Overview

Amazon’s Seller Central automatically records every alteration made to a promotion and its linked product selection list. The audit trail, which includes who changed what and when, is available to any seller who runs multiple deals or collaborates with a team. Understanding this log helps prevent unexpected promotion behavior and supports accountability across the organization.

Key Points

• Universal change log — Every promotion, from Lightning Deals to Buy‑One‑Get‑One offers, generates a permanent history entry for each edit made after the initial creation.
• Irreversible notes — Once a comment is added to a log entry, it cannot be edited or removed, guaranteeing a tamper‑proof record.
• User attribution — The system captures the exact Seller Central user (e.g., “[email protected]”) responsible for each modification.
• Exact timestamps — Each change is stamped with the date and time down to the minute, allowing sellers to reconstruct the promotion’s evolution chronologically.
• Automatic activation — No separate setting is required; the change‑history feature runs in the background for every promotion created after the platform’s 2022 update.
• Comprehensive scope — Adjustments to discount percentages, eligibility rules, start/end dates, claim codes, and product selection lists all appear in the log.

How Promotion Change History Works

1. Edit detection — When a seller updates any field of a promotion (e.g., raises a discount from 10 % to 15 %), Seller Central captures the new value, the previous value, and the user who performed the edit.
2. Record creation — The platform writes a new line in the promotion’s change log that includes:
   • User name or account ID
   • Precise date and time (e.g., 2024‑12‑01 08:45 UTC)
   • Description of the altered parameter (e.g., “Discount amount changed from 10 % to 15 %”)
   • Any optional note the editor entered (e.g., “Seasonal push for Black Friday”).