Forum Discussion
ErikCRL
Feb 08, 2023Copper Contributor
Record when a person has viewed a file
Hi All, First time post here. I was asked if there was a way to record when an employee has either read a message or has opened a file. The purpose is to track viewership of messaging. Making sure...
- Feb 08, 2023Yes, any file activity will be visible in the Unified audit log: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/audit-log-search?view=o365-worldwide
That's not the same as viewing the message itself though, for that you can use read receipts (but only for 1:1 and group chats): https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/use-read-receipts-for-messages-in-teams-533f2334-32ef-424b-8d56-ed30e019f856
VasilMichev
Feb 08, 2023MVP
Yes, any file activity will be visible in the Unified audit log: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/audit-log-search?view=o365-worldwide
That's not the same as viewing the message itself though, for that you can use read receipts (but only for 1:1 and group chats): https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/use-read-receipts-for-messages-in-teams-533f2334-32ef-424b-8d56-ed30e019f856
That's not the same as viewing the message itself though, for that you can use read receipts (but only for 1:1 and group chats): https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/use-read-receipts-for-messages-in-teams-533f2334-32ef-424b-8d56-ed30e019f856
- ErikCRLFeb 08, 2023Copper ContributorThanks.
I was not aware of Purview.