feat(core): Improve debugging of sub-workflows (#11602)

cypress/composables/executions.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/**
+ * Getters
+ */
+
+export const getExecutionsSidebar = () => cy.getByTestId('executions-sidebar');
+
+export const getWorkflowExecutionPreviewIframe = () => cy.getByTestId('workflow-preview-iframe');
+
+export const getExecutionPreviewBody = () =>
+	getWorkflowExecutionPreviewIframe()
+		.its('0.contentDocument.body')
+		.then((el) => cy.wrap(el));
+
+export const getExecutionPreviewBodyNodes = () =>
+	getExecutionPreviewBody().findChildByTestId('canvas-node');
+
+export const getExecutionPreviewBodyNodesByName = (name: string) =>
+	getExecutionPreviewBody().findChildByTestId('canvas-node').filter(`[data-name="${name}"]`).eq(0);
+
+export function getExecutionPreviewOutputPanelRelatedExecutionLink() {
+	return getExecutionPreviewBody().findChildByTestId('related-execution-link');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Actions
+ */
+
+export const openExecutionPreviewNode = (name: string) =>
+	getExecutionPreviewBodyNodesByName(name).dblclick();

cypress/composables/ndv.ts

@@ -48,10 +48,38 @@ export function getOutputTableRow(row: number) {
 	return getOutputTableRows().eq(row);
 }
 
+export function getOutputTableHeaders() {
+	return getOutputPanelDataContainer().find('table thead th');
+}
+
+export function getOutputTableHeaderByText(text: string) {
+	return getOutputTableHeaders().contains(text);
+}
+
+export function getOutputTbodyCell(row: number, col: number) {
+	return getOutputTableRows().eq(row).find('td').eq(col);
+}
+
+export function getOutputRunSelector() {
+	return getOutputPanel().findChildByTestId('run-selector');
+}
+
+export function getOutputRunSelectorInput() {
+	return getOutputRunSelector().find('input');
+}
+
 export function getOutputPanelTable() {
 	return getOutputPanelDataContainer().get('table');
 }
 
+export function getOutputPanelItemsCount() {
+	return getOutputPanel().getByTestId('ndv-items-count');
+}
+
+export function getOutputPanelRelatedExecutionLink() {
+	return getOutputPanel().getByTestId('related-execution-link');
+}
+
 /**
  * Actions
  */
@@ -90,3 +118,8 @@ export function setParameterSelectByContent(name: string, content: string) {
 	getParameterInputByName(name).realClick();
 	getVisibleSelect().find('.option-headline').contains(content).click();
 }
+
+export function changeOutputRunSelector(runName: string) {
+	getOutputRunSelector().click();
+	getVisibleSelect().find('.el-select-dropdown__item').contains(runName).click();
+}

cypress/composables/workflow.ts

@@ -76,6 +76,14 @@ export function getCanvasNodes() {
 	);
 }
 
+export function getSaveButton() {
+	return cy.getByTestId('workflow-save-button');
+}
+
+export function getZoomToFitButton() {
+	return cy.getByTestId('zoom-to-fit');
+}
+
 /**
  * Actions
  */
@@ -170,3 +178,19 @@ export function clickManualChatButton() {
 export function openNode(nodeName: string) {
 	getNodeByName(nodeName).dblclick();
 }
+
+export function saveWorkflowOnButtonClick() {
+	cy.intercept('POST', '/rest/workflows').as('createWorkflow');
+	getSaveButton().should('contain', 'Save');
+	getSaveButton().click();
+	getSaveButton().should('contain', 'Saved');
+	cy.url().should('not.have.string', '/new');
+}
+
+export function pasteWorkflow(workflow: object) {
+	cy.get('body').paste(JSON.stringify(workflow));
+}
+
+export function clickZoomToFit() {
+	getZoomToFitButton().click();
+}

cypress/e2e/24-ndv-paired-item.cy.ts

@@ -31,29 +31,31 @@ describe('NDV', () => {
 
 		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(1).invoke('attr', 'data-test-id').should('equal', 'hovering-item');
 
-		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(1).realHover();
+		ndv.actions.dragMainPanelToRight();
+		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(1).realMouseMove(10, 1);
 		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(4).invoke('attr', 'data-test-id').should('equal', 'hovering-item');
 
