This article explains how to monitor and manage workflows created through the Automations area in Personio. To set up your own automation, see Create workflows. 

If you want to monitor or manage workflows related to the employee lifecycle, like onboarding, offboarding, employee signatures, and approvals, see the relevant articles. 

Monitor workflows

Use the Activity tab to track the performance of any workflows triggered within the last 30 days. The table lists all the names of workflows triggered and additional details like assignee, when it was triggered, the affected person, and status. 

• Use the filter options at the top of the table to sort workflow instances.
• Select a specific workflow instance from the list to see details about its execution – like the current step, assigned personnel, assignment times, and more.

Edit a workflow

You can add, update, or delete steps in a workflow. Follow these steps: 

1. Go to Automations > Workflows. 
2. Select the workflow you want to edit.
3. Click Edit.
4. Update the workflow and its components as needed. Save changes as you make them.
5. Optionally, update the name of the workflow to reflect any changes in its function.
6. Save the workflow as a draft, or save and activate the new changes.

Note:
Edits that change the workflow logic will reset the trigger count and last triggered data in the Workflows tab. If it's approval-related, re-activation may override other approval workflows. Find out more.

Save an edited workflow

After editing an active workflow, you can save the changes in two ways:

Note: 
You can save one draft version per workflow. A +1 symbol to the right of a workflow's status in the Workflows tab indicates an existing draft. 

Copy a workflow

You can copy an existing workflow to save time when creating a similar one. To duplicate a workflow, follow these steps:

1. Go to Automations > Workflows.
2. To the right of the workflow you want to copy, click the three dots icon > copy workflow to duplicate it.
3. The duplicate workflow appears. Make any edits, and enter a new name for the workflow.
4. Save it as a draft or activate it. 

Activate a workflow

Before activating a workflow, note the following:

• Activated workflows will start executing based on the defined trigger. Once triggered, you cannot stop the executions in progress, but you can deactivate or delete it to prevent future executions.
• Employees who are not yet invited to Personio may still receive notifications, like emails, tied to a workflow. Only activate a workflow if all employees included in it have been invited to Personio.
• We recommend only including invited users, like HR Managers, when testing workflows to ensure accurate results. 
• Consider double-checking your workflows with a colleague before activating.

To activate a workflow, follow these steps:

1. Go to Automations > Workflows.
2. Create a workflow, or select an existing draft or inactive workflow from the list.
3. Edit the workflow's components to suit your needs. 
4. Click save and activate. 

The workflow appears on the list in the Workflows tab. You can monitor the progress and view more details about the workflow in the Activity tab. 

Deactivate or delete a workflow

Deactivate a workflow

To deactivate a workflow, follow these steps:

1. Go to Automations > Workflows. Find the workflow you want to deactivate.
2. To the right of the workflow, click the three dots icon.
3. Deactivate the workflow.

Future executions of the workflow will not run. Any in-progress executions can still be viewed and completed. 

Delete a workflow

You can only delete draft or inactive workflows. See how to deactivate a workflow above. To delete a workflow, follow these steps:

1.  
   1. Go to Automations > Workflows. Find the workflow you want to delete. 
   2. If the workflow has an active status, deactivate it.
   3. To the right of the workflow you want to delete, click the three dots icon > Delete workflow.

Fix a broken workflow

Personio doesn't warn you in advance if a workflow breaks due to changes to the elements it uses. Instead, Personio notifies you when a workflow tries to run and encounters a problem. This helps to address issues and maintain workflow efficiency.

This is how we inform you about broken workflows:

• Personio highlights specific errors when you access the workflow in the workflow builder.
• An error message appears in the Status column of the workflow list in Automations > Workflows. This message contains details about the issue.
• You receive a task in your Inbox with details about the issue and a link to fix the broken workflow.
• You receive an email summarizing the errors with a link to fix the broken workflow.

For information about the issues that can break workflows, see the section about common reasons for broken workflows.

Note:
The person who created the workflow receives all notifications about broken workflows. Personio doesn't reassign these notifications if the original workflow creator is unavailable.

To fix a broken workflow:

1. Open the broken workflow.
2. Review and fix the highlighted errors in the workflow builder.

Fixing a workflow doesn’t reset the trigger counter to 0. It continues from where it left off. A fixed workflow doesn’t run again for triggers that happened while it was broken.

Broken workflow communication also includes broken action items. For example, if a recipient of a notification is missing, the workflow starts, but it doesn't send the notification. In this case, notifications, tasks, and approvals happen, but the system skips email actions.

Understand the common reasons for broken workflows

The following table shows the common reasons for broken workflows. These issues could occur in the conditions or rules of the workflow trigger. They could also occur in the workflow actions (for example, a recipient for a notification is missing):