View a topic workflow's status

After you create a project workflow, you see more tracking details by looking at a graphical representation of the workflow's progress.

Required permissions

To create, view, update, and delete workflows you must either be an Administrator, the project Owner, or have the following permissions:

Create, read, update, and delete permissions to the Projects module.
For the Projects module, your user account must be listed under the following Property: can_initiate_assignment.
- If you are an administrator, refer to Allow users to create project assignments and workflows.

Tips and tricks

The option to view statuses is not available for a review workflow. You can use the reporting options to get more details for a review workflow. Generate project reports

To view statuses for a topic workflow:

Open the project where you want to update a workflow for an assignment. If you don't already have a project open:
1. Click Projects.
2. On the Project Management tab, find the project you want to update.
3. Right-click the project row and select Open.
In the Workflow pane, select the topic workflow you want to see a graphical status of.
Select the Options menu, and then select View workflow status.
On the Read-Only workflow status screen:
Each activity has a highlight color to show you its State:
- Completed activities are shown with a green highlight.
- The current activity is shown with a yellow highlight.
- An overdue activity is shown with a red highlight.
To close the screen, in the tab's title bar, select Close.