---
alias: user-guide-automation-task-fa-jobstate
tags:
- automation tasks
description: "This task retrieves and updates job state information, triggering relevant outputs based on the received data"
---

# Job State

This task receives the `Activate` input and sends a request to get the current Job state to the Worker Manager, and updates its outputs accordingly. Depending on the Job state received, the `IsAborting` or `IsExecuting` output will be emitted. Additionally, there's a specific output for the current State object.

![jobstate_parameters][jobstate_parameters]

## Details

| Fields            | Details                                                                            |
| ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Scope             | Factory Automation <br> Enterprise Integration <br> Data Platform |
| Workflow          | Data flow <br> Control flow                                                        |
| `IsProtocol` flag | :material-close:{ style="color: #EF5350" }                                       |

## Inputs

| Name     | Data Type | Description        |
| -------- | --------- | ------------------ |
| Activate | `any`     | Activates the task |

Table: Job State inputs

## Outputs

| Name        | Data Type | Values | Description                                            |
| ----------- | --------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| job id      | `any`     |        | Current Job Id                                         |
| State       | `any`     |        | Current Job State                                      |
| IsExecuting | `Boolean` |        | Whether the job is executing                           |
| IsAborting  | `Boolean` |        | Whether the job is aborting                            |
| Raw         | `any`     |        | Received event payload                                 |
| Success     | `Boolean` |        | If there was no problem emits a true                   |
| Error       | `Error`   |        | Error that occurred during the processing of this task |

Table: Job State outputs

## Settings

On the `General` tab, you have the usual settings. Additional outputs can be defined in the `Outputs` tab.

![jobstate_settings][jobstate_settings]

## Behavior

This Task needs to be provided with the `Activate` input so that the current Job state can be fetched from the Worker Manager and the outputs updated accordingly.

[jobstate_parameters]: ./images/jobstate_parameters.png
[jobstate_settings]: ./images/jobstate_settings.png