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# Monitor and Troubleshoot External Change Data Capture

Check these tips when troubleshooting change tracking on external objects.

- To check the status of external data change tracking, query the BackgroundOperation object.
- Each BackgroundOperation record is available for inspection for one day. You can include the ExpiresAt field in your SOQL query of the BackgroundOperation object to check when the record expires.
- Set up and view debug logs.