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# Opportunity History

Two related lists show changes to the fields on an opportunity record: One tracks field history, and the other tracks changes to the opportunity stage.

### Required Editions

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          <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience and Salesforce Classic</td>

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            <p>Available in: all editions for orgs created before Summer ’09</p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Available in:
              <strong>Essentials</strong>, <strong>Group</strong>, <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>,
              <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions for orgs
              created in Summer ’09 and later
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          <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d43293e83 ">To view opportunities:</td>

          <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d43293e83 ">Read on opportunities</td>

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## Opportunity Field History

- Anytime a user modifies tracked standard or custom opportunity fields, a new entry is added to the Opportunity Field History related list. All entries include details of the change and who made it. Your Salesforce admin selects which fields to track.

## Stage History

- Anytime a user changes the Amount, Probability, Stage, or Close Date fields on an opportunity, a new entry is added to the Stage History related list. All entries include details of the change and who made it. Your admin can’t select which fields to track.
- Unlike field history data for other objects, which is retained for a limited time, opportunity stage history data isn’t automatically deleted.

Changes to the Amount and Quantity fields are tracked even when the change is the result of a change to an opportunity’s products or schedules.

#### See Also

- [Manage Settings to Show Changed Deals](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.manage_opportunity_motion.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Help your sales team prioritize work by highlighting recent changes in deal size and close date. For example, calling out recent changes to deals can help sales managers with their weekly coaching sessions. This feature is turned on by default, but you can turn it off (and back on).")
- [Field History Tracking](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.security_field_history_tracking.htm&type=5&language=en_US)