Monitoring Workflows

The Workflow monitor is available immediately after the Workflow has started. During its Activation stage, both the Workflow and the task boxes are empty hubs, but you can already see the Workflow structure. Later, during the Workflow execution, the monitor provides detailed information about the Workflow and about its tasks.

As a developer and object designer, you use the monitor to check whether the Workflows behave as expected. The monitor allows you to modify the structure and some parameters of the Workflow definition and most of the properties of the tasks. It also lets you add, modify and replace tasks at runtime. You can monitor any Workflow that you are authorized to work with.

As an operator, the monitor lets you check the progress of the Workflows that you are responsible for and to analyze why something went wrong.

Notes:

During the execution of a Workflow, its monitor is dynamic. By default, it refreshes every 60 seconds. If necessary, you can change the refresh interval in your user settings. For more information, see Refresh Interval.
You can change some Workflow settings and of its tasks only while both Workflow and tasks are active. These changes apply to that particular execution. When the Workflow has finished, the original settings apply again. If you want your changes to be permanent, you have to change the Workflow definition. For more information, see Workflows (JOBP).

Tips:

Read Execution Stages and Workflow Logic to learn more about what happens during the execution of a Workflow
To get acquainted with the Workflow monitor, read Workflow Monitor Overview

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Accessing the Workflow Monitor

You can access the Workflow monitor from the following areas in the Automic Web Interface:

Click or middle-click the Open Monitor link that pops up at the top of your screen immediately after executing a Workflow.
Process Monitoring perspective

Right-click the Workflow in the Tasks list and click or middle-click Open Monitor
Process Assembly perspective

Right-click the Workflow that you have executed, select Monitoring > Last Monitor and click or middle-click it
Schedule monitor

(Workflow running as task in a Schedule, provided the Schedule is active and the Workflow has RunID already). Right-click the Workflow in the task list and click or middle-click Open Monitor
Global Search

Right-click the required Workflow in the Tasks section and click or middle-click Open Monitor
Your Dashboard

Right-click the Workflow and click or middle-click Open Monitor
The My Catalog on the Activities and History widgets

Right-click the Workflow and click or middle-click Open Monitor