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# Update History

The update history provides an overview of all ongoing, finished, and failed update processes.

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<i class="fa-compass">:compass:</i> Navigate to **Hosts** → **Update History** to view a list of all update processes. If no update has been performed yet, this view is empty.

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The [update history](#update-history-overview) provides information such as:

* which software was updated on which host and when.
* whether the software update was completed successfully.
* which user initiated the software update.

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## Navigation

<i class="fa-magnifying-glass">:magnifying-glass:</i> Click the **Text Search** field above the list and enter a search term of your choice to find specific list items more quickly.

<i class="fa-computer-mouse">:computer-mouse:</i> Click the **Refresh** icon <i class="fa-arrows-rotate-reverse">:arrows-rotate-reverse:</i> above the list to update all list items.

<i class="fa-computer-mouse-scrollwheel">:computer-mouse-scrollwheel:</i> Scroll down the list or adjust the number of results shown per page ![](https://2423388680-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FV7OrHgKXA0t1jankQBYf%2Fuploads%2FfjKACCt2SKXcFd3S7Xb5%2FEnginsight-EN-Results%20per%20Page.jpg?alt=media\&token=e1650160-7a41-4965-aaca-6975db758dbe) to view additional entries. Use the page navigation ![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/V7OrHgKXA0t1jankQBYf/blobs/wnxVw06QGoSsYjhwMJRF/Enginsight-Seitennavigation-2.jpg) to switch between pages.&#x20;

### Filtering the List

<i class="fa-computer-mouse">:computer-mouse:</i> Click the **Filter** icon <i class="fa-filter">:filter:</i> above the list to filter the list by predefined parameters.

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<summary>Available Filters</summary>

<table><thead><tr><th width="206.60546875">Parameter</th><th width="116.515625">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Triggerd by</td><td>String</td><td>Filter by the name of a user who initiated an update process, or exclude them from the results. All available users are shown.</td></tr><tr><td>Host</td><td>String</td><td>Filter by the name of a specific host on which an update was performed, or exclude it from the results. All available host names are shown.</td></tr><tr><td>Software</td><td>String</td><td>Filter by the name of a specific software application that was updated, or exclude it from the results. All available software applications are shown.</td></tr><tr><td>Status</td><td>String</td><td>Filter by a specific update process status, or exclude it from the results. All available states are shown.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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### Sorting List Items

<i class="fa-computer-mouse">:computer-mouse:</i> Click the **Sort** icon <i class="fa-sort">:sort:</i> next to a column name in the table header to sort by that column in ascending <i class="fa-angle-up">:angle-up:</i> or descending order <i class="fa-chevron-down">:chevron-down:</i> .

<i class="fa-computer-mouse">:computer-mouse:</i> Click the sort icon <i class="fa-bars-sort">:bars-sort:</i> above the list to adjust the priority of the applied sorting. A menu opens that shows all columns by which the list is currently sorted. Drag and drop the shown items to change the sorting priority.

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## Update History: Overview

The update history is structured as a table.&#x20;

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The following information is shown:

<table><thead><tr><th width="199.59375">Column</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Status</td><td><p>Shows the status of the update process.</p><p></p><p>The following values can be shown:</p><ul><li><strong>Error:</strong> The update could not be completed successfully. An error occurred.</li><li><strong>Finished:</strong> The update was completed successfully.</li><li><strong>Processing:</strong> The update is currently in progress.</li><li><strong>Queued:</strong> The update is in the queue.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>Software</td><td>Shows the software application that was updated.</td></tr><tr><td>Host</td><td><p>Shows the host on which the updated software application is installed, as well as an additional description, if provided.</p><p><br><i class="fa-computer-mouse">:computer-mouse:</i> Click the name of a host to open the respective <a href="/docs/manual/english/platform-usage/host-detail-view.md">host detail view</a>.</p></td></tr><tr><td>Triggered by</td><td>Shows the user who initiated the update process.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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