15.4 Status and Duration Interpretation

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Correct interpretation of status and duration prevents false conclusions.

Status interpretation

  • Waiting / queued: not executing yet (routing/capacity/dependency/approval reasons possible).
  • Running: actively executing; inspect current step and heartbeat freshness.
  • Succeeded: terminal success for that job/pipeline scope.
  • Failed: terminal failure; inspect first failed step.
  • Canceled: execution intentionally interrupted (manual/policy/system action).

Duration interpretation

Duration should be read with context:

  • short failure often indicates validation/config issue,
  • long-running then fail often indicates external dependency timeout/resource pressure,
  • unexpected duration growth across runs may indicate environment drift or queue pressure.

Use both:

  • Started ... ago for current operational context,
  • full timestamp tooltips for precise timeline reconstruction.

Practical recommendation: never interpret status without checking corresponding step output and timing pattern.