# Keeping track of model changes with Paper Trail

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/keeping-track-of-model-changes-with-paper-trail/175703>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 18, 2009, 12:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/keeping-track-of-model-changes-with-paper-trail/175703 "2009-09-18T00:10:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![msojka](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@msojka](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/msojka)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2009, 12:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/keeping-track-of-model-changes-with-paper-trail/175703/1 "2009-09-18T00:10:41Z")

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Archive all versions of your model.

[http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7528](http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7528)

Thanks for reading.  
Martin

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**Author:** ![msojka](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@msojka](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/msojka)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2009, 6:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/keeping-track-of-model-changes-with-paper-trail/175703/2 "2009-09-18T18:58:11Z")

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On Sep 17, 6:08 pm, Martin S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> Archive all versions of your model.
> 
> [Panen138 # Daftar Judi Slot Online Link Alternatif Login Panen138 Resmi 2023](http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7528)
> 
> Thanks for reading.  
> Martin

Would it not be more valuable to have the most recent (current) view  
of the model archived? In that case one may readily detect if any  
untraced changes have been made whereas as implemented one has no idea  
if what one has in the DB is what one should expect to be there.