Active Tasks Reference

Reference for the per-Site Active tasks queue: list view, status enum, and Initiator semantics.

Admin Center > Site Settings > Tasks and services > Active tasks.

List view

Column	Type	Description
Device / Resource	String	The target the task is acting on — a device name, a Segment, or a cloud resource.
Task	String	Task identifier in the form `Scan #NNN` or `Audit #NNN`. The number correlates with the corresponding Scan-log or Audit-log row once the task reaches a terminal state.
Start date	DateTime	When the task entered the queue. Sorted descending by default.
Scope	String	Segment or device set covered by the task.
Initiator	String	The user who triggered the task, or `Schedule` for runs originating from a schedule.
Status	Enum	Live status — see below.

Toolbar: Default View ▼ / Cancel (active when one or more rows are selected) / Filter / ⋯ / ⚙️.

Grouped work, such as an audit started for multiple devices, appears as an expandable parent row with one child row per target. The parent row shows overall progress and total errors for the group.

Task lifecycle

Status	Meaning	Where the task goes next
Pending	The task is waiting for processing.	→ Preprocessing or In Progress when work starts.
Preprocessing	AlloyScan is preparing the scan or audit task.	→ In Progress when execution starts.
In Progress	The task is executing. The Status column can show progress percentage, and scan rows can show the current scan message. Grouped parent rows show overall progress across child tasks.	→ a terminal state when execution completes, is canceled, or fails.
Finished	Terminal — the task completed successfully.	Row leaves Active tasks. The corresponding Scan-log or Audit-log row is the durable record.
Canceling	AlloyScan is stopping the selected task.	→ Canceled when cancellation completes.
Canceled	Terminal — an admin clicked Cancel before the task completed.	Row leaves Active tasks. The Scan log or Audit log records the cancellation.
Failed	Terminal — the underlying execution errored out.	Row leaves Active tasks. The corresponding log row's Errors count is non-zero.

Initiator values

Value	Meaning
`<user_email>`	An admin or user triggered the task manually (ad-hoc scan or audit).
`Schedule`	The task was emitted by a Scan or Audit schedule definition.

The Initiator value carries through to the terminal log row (Scan log or Audit log) once the task finishes.

Operational signals

Signal	What to check
Queue persistently long	Audit Service host capacity or health — see About Audit Services.
One task in In Progress for hours	The target is unreachable or a script is hung. Cancel and investigate.
Dashboard widgets slow	Often correlates with a saturated queue. Drain the queue before deeper troubleshooting.

RBAC

Action	Site Administrator	Site User
View the Active tasks queue	yes	yes (read-only)
Cancel a task	yes	no