Workflow Execution

Run workflows from the Workflows list, follow live progress, then browse historical runs and open full run details.

This guide explains how to start workflow runs, follow progress, list previous executions, and open the workflow run details page. It complements the dedicated guides on Workflow approvals, Workflow testing, and Workflow schedulers.

Run Workflow Steps

Open Workflows and browse the workflow cards.
On the workflow you want, choose Run (terminal icon).

Workflow card with View Runs and Run (terminal icon) actions

A dialog opens with the parameter form for that workflow.

Run Workflow dialog: parameter fields and Start Execution

Fill in required and optional fields, then submit to start the run (click Start Execution).
The dialog stays open and shows live updates: overall status, percent progress, and (when relevant) which steps are running, waiting for approval, or finished.

Run Workflow dialog: status, progress bar, tasks, Close, Cancel, and View Details

If the workflow includes approval steps, the dialog surfaces approve and reject actions (and optional comments) when a step is waiting for you—subject to your role. For where this appears in the UI and how to approve or reject, see Workflow approvals.
When the run reaches a finished state, you can review per-step outcomes in the same flow before closing the dialog.

Run Workflow dialog when completed: status, progress, tasks, workflow results JSON, Close and Test Again

Status Labels You May See

Status	Meaning (User-Facing)
Pending	Run is queued or not yet started.
Running	Run is in progress.
Completed	Run finished successfully.
Failed	Run stopped due to a step failure.
Cancelled	Run was cancelled.
Waiting for Approval	Run is paused until someone approves or rejects a step.
Rejected	An approval step was rejected.
Error	Run ended in an error state (treat similarly to a failed run when investigating).

Historical Runs

The Workflow runs page is where you list previous executed workflow runs (and any that are still in progress).

List Previous Runs

Open Workflows.
Start the list in either of these ways:

Use View Runs in the header or toolbar to see Workflow runs across workflows (within what your account can access).
On a workflow card, use View Runs to open the same page scoped to that workflow only, so you only see previous runs for that automation.

Find the execution you care about in the Workflow runs table.
Hover on the specific execution row, a View Details action will appear, click on it to show the run details page.

Workflow Runs table: Execution History with View Details on a row

Run Detail Page (View Details)

This page shows the full workflow execution details including tasks, arguments, results, debug, cancel, progress, etc.

Note

The tasks list only shows tasks once they are scheduled in the queue to execute. At the start, only Start appears; other tasks are added as the workflow runs, depending on the workflow.

Workflow run detail page: header with status and progress, execution tasks list, task arguments and results, stdout and stderr

Tip

The page updates while the run is active, so you can leave the start dialog and still monitor the same run here. When the run finishes, this page remains the place to review results and history.

Permissions

Your administrator assigns capabilities in the workflows permission group. What you can do in the Workflows area—list workflows, open the editor, start runs, open View Runs, open View Details, cancel runs, and similar—depends on those assignments.

Common capability names include LIST_WORKFLOWS (browse workflows), RUN_WORKFLOW (start a run from the workflow card and use Run Test in the editor), and UPDATE_WORKFLOW (edit workflow graphs). Exact names and which actions they cover may vary; confirm with your administrator.