, I often (CTRL + Z) for a quick undo. However, this still affects the modified date! I'm not sure if the revision history tracks changes if you "undo", vs actually changing the status back.

EG: Changing a status field from "Non-Active" to "Active" and then pressing CTRL + Z, vs Manually selecting "Non-Active".

These are just guesses, I'm not too familiar with the internal workings of how Revision History is tracked!

Does the revision history show all users? Does it include you in the list of revision history?

All I can think is that something has modified the "Feedback" field which isn't being tracked by the revision history. Could be another user or an automation?

OR...

When I update a record accidentally, I often (CTRL + Z) for a quick undo. However, this still affects the modified date! I'm not sure if the revision history tracks changes if you "undo", vs actually changing the status back.

EG: Changing a status field from "Non-Active" to "Active" and then pressing CTRL + Z, vs Manually selecting "Non-Active".

These are just guesses, I'm not too familiar with the internal workings of how Revision History is tracked!


I appreciate that!

Yes, in my research, I've found that revision history doesn't track everything*. So for example, if I delete a whitespace from a cell, it won't show that in the revision history.

So, in effect, your hunch is correct - Revision History and Modified At won't always be in parity!

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