Workflow Monitor

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Globodox Workflow Monitor is an application that provides a simple interface to monitor your workflow, Using the Workflow monitor you can view the progress of the workflow, pause a workflow and cancel a workflow. You can also see the history of completed and canceled workflows.

The Workflow Monitor Window is divided into two panes the first pane is the Monitor pane and the second pane is the Display pane.

Monitor Pane
The Monitor pane is subdivided into, the Active Workflow section and the History section.

Active Work Items
The Active Work Items section displays all the task that are assigned to users. This section is further subdivided into All Users, and Assigned To Me.

All Users: Select the All Users option to view all the task that are assigned to all the users. Only the superadmin user is allowed to view this list.

Assigned to me: Select the Assigned to me option to view all the task that are assigned to you. You can double click a task to view the document attached to the task.

Active Workflow
The Active Workflow section monitors all the workflows which are currently in progress. This section is further subdivided into All, Running, Paused and Error.

All: Select the All option to view all the workflows that are running, paused or that have stopped because of an error.

Running: Select the Running option to view the workflows that are currently in progress. You can double click a workflow to view which activity of the workflow is currently in progress. The activities which have been performed will be marked with a tick, The activity that is currently in progress will be displayed in green colored text.

Paused: Select the Paused option to view the workflows that are currently paused. The activities which have been performed will be marked with a tick, The activity at which the workflow is paused will be displayed in green colored text. Please note the activity at which the workflow is stopped will not be shown in the users Inbox

Error: Select the Error option to view the workflows that have been stopped due to some error. You can double click a workflow to view which activity of the workflow is giving the error. The problematic activity will be displayed in green colored text.

Once you have rectified that error, you can click the Resume button to continue the workflow. You can click the Task Log tab to view the log of the activities that have been completed or still in progress for that workflow.

History:
The History sections displays the log of all the completed and canceled workflow. This section is further subdivided into All, Finished and Canceled.

All: Select All option to view the logs of all the workflows that were completed or canceled.

Finished: Select the Finished option to view the logs of only those workflows that were completed successfully.

Cancelled: Select the Cancelled option to view the logs of only those workflows that were canceled.

 

Display Pane:
The options that are selected in the Monitor pane will be displayed in the Display pane.

The Display pane has a toolbar called the Monitor toolbar. The toolbar has the following buttons...

Refresh: The Refresh button is used to refresh the list of items in the  Display pane.

Pause: The Pause button is used to pause a Workflow in progress. Please note the activity at which the workflow is stopped will not be shown in the users Inbox

Resume:The Resume button is used to resume a Workflow.

Cancel: The Cancel button is used to cancel a Workflow in progress.

Delete: The Delete button is used to delete the logs in History.

Export: The Export button is used to export the Worflow logs.
 
Note: You can also double click a workflow in the Display pane. The workflow will open in a new window called the Workflow Properties.

Workflow Properties: The Workflow Properties window displays the entire workflow in its Status tab. The Status tab also has the Refresh, Pause, Resume and Cancel button. The activities which have been performed will be marked with a tick, The activity that is currently in progress will be with displayed in green colored text.

The Task Log tab will display the log of the activities that have been completed or still in progress for that workflow.
 


Related Topics

Workflow Designer

General Activities (Tasks)

Conditions and Loops

 

 


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