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title: "Viewing Position History"
slug: "viewing-position-history"
status: "update"
updated: 2026-07-02T18:00:21Z
published: 2026-07-02T18:00:21Z
canonical: "support.builtapp.com/viewing-position-history"
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# Viewing Position History

*For customers of our Position Management module.*

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For each position in your organization, Built maintains a record of important changes, specifying how the change occurred (via manual edit, CSV import, or automatic import) and when it occurred.

## Recorded Position Changes

- Approval Status
- Business Unit
- Company Code
- Cost Number
- Custom Field Data
- Department
- EEOC Classification
- Employee Type
- External ID
- FSLA Classification
- FTE Value
- Funding Source
- Hiring Priority
- Job Code
- Job Description
- Location
- Position Allocation
- Position Budget
- Position Importance
- Position Filled By
- Projected Hiring Date
- Reporting Manager
- Title

*When a position is created directly from an approved headcount plan, its history indicates this for positions created on or after November 1, 2025. When a position is created from an approved requisition, its history indicates this for positions created on or after June 1, 2026. You can also reference a configurable list of new positions created in your organization on your* [*New Positions report*](/v1/docs/utilizing-your-organization-s-reports#new-positions)*.*

## To view a position’s history:

*Only Company Admins, HR Admins, and HR Managers can view the position history for all individuals. Limited Admins can view the position history within their specified scope. Learn more about* [*managing user roles and permissions*](/v1/docs/managing-user-roles-and-permissions)*.*

1. From the main menu, navigate to the **Position Management** page.

*Company Admins, HR Admins, and HR Managers can also view a position's history from the Org Chart page. To do this, locate the position by* [*searching the org chart*](/v1/docs/searching-the-org-chart)*, hover over the position card, and click the info panel icon. When the info panel opens, click the three-dot menu next to the position's title and click* ***View History****.*
2. Scroll or use the search field to locate a specific position. You can search by position ID, title, person who fills the position, external ID, or job code.
3. Click the three-dot menu next to the appropriate position, then click **View History**.

*View changes made within a specific time frame by adjusting the start and end dates, and then click* ***Submit****. Click the* ***Print*** *or* ***Export*** *buttons to share or store the position history currently displayed.*

*You can also view a list of individuals who previously filled a position on its* [*info panel and position page*](/v1/docs/utilizing-your-position-data#info-panel)*.*

Please contact our Customer Success Team for additional assistance.

## Additional Resources

[Understanding the Importance of Position IDs](/v1/docs/understanding-the-importance-of-position-ids)

[Creating and Managing Positions](/v1/docs/creating-and-managing-positions)