[One Workflow] Update execution history UI: show nested workflows steps by VladimirFilonov · Pull Request #257352 · elastic/kibana

VladimirFilonov · 2026-03-12T08:57:30Z

Show nested workflow executions in history

..._management/public/features/workflow_execution_detail/ui/workflow_step_execution_details.tsx

[#1](elastic#257352 (comment)) - add navigation hook [#2](elastic#257352 (comment)) - wrap with EuiLink [#3](elastic#257352 (comment)) - rename variables

semd · 2026-03-12T16:56:52Z

..._management/public/features/workflow_execution_detail/ui/workflow_step_execution_details.tsx

+                <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
+                  {/* eslint-disable-next-line @elastic/eui/href-or-on-click */}
+                  <EuiLink
+                    href={workflowNav.href}
+                    onClick={handleWorkflowLinkClick}
+                    aria-label={i18n.translate(
+                      'workflowsManagement.stepExecutionDetails.openWorkflowExecution',
+                      { defaultMessage: 'Open workflow execution' }
+                    )}
+                  >
+                    <EuiIcon type="popout" size="s" color="primary" aria-hidden={true} />
+                  </EuiLink>
+                </EuiFlexItem>


We only render the popout icon when the link opens in a new tab (and it's already integrated in the EuiLink when the target="_blank" prop is present).

Suggested change

<EuiFlexItem grow={false}>

{/* eslint-disable-next-line @elastic/eui/href-or-on-click */}

<EuiLink

href={workflowNav.href}

onClick={handleWorkflowLinkClick}

aria-label={i18n.translate(

'workflowsManagement.stepExecutionDetails.openWorkflowExecution',

{ defaultMessage: 'Open workflow execution' }

)}

>

<EuiIcon type="popout" size="s" color="primary" aria-hidden={true} />

</EuiLink>

</EuiFlexItem>

semd · 2026-03-12T16:57:00Z

..._management/public/features/workflow_execution_detail/ui/workflow_step_execution_details.tsx

+                      { defaultMessage: 'Open parent workflow execution' }
+                    )}
+                  >
+                    <EuiIcon type="popout" size="s" color="primary" aria-hidden={true} />


semd · 2026-03-12T17:06:51Z

...kflows_management/public/features/workflow_execution_detail/ui/build_step_executions_tree.ts

+    if (childExecutionsMap.has(node.stepExecutionId!)) {
+      const childExecution = childExecutionsMap.get(node.stepExecutionId!)!;
+      const childItems: StepExecutionTreeItem[] = childExecution.stepExecutions
+        .filter((step) => step.stepType !== 'workflow_level_timeout')


Why is this necessary? I am testing, and I don't see any stepExecution with stepType: workflow_level_timeout here. Just to understand

workflow_level_timeout is an internal step type generated by the execution engine when a workflow has a settings.timeout configured. It's filtered out for the parent workflow tree via isVisibleStepType() (line 57), so this applies the same filtering for consistency for child workflow steps

semd · 2026-03-12T17:23:54Z

..._management/public/features/workflow_execution_detail/model/use_child_workflow_executions.ts

+        const state = step.state as Record<string, unknown> | undefined;
+        const childExecutionId = state?.executionId;


NIT:

Suggested change

const state = step.state as Record<string, unknown> | undefined;

const childExecutionId = state?.executionId;

const childExecutionId = step.state?.executionId;

Also, this name is very confusing. It does not give any clue about what kind of execution ID this is referencing (step, workflow, sub-workflow...?). I know it's hard to change now, but it would have been nice to call this thing state.childWorkflowExecutionId, state.composedExecutionId or something like that.

semd · 2026-03-12T17:26:59Z

..._management/public/features/workflow_execution_detail/model/use_child_workflow_executions.ts

+  const workflowExecuteStepRefs = useMemo((): WorkflowExecuteStepRef[] => {
+    if (!parentExecution?.stepExecutions) return [];
+    return parentExecution.stepExecutions
+      .filter((step) => step.stepType === 'workflow.execute' && isTerminalStatus(step.status))


I see hardcoded magic strings in many places. Would it be possible to centralize this somewhere?

Suggested change

.filter((step) => step.stepType === 'workflow.execute' && isTerminalStatus(step.status))

.filter((step) => isCompositionStepType(step.stepType) && isTerminalStatus(step.status))

semd · 2026-03-12T18:12:35Z

...kflows_management/public/features/workflow_execution_detail/ui/workflow_execution_detail.tsx

+            stepExecutionId: childExec.executionId,
+            parentWorkflowExecution: childExec,


This is hard to reason about.
childExec is a workflow or a step execution at this point? Shouldn't it be stepExecutionId: childStep.id?

The parentWorkflowExecution: childExec assignment is also confusing. I assume we are assigning the parent execution of the childStep that we just found. Is that correct?

The returned stepExecutionId is actually the workflow execution ID (used as the first argument to useStepExecution). When the selected step is in a child workflow, that has to be the child run’s id (childWorkflowExecution.executionId). The step's id is passed as the second argument to useStepExecution (it comes from the selection/URL). So we can’t use childStep.id in the first slot. I agree the naming is confusing - the return key is really “workflow execution ID for this context”; I’ve added a comment to make that clear.

