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This guide introduces you to all the basics you need to know about the Task History tab. You learn how to use the filters to see completed and cancelled tasks, where to look for event details, and how to replay them. Scroll to the end of the page if you prefer a video format. To see any tasks in the Task History tab, you need to have automations running through HireData. This is where you can see all of the tasks that they executed. Task History tab

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How to filter tasks

Use the Filters on this tab to show completed or cancelled tasks. Completed tasks view: Completed tasks view To see only the cancelled tasks, enable the cancelled filter by moving the slide bar to the left so it becomes grey. Cancelled tasks view: Cancelled tasks view

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Understanding events

If you want to check why a task was cancelled, you can look at the event history. Click View Event next to the task you want to investigate to see its details. Cancelled task with event and run details controls Example event details: Event details Click Runs to see all the runs created by this event. For example, this event started a run for the displayed automation, but the run was cancelled because of invalid data. Example event runs: Automation runs created by an event This overview gives you an idea of what happened and whether there were any errors that prevented the task from being completed. This allows you to fix them and complete the task.

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How to replay an event

If you edit a task and you want to see if it will be completed, you can replay the event by clicking the Replay button in the dropdown menu. For example, suppose in the Runs tab of the event you see that the delay you set up in the automation is not working. You can remove it and then replay the event to see what will happen. Event Replay button

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Pro tip

The numbers next to the Task History tab update as you switch between completed and cancelled tasks, displaying the total number of tasks. Total number of completed tasks

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