Displaying Visible Hidden Work Items

There may be work items in your work item list that are actually hidden.

The reasons they may be hidden are:

  • They are work items that are associated with a process instance that has been suspended (see Suspending a Process Instance).
  • They are work items that have been pended, that is, a timer has been set to make them hidden until a specified date/time, or for a specified period of time (see Pending Work Items).

You can display hidden work items in your work item list by selecting either Only show hidden work items or Show visible and hidden work items from the View menu on the work item list:

There is also a Visibility column you can display (it’s not displayed by default) using the Column Selector that indicates whether or not each work item in the list is visible or hidden.