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# Activity Logs

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The **Activity Logs** report lists actions taken in your Zoho Payroll organisation for a selected period. Use it to see who changed employee or tax details, when filings or reports were generated, and other system events.

![Activity category with Activity Logs report](/payroll/help/uk/reports/activity-logs/category.png) ![Activity Logs report with date, activity details, and description](/payroll/help/uk/reports/activity-logs/activity-logs.png)

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## View Activity Logs

1.  Go to **Reports** on the left sidebar.
2.  Under **Activity**, open **Activity Logs**.
3.  Set the **Date Range**, then click **Run Report**. Use the filter, customise, schedule, and export options described below.

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## What the report shows

**Column**

**Description**

**Date**

When the activity occurred.

**Activity Details**

The related record or area (for example an employee name, Benefit in Kind, or Employer Payment Summary (EPS)).

**Description**

What changed and who made the change (user name or System).

Examples of activity you may see include EPS generation, updates to employee tax or National Insurance details, Benefit in Kind changes, Attachment of Earnings updates, and report scheduling events.

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## Filter, customise, schedule, and export

After you open this report, you can refine the period, narrow results, schedule report emails, or download the data. For a list of all the reports, see [Reports Centre](/uk/payroll/help/employer/reports/).

### Date range and more filters

1.  Choose a **Date Range** preset, or select **Custom** and pick start and end dates.
2.  Optional: click **\+ More Filters** to narrow the log (for example by **User**, **Activity Details**, **Operation Type**, or whether only PII field updates are shown).
3.  Click **Run Report** to refresh the results.

![More Filters on Activity Logs](/payroll/help/uk/reports/activity-logs/more-filters.png) ![More Filters field picker on Activity Logs](/payroll/help/uk/reports/activity-logs/more-filters-fields.png)

### Customise columns

Click **Customize Report Columns** to choose which columns appear.

![Customize Report Columns for Activity Logs](/payroll/help/uk/reports/activity-logs/customize-columns.png)

### Schedule the report

1.  Open the schedule option on the report if available.
2.  Choose how often to send it (**Weekly**, **Monthly**, **Quarterly**, or **Yearly**).
3.  Add recipients and the file format (PDF, XLS, XLSX, or CSV where available).
4.  Save the schedule.

![Schedule Report modal](/payroll/help/uk/reports/common/schedule-report.png)

### Export the report

1.  Click **Export as**.
2.  Choose **PDF**, **CSV** (where available), **XLS**, **XLSX**, or **Zoho Sheet**.
3.  Optional: select **Protect this file with a password** and enter a password of at least 6 characters.
4.  Click **Export**.

![Export as options for Activity Logs](/payroll/help/uk/reports/activity-logs/export-as.png) ![Export report as CSV](/payroll/help/uk/reports/common/export-csv.png) ![Export report as XLSX with password option](/payroll/help/uk/reports/common/export-xlsx.png)