Track User Changes Effortlessly with Field History on the User Object (Beta)

Posted on October 27th, 2025 by Aradhya Nishad

For Salesforce admins, keeping track of changes on user records has always been a bit of a detective job. Who changed a user’s profile? When was someone deactivated? Which fields were updated last week? Until now, answers required digging through the Setup Audit Trail—painstaking, time-consuming, and often incomplete.

But the Winter ’26 release brings a game-changing feature: Field History Tracking for the User object (Beta). This means admins can now monitor changes on user records with a glance, helping with security, compliance, and troubleshooting.

Key Features

  • Track up to 20 fields on each User record.
  • View old and new values, so you know exactly what changed.
  • See who made the change and when it happened.
  • Reportable history—you can include tracked fields in reports.
  • Quick access—no more combing through the Setup Audit Trail; check the history directly from the User record’s related list.

In short, this feature turns a forensic investigation into a simple click.

Implementation Steps

Here’s how to set it up in your org:

  • Navigate to Setup:
    Go to Setup → User Management Settings.
  • Enable Field History Tracking (Beta):
    Locate the User Field History Tracking (Beta) option and enable it.

    Enable Field History Tracking

  • Select Fields to Track:
    Decide which fields you want to monitor (up to 20 per user). For example, Profile, Role, Manager, or Active status.

    Select Fields to Track

  • Save Your Configuration:
    Once you’ve selected the fields, save your settings.
  • View User Field History:
    Once you’ve selected the fields, save your settings.
    • Open a User record.
    • Click the Summary button.
    • Scroll to the Field History (Beta) section at the bottom.
    • Here, you can see a chronological list of changes with old value → new value, who made the change, and when.

      chronological lists

  • Create Reports (Optional):
    You can also build custom reports on User Field History to analyze trends or monitor critical changes.

Why It Matters

Before this beta, tracking changes on users was cumbersome and error-prone. Now:

  • Security teams can quickly verify who made changes to user access.
  • Compliance audits become faster and more reliable.
  • Admins save time troubleshooting user-related issues.

This feature brings unprecedented transparency and control over your internal users.

Pro Tip

Start by tracking the fields that matter most to your org’s security and compliance policies, such as Profile changes, Active status, or Role changes. You can gradually expand tracking to other fields as needed.

For more detailed information, refer to the official Salesforce documentation:

Field History Tracking

Conclusion

Field History Tracking for Users is a small checkbox with a huge impact. It simplifies audits, strengthens compliance, and keeps admins in control. If you’ve ever wished for a better way to see “who changed what on this user record,” the wait is over. Go to your User Management Settings and enable it today—it’s that simple!

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