Bidders in online events now have an Activity log that shows every past action taken on the bid sheet, with timestamps, statuses, and error reasons. The log opens from a toolbar button on the online bid sheet and presents a timeline of submit attempts, downloads, and uploads. Each entry shows whether the action succeeded or failed, links to the latest bid file when available, and is restricted so each bidder only sees their own actions.
This article explains where to find the Activity log, what it shows, and how visibility is scoped.
Where to find the Activity log
- Open the online bid sheet for an event.
- In the toolbar (next to the Reload, Enable bidding, Offline bidding, and pagination controls), select the Activity log button. The button uses a history icon.
- A dedicated sub-page opens at the
/activity-logURL suffix. The Back to bid sheet link returns to the bid sheet.
Figure 1. The Activity log button in the online bid sheet toolbar.
What the Activity log shows
At the top of the page a summary displays the current bid coverage (Lot bids X / Y) and the count of bids changed in the current round, with a Reload button.
Below the summary, a timeline lists past actions, most recent first. Each entry shows:
- Action type - for example Submit Bids or Generate Download.
- Timestamp - shown in the local time zone.
- Status icon - a green check for success, a red cross for failure, or a spinner while the action is still processing.
- Surrogate marker - a small person-times icon that appears only when a purchaser is viewing the log on behalf of a bidder. Hovering shows the tooltip: "This was triggered by a purchaser and will not be visible to the bidder."
Selecting an entry opens a detail pane on the right with the actor name, processing status, and on failure the list of errors that caused the action to fail. When the action produced a bid file, a Re-download button is available.
Figure 2. The Activity log timeline with a selected entry showing the detail pane.
Who sees what
- Bidders see only their own actions. Actions triggered by a purchaser on the bidder behalf (surrogate actions) are hidden from the bidder view.
- Purchasers viewing as a surrogate see every action for the selected bidder, including surrogate ones. Surrogate entries carry the marker icon so the purchaser can tell at a glance which entries are hidden from the bidder.
Empty state
When no actions have been performed yet, the timeline shows the message: "You have no recent bidding actions. As you download and upload the bid sheet, you will see a list of your actions here."