-		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(2).realHover();
+		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(2).realMouseMove(10, 1);
 		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(2).invoke('attr', 'data-test-id').should('equal', 'hovering-item');
 
-		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(3).realHover();
+		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(3).realMouseMove(10, 1);
 		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(6).invoke('attr', 'data-test-id').should('equal', 'hovering-item');
 
 		// output to input
-		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(1).realHover();
+		ndv.actions.dragMainPanelToLeft();
+		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(1).realMouseMove(10, 1);
 		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(4).invoke('attr', 'data-test-id').should('equal', 'hovering-item');
 
-		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(4).realHover();
+		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(4).realMouseMove(10, 1);
 		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(1).invoke('attr', 'data-test-id').should('equal', 'hovering-item');
 
-		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(2).realHover();
+		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(2).realMouseMove(10, 1);
 		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(2).invoke('attr', 'data-test-id').should('equal', 'hovering-item');
 
-		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(6).realHover();
+		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(6).realMouseMove(10, 1);
 		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(3).invoke('attr', 'data-test-id').should('equal', 'hovering-item');
 
-		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(1).realHover();
+		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(1).realMouseMove(10, 1);
 		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(4).invoke('attr', 'data-test-id').should('equal', 'hovering-item');
 	});
 
@@ -75,31 +77,32 @@ describe('NDV', () => {
 		ndv.actions.switchInputMode('Table');
 		ndv.actions.switchOutputMode('Table');
 
-		ndv.getters.backToCanvas().realHover(); // reset to default hover
+		ndv.getters.backToCanvas().realMouseMove(10, 1); // reset to default hover
 		ndv.getters.outputHoveringItem().should('not.exist');
 		ndv.getters.parameterExpressionPreview('value').should('include.text', '1111');
 
 		ndv.actions.selectInputNode('Set1');
-		ndv.getters.backToCanvas().realHover(); // reset to default hover
+		ndv.getters.backToCanvas().realMouseMove(10, 1); // reset to default hover
 
 		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(1).should('have.text', '1000');
 
 		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(1).invoke('attr', 'data-test-id').should('equal', 'hovering-item');
 
-		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(1).realHover();
+		ndv.actions.dragMainPanelToRight();
-		cy.wait(50);
+		ndv.getters.inputTbodyCell(1, 0).realMouseMove(10, 1);
 		ndv.getters.outputHoveringItem().should('have.text', '1000');
 		ndv.getters.parameterExpressionPreview('value').should('include.text', '1000');
 
 		ndv.actions.selectInputNode('Sort');
+		ndv.actions.dragMainPanelToLeft();
 		ndv.actions.changeOutputRunSelector('1 of 2 (6 items)');
-		ndv.getters.backToCanvas().realHover(); // reset to default hover
+		ndv.getters.backToCanvas().realMouseMove(10, 1); // reset to default hover
 
 		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(1).should('have.text', '1111');
 
 		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(1).invoke('attr', 'data-test-id').should('equal', 'hovering-item');
-		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(1).realHover();
+		ndv.actions.dragMainPanelToRight();
-		cy.wait(50);
+		ndv.getters.inputTbodyCell(1, 0).realMouseMove(10, 1);
 		ndv.getters.outputHoveringItem().should('have.text', '1111');
 		ndv.getters.parameterExpressionPreview('value').should('include.text', '1111');
 	});
@@ -132,20 +135,22 @@ describe('NDV', () => {
 
 		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(1).should('have.text', '1111');
 		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(1).invoke('attr', 'data-test-id').should('equal', 'hovering-item');
+
+		ndv.actions.dragMainPanelToLeft();
 		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(1).should('have.text', '1111');
-		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(1).realHover();
+		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(1).realMouseMove(10, 1);
 
 		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(3).should('have.text', '4444');
-		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(3).realHover();
+		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(3).realMouseMove(10, 1);
 
 		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(3).should('have.text', '4444');
 		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(3).invoke('attr', 'data-test-id').should('equal', 'hovering-item');
 
 		ndv.actions.changeOutputRunSelector('2 of 2 (6 items)');
-		cy.wait(50);
 
 		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(1).should('have.text', '1000');
-		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(1).realHover();
+		ndv.actions.dragMainPanelToRight();
+		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(1).realMouseMove(10, 1);
 
