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title: Monitor workflow pause requests
description: You can monitor the status of workflow pause requests using Workflow Pause Request.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/build-workflows/legacy-workflow/monitor-workflow-pause-requests.html
release: australia
product: Legacy Workflow
classification: legacy-workflow
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Workflow pause utility, Workflow administration, Classic Workflow, Build workflows]
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# Monitor workflow pause requests

You can monitor the status of workflow pause requests using Workflow Pause Request.

## Before you begin

Role required: Workflow\_admin or workflow\_publisher, workflow\_creator

You must install and activate the Workflow Pause Utility plugin.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Workflow** > **Operations** > **Pause Requests**.

    **Workflow Pause Requests** appears and displays existing workflow pause requests.

2.  Select the workflow pause request.

    **Workflow Pause Request** appears, and displays the selected workflow pause request.

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |Req Number|Unique assigned pause request number.|
    |Completed Resume Activity Count|Number of workflow context activities resumed after the pause completed.|
    |Pause Active|Selected indicates the workflow context is currently paused. Cleared indicates it is not.|
    |Transitioned During Pause|Number of workflow contexts that transitioned when the pause request was placed. When a pause request is placed, the affected workflow contexts are paused before start of the next activity.|
    |Workflow Context|Reference number for the paused workflow context.|
    |Log|Activity work notes generated by the group pause request.|
    |Paused Act Count|Date and time of day \(h:m:s\) at which the paused workflow context is resuming.|
    |Requester Name|Name of the person who requested the workflow pause.|
    |Resume Act Count|Number of workflow context activities resumed after the pause completed.|
    |Resume At|Date and time of day \(h:ms:s\) at which the workflow contents are scheduled to resume.|
    |Table|Related record table name.|
    |Application|Application in which the workflow context is executing.|
    |Exec Act Count|Number of activities executing when the workflow context was paused.|
    |Group Pause Request|Reference number for the associated group pause request, if any. Appears only if pause request was the result of a group pause request.|
    |Is Workflow Complete|Selected indicates the workflow context is complete. Cleared indicates it is not.|
    |Is Workflow Stuck|Selected indicates the workflow context is stuck. Cleared indicates it is not.|
    |State|Current state of the workflow context - Paused or Resumed.|
    |Stuck Activities Count|The number of workflow context activities that are stuck.|
    |Stuck Act Count To be subtracted for Pause Percentage|Writer to whom the documentation request is assigned.|


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