Use the Change history tool on the Canvas (new experience) to track updates made to a published campaign or its tactics. Change history connects platform edits to shifts in performance metrics, so you can review what changed and when. Use the deep links to quickly move from the Change history table to the relevant platform field. Data is available for the past 12 months and logs updates beginning January 7, 2025.
Background notes
illumin’s Change history tool connects journey updates to shifts in performance metrics, like spend and impressions. While it won’t hand you a full cause-and-effect breakdown, it does help marketers spot patterns and link changes to outcomes. With powerful filters and deep linking, it’s easy to track trends and refine strategy.
The tool logs updates starting January 7, 2025, and shows changes from the past 12 months on a rolling basis. One more thing. Deep linking takes you straight from the Change history table to the exact setting you need. No tab maze, or wasted clicks.
Steps to open the Change history summary for a campaign
- Open a campaign on the Canvas (new experience).
- Switch on the New experience toggle at the top of the canvas.
- Go to a campaign block. A new window displays.
- Click the Change history tab.
| ℹ️ The New experience toggle is hidden for illumin clients who joined after August 25, 2025. |
Steps to open the Change history summary for a tactic
- Open a campaign on the Canvas (new experience).
- Click the campaign block. A new window displays.
- Go to left menu.
- Expand a campaign folder
- Click a tactic.
- Click the Change history tab.
Review change history data
The summary table shows the three most recent changes to the campaign or tactic, organized by date and time. Each row lists the user, the updated section (e.g. tactics details or targeting), the type of action (e.g. added, removed, or updated), and the current state of that element.
The Section column includes deep links. Click a link to jump straight to the relevant page and review the details.
Click any link in the Section column to open a deep link to the related settings page. To review more data, click the View detailed Change history button or the Change history tab.
Review detailed data
The detailed Change history page includes a performance chart and a changes table.
Performance chart
The performance chart, by default, displays Spend and Impression data for the most recent seven days.
- Use the Date Range fields to customize the timeframe.
- Click the Filters button. The menu displays options for Tactic name, Action (e.g. added or updated), and User name.
Display change data
- Hover a dot on the X-axis to display a modal with the date and number of changes.
- To display a list of changes for a specific day, click the dot. A dot surrounded by a circle indicates the first day the campaign was published.
- To hide the chart, click the Hide performance link. Click the Show performance link to unhide the chart.
View chart changes
You can trace performance changes in the chart to recorded journey changes. In the example below, the chart shows a slight decrease in daily impressions (grey line), followed by an increase. To learn about the campaign changes that might be linked to these performance changes, locate and click the X-axis dot most likely associated with the performance change (in this example, that's July 14).
Track change by type in the table data
Use the Action column in the table to identify the type of change.
- Added: A user created an item (e.g. campaign or tactic).
- Removed: A user deleted an item.
- Updated: A user changed an item.
- Connected: A user linked a campaign, tactic, or condition to another.
- Disconnected: A user removed a connection.
- Enabled: A user activated a disabled field.
- Disabled: A user deactivated an enabled field.
- Cloned: A user duplicated an item.
Steps to export data
- Go to the detailed Change history page.
- Click the three-dot icon.
- Select the Export data option in the menu.
- Go to the top menu and switch off the New experience toggle.
- Click the bell icon in the top menu bar.
- Locate the download message.
- Click the Download link.
About deep linking
Deep linking is a time-saving navigation tool that moves you directly from an action on the Change history table to the relevant platform page or settings field. Bottom line? You can make journey platform updates faster (and with less hassle) because you don't need to close and open a series of pages.
Here's an example. On the Change history table, I notice someone updated the CPM from $5.06 to $5.50. My team needs to confirm this change, so I click the deep link in the Section column. Almost immediately, the page displays the relevant field. Now I can review the setting and, if necessary, update it.
- BTW, click the Details button to open a side panel and review the user name associated with this change.
FAQs
What campaigns appear in Change history results?
Change history only shows published campaigns and their tactics. Draft campaigns and unpublished tactics do not generate logged changes or performance correlations.
Does Change history include user details for each edit?
Each change record includes the user name associated with the update. Marketers can open the Details view to confirm who made the change and review the current state of the setting.
Does Change history replace performance reporting?
Change history does not replace reporting or attribution tools. It complements reporting by showing when structural or settings changes occurred that may align with performance trends on the enhanced Canvas within illumin.