> ### 1.3 Process Instances

> The Process Instances page has the following columns: Select, Id, Process Instance Name, Process Definition Name, Date Started, State (process instance state, e.g. Created, Closed, Error, Suspended, or Running) and Owner (the person who owns the process instance).

> Figure 2-3: Process Instances page with a process instance selected

> The purpose this dialog is to be able to review all of the process instances in the system and administer them.

> Administration includes deleting process instances that are no longer relevant, archiving process instances you are no longer using to free up space in your database, or migrating process instances to another Interstage BPM installation. You may use the View button to display the process definition's graphical view to ensure that you are looking at the correct process instance before deleting it.

> With the History button you can display a page where all activities concerning the process instance are listed.

> Clicking on the name of a process instance displays a page with a summary of the process instance.

> When a process instance is created using the Interstage BPM Console, it is usually in the Running state. With the Model API, you can also develop custom clients that create process instances that initially are in a different state.

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