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title: "Viewing period changes"
slug: "period-changes-dashboard"
updated: 2026-08-20T07:46:45Z
published: 2026-08-26T08:00:04Z
canonical: "help.cintra.co.uk/period-changes-dashboard"
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# Viewing period changes

The **Period Changes** tab in a payroll shows every change made to a payroll for the selected period, including inserts, updates, and deletions, with before and after values for each field.

### Accessing period changes

You can only view period changes for the current period of each payroll.

1. Open **Payrolls** and select the payroll you want to review.
2. Select the **Period Changes** tab.

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### Switching views

Changes can be viewed in two ways using the **View by** dropdown:

- **View by: Category** (default). Changes are grouped by change type, such as Personal details, Employment, or Salary and allowances.

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- **View by: Employee**. Changes are grouped by employee, sorted A–Z by surname. Each employee card shows tags for the change types that apply to them.

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### Filtering changes

Use the following controls to narrow the list of changes:

- **Search**: search for changes applied to a specific employees.
- **Select status**: filter by Starter, Update, or Leaver (Category view only).
- **Select changes type**: filter by one of the following categories:
  - Personal details, Salary and allowances, Rates, Loans, Employment, Bank details, One-off payments and deductions, or Working pattern. Tax, AOE / Student loan, Voluntary deductions, Position working pattern, Positions, Salary and allowances (position), or Rates (position)
- **Collapsed / Expanded**: select to collapse or expand all sections at once.

### Current and upcoming changes

Use the **Current** and **Upcoming** tabs to switch between changes that apply to this period and changes that are dated for a future period. Upcoming changes show an **Effective** date alongside the change details.

### Viewing change details

Select a change type or employee section to expand it. Each change shows:

- A status badge: **New starter**, **Update**, **New**, or similar, depending on the type of change.
- A before and after value for each affected field, shown as **old value → new value**.
- For linked records, such as pension scheme membership and its contributions, or loan details and their repayment schedules, the parent and child changes are shown together.

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**See also**: [Audit Report](/payroll/docs/payroll-reports-catalogue).