After applying a field to the Activity stream, when saved, doesn't show updates

Symptoms

When a field is applied to at the activity stream, and a record is updated, the activity stream doesn't show the update

Environment

All

Cause

The field may not be audited. Activity stream will not load unaudited fields.

Resolution

Check the dictionary entry for the field and ensure that the 'Audit' field is checked or set to 'true'.