On parentWorkflowExecution: Yes. We’re passing the workflow execution that contains the selected step. When that step is inside a nested workflow, that container is the child workflow execution. The details panel uses it to show the “Open parent workflow execution” link (the execution that owns this step). So the assignment is correct; the naming is “parent” in the sense of “workflow execution that contains this step.”

semd · 2026-03-12T18:13:25Z

...kflows_management/public/features/workflow_execution_detail/ui/workflow_execution_detail.tsx

              stepExecution={selectedStepExecution}
              workflowExecutionDuration={workflowExecution?.duration ?? undefined}
              isLoadingStepData={isLoadingStepData && !isPseudoStep}
+              workflowExecution={selectedStepChildExecution}


I think renaming this would also help:

Suggested change

workflowExecution={selectedStepChildExecution}

childWorkflowExecution ={selectedStepChildExecution}

semd · 2026-03-12T18:20:39Z

..._management/public/features/workflow_execution_detail/model/use_child_workflow_executions.ts

+      const childExecutions = await Promise.all(
+        workflowExecuteStepRefs.map(async (ref) => {
+          const childExecution = await http.get<WorkflowExecutionDto>(
+            `/api/workflowExecutions/${ref.childExecutionId}`,
+            { query: { includeInput: false, includeOutput: false } }
+          );
+          return { parentStepExecutionId: ref.stepExecutionId, childExecution };
+        })
+      );


This logic without guardrails is a bit concerning. Is it possible to have a workflow here that triggers thousands of requests to get child executions (foreach), or is there a limit? We may end up DDoS'ing ourselves.
Has it been considered doing this on the backend?

…ents

semd · 2026-03-18T09:05:49Z

...shared/workflows_management/server/workflows_management/lib/get_child_workflow_executions.ts

+  } catch (error: unknown) {
+    if (
+      error instanceof Error &&
+      'meta' in error &&
+      (error as { meta?: { statusCode?: number } }).meta?.statusCode === 404
+    ) {
+      return [];
+    }
+    throw error;


Why are we doing this here for 404? I don't see this logic in the fetchChildDocs. Maybe we should just delegate error handling to the API route. And not try/catch anything here

semd

Tested locally, and it works as expected.

Architecture: Single backend endpoint for child executions is good; no more client-side loop.
Readability: injectChildWorkflowSteps could be encapsulated inside buildStepExecutionsTree. processNode would benefit from less nesting and no side effects inside .map().
DRY: would be nice to centralize workflow.execute, workflow.executeAsync step type checks.
Edge cases: Consider tests for multiple workflow.execute nodes, null stepExecutionId, and nested tree structure; and clarify sync vs async (workflow.execute vs workflow.executeAsync) in both API and UI.

semd · 2026-03-18T10:14:13Z

..._management/public/features/workflow_execution_detail/ui/workflow_step_execution_details.tsx

+    const isWorkflowExecuteStep =
+      stepExecution?.stepType === 'workflow.execute' ||
+      stepExecution?.stepType === 'workflow.executeAsync';


Will we ever show child executions for workflow.executeAsync? I don't see them being loaded anywhere

semd · 2026-03-18T10:17:16Z

...kflows_management/public/features/workflow_execution_detail/ui/build_step_executions_tree.ts

+        .map((step) => {
+          childStepExecutions.push(step);


NIT: This side-effect inside a map is not a very good practice. Consider doing it separately

semd · 2026-03-18T10:27:52Z

..._management/public/features/workflow_execution_detail/model/use_child_workflow_executions.ts

+
+export type ChildWorkflowExecutionsMap = Map<string, ChildWorkflowExecutionInfo>;
+
+const WORKFLOW_EXECUTE_STEP_TYPE = 'workflow.execute';


NIT: This const is duplicated on the UI and server, and they are not always used. We could centralize them to some /common directory.
To completely remove magic strings from the business logic, we could instead create isExecuteSyncStepType, isExecuteAsyncStepType and isExecuteStepType functions, shareable between ui and server.

… inside map

elasticmachine · 2026-03-18T13:48:44Z

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		const state = step.state as Record<string, unknown> \| undefined;
		const childExecutionId = state?.executionId;

	const state = step.state as Record<string, unknown> \| undefined;
	const childExecutionId = state?.executionId;
	const childExecutionId = step.state?.executionId;

	.filter((step) => step.stepType === 'workflow.execute' && isTerminalStatus(step.status))
	.filter((step) => isCompositionStepType(step.stepType) && isTerminalStatus(step.status))

		stepExecutionId: childExec.executionId,
		parentWorkflowExecution: childExec,

	workflowExecution={selectedStepChildExecution}
	childWorkflowExecution ={selectedStepChildExecution}


		export type ChildWorkflowExecutionsMap = Map<string, ChildWorkflowExecutionInfo>;

		const WORKFLOW_EXECUTE_STEP_TYPE = 'workflow.execute';

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