 		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(1).should('have.text', '1000');
 		ndv.getters
@@ -155,7 +160,8 @@ describe('NDV', () => {
 			.should('equal', 'hovering-item');
 
 		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(3).should('have.text', '2000');
-		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(3).realHover();
+		ndv.actions.dragMainPanelToLeft();
+		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(3).realMouseMove(10, 1);
 
 		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(3).should('have.text', '2000');
 
@@ -175,14 +181,15 @@ describe('NDV', () => {
 
 		ndv.actions.switchOutputBranch('False Branch (2 items)');
 		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(1).should('have.text', '8888');
-		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(1).realHover();
+		ndv.actions.dragMainPanelToLeft();
+		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(1).realMouseMove(10, 1);
 
 		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(5).should('have.text', '8888');
 
 		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(5).invoke('attr', 'data-test-id').should('equal', 'hovering-item');
 
 		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(2).should('have.text', '9999');
-		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(2).realHover();
+		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(2).realMouseMove(10, 1);
 
 		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(6).should('have.text', '9999');
 
@@ -192,29 +199,35 @@ describe('NDV', () => {
 
 		workflowPage.actions.openNode('Set5');
 
+		ndv.actions.dragMainPanelToRight();
 		ndv.actions.switchInputBranch('True Branch');
+
+		ndv.actions.dragMainPanelToLeft();
 		ndv.actions.changeOutputRunSelector('1 of 2 (2 items)');
 		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(1).should('have.text', '8888');
-		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(1).realHover();
+		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(1).realMouseMove(10, 1);
-		cy.wait(100);
 		ndv.getters.inputHoveringItem().should('not.exist');
 
 		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(1).should('have.text', '1111');
-		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(1).realHover();
+
-		cy.wait(100);
+		ndv.actions.dragMainPanelToRight();
+		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(1).realMouseMove(10, 1);
 		ndv.getters.outputHoveringItem().should('not.exist');
 
 		ndv.actions.switchInputBranch('False Branch');
 		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(1).should('have.text', '8888');
-		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(1).realHover();
+		ndv.actions.dragMainPanelToRight();
+		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(1).realMouseMove(10, 1);
 
+		ndv.actions.dragMainPanelToLeft();
 		ndv.actions.changeOutputRunSelector('2 of 2 (4 items)');
 		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(1).should('have.text', '1111');
-		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(1).realHover();
+		ndv.getters.outputTableRow(1).realMouseMove(10, 1);
 
 		ndv.actions.changeOutputRunSelector('1 of 2 (2 items)');
 		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(1).should('have.text', '8888');
-		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(1).realHover();
+		ndv.actions.dragMainPanelToRight();
+		ndv.getters.inputTableRow(1).realMouseMove(10, 1);
 		ndv.getters.outputHoveringItem().should('have.text', '8888');
 		// todo there's a bug here need to fix ADO-534
 		// ndv.getters.outputHoveringItem().should('not.exist');

