# Workspace Activity

Browse one activity log across payables, receivables, purchase orders, suppliers, and related records.

Open one **Activity** log for the workspace and jump from a row to the invoice, purchase order, supplier, or other record it belongs to.

**Who this is for:** Admins and reviewers who need a cross-entity history, not only the Activity tab on a single invoice.

You need the **View workspace activity** permission. If **Activity** is missing from the left navigation, the page is not enabled for this workspace yet. A user without the permission sees **No access**.

This is not the Activity tab inside an invoice. That tab is covered in [Audit log](https://help.cortena.ai/guides/invoices/audit-log).

## 1. Open Activity

1. In the left navigation, click **Activity**.
2. The table lists recent logs: date, entity, type, initiator, the related record, and a short summary.
3. If this workspace has sub-entities, their logs are included and a **Tenant** column shows which entity the row belongs to.

Select a row to open **Log details** on the side. If nothing is selected, the pane says **Select a log row to see details**.

## 2. Filter the log

Use the filters above the table. **All** clears a filter back to every value.

| Filter | Use it to |
| --- | --- |
| **Entity kind** | Keep one kind of record |
| **Type** | Narrow by event type (for example an edit) |
| **Subtype** | Narrow further (for example a match edit) |
| **Initiator type** | See only people, or only Cortena |
| **From** / **To** | Limit the date range |
| **Search** | Find an email, subtype, or field name |

Entity kinds you can filter:

- **AP invoice**
- **AR invoice**
- **Payment advice**
- **Purchase order**
- **AP supplier**
- **User access**
- **HR employee**

If nothing matches, the table says **No activity logs match your filters**.

## 3. Read a row and open the record

**Log details** shows what changed.

- **Changes** · fields that were updated
- **Export** · accounting or payment export context, when the event was an export
- **Processing** · extraction or matching context, when Cortena processed the record
- **Metadata** · extra detail stored with the event

Click **Open related record** to leave Activity and open that invoice, purchase order, supplier, or other item.

Purchase orders linked from here are the same records described in [Purchase orders in Payables](https://help.cortena.ai/guides/invoices/purchase-orders).

## 4. Activity on one invoice

To see only one payable or receivable, open that invoice and use its **Activity** tab. Workspace **Activity** is the place to search across records, entities, and sub-entities.

## Quick reference

| Task | Where |
| --- | --- |
| Open the cross-entity log | Left navigation → **Activity** |
| Permission required | **View workspace activity** |
| See one record's history | That record → **Activity** tab |
| Jump to the record | **Log details** → **Open related record** |