# Track Your Advocate Processes

Processes help you monitor activity related to your [calculated fields](https://help.impact.com/brand/what-would-you-like-to-learn-about/advocate-program/manage-advocate-participants/custom-and-calculated-fields/calculated-fields-explained) and the [Participants table](https://help.impact.com/brand/what-would-you-like-to-learn-about/advocate-program/manage-advocate-participants/filter-and-manage-advocate-participants). Whether you’re recalculating custom data points or refreshing stats for specific users, this page gives you visibility into what’s been done, by whom, and when.

You can use the *Processes* list to troubleshoot updates, verify that stat refreshes completed successfully, and check for any issues.

1. From the left navigation menu, select ![](https://4048883401-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FwMLlMoFBtKJa8ptd3zaw%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-230534471fef5f40808e921e41ee44e4a06ded03%2Fe6cb9548999afdc1ed3ce4942e4cb5b45b5cecbd323267aac2a7cd1915fccc09.svg?alt=media) **\[Engage]** → **Data Sources**.
2. Next, from the list of options, select **Processes**.

#### Why use Processes?

Processes are especially useful when you’ve made updates to a [calculated field](https://help.impact.com/brand/what-would-you-like-to-learn-about/advocate-program/manage-advocate-participants/filter-and-manage-advocate-participants) and want to ensure the changes have been applied to the correct participant records. Once a recalculation is triggered, a background process runs to apply that logic, and the status of that process is then recorded here. It provides assurance that updates have been processed as expected.

**Check the Processes page after:**

* Triggering a refresh of a calculated field
* Checking the last time it was updated

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<summary>Processes reference table</summary>

| Column         | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Name           | The type of process that has run, e.g., *Participant stat refresh*.                                                                                                                                                           |
| Started By     | The email address of the user who initiated the process.                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Date Created   | When the process was triggered.                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Processed Rows | Number of participant records that were affected by the update.                                                                                                                                                               |
| Elapsed Time   | How long the process took to complete.                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Errors         | <p>Any errors that occurred during processing. A value of <code>0</code> indicates success.</p><p>If you experience any errors, please contact <a href="mailto:saasquatch-support@impact.com">support</a> for assistance.</p> |

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