WPS Record Activity on Windows: Introduction

WPS Record Activity on Windows helps you review the edit history of a single record; this guide covers 1 core task, with 1 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.

At a Glance

Metric	Value	Notes
Core tasks	1	Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index
Available without membership	1	Matches the number of Free rows in the index
Membership-related items	0	Matches the number of membership-related rows in the index
Version limit	None stated	Reflected in the feature details
Membership limit	None stated	Reflected in the feature details

About This Feature

Overview

Record Activity in WPS Office for Windows is a record-tracking feature in WPS multi-dimensional tables. It helps you review field-level changes for a single record so you can confirm who changed what and when.

Main capabilities include:

Open the activity panel for one record and review its change history in one place.
Check five key details for each change: time, operator, field, before, and after.
Trace data updates in collaborative tables when you need to review incorrect edits, follow-up updates, or batch changes.

This feature is useful for team collaboration tables, project trackers, customer records, and other business tables that need record-level change tracking.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	A Windows device that can run WPS Office
App version	The latest version of WPS Office is recommended
Network	An internet connection is recommended when opening and syncing online multi-dimensional tables
Other	You need access to the target multi-dimensional table and permission to view the record

Source: WPS Office Tech Specs

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Installation method	Download the Windows installer and complete setup by following the on-screen prompts
Post-install check	Open WPS Office, open a multi-dimensional table, right-click any record, and confirm that the Record Activity entry is available

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	WPS lets you right-click a record in a multi-dimensional table and open Record Activity to review time, operator, field, before, and after for that record.	Microsoft Lists uses version history to track changes to list items when versioning is enabled.	Google Sheets provides file version history and cell edit history for individual cells.	Notion provides an audit log with page, person, event, and data source event filters for workspace-level review.	Adobe Document Cloud provides document activity history in the Activity panel for documents.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: the entry is available directly from the record context menu, and the result is focused on field-level changes for one record.	Compared with WPS: item history depends on versioning settings and is oriented to list version management.	Compared with WPS: it supports file-level and cell-level history, but not a single business-record view in one panel.	Compared with WPS: audit log coverage is broader for enterprise administration, but the path is less focused on one record in a table.	Compared with WPS: activity history is document-centered rather than record-centered in a table workflow.
Official Source	—	View item or file version history	Find what's changed in a file	Audit log	View document history in Adobe Document Cloud

Overall Conclusion
If your main goal is to review field-level changes for one record, WPS provides a shorter path and a more record-focused view. Other products offer version history, audit logs, or document activity history, but they present change tracking in different ways depending on the product model.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable for	Main issue	How this feature helps
1	Reviewing an incorrect edit	Table maintainers	It is unclear who changed a record	Open Record Activity to check the operator, time, and field changes
2	Following business updates	Sales and operations teams	You need to confirm how a customer or project record was updated	Review before-and-after values for each field change
3	Team collaboration review	Team leads	It is hard to reconstruct edits after multiple collaborators update the table	Review record history and identify key actions quickly
4	Checking batch updates	Data coordinators	You need to confirm whether batch changes were written correctly	Review the field changes recorded for each affected record
5	Resolving data disputes	Reviewers and auditors	The current value of a field is disputed	Compare the before-and-after values with the edit time

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free	WPS Premium
Record Activity	✅ Available	✅ Available
Basic PDF features	✅ Available	✅ Available
Cloud storage	1 GB	20 GB or more depending on plan
Advanced PDF and some AI tools	Limited access	More access and advanced tools

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Scenario	Recommended plan	Why
You mainly need Record Activity in multi-dimensional tables	Free	This feature is available without membership
You also need more cloud storage and advanced PDF or AI tools	WPS Premium	Better fit for broader office and collaboration needs

Membership page: Subscribe to WPS Premium