Process tables in the Stardust portal display available information on processes in the Stardust runtime environment.
Figure: Process Table in the Process Overview
The following sections describe the functionality provided in the process table:
They following details about the process instance and case process instance are displayed by default or can be selected via filter in a process table:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Process | Name of the process instance |
| Process OID | OID of the process instance |
| Priority | Priority of the process (high, normal or low) |
| Descriptors | Descriptors belonging to the process |
| Starting User | User who started the process |
| Start time | Start time of the process instance |
| Duration | Duration of the process in days, hours, minutes and seconds |
| Benchmarks | If benchmarks are defined for processes then you can view the benchmark category flag for each process instance in the Process table. |
| Case Owner | Name of the case owner is displayed if the selected process instance is case process instance |
| Actions | Available actions |
| Status | Status |
| Root Process OID | OID of Root Process |
| End Time | End time of the process instance |
| <custom descriptor> | You can add a separate column for each available descriptor. The column uses the name of the according descriptor. Refer to section Selecting a separate column for a specific descriptor for details. |
| Business Date | Selectable column to display the Business Date if available |
| Case Description | Description of the case is displayed if the selected process instance is case process instance |
| Case Name | Name of the case is displayed if the selected process instance is case process instance |
In the Descriptor column, all descriptors of the process, with the exception of descriptors based on Document data, are displayed.

Figure: Descriptors column
For details on descriptors, please refer to section Using Descriptors of chapter Configuring Data Paths in the Business Process Modeling Handbook.
You can add a separate column for each available descriptor. Open the column selector dialog as described in chapter Selecting and Reordering Columns in Tables and select the descriptor. The column uses the name of the according descriptor.
For example select a descriptor named ProductID in the column selector.
Figure: Select a specific Descriptor
A separate column named ProductID is displayed.
Figure: A separate column for specific Descriptor is displayed.
Descriptors that are based on Document Data, which could be specific documents or process attachments configured as descriptors, are displayed in separate columns. The according descriptor name appears as the column header. The column entry displays the Document name preceeded by the appropriate MIME type icon.
Figure: Separate Columns for example Document Descriptors
Clicking on the Document entry opens the Document in the Document Viewer.
Figure: Open the Document in the Document Viewer
In case a descriptor has an out data path with the same Id as the descriptor's in data path, you can edit its value in the Process Details view of the according process. Please refer to section Editing Descriptor Values of chapter Viewing Details on Descriptors for details.
The Business Date descriptor is created implicitly when a process of the Model & Go! perspective is initialized. It displays for processes of the Model & Go! perspective only. You find this descriptor in the general Descriptors column.

Figure: Business Date in general Descriptors Column
If you like the business date to display in a separate column, select Business Date from the Select Column dialog.

Figure: Business Date Descriptor Column
Select the Benchmark column, from the Select Column dialog, if not displayed in the process table. It displays a benchmark category flag for each process instance, if benchmarks are defined.

Figure: Process Table - Benchmark Column
To view the benchmark category tooltip, hover the mouse over the benchmark flag in the Benchmark column.

Figure: Benchmark Category - Tooltip
Click the sort icon
to sort the
benchmarks. Benchmarks are sorted by value and not by color across all benchmarks.
For more information on benchmarks, please refer to the chapter Managing Benchmark Definitions.
The following actions are available in the toolbar for processes selected in the table:
You can export Process tables to a CSV file. Click one of the
/
icons in the toolbar. Please refer to chapter
Exporting Table Content
for details on exporting table content.
In case you have the permission to abort the according process, the Abort Process icon in the toolbar is enabled.
To abort one or more process(es), select them and click
the abort button (
) on top
of the table.
For details on aborting process instances, refer to chapter Aborting Process Instances.
In case you want to abort an existing process instance and start another process, click the down arrow icon and select Abort Process and Start option from the toolbar.
To abort multiple processes, press Ctrl and select the processes. Then, click on the down arrow icon and select the Abort Process and Start option from the Toolbar. Please refer to chapter Aborting a Process and Starting a new Instance for details.

Figure: Abort Process and Start
In case you want to abort an existing process instance and join another process, click the down-arrow icon displayed next to the Abort icon and choose Abort Process and Join option from the toolbar. Please refer to chapter Aborting and Joining Processes for detail information.
Figure: Abort Process and Join
In case you want to pause an existing process instance and start another process, click the down arrow icon and select Pause Process and Start option from the toolbar. Please refer to chapter Pausing a Process and Starting a new Process for details on this option.
Figure: Pause Process and Start
On top of the table you also find a button to recover processes
selected in the table. In the Select part, select all
processes you like to recover and click the
button. Refer to chapter
Recovering Process Instances for
details on the recover action.
In case you have the permission to modify process instances,
the entries for the priorities
provide a drop-down list with the predefined priorities
High, Normal and Low. To modify the priority, click the
arrow on the right side of the priority and select one of the provided priorities.
Figure: Set the Priority of a Process Instance.
To save the changed priorities, select the Save
Priority Changes icon
in the toolbar.
Refer to chapter Modifying Process Priorities for details on changing priorities and required authorization.
You can group related processes in a case using the Case Menu.
Click the Case Menu icon
to open the menu.
The Case Menu contains two options:
Figure: Case Menu - Options
Please refer to chapter Grouping Root Process Instances under a new Case Process for detailed information.
The Actions column provides actions for the according process instance.