cypress/e2e/47-subworkflow-debugging.cy.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+import {
+	getExecutionPreviewOutputPanelRelatedExecutionLink,
+	getExecutionsSidebar,
+	getWorkflowExecutionPreviewIframe,
+	openExecutionPreviewNode,
+} from '../composables/executions';
+import {
+	changeOutputRunSelector,
+	getOutputPanelItemsCount,
+	getOutputPanelRelatedExecutionLink,
+	getOutputRunSelectorInput,
+	getOutputTableHeaders,
+	getOutputTableRows,
+	getOutputTbodyCell,
+} from '../composables/ndv';
+import {
+	clickExecuteWorkflowButton,
+	clickZoomToFit,
+	getCanvasNodes,
+	navigateToNewWorkflowPage,
+	openNode,
+	pasteWorkflow,
+	saveWorkflowOnButtonClick,
+} from '../composables/workflow';
+import SUBWORKFLOW_DEBUGGING_EXAMPLE from '../fixtures/Subworkflow-debugging-execute-workflow.json';
+
+describe('Subworkflow debugging', () => {
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		navigateToNewWorkflowPage();
+		pasteWorkflow(SUBWORKFLOW_DEBUGGING_EXAMPLE);
+		saveWorkflowOnButtonClick();
+		getCanvasNodes().should('have.length', 11);
+		clickZoomToFit();
+
+		clickExecuteWorkflowButton();
+	});
+
+	describe('can inspect sub executed workflow', () => {
+		it('(Run once with all items/ Wait for Sub-workflow completion) (default behavior)', () => {
+			openNode('Execute Workflow with param');
+
+			getOutputPanelItemsCount().should('contain.text', '2 items, 1 sub-execution');
+			getOutputPanelRelatedExecutionLink().should('contain.text', 'Inspect Sub-Execution');
+			getOutputPanelRelatedExecutionLink().should('have.attr', 'href');
+
+			// ensure workflow executed and waited on output
+			getOutputTableHeaders().should('have.length', 2);
+			getOutputTbodyCell(1, 0).should('have.text', 'world Natalie Moore');
+		});
+
+		it('(Run once for each item/ Wait for Sub-workflow completion)', () => {
+			openNode('Execute Workflow with param1');
+
+			getOutputPanelItemsCount().should('contain.text', '2 items, 2 sub-execution');
+			getOutputPanelRelatedExecutionLink().should('not.exist');
+
+			// ensure workflow executed and waited on output
+			getOutputTableHeaders().should('have.length', 3);
+			getOutputTbodyCell(1, 0).find('a').should('have.attr', 'href');
+			getOutputTbodyCell(1, 1).should('have.text', 'world Natalie Moore');
+		});
+
+		it('(Run once with all items/ Wait for Sub-workflow completion)', () => {
+			openNode('Execute Workflow with param2');
+
+			getOutputPanelItemsCount().should('not.exist');
+			getOutputPanelRelatedExecutionLink().should('contain.text', 'Inspect Sub-Execution');
+			getOutputPanelRelatedExecutionLink().should('have.attr', 'href');
+
+			// ensure workflow executed but returned same data as input
+			getOutputRunSelectorInput().should('have.value', '2 of 2 (3 items, 1 sub-execution)');
+			getOutputTableHeaders().should('have.length', 6);
+			getOutputTableHeaders().eq(0).should('have.text', 'uid');
+			getOutputTableRows().should('have.length', 4);
+			getOutputTbodyCell(1, 1).should('include.text', 'Jon_Ebert@yahoo.com');
+
+			changeOutputRunSelector('1 of 2 (2 items, 1 sub-execution)');
+			getOutputRunSelectorInput().should('have.value', '1 of 2 (2 items, 1 sub-execution)');
+			getOutputTableHeaders().should('have.length', 6);
+			getOutputTableHeaders().eq(0).should('have.text', 'uid');
+			getOutputTableRows().should('have.length', 3);
+			getOutputTbodyCell(1, 1).should('include.text', 'Terry.Dach@hotmail.com');
+		});
+
+		it('(Run once for each item/ Wait for Sub-workflow completion)', () => {
+			openNode('Execute Workflow with param3');
+
+			// ensure workflow executed but returned same data as input
+			getOutputRunSelectorInput().should('have.value', '2 of 2 (3 items, 3 sub-executions)');
+			getOutputTableHeaders().should('have.length', 7);
+			getOutputTableHeaders().eq(1).should('have.text', 'uid');
+			getOutputTableRows().should('have.length', 4);
+			getOutputTbodyCell(1, 0).find('a').should('have.attr', 'href');
+			getOutputTbodyCell(1, 2).should('include.text', 'Jon_Ebert@yahoo.com');
+
+			changeOutputRunSelector('1 of 2 (2 items, 2 sub-executions)');
+			getOutputRunSelectorInput().should('have.value', '1 of 2 (2 items, 2 sub-executions)');
+			getOutputTableHeaders().should('have.length', 7);
+			getOutputTableHeaders().eq(1).should('have.text', 'uid');
+			getOutputTableRows().should('have.length', 3);
+
+			getOutputTbodyCell(1, 0).find('a').should('have.attr', 'href');
+			getOutputTbodyCell(1, 2).should('include.text', 'Terry.Dach@hotmail.com');
+		});
+	});
+
+	it('can inspect parent executions', () => {
+		cy.url().then((workflowUrl) => {
+			openNode('Execute Workflow with param');
+
+			getOutputPanelItemsCount().should('contain.text', '2 items, 1 sub-execution');
+			getOutputPanelRelatedExecutionLink().should('contain.text', 'Inspect Sub-Execution');
+			getOutputPanelRelatedExecutionLink().should('have.attr', 'href');
+
+			// ensure workflow executed and waited on output
+			getOutputTableHeaders().should('have.length', 2);
+			getOutputTbodyCell(1, 0).should('have.text', 'world Natalie Moore');
+
+			// cypress cannot handle new tabs so removing it
+			getOutputPanelRelatedExecutionLink().invoke('removeAttr', 'target').click();
+
+			getExecutionsSidebar().should('be.visible');
+			getWorkflowExecutionPreviewIframe().should('be.visible');
+			openExecutionPreviewNode('Execute Workflow Trigger');
+
+			getExecutionPreviewOutputPanelRelatedExecutionLink().should(
+				'include.text',
+				'Inspect Parent Execution',
+			);
+
+			getExecutionPreviewOutputPanelRelatedExecutionLink()
+				.invoke('removeAttr', 'target')
+				.click({ force: true });
+
+			cy.url().then((currentUrl) => {
+				expect(currentUrl === workflowUrl);
+			});
+		});
+	});
+});

