Statuses

Every status a process run, a node, a trigger run and an agent can be in, in one place. Running and monitoring explains what to do about them.

Some lists and filters still show a status by its internal name, such as RunningWithError or WaitingForAgent. The internal name is given here as well, so you can find it.

Process runs

Status	Internal name	Meaning
Scheduled	Scheduled	Waiting for the time it was given to start. It runs the version that was current when it was scheduled. See Scheduled runs.
Todo	Todo	Started, and about to run its start event.
Running	Running	Running its nodes.
Waiting for a form	WaitingForForm	Every node it could go on with waits, and at least one of them waits for someone to fill in a form. See My Tasks.
Waiting for an agent	WaitingForAgent	Every node it could go on with waits for an agent. See Waiting for an agent.
Running with errors	RunningWithError	A node failed, but other nodes still run, wait or are about to: another branch, or the next rounds of a loop. It stays Running with errors while those wait, too.
Succeeded	Succeeded	Reached an end event without a failure. Final.
Failed	Failed	Stopped by a failure: every node it was on failed, or it reached its end while Running with errors (One or more branches failed). Not final: it can be retried, or aborted.
Aborted	Aborted	Stopped for good, by hand. Final: it can't be retried.

Only Succeeded and Aborted are final. A succeeded run can't be retried or aborted, and an aborted one can't be retried. A failed run stays failed until someone retries it or aborts it: see When a run fails.

Nodes

The status of one node of a run, as the run's Logs tab lists it and the Process tab colours it. A node in a loop has a status for each round, and a retried node one for each attempt.

Status	Internal name	Border on the diagram	Meaning
Todo	Todo	None	The run has reached the node, and is about to run it.
Waiting for an agent	WaitingForAgent	Yellow	An activity that waits for an agent that is connected, free, and meets its demands.
Queued	Queued	Light blue	An activity that was handed to an agent, which hasn't started it yet.
Running	Started	Dark blue	Running: in Spider, or on an agent.
Waiting	Waiting	Yellow	A Form activity that has handed out its form, and waits for someone to fill it in. See User tasks.
Succeeded	Succeeded	Green	Done. Its outputs are in their variables.
Failed	Failed	Red	Failed, or was cancelled with Cancel node (Node cancelled by user). Its log says why.

There is no cancelled status: a cancelled node is Failed, and a cancelled round of a loop too. A node that Retry from here took back keeps the status it had, but is shown dimmed, and no longer counts.

Trigger runs

Status	Internal name	Meaning
Todo	Todo	Made, and about to run.
Running	Running	Running its activity.
Waiting for an agent	WaitingForAgent	Waiting for an agent that can run its activity. Only a trigger from an integration module runs on an agent.
Succeeded	Succeeded	Finished, and started what it had to start. Final.
Failed	Failed	Stopped because its activity failed. Not final: a trigger from an integration module can retry its activity, and any failed trigger run can be aborted.
Aborted	Aborted	Stopped for good, by hand. Final.

See Trigger run.

Agents

Status	Internal name	Meaning
Disconnected	Disconnected	Not connected to Spider.
Connected	Connected	Connected, but not registered yet.
Idle	Idle	Registered, and free to take work.
Waiting	Waiting	Chosen for an activity, which is on its way.
Queued	Queued	The activity was sent, but hasn't started.
Running	Running	Running an activity.

A status in red means the agent is in maintenance, whatever the status: it takes no new work until someone takes it out again. See Maintenance.

Related chapters

• Running and monitoring
• Process run and Trigger run
• Agents