View Activity Trail for Applications

Use the activity trail to review actions taken on an application and support auditing. Grant managers can view this information in GrantsConnect and include it when they download an application.

View the activity trail

Use one of these options to view activity:

  • In the Application View, open Activity to display actions taken on the nomination.

  • Download the application and select Activity Trail to include activity information in the export.

Activity trail details

When you download an application, the Activity.xlsx file includes these details:

  • Application ID

  • Activity ID

  • Type

  • Description

  • Workflow level

  • Updated by: This value is the zone or GrantsConnect.

  • Impersonated by: This value is the grant manager who took the action.

  • Date and timestamp

  • Comment

Activity tracked

GrantsConnect tracks activity for each application. The system records these activity types and displays them in the Activity column in the Activity tab and the Type column in the Activity.xlsx file that generates when you download an application.

These activities include:

  • Applicant removed

  • Applicant permission updated

  • Applicant added

  • Cycle updated

  • Due date extended

  • Form recalled

  • Budget Assigned (Automation)

  • Budget Assigned (User)

  • Reminder sent to grant manager

  • Application unarchived

  • Application archived

  • Notify of status sent

  • Application declined

  • Application approved

  • Application moved to In Progress

  • Application moved to Awaiting Review

  • Application routed to new level (Automation)

  • Application routed to new level (User)

  • In-kind payment created

  • In-kind award created

  • Payment created

  • Cash award created

  • Tag added

  • Application downloaded

  • Application no longer on hold

  • Application on hold

  • Form revision canceled

  • Form revision reminder sent

  • Form revision requested

  • Attachment removed

  • Attachment added

  • Communication removed

  • Communication added

  • Organization updated

  • Grant manager form submitted

  • Applicant form submitted

  • Manual applicant form sent

  • Automatic applicant form sent

  • Application submitted

  • Application created