View status
From an open work item, you can display the workflow map, see which steps
have been completed, which steps are active, the status of milestones,
and other information about the workflow.
To display the status of the running workflow
On the open work item page, click Status. If there is no Status button,
the option is not available for this work item.
Status information displays in the Process Tracker window, which is divided into
two parts. The upper area (Map area) displays the main map
and any submaps of the current workflow; the lower area (History
pane) displays information about the running workflow.

The Process Tracker application displays the Workflow map and history pane, as
shown above. Select the steps in the workflow map or a tab in the History
pane to display the information you want. If you are assigned as the tracker
for this workflow, the properties pane also displays, allowing you to
make changes in active work items.
- To display the workflow map or any submaps, select the name of the
map from the list on the Workflow map
toolbar.
- To display milestones defined for this workflow, select the Milestones
tab. Choose the maximum milestone level you want to display from the
Show milestone levels selection box. A milestone that has been completed
displays its name and message. A milestone that has not been completed
displays its name only.
- To list steps that have been completed and any steps in progress,
select the Workflow History tab. For
further information, click Help in the Process Tracker window.
- To display the history of one or more steps, select the steps in the
workflow map. If a step has been visited (in progress or completed),
the Step History tab displays the information
from the event log. If the step has not been visited, there is no information.
In the table of step information, the Occurrences column shows the number
of times that a step has executed in a cycle. The Response column shows
the response the participant selected. The Comments column shows any
comment the participant entered.
- To list active work items in the current workflow, select the Work
Items tab.
NOTE
If you make changes to the work item in Process Tracker, those changes will not
be reflected when you return to the work item page.