# Live status of apps: display status/ pause that is visible in station overview on dashboard

**URL:** https://community.tulip.co/t/live-status-of-apps-display-status-pause-that-is-visible-in-station-overview-on-dashboard/1549
**Category:** Product Suggestions
**Created:** [January 8, 2021, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/live-status-of-apps-display-status-pause-that-is-visible-in-station-overview-on-dashboard/1549 "2021-01-08T14:27:28Z")
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### Author: ![velogirlrides](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b3f665/32.png) [@velogirlrides](https://community.tulip.co/u/velogirlrides)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2021, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/live-status-of-apps-display-status-pause-that-is-visible-in-station-overview-on-dashboard/1549/1 "2021-01-08T14:27:28Z")

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Hello,

I am a new Tulip user and I have a feature request. I would like to display the current status of apps running at each station so that I can easily see if Makers are running an app or not. Makers are eligible for bonuses based on meeting or exceeding goal times and this provides incentive for pausing a timer to improve results.

I would also like to hear from the community to see if there are others who have this need and have found ways to capture and present this data.

Jen

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### Author: ![gio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tulip.co/gio/32/82_2.png) [@gio](https://community.tulip.co/u/gio)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/live-status-of-apps-display-status-pause-that-is-visible-in-station-overview-on-dashboard/1549/2 "2021-01-08T14:42:29Z")

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hello @velogirlrides, thanks for posting - this is a great suggestion!! the Product team will be evaluating this suggestion and providing an answer here.

in the meantime, one solution would be to create a Table with a Record for each Station and update the status from the App. you could add **App Started** and **App Completed** Triggers to update the records (Status, # of Hours Running, Color, User, etc.). once you have the data in the Table (something like this):

 ![Screen Shot 7](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/agilemfg/original/2X/c/c15903597b00445249a4c3fd6f16175310557485.jpeg)

you can generate a Table Analysis to display the data in a Dashboard:

 ![Screen Shot 8](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/agilemfg/original/2X/0/00cde0b3596a50c3d41e00ca4e51d39b7b714208.jpeg)

furthermore, you could also create an App with a top-down view of the facility with the status of each Station.

is this helpful in helping you achieve what you’re trying to build??

also - this is a great use case to build together in Office Hours!! would you like to join (every Thursday at 11AM EST) so we can build this??

let me know!!

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### Author: ![Akito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Akito](https://community.tulip.co/u/Akito)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2021, 8:19am UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/live-status-of-apps-display-status-pause-that-is-visible-in-station-overview-on-dashboard/1549/3 "2021-07-15T08:19:58Z")

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Hi！  
I want to make a application that monitoring status of each device.  
For example whether or not it is online today and its online time.  
Do this introduced application in this topic have such a function?  
If it has functions that I hope, please tell me how to make it.  
Best regards.

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### Author: ![gio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tulip.co/gio/32/82_2.png) [@gio](https://community.tulip.co/u/gio)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2021, 11:31am UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/live-status-of-apps-display-status-pause-that-is-visible-in-station-overview-on-dashboard/1549/4 "2021-07-15T11:31:27Z")

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hello @Akito, thanks for following up on this topic!!

so what you’re describing wasn’t in the original solution, but I’ve built an App that will hopefully get you underway. there are a couple of App level Triggers, and one on a Timer on the Master Layout that you’ll need to build. here’s a quick demo!!

1. [App Started] Create or Load the Table Record by the Station Name, and store relevant data:  
 ![Screen Shot 1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/agilemfg/original/2X/0/02f97b5f44f99ef4563d7ac0ea5583193822a7cb.jpeg)
2. [App Started, after the 1st one] check if the Station has been running today, and clear the timer if it’s a new day:  
 ![Screen Shot 3](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/agilemfg/original/2X/b/b2a855cd87a4d87e9c02c04a9e3ec823e5777af0.jpeg)
3. [Timer Trigger, on Master Layout] add a Timer Trigger to Increment the Interval the App has bene Running:  
 ![Screen Shot 4](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/agilemfg/original/2X/5/5469fcf07bc7f027c7044ff585f4b8d10ea73216.jpeg)
4. [App Completed] Change the Status and store Current Date and Time  
 ![Screen Shot 6](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/agilemfg/original/2X/c/c04b5a694bf3407792ed4dd4409a650cd6a3f076.jpeg)

this will be the resulting Table that will be automatically updated in the background whenever an app with these Triggers is used:

 ![Screen Shot 5](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/agilemfg/original/2X/7/7a377a6a5d5600c15e18308591bec94916f67a7e.jpeg)

let us know if you’re able to build this or have further questions!!

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### Author: ![jakerigos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tulip.co/jakerigos/32/6898_2.png) [@jakerigos](https://community.tulip.co/u/jakerigos)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/live-status-of-apps-display-status-pause-that-is-visible-in-station-overview-on-dashboard/1549/5 "2025-02-13T15:43:46Z")

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Hi @velogirlrides ,

With the release of the Stations API, you can create a connector to query the current appExecutionState to see the appId as well as the currentstep that the maker is on.

Check out the [“Get Stations”](https://support.tulip.co/apidocs/apistationsv1stations) endpoint!

Sincerely,

Jake
