Child Processes (window)
Navigation Path
- In the Main Navigation, click Dashboard > Processes.
⇒ The Processes Overview window opens. - In the Actions column of the desired process, click View Child Processes.
⇒ The Child Processes of <Name of Process> pop-up window opens.
Child Processes of <Name of Process> pop-up window
The Child Processes of <Name of Process> pop-up window is opened from the Actions menu of a process. The View Child Processes menu item only displays if the task executed in the process (i.e. parent process) has generated sub-tasks. Each sub-task is represented by one Child Process. The parent process coordinates and monitors the execution of each child process it creates. The Child Processes of <Name of Process> pop-up window provides information about each child process that is generated by the selected process (i.e. parent process). Some processes generate multiple child processes. For example, the Selection Transfer to Group process creates two child processes: a Selection process and a Transfer to Group process.
The Details area of the window provides a brief summary of key information about the currently selected child process. The selected process is highlighted in orange in the overview table. The following information is available for each child process:
Information | Description |
|---|---|
| This item displays the name of the task (i.e. entity) that the parent process executes (see Processes Overview (window)). |
Type | This item indicates the kind of task (i.e. entity) the parent process performs (for example, message sendout, selection calculation, report generation, etc.) (see Processes Overview (window)). |
Entity ID | This item displays the identification number of the task (i.e. entity) that the parent process performs (see Processes Overview (window)). |
Status | This item displays the current state of the child process. The following statuses are possible: initializing, processing, finishing, paused, finished, failed, created and stopped. |
Processed Count | This item displays the number of chunks on which work for the child process is successfully completed. |
Total Count | This item displays the total number of chunks in the child process. |
Start Date | This item displays the date and time that work for the child process began. |
End Date (estimated) | This item displays date and time that the child process is expected to be finished (if an estimate is available). |
End Date | This item displays the date and time that the child process finished. |
Group Name | This item displays the name of the group in which the child process is executed (if applicable). |
Duration | This item displays the length of time the child process lasted in hours, minutes and seconds. |
Executor | This item displays the name and email address of the user who created the entity that the parent process executes. |
Error | If an error causes the execution of the child process to fail, this item displays information about the kind of error that occurred. |
Input Parameter
The Input Parameter portion of the Details area lists all of the input parameters that are related to the selected child process.
Output Parameter
The Output Parameter portion of the Details area lists all of the output parameters that are related to the selected child process.
Locks
The Locks portion of the Details area lists any resources that are locked during the execution of the selected process. As soon as work ends on the process, locks are removed. Locks are used to protect data integrity. For example, the members of a group are locked while a member import takes place in their group. In this case, the members of the group are temporarily not available for a sendout during the import. This ensures that all changes made to the data are processed before the sendout.
Information | Description |
|---|---|
Exclusive | Only one process can use the locked resource at a time. Other processes must wait until the lock is removed. |
Non-exclusive | More than one process of the same kind can use the locked resource simultaneously. |