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description: To view the history of changes related to an object (for example, to view the history of an account or a case), include the history list field in the object’s page layout, enable field-history tracking for the object, and define object-level and field-level permissions on profiles associated with your users.
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# Enable Access to History Objects for a Profile

To view the history of changes related to an object (for example, to view the history of an account or a case), include the history list field in the object’s page layout, enable field-history tracking for the object, and define object-level and field-level permissions on profiles associated with your users.

### Required Editions

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            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Salesforce Classic, Lightning Experience, and the Salesforce
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              <p>Available in: <strong>Contact Manager</strong>, <strong>Group</strong>, <strong>Essentials</strong>,
                <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>,
                <strong>Developer</strong>, and <strong>Database.com</strong> Editions
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              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Standard Objects aren’t
                available in <strong>Database.com</strong> Edition</p>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d37389e91 ">To set up object permissions:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d37389e91 ">Customize Application and Manage Profiles and Permissions Sets</td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d37389e91 ">To edit page layouts and to enable field history tracking:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d37389e91 ">Customize Application</td>

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Note Before you begin, turn on field-history tracking for all objects and fields that you want to track. See [Track Object Field History](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.tracking_field_history_for_standard_objects.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Turn on field history tracking for standard or custom objects in the field history tracking settings. Changes made to a field are added to the History related list of an object. You can monitor changes to business critical fields, or audit text fields for values that might require extra security, privacy, or access controls.").

History objects are system-generated records of change that help you track the field history of most custom and standard objects. When you modify a field on a supported object, Salesforce adds an entry to its history object. Access to history objects is controlled via access to the associated parent object.

## Set Up Permissions for the Parent Object

1. From [Setup](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.basics_nav_setup.htm&type=5&language=en_US), use the Quick Find box to find and select **Profiles**.
2. Select the profile that you want to modify.
3. In Standard Object Permissions, find the object for which you are tracking history.
4. Select the proper permissions for the object. At minimum, select the **Read** permission.
5. In Field-Level Security, select the proper permissions for the fields that you want to track. At minimum, select the **Read** permission for each tracked field.
6. Save your changes.

## Add the History List to the Page Layout

1. From [Setup](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.basics_nav_setup.htm&type=5&language=en_US), use the Quick Find box to find and select **Object Manager**.
2. Select the object that you want to modify.
3. Click **Page Layouts**.
4. Click **Related Lists**.
5. Drag the object’s history list to the Related Lists section. For example, if you're working with the case object, drag the case history list to the Related Lists section.
6. Save your changes.

## Verify the Page Layout Assignment

1. From [Setup](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.basics_nav_setup.htm&type=5&language=en_US), use the Quick Find box to find and select **Profiles**.
2. Select the profile that you want to modify.
3. In Page Layouts, find the object and then click **View Assignment**.
4. Click **Edit Assignment**.
5. Select a profile.
6. In the **Page Layout To Use** field, select the page layout that includes the object’s History field in the Related Lists section.
7. Save your changes.

#### See Also

- [Field History Tracking](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.security_field_history_tracking.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "To maintain an audit trail of who changed what and when, use Field History Tracking. Select the standard and custom object fields to track.")