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title: Control access to history
description: You can give a role access to view audit history by setting a system property.
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Knowing about History sets, Auditing]
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# Control access to history

You can give a role access to view audit history by setting a system property.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **System Properties** > **System**.

2.  Select the **glide.history.role** property from the table.

3.  In the **List of roles \(comma-separated\) that can access the history of a record**, select the user roles you want to access history.

4.  Select **Save**.


## Result

Any changes to a field are omitted if a user without read-access views the history of a record.