Archiving Process Instances

Learn to archive process instances.

Last published at: April 22nd, 2026

This function archives completed process instances.

On the Process Instance page, select the completed process in the table, then click the “Utils > Archive” menu option. 

 

Click OK to proceed. 

 

A confirmation message appears in the top-right corner. 

 

Remove archived process instances. 

This function permanently removes the archived process instance.

Navigate to the “Administration > Archive”.  

 

On the Archived Process Instance page, select an instance in the table, then click the “Remove > Selected / All”. 

 

Click the OK button to confirm. 

 

The instances are deleted, and a confirmation message appears in the top-right corner. 

 

 

Execution view of an archived process instance. 

This function displays the execution view for the archived process instance.

Navigate to “Administration > Archive”.  

On the Archived Process Instance page, select the instance in the table, then click “View > Execution View”.

 

The instance execution view is rendered on the same page, as shown below. 

 

 

Render archived process instance. 

This function renders the archived process instance.

Navigate to the “Administration > Archive”.  

On the Archived Process Instance page, select the instance in the table, then click “View > Render”.

 

The instance is displayed on the same page, as shown below. 

 

 

Report on archived process instances.

This function generates a PDF report for the archived process instance.

Navigate to the “Administration > Archive”.  

On the Archived Process Instance page, select the instance in the table, then click the “View > Report”.

 

The PDF report has been downloaded to your local folder, and its contents are shown below. Click the link to download the sample report. 

 

 

Settings - archived process instances.

This function navigates to the archived settings page.

Navigate to the “Administration > Archive”.  

On the Archived Process Instance page, select “View > Settings”.

 

The Archival Settings page appears as shown below. As a FlowWright Admin user, you can configure the archival feature and removal settings. Click the “Save” button. Note: This feature requires the Archival Service Engine to be running.