Viewing Object Backup History

Overview

The Backup History feature lets you view all backed-up and archived records for an object. It lets you see current field values, use Time Machine to compare them with previous versions, and view all related records. Read the entire article or jump to a specific section below.

View Backup History

Select an Object

Select the Salesforce object you wish to view the backup history of.
Click the Backup History button in the objects list view.

If the Backup History button isn't available for an object, you need to add it to the object's list view. See the following article for instructions.

Adding Backup History Button to Objects

Backup History

An object's Backup History shows a table of all backed-up and archived records for the object. The list of records can be filtered by Status and searched by Record ID. You can view backed-up records and compare past versions to see what fields have changed.

Filter Backup History

Click the Record Status dropdown menu.
Select Backed-up Records or Archived Records to show just those types of records in the table.
The Backup History table will now only show records of the selected status.

Search Backup History

Only the Record ID column is searchable.

In the Search textbox, enter the Record ID to search for.
The matching records will be displayed in the Backup History table.

View Backup Record

Click the Record ID of the record you wish to view.
The Details tab shows the fields of the most recent backed-up record.
The Time Machine tab lets you compare fields from different backed-up versions of a record.