How to start tracking a custom table?

[peterraeves]

Long time ago a custom table was created, and it does not look like it is being tracked as changes to not appear in the update set. I read that you should extend the table from the Application File table at creation for this to work (Track an application table in Update Sets ). Is there a way to start tracking the custom table, even after it was created?

[peterraeves]

Putting the table in the update set will not include it's records...

[Chuck Tomasi]

Correct. If you want the records within that table to be included in the update set, you need to turn on update_synch=true

[Mike322]

Hi Chuck!

Seems that even this isn't possible anymore. Which is a bummer because creating tables in studio for example doesn't automatically give you this option. More often than not a table is created only for one to find out the hard way that they can start over from scratch again.

The reasons why are shrouded in mystical fog as the KB articles explaining it are inaccessible for even developers and probably only Fred Luddy himself can access.

So I'm typing this up in hopes of finding an alternative solution that you might know about. Otherwise I'll have to resort to creating my own custom functionality to do something mundane - yet again.

Please let me know if you have any valuable insights into this matter.

Kind regards,

Mike

[Chuck Tomasi]

Have you tried adding the dictionary attribute update_synch=true to the table dictionary entry? I don't know if this is still available to admins or requires support to do it.

[peterraeves · Accepted solution]

Hey Chuck, I found the answer by going to the table.

It seems there is a UI Action called 'Track in Update Sets'. After clicking that, the records started showing in the customer update list!