View a Workflow on a Project

Objective

To view an in-progress workflow associated with a project level item.

Things to Consider

  • Required User Permissions:

    • 'Admin' level permissions on the Company Directory tool.
      OR

    • Users with at least 'Read Only' permission to the tool containing object using the workflow and access granted to view any items marked as private.

  • Certain actions within a workflow that are only available to Company Directory admins, Workflow Managers, and users with the following granular permissions:

Steps

  1. Navigate to the project tool and item containing the workflow.

  2. Click Show Workflow.

See below for more information on the available actions when viewing a workflow:

  • View Workflow Templates

  • View Complete Workflow History as a Workflow Participant

  • View Previous Step History Only

Workflow Actions

The following actions are available to users with the required user permissions:

View Workflow Templates

View the workflow template of the item. This lets you view the workflow template being used on the item.

Steps:
  1. Click the vertical ellipsis at the top of the workflow side panel.
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  2. Click View Workflow Template.
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  3. You can now view the entire workflow template. Click the individual steps to see additional details.

View Complete Workflow History as a Workflow Participant

View the entire response history of the workflow you are viewing.

Updates to Side Panel Workflow History:

To make it easier to understand what happened in a workflow, the side panel history now shows the results of condition steps within the workflow. This will help explain why a workflow followed a specific path by showing the conditions that were met.

Steps:
  1. Click Previous Steps in the workflow side panel to view each previous step and its details.

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View Previous Step History Only

View the details of the previous step in the workflow's response history.

Steps:
  1. Click Previous Steps in the workflow side panel to view the previous step and its details.

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