From an open Cmap:
You can create a recording of the creation of a Cmap using Cmap Recorder. A recording using Cmap Recorder stays as part of the Cmap when the Cmap is saved, whether the Cmap is saved in My Cmaps or Places. To begin recording the creation of a Cmap, select Tools then Cmap Recorder.
The Cmap Recorder opens to the side of the Cmap you are working on. Clicking the Cmap Recorder button will expand or collapse the Cmap Recorder console. Click Record to start recording. Each Cmap item you create or move will be recorded as individual steps, until the Stop button is clicked. Once a recording has been stopped, you can Play, Pause, or navigate to particular steps in the recording using the Back and Forward console. The recorded steps may be exported to a file for use in spreadsheet or data analysis applications by clicking Export to text file.... Click Delete Recording to remove the recording and prevent it from being saved with the Cmap you are working on.
The set of images below is a recording of a Cmap that was created using asynchronous collaboration. The two users that worked on this Cmap either manually started and stopped the recording each time they edited and saved the Cmap, or made use of the Auto-Record feature located in Preferences... under Edit from the "Views - CmapTools" window.