Statuses of a Process Instance |
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The Process Engine is responsible for instantiating a process model. During its life cycle, the process instance passes through several statuses.
The following table describes the statuses of an individual process instance.
Table 1. Statuses of a Process Instance
Status |
Description |
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Aborted |
Process instance that is aborted. A process instance can be aborted due to some error, for example, failure to invoke a Web service. |
Complete |
Process instance that completed its cycle. A process instance is successfully completed when it reaches the end of the process. |
Debug |
Process instance that is executed in debug mode through the Process Debugger. |
Debug Ready |
Process instance that has reached a breakpoint. It can be continued through the Process Debugger or by selecting the Resume option. |
Running |
Process instance that is currently running. For example, when the process instance is waiting for the response from a Web service activity. |
Replaced |
Process instance that is resumed after replacing the sub process. NOTE: |
Restart |
Process instance that is restarted after it was aborted. For more information, see Restarting a Process Instance from Graphical Mode. |
Reset |
Process Instance that is executed again after it was suspended. For more information, see Resetting a Process Instance from Graphical Mode. |
Suspended |
Process instance that is suspended. Activities in a process instance cannot be executed till the process instance is resumed. |
Terminated |
Process instance that is terminated by the process administrator. |
Waiting |
Process instance that is waiting for a response from a manual activity or an incoming message. |