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# Recent Activities

## Specs

| Label                     | Value                         |
| ------------------------- | ----------------------------- |
| **Version**               | 0.1.0 (updated on 2022-08-28) |
| **Developer**             | Labii Inc.                    |
| **Type**                  | Dashboard                     |
| **Support Configuration** | No                            |

## Overview

The Recent Activities widget provides a chronological view of records that were recently changed by you or your colleagues. It helps teams quickly understand what has been updated across projects and tables without opening each record individually. This widget is ideal for operational dashboards where visibility into the latest changes supports communication, review, and prioritization.

## Use Cases

* **Daily Monitoring**: Review the latest record updates at the start of each workday.
* **Team Coordination**: See recent changes from collaborators to avoid duplicate work.
* **Project Oversight**: Track activity patterns across active projects.
* **Quick Audit Context**: Confirm when and by whom recent updates were made.

## Configuration

### Initial Setup

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
Navigate to the dashboard where you want to add the widget.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Click **Add Widget** and select **Recent Activities** from the dashboard widget catalog.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Click **Save** to place the widget on the dashboard.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

{% hint style="info" %}
This widget does not require additional configuration and starts displaying recent changes immediately.
{% endhint %}

## Readonly View

Dashboard widgets are displayed in read-only mode for fast information access.

### Display Features

* **Activity Timeline**: Entries are shown in reverse chronological order.
* **Record Context**: Each entry indicates which record was changed.
* **User Attribution**: The member who made the change is displayed.
* **Update Time**: A timestamp indicates when each change occurred.

### Interactive Features

* **Open Record**: Click an activity entry to open the corresponding record.
* **Refresh View**: Reload the dashboard to fetch the latest updates.

## Additional Functions

### Workflow Support

* Use this widget as a dashboard starting point before reviewing detailed records.
* Pair it with task or report widgets to turn recent changes into actionable follow-up.

## Best Practices

* Place this widget near the top of operational dashboards for immediate visibility.
* Combine it with task or report widgets to turn updates into concrete actions.
* Review the feed regularly during team handoffs to reduce missed changes.
* Use this widget for quick awareness, then open individual records for full detail review.