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title: View commit history
description: App developers can view the commit history of apps linked to a source control repository in App Engine Studio \(AES\).
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product: App Engine Studio
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topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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# View commit history

App developers can view the commit history of apps linked to a source control repository in App Engine Studio \(AES\).

## Before you begin

-   Role required: admin
-   An existing link to a Git repository

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Source Control** > **View History**.

    The system displays the History window.

2.  Select the commit sort order type.

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**Date**

</td><td>

Sort by commit date.

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**Committer**

</td><td>

Sort by user name.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>3.  Select the sort order direction.

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**Descending**

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Sort dates from the most recent to oldest date. Sort user names reverse-alphabetically from Z to A.

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**Ascending**

</td><td>

Sort dates from the oldest to most recent date. Sort user names alphabetically from A to Z.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>    The system sorts commits by the selected sort order.

4.  Select a commit.

    The system displays the commit details for the selected commit.

5.  Review the commit details.

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |Committer|The user who committed the change.|
    |Date|The date-time stamp of the commit.|
    |SHA-1|The secure hash value identifying this commit in the repository.|
    |Message|The commit message associated with this commit.|
    |Files|The list of application files changed in this commit.|

6.  Close the History window.


**Parent Topic:**[Use AES with a Git source control repository](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/app-engine-studio/aes-source-control-use.md)