Viewing workflow status

This topic provides instructions for viewing the status of workflow instances run on an item in a list or library.

The Workflow Details page lists action and task history as well as workflow messages for the selected workflow instance.

To view the item's workflow details

  1. Click More options (), click Advanced, and then click Workflow history.

  2. Click the workflow name to display the Workflow Progress page for the indicated workflow instance.

    For more information about this page, see Viewing workflow history.

  3. Click Click here to show detailed view to view details for the indicated workflow instance.

    The Workflow Details page appears with a list of action history, task history, and workflow messages.

    Section Description
    Action History Shows every completed action associated with the workflow in order. Actions are added to the bottom of the list, so the first action to have completed is always at the top of the list. The action's start and end times and its time taken to complete (duration) are shown. Many workflow actions are instant, so expect to see many durations of "0 minutes."
    Task History Shows the status of tasks created by user interaction workflow actions such as the Request approval action. Status includes start time, end time, outcome, and any comments entered for the task.

    Workflow Messages

    Shows all messages generated by workflow actions such as Log in the history list, including time, event, outcome, and comments made by users (when required).