# Enable Update Tracking for Employee Field

Update tracking allows Introist to store the latest timestamp of when a specific employee field’s value changes.

This can be useful for monitoring important data points, such as *Last Promotion Date* or *Manager Changed*, and for triggering workflows when recent changes occur.

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### How It Works

* Tracks only the most recent change timestamp for the selected field.
* Does not store previous values or a full history of changes.
* The timestamp can be used in automations and workflows that need to react to recent updates.

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### Enable Update Tracking

1. Go to Data → Employee Fields in the left-hand menu.
2. Find the field you want to track in the list.
3. Click the three dots menu at the end of the row.
4. Select Enable update tracking.
5. Confirm the action in the dialog.

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### Tips

* Use update tracking on fields that indicate significant employee events.
* Combine with workflow triggers to automate follow-up actions when a change is detected.
* Keep tracking focused — not all fields need change timestamps.


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