Change Management allows you to track the changes that happen in Jamf Pro, such as the creation of a Jamf Pro user account. The Change Management settings in Jamf Pro allow you to log those changes to a log file (JAMFChangeManagement.log) on the Jamf Pro host server and log the changes to a syslog server.

The Change Management logs can also be viewed in Jamf Pro. The information displayed includes:

Date/time the change took place
Username of the administrator who made the change
Object type (such as a Jamf Pro user account)
Object name (such as the username of a Jamf Pro user account)
Action (such as “Created”)
Details about the change

In addition, you can view the changes to a specific object in that object’s history.

Note: The option to log changes to a log file or a syslog server is only available for on-premise environments. If your environment is hosted in Jamf Cloud, changes are automatically displayed in the Change Management settings and cannot be exported.

General Requirements

To log changes to a log file, the account used to run Tomcat must have write permissions for the directory where the JAMFChangeManagement.log file is located.

Configuring the Change Management Settings for On-Premise Environments

The option to configure the Change Management settings is only available for on-premise environments. If your environment is hosted in Jamf Cloud, changes are automatically displayed in the Change Management settings.

Log in to Jamf Pro.
In the top-right corner of the page, click Settings .
Click System Settings.
Click Change Management .
Click Edit .
Configure the settings on the pane.
Click Save .

Viewing Change Management Logs in Jamf Pro

Log in to Jamf Pro.
In the top-right corner of the page, click Settings .
Click System Settings.
Click Change Management .
The Change Management logs are displayed on the pane.
Do one of the following:
- To view the object associated with a change, click the object in the Object Name column.
- To view details about the change, click Details in the Details column.

Related Information

For related information, see the following section in the Jamf Pro Administrator’s Guide:

Jamf Pro Objects
Find out how to view the history of a Jamf Pro object.