Instance details

View the detailed status of a botflow Automated steps that you can design for each bot that will run. instance on the Instance details page. If your botflow instance contains a data set A file that contains tabulated data for use in a botflow run., you'll be able to view more details about the progress and status of the dataset.

  1. On the top navigation bar, click Dashboard.
  2. Click Instances in the side navigation menu.

  3. Click the name of an instance to view details.

    Selection Field, button, link, or column Description
    (Top section) Back to instances Returns the user to the Instances page.
    Instance details Initiated Date and time when the instance began running.
    Finished Date and time when the instance completed.
    Status Indicates the current status for the selected instance (for example, In progress, Completed, Failed).
    Instance ID Identifier for this botflow instance.

    Bots assigned (#)

    		 n/a Bots that are assigned to process the botflow instance.
    Botflow details Name Name of the botflow for the selected instance.
      Published Date and time when the botflow was published.
    Dataset downloadDownload Input File Downloads the instance input file.
      Download Output File

    Downloads the instance output file.

    This button will only be enabled after the instance is completed. It will be disabled if the botflow fails.

    Instance activities Refresh Refreshes a running instance.
      Record Order of records in the instance. Click to sort the sequence in ascending or descending order.
      Start time Date and time when the record began processing.
      Bot The name of the bot that is processing the records.
      Status

    Current status for the record in the instance.

    • Queued: Indicates that the record is waiting for an available bot. The instance will have a status of queued until at least one assigned bot is able to execute the botflow steps in that record.

    • Running: The record is being executed by a bot.

    • Failed: The bot has failed to complete the record. The message will include standard error strings from the bot.

      Note: The BOT_ERRORMSG field contains an error string (for example, target not found). Any error at any record will cause the overall instance status to change to Needs Attention.

    • Completed: The record was successfully completed by a bot.

    • Paused: All records that had a status of Queued will change to Paused when a botflow is paused by a user.

    • Terminated: All records that had a status of Queued, Running, or Paused will change to a status of Terminated when a record is skipped by a user in Nintex Bot or when a botflow is terminated.
      Message Displays details for a record with a Failed status and tells you what happened.
      End time Date and time when the record processing completed.