cypress/fixtures/Subworkflow-debugging-execute-workflow.json

@@ -0,0 +1,354 @@
+{
+	"meta": {
+		"instanceId": "08ce71ad998aeaade0abedb8dd96153d8eaa03fcb84cfccc1530095bf9ee478e"
+	},
+	"nodes": [
+		{
+			"parameters": {},
+			"id": "4535ce3e-280e-49b0-8854-373472ec86d1",
+			"name": "When clicking ‘Test workflow’",
+			"type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
+			"typeVersion": 1,
+			"position": [80, 860]
+		},
+		{
+			"parameters": {
+				"category": "randomData",
+				"randomDataSeed": "0",
+				"randomDataCount": 2
+			},
+			"id": "d7fba18a-d51f-4509-af45-68cd9425ac6b",
+			"name": "DebugHelper1",
+			"type": "n8n-nodes-base.debugHelper",
+			"typeVersion": 1,
+			"position": [280, 860]
+		},
+		{
+			"parameters": {
+				"source": "parameter",
+				"workflowJson": "{\n  \"meta\": {\n    \"instanceId\": \"a786b722078489c1fa382391a9f3476c2784761624deb2dfb4634827256d51a0\"\n  },\n  \"nodes\": [\n    {\n      \"parameters\": {},\n      \"type\": \"n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflowTrigger\",\n      \"typeVersion\": 1,\n      \"position\": [\n        0,\n        0\n      ],\n      \"id\": \"00600a51-e63a-4b6e-93f5-f01d50a21e0c\",\n      \"name\": \"Execute Workflow Trigger\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"parameters\": {\n        \"assignments\": {\n          \"assignments\": [\n            {\n              \"id\": \"87ff01af-2e28-48da-ae6c-304040200b15\",\n              \"name\": \"hello\",\n              \"value\": \"=world {{ $json.firstname }} {{ $json.lastname }}\",\n              \"type\": \"string\"\n            }\n          ]\n        },\n        \"includeOtherFields\": false,\n        \"options\": {}\n      },\n      \"type\": \"n8n-nodes-base.set\",\n      \"typeVersion\": 3.4,\n      \"position\": [\n        280,\n        0\n      ],\n      \"id\": \"642219a1-d655-4a30-af5c-fcccbb690322\",\n      \"name\": \"Edit Fields\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"connections\": {\n    \"Execute Workflow Trigger\": {\n      \"main\": [\n        [\n          {\n            \"node\": \"Edit Fields\",\n            \"type\": \"main\",\n            \"index\": 0\n          }\n        ]\n      ]\n    }\n  },\n  \"pinData\": {}\n}",
+				"mode": "each",
+				"options": {
+					"waitForSubWorkflow": false
+				}
+			},
+			"type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflow",
+			"typeVersion": 1.1,
+			"position": [680, 1540],
+			"id": "f90a25da-dd89-4bf8-8f5b-bf8ee1de0b70",
+			"name": "Execute Workflow with param3"
+		},
+		{
+			"parameters": {
+				"assignments": {
+					"assignments": [
+						{
+							"id": "c93f26bd-3489-467b-909e-6462e1463707",
+							"name": "uid",
+							"value": "={{ $json.uid }}",
+							"type": "string"
+						},
+						{
+							"id": "3dd706ce-d925-4219-8531-ad12369972fe",
+							"name": "email",
+							"value": "={{ $json.email }}",
+							"type": "string"
+						}
+					]
+				},
+				"options": {}
+			},
+			"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
+			"typeVersion": 3.4,
+			"position": [900, 1540],
+			"id": "3be57648-3be8-4b0f-abfa-8fdcafee804d",
+			"name": "Edit Fields8"
+		},
+		{
+			"parameters": {
