History Status
The history status of a workflow, job, and step can be used to understand whether a workflow passed or where it went wrong.
| Success | Failure | Cancelled | Skipped | Unknown |
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History
The History view is where you can browse and manage workflows currently being executed as well as review logs from previous workflow runs.
Browse History Entries
History entries are created every time a workflow, job, or event is executed. Each of these entries use the following naming convention:
- Workflow History:
<workflow_name> #<id> - Job History
<workflow_name>/<job_name> #<id> - Event History:
<workflow_name> (<event_name>) #<id>
History entries can be expanded to view the specific jobs and steps that were executed. At the workflow, job, and step level, you can check the associated status and hover to view more details. In addition, you can access the execution output of all history entries.
History Details
The history details provide useful information. In particular the starting and ending timestamp as well as the total duration can be used to diagnose workflow issues.
History Output
The history output for all entries are stored in log files on disk. These files are located in a folder allocated for the extension in VS Code’s global storage directory. Use the View Output action on any history entry to easily access any of these logs.
Manage History Entries
To manage running and completed history entries, the following actions can be used:
Restart: Re-run the associated workflow or job using the settings currently set.Stop: Stop a workflow or job by interrupting the act command in execution.Ctrl+corCmd+ccan also be used on a VS Code task to have the same effect.Remove: Remove a history entry from the list and delete the associated log file from disk.Focus Task(right-click action): Focus on the VS Code task associated with the history entry if it is still open.