This function displays a process instance on a separate page. 

On the Process Instance page, select a process from the table, then click View > Render. The rendered instance will display its execution path relative to the workflow design. 

A rendered execution is shown below. 

You can view the instance's task list by selecting the Items > Tasks menu option below. 

The columns IsAcknowledged and AcknowledgedOn are included by selecting the Column list icon, as shown below. 

The critical path for a process instance.

Users can view the execution's critical path for a process instance based on the process definition's configuration. The critical path shows the longest path the process instance's execution takes. 

On the Process Instance page, select a process from the table, then click View > Render. The process instance will be displayed on a new page. Then, select View > Instance Critical Path. 

The critical path is highlighted in red, as shown below. 

Select “ON” for Display Dates to show the plan start and end dates. 

The “Instance Critical Path” shows the longest path the process instance takes.

Note: The critical path calculation for definitions and instances relies on the time zone for steps such as milestones and waitForDatetime. When the time zone calculation is null (i.e., when getDate and getUTCDate differ), the calculation uses the UTC date as the current date for all steps. 

Tasks in the render instance.

This function shows the task information for the process instance.

On the Process Instance page, select the process from the table, then click View > Render. The process instance opens on a new page. Next, select Items > Tasks. 

The tasks are listed in the table below. Select a task from the list, then click the "Resend Email Notification" button to resend the notification email.

Click the Clock icon to view the task history. The information appears in the pop-up window below. 

You can use the Search feature to find the task. To view tasks, click the Instance tree to expand or collapse it. Click the status link to see sleeping or closed tasks. This search-and-view-selective task is an Admin feature. 

Instance hierarchy. 

This function helps you navigate between parent and child instances in a tree view.  

On the Process Instance page, select the instance in the table, then click View > Instance Hierarchy. The parent and child instances are shown in a tree view, as shown in the example below. Click the node to open the instance on a new page. 

Navigate to Error and the Wait steps.

This function navigates to the Wait and Error steps of the process instance.

On the Process Instance page, select the process from the table, then click View > Render. The process instance will be displayed on a new page. Then, choose Items > Waiting Steps. 

A pop-up window appears with URL links to navigate to the specific waiting step.

On the Process Instance page, select the process in the table, then click Items > Error Steps.

A pop-up window appears with URL links to navigate to all errors and to a specific error step. Click the link to view that error step, and the instance page will jump to it.  

Click the link to view all errors, including the step and system logs, as shown below. 

Users in the render instance.

This function displays the users involved in the process instance. 

On the Process Instance page, select the process from the table, then click the View > Render menu option. The process instance will be displayed on a new page. Next, select the Items > Users menu option. 

The “involved users” and “historical users” are listed below. 

The user is involved in process instances. 

The Process Instances page shows the instances the user has started, along with the cases where the user has completed or received tasks, available in the new "Involved" tab. 

Logs in the render instance.

This function shows the log details specified for each step in the definition.

On the Process Instance page, select the process from the table, then click the View > Render menu option. The process instance opens on a new page. Next, choose the Items > Log Messages menu option. 

The Log Messages are listed in the table below. 

Note: In the process step, go to the Logging tab and configure the workflow to enable logging, as shown. 

Business data in the render instance.

This function shows all linked business data used during execution.

On the Process Instance page, select the process from the table, then click View > Render. The process instance will open on a new page. Next, select Items > Business Data. 

The business data (if any) is shown in the table below.  

Queues in the render instance.

This function displays all the queues involved in the selected instance.

On the Process Instance page, select the process from the table, then click the View > Render menu option. The process instance will appear on a new page. Next, choose the Items > Queues menu option. 

The queue information is presented in the table below. 

Engine Alerts.

This function displays the engine alerts recorded during the execution process. 

On the Process Instance page, select the process from the table, then click View > Render. The process instance opens on a new page. Next, choose Items > Engine Alerts. 

The Engine Alerts information is presented in the table below. The render instance displays a pie chart for engine alerts.

History in the render instance.

This function shows the history details of the rendered process instance. 

On the Process Instance page, select the process from the table, then click View > Render. The process instance opens on a new page. Next, select Items > History from the menu. 

The historical information is shown in the table below. Use the tabs to view Events, Runtime Info, Task Reminders, Engine Alerts, and Error Details for the process instance.

The information on the Events tab is shown in the table below. 

The information in the Runtime tab is presented in the table below. 

The information in the Task Reminders tab is shown in the table below. 

The information in the Engine Alerts tab is presented in the table below.  

The information in the Errors tab is shown in a table below.  

Statistics in the render instance.

This function displays statistics for steps, steps by execution, elapsed time for each step, and elapsed time for each engine alert in the rendered process instance. 

On the Process Instance page, select the process from the table, then click View > Render. The process instance will appear on a new page. Next, select Statistics > Step. 

The step-by-step statistical information is presented in the table below. 

The table below presents the step-by-step execution statistics. 

The elapsed time for each step is shown in the table below. 

The table below shows the elapsed time by engine alert statistics. 

Execution view in render instance.

On the Process Instance page, select the process from the table, then click View > Render. The process instance is displayed on a new page. Next, select View > Execution View. 

The process instance execution view appears on the new page below. You can observe the process flow along the execution path.  

Use the Select Step drop-down menu to select two or more steps, then click the Generate Image button. 

The application renders a new process instance execution view between the two process steps, as shown below. This concise view should help understand the execution of an extensive process in segments. 

Start-End execution in the render instance.

This function displays the process instance between the Start and End steps based on the user's selection. This concise view helps understand the execution of a complex process in segments.  

On the Process Instance page, select the process from the table, then click the View > Render menu option. The process instance will be displayed on a new page. Next, select the View > Start End execution menu option. 

Select a starting step from the dropdown list.

Select an end step from the dropdown menu, then click the Generate Image button.

 The execution path between these two steps in the workflow is shown in the image below.  

Select steps to exclude from the render instance view.

This function shows the process instance without the selected steps. This clear view helps understand how a complex process executes in stages.  

On the Process Instance page, select the process from the table, then click View > Render. The process instance will appear on a new page. Then select View > Start End execution. 

This feature hides steps from the render instance view, helping you focus only on the selected steps.

Click the “Select Steps to Exclude” drop-down menu, select the steps you want to exclude by checking their boxes, and then click "Generate Page." 

The process instance will be re-rendered without the selected steps. 

Task Heat Map view in render instance.

This function creates a heat map of process instance tasks for the rendered instance. The heat map visually shows the process's behavior, its most frequently used parts, and where errors occur.

On the Process Instance page, select the process from the table, then click View > Render. The process instance opens on a new page. Next, select View > Task Heat Map View. The task heat map for the completed steps appears on the same page. 

The heat map of completed steps is shown below. 

You can watch this video to learn more.