---
title: changes
description: OID
component: pingds
version: 8.1
page_id: pingds:schemaref:at-changes
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingds/8.1/schemaref/at-changes.html
---

# changes

|                             |                                                                                              |
| --------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *OID*                       | 2.16.840.1.113730.3.1.8                                                                      |
| *Names*                     | changes                                                                                      |
| *Description*               | a set of changes to apply to an entry                                                        |
| *Syntax*                    | [OctetString](s-OctetString.html)                                                            |
| *Equality matching rule*    | [octetStringMatch](mr-octetStringMatch.html)                                                 |
| *Ordering matching rule*    | [octetStringOrderingMatch](mr-octetStringOrderingMatch.html)                                 |
| *Single value*              | false: multiple values allowed                                                               |
| *User modification allowed* | true                                                                                         |
| *Usage*                     | userApplications                                                                             |
| *Origin*                    | [draft-good-ldap-changelog](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-good-ldap-changelog) |
| *Schema file*               | 03-changelog.ldif                                                                            |
| *Used by*                   | [changeLogEntry](oc-changeLogEntry.html)                                                     |