The attribute value of the material is not shown in the material history

Modelling & Configuration
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  1. The Material entity has an attribute named “SortRequired”, and its property is marked as “History Enabled: Yes.”

  2. The value of this material attribute was changed by the user.

  3. The Material History lists the operation “FullUpdateObject.”

  4. When clicking on this operation in the Material History, no details are displayed.

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Why “FullUpdateObject” Shows No Details in Material History

This is expected behavior, and it comes down to a subtle but important distinction in how history tracking works for attributes.

The Core Issue: “History Enabled” on an Attribute ≠ Tracking Its Value Changes

The “History Enabled: Yes” property on an attribute (like SortRequired) does not mean the system will record the old and new values of that attribute when it changes.

What it actually controls is whether the attribute itself is included in the history snapshot of the parent entity — i.e., whether it participates in the history record at all.

The delta (old value → new value) that you see when drilling into a history operation is only shown for properties that are natively tracked at the entity level with full change-tracking support. For custom attributes updated via a generic operation like FullUpdateObject, the system records that the operation occurred, but does not capture a property-level diff to display.

Why “FullUpdateObject” Appears With No Details

  • FullUpdateObject is a generic update operation. When it fires, the history entry is created to log that the object was updated.
  • However, since the change was made to an attribute value (not a core entity property), the system has no structured before/after delta to display in the details panel.
  • The result: the operation appears in the history list, but clicking on it shows no changes — because no property-level diff was captured for that attribute’s value.

What You Can Do

Enable “Show Complete Record” — In the History view, the default filter shows only deltas. Try enabling the “Show Complete Record” option in the history filters. This displays the full record snapshot rather than just the changes, which may surface the attribute value.

Hope this helps, otherwise, please open support ticket to get more insights.