What information is on the Leave Time Status Change Log and how do I read it?

Quick answer

The Leave Time Status Change Log shows every change made to blocks of leave time — status changes, date changes, hour changes, and any related notes. Each row is one recorded change with fields identifying the employee, the leave, and what changed.

Who this applies to / Prerequisites

You are an HR user at a Tilt customer.
Your company has the Leave Time Status Change Log feature enabled. Not all Tilt customers have this by default.
You've downloaded the Leave Time Status Change Log CSV. See How do I download the Leave Time Status Change Log in Tilt?

Field reference

Field	What it shows
Employee Name	The employee's legal first name and last name as entered into Tilt.
Employee ID	The employee ID your company shares with Tilt.
Leave ID	The unique ID Tilt generates for the leave of absence.
Time Off ID	The unique ID Tilt generates for a recorded chunk of time off within a leave.
Leave Type	The type of leave. One of: PARENTAL, MEDICAL, CAREGIVING, MILITARY, OTHER.
Birthing/Non-Birthing	For parental leaves, notes whether the parent is birthing or non-birthing. One of: BIRTHING, NON-BIRTHING, EMPTY (when not a parental leave).
Leave Frequency	The schedule type of the leave. One of: INTERMITTENT, CONTINUOUS.
Time Off Start Date	For continuous leaves: the leave start date. For intermittent leaves: the start date for a specific chunk of time within the leave.
Time Off End Date	For continuous leaves: the leave end date. For intermittent leaves: the end date for a specific chunk of time within the leave.
Total Hours	The leave hours associated with the time off block, calculated from the Time Off Start Date and Time Off End Date.
Status	The status of the time off change. One of: PENDING APPROVAL, APPROVED, PENDING DELETION, DENIED.
Changes	The details of what changed on the time off block (Status, Time Off Start Date, Time Off End Date, or Total Hours). Shows as "Original data => updated data". When you see the word null, that means there was no prior time off block — this is a new request.
Status Notes	Optional field with additional detail. Tilt auto-populates common notes like "New leave dates requested", "The employee has requested the deletion of this time", or "Pending request to: date - date". Your Leave Specialist can also add open-ended notes here.
Updated at	The timestamp when the change occurred, in PST.

What if it doesn't work

If a field is empty on a row, that field wasn't updated in that specific change. Only fields that changed are populated in the Changes column.
If you see null in the Changes column, that data point didn't exist before — this row is a new request, not an update to an existing block.
If a Status Notes entry looks like it's missing context, your Leave Specialist may not have added a note for that change.

Limits and exceptions

The Change Log covers changes to leave time blocks only — not changes to other parts of a leave plan (like documents or benefits).
Data is timestamped in PST regardless of your time zone.
The Change Log is exported as a CSV. Use a spreadsheet application (like Google Sheets or Excel) to open and filter it.
Your Leave Specialist can leave open-ended notes in the Status Notes column. If a note doesn't match one of the auto-populated messages, it likely came from your Leave Specialist.
If you can't download the Change Log at all, your company may not have this controlled feature enabled. See How do I download the Leave Time Status Change Log in Tilt? for details on requesting access through your Customer Success Manager.