# Tracking date/time when a field changes

**URL:** <https://forums.knack.com/t/tracking-date-time-when-a-field-changes/5819>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [September 29, 2015, 2:38am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/tracking-date-time-when-a-field-changes/5819 "2015-09-29T02:38:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ShawnLow79617](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@ShawnLow79617](https://forums.knack.com/u/ShawnLow79617)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 2:38am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/tracking-date-time-when-a-field-changes/5819/1 "2015-09-29T02:38:00Z")

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I'm developing an app for people to do task assignments in a workflow. It would be great to be able to log the time in a separate field when the value of an index field changes. (I.e., the time when the "status" field changes from pending to completed" for instance). Thanks!

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**Author:** ![RogerNeal13907](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/82dd89/32.png) [@RogerNeal13907](https://forums.knack.com/u/RogerNeal13907)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/tracking-date-time-when-a-field-changes/5819/2 "2018-11-27T20:39:33Z")

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Would that not be as simple as having date fields for each of the events you want to date stamp (e.g. a date field for Status change completed) then, when the status is changed, using form rules update the date field to current time.

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**Author:** ![MarkBowlby30359](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@MarkBowlby30359](https://forums.knack.com/u/MarkBowlby30359)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/tracking-date-time-when-a-field-changes/5819/3 "2018-11-27T18:45:23Z")

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I'll submit my request for this same functionality.