Tracked WF Instances Page
Open the Tracked WF Instances page by clicking any of the metrics or instances in the WF Instance History section.
Overview
You can use the Tracked WF Instances page to view historical events related to monitored workflow instances.
The following sections describe the features and use of the Tracked WF Instances page.
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Query Control
Use the query control grid at the top of the middle pane to run simple queries on the persistence database.
The query control contains two sections: a Query Summary section that shows you the abbreviated text of your query, and a query grid where you can select fields, operators, and criteria values. Below the grid is a Run Query button that runs your query. You can collapse the query control grid by clicking in the Query Summary section.
The following table lists the fields that you can use in your query.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
Machine |
Name of the host machine |
Scope |
Site, application, or service |
Status |
|
Workflow Instance ID |
GUID |
Creation Time |
Date and time when the instance was created |
Last Aborted Time |
Date and time when the instance was aborted, for example, due to an unhandled exception |
Maximum Items |
Maximum number of items to return for the query. This is a required field. |
Tracked WF Instance List
The tracked WF instance list is located in the middle pane below the query control.
At the top of the list is a heading that shows a count of the number of items found and the number of items displayed. You can use the Group by list to group entries by service name or status.
Note
The tracked WF instance list displays only instances of services hosted by Windows Process Activation Services (WAS).
The following table describes the fields in the list.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
Service Name |
Type of service |
Machine |
Computer that the service instance is currently running on or previously ran on |
Site Name |
Name of the site that hosts the instance’s parent service |
Service Virtual Path |
Full virtual path of the service |
Status |
Status of the tracked WF instance, which is one of the following:
|
Creation Time |
Date and time when the instance was created |
Last Aborted Time |
Date and time when the instance was aborted, for example, due to an unhandled exception |
Lifetime Duration |
Total lifetime of the completed WF instance |
Details Pane
The Details pane is a tabbed control that you can use to quickly see key details of the tracked WF instance.
Overview tab
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
Service Name |
Name of the service from which the instance was created |
Site Name |
Full name of the site the WF service runs under |
Application Virtual Path |
Virtual application where the WF service is deployed |
Service Virtual Path |
Full virtual path to the WF service |
Workflow Instance ID |
GUID |
Creation Time |
Date and time when the instance was created |
Completion Time |
Date and time when the WF instance completed. This field is blank for active WF instances. |
Lifetime Duration |
Total lifetime of the completed WF instance |
Tracked Events |
Number of tracked events available for this instance |
Actions Pane
The Actions pane is the rightmost pane. The items available in the Actions pane change depending on what is selected in the middle pane.
The Refresh and AppFabric Dashboard actions are always available.
Clicking Refresh causes the metrics values on the page to be updated.
Clicking AppFabric Dashboard takes you back to the AppFabric Dashboard at the scope selected in the Connections pane.
The remaining actions are available when you select a tracked WF instance from the service instance list in the middle pane.
The View Persisted Instance action navigates from a tracked WF instance to a persisted WF instance (if applicable/available). When you click the View Persisted Instance action, the Persisted WF Instances page is opened and a query is executed to retrieve the instance whose Workflow Instance ID matches that of the tracked WF instance.
The View Tracked Events action displays all available tracked events for the tracked WF instance. When you click the View Tracked Events action, the Tracked Events page is opened and a query is executed. This query gets all available tracked events whose Workflow Instance ID matches that of the tracked WF instance.
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