Real-time run logs

Introduction

When a process flow is running, the logs panel provides real-time information about the progress of each step. This is a great way to monitor what's happening during each step of the flow.

Working with real-time logs

Show me

As a flow progresses, click the 'tick' icon for a shape to view information for that step - for example:

You can drag this panel anywhere on the canvas. If you prefer to work with a larger window, click the 'pop-out' icon:

Log details

Details are provided over a series of tabs:

Logs

The logs tab provides a commentary about the status of the process flow as it progresses through each step - for example:

Look out for warnings displayed in orange, and errors shown in red.

Payloads

The payloads The tab shows the payload for the selected step in the process flow, which means you can see exactly what has happened to your data at every stage. For example:

If a shape generates multiple payloads (for example, where a flow control shape batches data into smaller payloads, or if incoming data is paginated), you can choose which one to view - for example:

You can use the pretty print option to format the payload in a more readable form. A download option is also available, so you can save failed payloads locally (for example, you might want to amend any data issues and send the amended version into a 'sweeper' process flow via the manual payload shape).

If a payload is too large to display, it is trimmed, and a download option is available for offline viewing.

Failed payloads

If the remove failed payloads option is toggled on in process flow settings OR a try/catch shape has found exceptions, this tab displays any payloads that were removed in this run:

You can use the pretty print option to format the payload in a more readable form. A download option is also available, so you can save failed payloads locally (for example, you might want to amend any data issues and send the amended version into a 'sweeper' process flow via the manual payload shape).

If multiple payloads are removed, you can choose which one to view - for example:

Requests

The requests tab shows details of the API request made for the selected shape - for example:

Here you can see the API request URL, method, body content and headers. If multiple requests are made (for example, if a connection fails the first time) you can use the request dropdown list to view each one.

Remember that every process flow shape is driven by an API request; the information here shows what's happening behind the scenes.

Responses

The responses tab shows details of the API response received for the selected shape - for example:

Here you can see the API response status, body content and headers. If multiple requests were made (for example, if a connection failed the first time) you can use the response dropdown list to view each one.

PreviousError reporting & exception handlingNextRun logs & queue

Last updated