temporalio / temporalio/ui

Child Workflow status badge in Parent's Event History doesn't reflect child's current/final status

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Description

When viewing a Parent Workflow's Event History in the Temporal Web UI, the Child Workflow status badge shows "Started" even after the Child Workflow has been cancelled or completed. The badge only reflects the status at the time the event was recorded, not the child's current/final status.

Current Behavior

Parent Workflow starts a Child Workflow
Event History shows Start Child Workflow Execution Initiated with a "Started" badge
Child Workflow gets cancelled (or completes/fails)
Parent's Event History still shows "Started" badge for that child workflow event
Only when clicking into the Child Workflow directly does the user see the actual status ("Cancelled")

Expected Behavior

The Child Workflow status badge in the Parent's Event History should reflect the child's current/final status (e.g., "Cancelled", "Completed", "Failed"), or at minimum provide a visual indicator that the status shown is historical and may have changed

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Can you explain if it's the correct behavior or not?.

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Research direction

Start in the Temporal Web UI's Parent Workflow Event History and reproduce the case where a child is cancelled or completed after its start event. Trace how the Child Workflow status badge is sourced, then verify whether it can show the child's current or final status, or clearly identify the displayed status as historical. Done means the badge no longer misleadingly remains "Started" after the child reaches a final status.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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