# Audit Trail - Deletion Indentifier **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [March 13, 2019, 11:50pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/audit-trail-deletion-indentifier/21117 "2019-03-13T23:50:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![themagicm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/themagicm/32/16638_2.png) [@themagicm](https://forum.manager.io/u/themagicm)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 11:50pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/audit-trail-deletion-indentifier/21117/1 "2019-03-13T23:50:28Z")
While I realize there is an audit trail, it does not really help if all it says is “Deleted” “new” etc. Is there a way to view deleted sales invoices and quotes? ---
**Author:** ![Tut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/tut/32/3286_2.png) [@Tut](https://forum.manager.io/u/Tut)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2019, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/audit-trail-deletion-indentifier/21117/2 "2019-03-14T00:31:47Z")
No. Your chance to avoid mistakes comes every single time you delete something. You are asked if you are sure you want to delete it. Once you say yes, it is permanently gone from the data file. However, you could recover past transactions by restoring a backup made before you deleted the invoice in question. There is no way to merge the old file’s transaction with the new file, but you would at least have the information. ---
**Author:** ![ShaneAU](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/shaneau/32/10122_2.png) [@ShaneAU](https://forum.manager.io/u/ShaneAU)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2019, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/audit-trail-deletion-indentifier/21117/3 "2019-03-16T12:02:30Z")
It would, however, be useful to at least display something identifiable about the record on the Audit Trail. For example, for a Sales Invoice the invoice number could be displayed. This way, you know what to look for in the backup file. From a technical point of view, if there is already an audit trail record being created to indicate the deletion, it’s not that far a step to also include something identifiable in that record. Potential feature request. ---
**Author:** ![themagicm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/themagicm/32/16638_2.png) [@themagicm](https://forum.manager.io/u/themagicm)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2019, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/audit-trail-deletion-indentifier/21117/4 "2019-03-16T13:09:26Z")
Exactly! As a Dev myself, that audit trail is useless. ---
**Author:** ![d3mad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/d3mad/32/3963_2.png) [@d3mad](https://forum.manager.io/u/d3mad)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/audit-trail-deletion-indentifier/21117/5 "2019-09-22T11:20:48Z")
I see that this is older than my idea here ( [Audit trails - #6 by Genti\_Ge](https://forum.manager.io/t/audit-trails/19097/6) ) yet it has garnered some traction, may I suggest anyone who would like to see more in this area cast your vote over there. ---
**Author:** ![lubos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/lubos/32/62798_2.png) [@lubos](https://forum.manager.io/u/lubos)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/audit-trail-deletion-indentifier/21117/6 "2020-06-16T21:42:48Z")
The latest version has new audit trail which does this. > [@New Audit Trail (aka History)](https://forum.manager.io/t/new-audit-trail-aka-history/28801): > > The latest version (20.7.14) is adding new audit trail across all editions. It’s a big improvement over the old one. You can click View on any entry to see exactly what each user has created, updated or deleted. Captures all changes to database including batch operations, bank statement imports, auto-categorization using bank rules, added/removed attachments, find & recode operations, cash/bank account conversions, bulk-creation of pending recurring transactions etc. Ability to undo anything i… ---
**Author:** ![lubos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/lubos/32/62798_2.png) [@lubos](https://forum.manager.io/u/lubos)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/audit-trail-deletion-indentifier/21117/7 "2020-06-16T21:42:52Z")
Closed on June 16, 2020, 9:42pm UTC