Change Tracking Tables

HI Experts
I have  a Scenario, where i  need to Track Changes in SAP MDM for field level, as i enable Specific Fields for which i need to track in SAP MDM Console under Admin-> Chage Tracking.
But as i learnt, Changes will be stored in Database level. can any one help me in knowing the DatabseTables in SQL Server which holds the changes done to a field.
We are using SAP MDM 7.1, and on Databse is SQL SERVER
if any one worked on this Scenario, Please let me know the Step to Step Process.
Thanks in Advance.
Regards
Sowseel

Hi Mandeep,
Thanks for the Simple blog link.
i enable change tracking for the Main Table, and i went to SQL and run the select command
"select [UserName],[EventTime],[TableName],[FieldName],[NewValue],[OldValue]  from [MaterialMaster_Z000].[dbo].[A2i_CM_History]"
it gives me the result what i expected, with old values and new values. which is all good.
But the problem is here, where i enable change tracking for a Qualified Table Sales data for the field "Sales unit" which is a Qualifier. and when i change the value of that field in Data Manger,When i run SQL Command  Result is some thing like this
User Name     Time                          Table      Field          New Value                 Old Value
Admin     07/07/2010 09:41:32 AM     Products     Update Date     07/07/2010 04:11:31 GMT     01/06/2010 05:14:18 GMT
So, is that for Qulaified tables we can get only Updated Date and Time not the Value of the Field? is this how system behaves or there any work around to achieve it.
Can't we achieve the Change Tracking of updated Values of the Qulaified Table data in MDM 5.5 or 7.1.
Is this case is same, if i deploy Change Tracker Application in MDM 7.1? Qualified Table Fields value Changes can not be Tracked only the updated Time can be Tracked?
Note: I checked only in MDM 5.5 not yet in MDM 7.1.
Thanks
Sowseel

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