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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <logevents>
      <item logid="849" pageid="27" ns="0" title="Create Company Attachment" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="DanielleH" timestamp="2023-11-21T09:21:12Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="1190" prev="1094" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="848" pageid="20" ns="0" title="Create Job Attachment" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="DanielleH" timestamp="2023-11-21T09:20:05Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="1189" prev="922" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="847" pageid="299" ns="0" title="Get Vehicle Checks By Status" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="DanielleH" timestamp="2023-09-22T11:50:05Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="1188" prev="1187" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="846" pageid="299" ns="0" title="Get Vehicle Checks By Status" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="DanielleH" timestamp="2023-09-22T11:49:52Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="1187" prev="1183" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="845" pageid="10" ns="0" title="Create Jobs" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="DanielleH" timestamp="2023-01-20T09:52:29Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="1186" prev="1182" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="844" pageid="253" ns="0" title="Delete Item By Name" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="DanielleH" timestamp="2021-08-03T15:12:54Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="1185" prev="1184" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="843" pageid="253" ns="0" title="Delete Item By Name" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="DanielleH" timestamp="2021-08-03T15:12:46Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="1184" prev="896" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="842" pageid="299" ns="0" title="Get Vehicle Checks By Status" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Danielle" timestamp="2020-11-23T11:09:05Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="1183" prev="1147" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="841" pageid="10" ns="0" title="Create Jobs" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Danielle" timestamp="2020-11-19T11:24:12Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="1182" prev="1181" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="840" pageid="10" ns="0" title="Create Jobs" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Danielle" timestamp="2020-11-19T11:23:50Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="1181" prev="1180" auto="1" />
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lestart="2020-11-19T11:23:19Z" />
  </query-continue>
</api>