---
title: "Set up sensitive data change tracking"
slug: "set-up-sensitive-data-change-tracking"
description: "Set up sensitive data change tracking by field with our guide. Learn to use the field picker and manual methods for effective data management."
tags: ["Task", "Security and Compliance Studio", "SCS"]
updated: 2026-03-20T11:09:49Z
published: 2026-03-20T17:44:30Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/set-up-sensitive-data-change-tracking"
---

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# Set up sensitive data change tracking

You can set up the tracking of changes to sensitive data. You set up sensitive data change tracking by field.

You can define the fields for which sensitive data changes must tracked, in these ways:

- With the field picker
- Manually

### Steps

1. Go to **Security and compliance** > **Setup** > **Sensitive data setup**.
2. Click **New**.
3. In the **Name** field, type a value.
4. In the **Description** section, type a value.
5. Sub-task: Use the **Field picker**.
  1. You can add a sensitive data field with the **Field picker**.

You can select any field from any form.

In the **General** section, click **Field picker**.
  2. When the **Field picker dialog** is opened, go to the form from which you want to select one or more fields.
  3. For each desired field, click the '**+**' sign to add the field to the **Field picker**.
  4. When you are finished selecting fields, on the dialog, click **Stop recording**.

Click **Close and open** or click **Close**.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note**
> 
> As a result, the selected fields are added to the sensitive data setup.
> 
> If you click **Close and open**, you return to the **Sensitive data** page.
6. Sub-task: Add a field manually.
  1. In the **Genera**l section, click **New**.
  2. In the **Table name** field, enter or select a value.
  3. In the **Reference** field name field, enter or select a value.
7. Close the page.

> [!NOTE]
> **Notes**
> 
> If a date-effective or inheritance structure table is defined on the sensitive data change tracking setup, an observation message is shown. In this case, the table cannot be used to enable change logging for sensitive data. Instead, the related staging table must be used to enable change logging for sensitive data. Set up the staging table mapping to enable change logging for sensitive data. When the staging table mapping is set up, the observation message is no longer shown.