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# Understand the main table

> Learn about the default and optional columns in the Job Viewer main table and how to identify different task types.

The main table displays jobs and tasks with the following information:

![Job Viewer main table showing jobs and tasks](/_fern-img/0b31f00e939c619ec78da8b2a1e6ec83f6be77d8c57f50a1c560baa66a682a49.webp)

## Default columns

**Type**

* **Root Job**: The top-level job in a hierarchy. Root jobs are triggered by manual execution, API calls, schedules, or events. A root job can have child jobs and tasks beneath it, but it has no parent job above it.
* **Child Job**: A job that runs within another job (either a root job or another child job). Child jobs are sub-workflows that execute as part of a larger automation process. A child job can also be a parent job if it has its own child jobs or tasks beneath it in the hierarchy.
* **Task**: An individual unit of work within a job that performs a specific function. Tasks are the smallest executable units and can be Manual (requiring user intervention), Operation (automated device operations), or Automatic (system-automated processes).

**Status**

For more information on what each state means, see [Status Definitions](/itential-cloud/cloud-hub/job-viewer/terms-concepts#status-definitions).

**Active States**:

* Scheduled (orange dot)
* Running (blue dot)
* Error (red dot)
* Paused (yellow dot)

**Finished States**:

* Canceled (black dot)
* Complete (green dot)

**Workflow**

* For jobs: The workflow name
* For tasks: Parent job's workflow name

**Task Description**

* For jobs: "**--**" (not applicable)
* For tasks: Description of the task's purpose

**Elapsed Time**

* Format: "XdYhZmWs" (days, hours, minutes, seconds)
* For running jobs/tasks: Time from start to current moment
* For completed jobs/tasks: Total execution time

**Start Time**

* Date and time when the job/task began
* Displayed in your browser's local timezone

**End Time**

* Date and time when the job/task completed
* Displayed in your browser's local timezone
* Empty for currently running jobs/tasks

## Optional columns

You can add the following columns to the main table display:

**Project**

* Shows the project containing the workflow
* For tasks, shows parent job's project

**Job ID**

* Unique identifier for the job
* For tasks: Shows parent job ID

**Task Summary**

* Brief summary of the task's purpose
* Only applicable to tasks

**Input/Output**

* JSON objects containing job/task data
* Available for download

## Identifying task types

Job Viewer displays three types of tasks:

### Manual tasks

* **Purpose**: Require user intervention
* **Identification**: Type column shows "Task Manual"
* **Status**: Often "Scheduled" or "Running" awaiting user action

### Operation tasks

* **Purpose**: Automated operations on network devices
* **Identification**: Type column shows "Task Operation"
* **Status**: Typically process automatically

### Automatic tasks

* **Purpose**: System-automated processes
* **Identification**: Type column shows "Task Auto"
* **Status**: Execute without user intervention

## Learn more

* [Customize your view](/itential-cloud/cloud-hub/job-viewer/customize)
* [Terms and concepts](/itential-cloud/cloud-hub/job-viewer/terms-concepts)
* [Job hierarchy](/itential-cloud/cloud-hub/job-viewer/job-hierarchy)

> Learn about the default and optional columns in the Job Viewer main table and how to identify different task types.