# Execution Log

> A technique for recording each step an automated or manual procedure performed and its result.

Record: `lexicon:execution-log`
Kind: technique
Layer: [Observability](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/observability.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-execution-log

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Data Change Audit](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/data-change-audit.md) and before [Define Signal Quality](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/define-signal-quality.md).

## Category

- [Observability / Auditability / Traceability](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/observability-auditability-traceability.md)

## Refactors

- [Manual Runbook Dependency](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/manual-runbook-dependency.md)

## Linked from

- [Anti-patterns](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-anti-patterns.md)