Figure: Actions column
Apart from the actions for viewing notes and process documents, a menu is available where you can select other actions from. To open this menu, click the ... entry.

Figure: Actions menu
The following actions are available depending on the according view the table is displayed in:
To view process details of a process instance, select the
Process Details entry in the Actions column drop-down list.
Please refer to chapter Viewing Process Details for detailed information on this view.
Option
Process Summary opens the Process Summary view. Please refer to chapter
Viewing the Process Summary
for detailed information on this view.
In case you have the permission to abort the according process (Abort Process Instances), the Abort option is available. For details on this permission please refer to section Authorization of chapter Working with Process Definitions in the Business Process Modeling Handbook.
To abort a process, click the
Abort entry in the Actions column drop-down list.
For details on terminating process instances, refer to chapter Aborting Process Instances.
The Abort Menu provides the following options:
In case you want to abort an existing process instance and start another process, click the Abort Menu entry in the Actions column drop-down list and select Abort Process and Start. Please refer to chapter Aborting a Process and Starting a new Instance for details.
Figure: Abort Process and Start
In case you want to abort an existing process instance and join another process, click the Abort Menu entry in the Actions column drop-down list and select Abort Process and Join. Please refer to chapter Aborting and Joining Processes for details.
Figure: Abort Process and Join
In case you want to pause an existing process instance and start another process, click the Abort Menu entry in the Actions column drop-down list and select Pause Process and Start. Please refer to chapter Pausing a Process and Starting a new Process for details on this option.
Figure: Pause Process and Start
Click the
Recover Process option in the Actions column drop-down list to recover a
process.
Please refer to chapter Recovering Process Instances for details on the recover action.
Select the
View Gantt Chart option in the Actions column drop-down list to open the
Gantt Chart View.
Please refer to chapter Viewing the Gantt Chart of a Process Instance for details on this view.
To view or add new notes pertaining to the according process,
click the Notes icon
in the Actions
column.
Refer to chapter Adding and Viewing Notes for detailed information on adding and viewing notes.
To view documents attached to a process, click the
icon.
A list opens, which displays all process attachments and specific documents.
Figure: Viewing Process Documents
If the process supports process attachments, the Process Attachments folder displays at the top of the menu. Process Attachments are listed under this folder starting with the oldest document at the top and the newest at the bottom.
Clicking a document opens it in the appropriate Document viewer.
Figure: Viewing Process Attachments
If specific documents are configured, the Specific Documents folder displays below the Process Attachments. For details on specific documents, please refer to section Specific Documents of chapter Viewing and Managing Process Documents.
Specific Documents are listed under this folder in the order in which they are set up in the model, for example the data path sequence.
Clicking a document opens it in the appropriate Document viewer.
Figure: Viewing Process Attachments
To open each document in its own viewer, click the Open all Documents option.
Figure: Open all Documents
Process tables provide sorting and filtering as described in the following sections.
You have the option to filter the data in the following columns:
Select the filter icon to open the filter dialog, which is described for the different filter types in section Filtering Data Entries of chapter Filtering and Sorting Data Entries.
The table may be sorted by any sortable column by clicking the sort icon
in the column header.
The table data can be toggled between ascending and descending order when the sort icon is
clicked.
Please refer to section Sorting Table Content of chapter Filtering and Sorting Data Entries for detailed information.
A special case for sorting is the <descriptors> columns. Worklists can be sorted and filtered on descriptors, if they either contain only activity instances from one process definition or process definitions with descriptors based on the same data. Please note that these columns cannot be sorted or filtered on descriptor values, in case the descriptor for all listed process definitions or activities pertaining to process instances is based on different data or attributes.
You have the option to select the columns to be displayed in
the table and reorder them. Click the Select Columns
icon
to open
the Select Columns dialog, which is described
in detail in chapter
Selecting and Reordering Columns in Tables.
The column selection preferences set for a process table applies to all newly opened process views except the Process Search view. The Process Search view Processes table has its independent column selection.
Figure: Select Columns Dialog
Detailed information on a process instance, including data on all
activity instances belonging to this process and all log entries created
during their execution, can be requested by inspecting the process log
entries. To view the process details, click on the
Process Details options in the Actions column drop-down list as described in
section Viewing Process Details or directly click on the process name in
the Process column.

Figure: Open the Process Details view by clicking the process name.
A separate view, the Process Details View opens, displaying the process instance details:

Figure: Process Details View
Refer to chapter Viewing Process Details for detailed information on this view.
Note that the following actions are not allowed on a default case process instance:

Figure: Case Process Instance - Actions not allowed
The action icons are disabled for default case process instance.