Tasks
Several plugin operations run in the background instead of blocking the admin: generating the catalogue CSV, bulk-exporting products, pulling orders for the first time, and so on. Each spawns a task that you can watch on this page.
The page also hosts the Download action for every file the plugin generates — generated CSVs from Catalog Export live here until you collect them.
Where to find it
Section titled “Where to find it”From the Dashboard, open the Quick Start card and click the Tasks tile. This opens the Task Progress page.
What you see
Section titled “What you see”Each row is one task. Columns:
| Column | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Type | What the task is (catalog export, offer sync, order import, etc.). |
| Status | One of Pending, In queue, Processing, Running, Completed, Error, Cancelled. |
| Progress | How much of the task has been processed (rows or percentage). |
| Error | If the task ended in Error, the failure reason. |
| Created | When the task was queued. |
| Updated | Last activity timestamp. |
The sidebar exposes:
- Status — filter by task status.
- Type — filter by task type.
- Refresh — pulls the latest list.
Status meaning
Section titled “Status meaning”| Status | What it means |
|---|---|
| Pending | The task has been created but isn’t running yet. |
| In queue | Waiting for a background worker to pick it up. |
| Processing / Running | Currently working on it. |
| Completed | Finished successfully. The Download File action is enabled for tasks that produced a file. |
| Error | The task failed — see the Error column for the reason. |
| Cancelled | The task was cancelled before completing. |
Per-row actions
Section titled “Per-row actions”- Download File — only enabled on Completed tasks that produced a file (typically a catalog CSV). The file is removed automatically once the task entry is deleted.
- Delete — removes the task entry and any associated files. A confirmation dialog appears: “Are you sure you want to delete this task? Associated files will also be deleted.”
Finished tasks are also cleaned up automatically by the Task progress cleanup background task — by default once every 24 hours.
Tips & gotchas
Section titled “Tips & gotchas”Related
Section titled “Related”- Catalog Export — generated CSVs land in this list
- Catalog — every Add to Catalog batch spawns a task
- Add offers from Shopware — same flow for offers
- Background tasks — the scheduled tasks that run periodically (different from the on-demand tasks tracked here)