Task History

The Task History page (also known as Recent Activity page) displays historic data gathered from previous runs of a particular task. It is useful for tracking significant information about each run instance of a task, such as when execution started/ended, how long the task ran, and whether it ran successfully or failed. Completion statistics are color coded for easy detection. The Task History page also contains preferences for managing and monitoring a task, such as the option to immediately run the task or show the workflows that currently use the task.

The Task History page can be accessed from the Tasks page, Automate Activity page, and various dashboard widgets.

  • To view task history from the Tasks page, ClickTap Show Actions The Show Actions button. located at the very right of a particular task entry and select History.
  • To view task history from the Automate Enterprise Activity page, ClickTap Show Actions The Show Actions button. located at the very right of a particular task entry from either the Active Instances or Recent Activity column, and select History.

Things to Know and Do

  • The total number of run instances of the task will appear in the title bar. This number may be dependent on any filter applied. For more details, see Sorting & Filtering Task History.

  • ClickTap Refresh The Refresh button. to refresh the information in the display.

  • If records span to multiple pages, click the next arrow to go to the next page or the previous arrow to return to the previous page. To jump to a specific page, click the page number drop-down button and select the desired page.

  • ClickTap Print The Print Jobs button. to view task history in HTML format. You can then select all the records (Ctrl+A) and copy it (Ctrl+C) to paste it into a spreadsheet.

    NOTE: You may have to disable pop-up blockers in your browser to view the list.

  • Use the Search... dialog to enter all or part of a keyword associated to a task instance and view only those records with keywords that contain matching text. Found records may be dependent on any search filter applied. For more details, see Sorting & Filtering Task History.

Actions to Perform

ClickTap Show Actions The Show Actions button. located at the very right of any entry to display a menu of actions for monitoring and managing it.

Available actions from the Task History page are described below:

  • Disable/Enable - Disables the task or enables a currently disabled task. For more details, see Disabling/Enabling Tasks.
  • Run on Same Agent - Immediately runs the task on the same agent from where it previously ran. For more details, see Running Tasks.
  • Run Now - Immediately runs the task on the agent specified. For more details, see Running Tasks.
  • History - Displays execution history of the task.
  • Where Used - Shows the workflows that use the task. For more details, see Tasks Where Used.
  • Close - Closes the actions menu.