# Web ui task state filtering doing nothing? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cylc Support\ **Created:** [January 5, 2024, 7:31am UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/web-ui-task-state-filtering-doing-nothing/842 "2024-01-05T07:31:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jonnyhtw](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/cylc.discourse.group/jonnyhtw/32/232_2.png) [@jonnyhtw](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/jonnyhtw)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2024, 7:31am UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/web-ui-task-state-filtering-doing-nothing/842/1 "2024-01-05T07:31:40Z")
hi there, when i filter my workflows to only show running ones it works fine in the web ui. however, when i try to only show running tasks, nothing happens in graph, tree or table views, see screenshot. am i doing something wrong? thanks! ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/cylc1/original/1X/e880bab030139594b3e65787aa2c4da0a508a476.png) ---
**Author:** ![hilary.j.oliver](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/cylc.discourse.group/hilary.j.oliver/32/4_2.png) [@hilary.j.oliver](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/hilary.j.oliver)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/web-ui-task-state-filtering-doing-nothing/842/2 "2024-01-05T20:49:35Z")
That filter affects which workflows are listed in the side panel. So (e.g.) filtering by running task state will show workflows that currently have running tasks in them. The tree and table views (for specific workflows) have their own task state filtering controls at the top. ---
**Author:** ![jonnyhtw](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/cylc.discourse.group/jonnyhtw/32/232_2.png) [@jonnyhtw](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/jonnyhtw)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/web-ui-task-state-filtering-doing-nothing/842/3 "2024-01-06T22:51:04Z")
thanks @hilary.j.oliver got it! 🙂