# Activity Log

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### Before you start

You must have **System Set Up** selected in the Admin tab of your **General Access security role**.

The period used to define how long event information is stored in the activity log is configured using the **Expire Event Messages field** in the System Settings window.
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1. Select the Menu button, then **Admin**, then select **System Administration**. The System Administration window appears.
2. In the Explorer pane, expand **System**, then select **Activity Log**. The **Activity Log** window appears.&#x20;

At the top of the window there are fields in which you specify the activity log you want to view:

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="163"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Event Source</strong></td><td>Select from the drop down list of event sources:</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Date/Time operator</strong></td><td><p>The date for which you want to view the activity.</p><p>Starting the HERMES 10.2025.Q4 (10.6.9 GA Release) the Administrators can define specific time ranges within a single day and apply this operator across all Activity Log Events.<img src="https://1375663122-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FhlW9jKl7dcDggHAPhNU9%2Fuploads%2FCHjQ2TSyjis6NtKdTPYu%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=c1e18529-222c-43b4-975a-804d15231791" alt=""></p></td></tr><tr><td><strong>View Type</strong></td><td>Use the radio button to select the type of activity you want to view</td></tr></tbody></table>

3\. If your system is partitioned and you want to filter your view by a specific partition, select a partition from the Partition list on the far right of the window.

4\. You can choose from the following actions from the **Activity Log** window:

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5\. Select the **Clear Date’s Events** toolbar button to clear all events from the table for the selected date. &#x20;

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6\. In the message asking you if you want to delete all events prior to the selected date, select from:

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="176"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Yes</td><td>To delete all events prior to the selected date</td></tr><tr><td>No</td><td>To delete the events for the selected date</td></tr><tr><td>Cancel</td><td>To return to the events view without deleting any set of events</td></tr></tbody></table>
