If you've ever wanted to gain more insight into your automation activity, the Run history feature is for you. With Run history, you can gain insight into how your automations are running and where they might be getting stuck.

How does it work?

If your automation is not successful, Run history is a great place to start. When an automation is triggered, you will have the ability to keep track of any actions or outcomes on the activity log. This log will show you if the automation was successful or unsuccessful. If successful, the log will give you insight into what happened when the automation ran.

Run history on the board

To access the activity log for the entire board, open your Board Automations by navigating to the top of the board and click on the Automate button:

Next, click on the Manage tab, and then the Run history button:

From there, you will see a list of all of the automations that have run on your board. The list will show the date and time that the automation ran and if it is in progress, has failed, or ran successfully.

For more details, open the drop down menu by clicking on the downward-facing arrow to the right: 

If you see In progress next to your automation, this indicates that the automation is busy actioning and could take a bit of time.

When you see Failure next to your automation it is indicating that the automation was not successful. A suggestion will appear, highlighted in red under the failed automation, on how to fix the issue.

You can also follow our initial troubleshooting steps to resolve the issue.

By hovering over the cog icon that appears in your Activity log, you will see the action count produced by that particular automation, to assist in understanding your billed actions.

Run history for a select automation

In the Manage tab of the Board automations page, you can find an individual automation's run history by clicking on the Automations tab and then clicking the three dot menu and clicking on Run history:

You can also access the Run history log when editing an automation. You can reach this page by clicking on Edit from the three dot menu next to the individual automation you're interested in, or just by clicking on the automation itself.

Run history for a single item

To access the Automation activity from an item choose the item and open the dialogue window. Click on the Activity Log button, and then finally on the Automation activity button.

Automation importance

You can rank the importance of each of your automations in order to streamline your focus on the most high priority processes. You can do this by clicking on the importance button below the automation itself:

You can also change the importance by clicking on the three dot menu on the right side of the automation, clicking on Importance, and then setting automation importance from the options presented: 

Run history filters

Run history has a few filters for easier navigation. You can access these by clicking on the Filter button as shown below: 

Automation indication avatar

The board activity log shows which automation triggered a change. To view details, open up the activity log and then click on the following avatar:

This links directly to the specific automation or workflow responsible for triggering the automation-driven action. You will be redirected to the exact automation that triggered the action, where you'll be able to see more details within the Run history tab on the right.

Workflows run history

Easily check out your workflow's run history by clicking on the Run history button located at the top right of the workflow builder:

You can also categorize importance for your workflows. Once you've created and activated your desired workflow, click on the arrow on the right of its title. From there you'll be able to set the automation importance: