---
title: Machinery usage logs
summary: See the log entries of machinery on a project, with hours, fuel and output, and edit or delete an entry.
order: 3
menu: Machinery Usage Logs
route: /equipmentlogs
who: People who have the View Equipment Rentals permission. Editing needs Edit and deleting needs Delete.
---

A machinery usage log entry records one period of work of a machine. It has the start, the end, the fuel used and the output. The screen **Machinery Usage Logs** lists the entries of the project that is chosen at the top of the screen.

## Before you start

- A project must exist, and you must be a member of it.
- The machine must exist in Superwise. This page has no button to create an entry.

## How to find a log entry

1. Open **Machinery Usage Logs**.
2. To search, type at least 3 characters in the search box.
3. To filter, type in the box under a column name. The columns **Created On** and **Used From** take a date range.
4. Click **Export to Excel** (mark 1 in the picture below) to download the rows that match your filters.
5. To see the pictures of an entry, click the arrow at the start of the row.

![The list of machinery usage logs. Mark 1 is the Export to Excel button.](../media/equipment-log-list.png)

## How to edit a log entry

1. At the end of the row, click the three dots. A small menu opens.
2. Click **Edit**. The form **Machinery Log Entry** opens.
3. Change **Used From**, **Used Till**, **Machinery**, **Operator**, **Output** or **Fuel**. **Used From**, **Used Till**, **Machinery**, **Output**, **Fuel** and **Created By** are required.
4. In **Remarks**, type a new remark. Superwise adds it to the earlier remarks, which are shown under **Previous Remarks:**.
5. Click **Save**. To leave without saving, click **Back to List**.

## How to delete a log entry

1. Click the three dots at the end of the row.
2. Click **Delete**.
3. In the dialog **Delete Equipment Log Entry**, read **Delete this equipment log entry?** and click **Delete**.

## What the columns mean

| Name | What it means |
| --- | --- |
| **ID** | The number of the entry. |
| **Created On** | The date and time the entry was created. |
| **Used From** | The date and time the work started. |
| **Total Time** | How long the machine worked. |
| **Machinery** | The machine. |
| **Project** | The project. |
| **Fuel Consumed** | The fuel used. |
| **Output** | The work done, in the unit of the machine. |
| **Operator** | The name of the operator. |
| **Created By** | The user who created the entry. |
| **Location** | The place where the entry was made. Click it to see the place on a map. |

## Related pages

- [Equipment rentals](index.md)
- [Edit an equipment rental](edit-rental.md)