How to keep track of changes

[Cablecutter]

Members can edit certain fields in the database via a datapage. Is there a way to put the old and the the new value into the acknowledgement email to the webmaster?

[Aariel]

hi,

What kind of DataPage is this? If it is an update Datapage/Detail DataPage, you can write a simple script and receive the value of the field before it is changed. Then send this value in email.

Steps:

1) insert a virtual field in 'Configure Fields' (let's say the name of virtual field is Virtual1)

2) insert a HTML BLOCK and write following code in it.

window.onload=preval;

function preval()

{

document.getElementById('cbParamVirtual1').value=document.getElementById('EditRecordFIELDNAME').value; //FIELDNAME is the name of the field that will have new value. The field you want to send to web master.

}

3) in the email insert the 'virtual field' as the old value storing field. and insert the regular field which will have new updated value.

hope this helps.