+				"source": "parameter",
+				"workflowJson": "{\n  \"meta\": {\n    \"instanceId\": \"a786b722078489c1fa382391a9f3476c2784761624deb2dfb4634827256d51a0\"\n  },\n  \"nodes\": [\n    {\n      \"parameters\": {},\n      \"type\": \"n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflowTrigger\",\n      \"typeVersion\": 1,\n      \"position\": [\n        0,\n        0\n      ],\n      \"id\": \"00600a51-e63a-4b6e-93f5-f01d50a21e0c\",\n      \"name\": \"Execute Workflow Trigger\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"parameters\": {\n        \"assignments\": {\n          \"assignments\": [\n            {\n              \"id\": \"87ff01af-2e28-48da-ae6c-304040200b15\",\n              \"name\": \"hello\",\n              \"value\": \"=world {{ $json.firstname }} {{ $json.lastname }}\",\n              \"type\": \"string\"\n            }\n          ]\n        },\n        \"includeOtherFields\": false,\n        \"options\": {}\n      },\n      \"type\": \"n8n-nodes-base.set\",\n      \"typeVersion\": 3.4,\n      \"position\": [\n        280,\n        0\n      ],\n      \"id\": \"642219a1-d655-4a30-af5c-fcccbb690322\",\n      \"name\": \"Edit Fields\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"connections\": {\n    \"Execute Workflow Trigger\": {\n      \"main\": [\n        [\n          {\n            \"node\": \"Edit Fields\",\n            \"type\": \"main\",\n            \"index\": 0\n          }\n        ]\n      ]\n    }\n  },\n  \"pinData\": {}\n}",
+				"options": {
+					"waitForSubWorkflow": false
+				}
+			},
+			"type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflow",
+			"typeVersion": 1.1,
+			"position": [620, 1220],
+			"id": "dabc2356-3660-4d17-b305-936a002029ba",
+			"name": "Execute Workflow with param2"
+		},
+		{
+			"parameters": {
+				"assignments": {
+					"assignments": [
+						{
+							"id": "c93f26bd-3489-467b-909e-6462e1463707",
+							"name": "uid",
+							"value": "={{ $json.uid }}",
+							"type": "string"
+						},
+						{
+							"id": "3dd706ce-d925-4219-8531-ad12369972fe",
+							"name": "email",
+							"value": "={{ $json.email }}",
+							"type": "string"
+						}
+					]
+				},
+				"options": {}
+			},
+			"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
+			"typeVersion": 3.4,
+			"position": [840, 1220],
+			"id": "9d2a9dda-e2a1-43e8-a66f-a8a555692e5f",
+			"name": "Edit Fields7"
+		},
+		{
+			"parameters": {
+				"source": "parameter",
+				"workflowJson": "{\n  \"meta\": {\n    \"instanceId\": \"a786b722078489c1fa382391a9f3476c2784761624deb2dfb4634827256d51a0\"\n  },\n  \"nodes\": [\n    {\n      \"parameters\": {},\n      \"type\": \"n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflowTrigger\",\n      \"typeVersion\": 1,\n      \"position\": [\n        0,\n        0\n      ],\n      \"id\": \"00600a51-e63a-4b6e-93f5-f01d50a21e0c\",\n      \"name\": \"Execute Workflow Trigger\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"parameters\": {\n        \"assignments\": {\n          \"assignments\": [\n            {\n              \"id\": \"87ff01af-2e28-48da-ae6c-304040200b15\",\n              \"name\": \"hello\",\n              \"value\": \"=world {{ $json.firstname }} {{ $json.lastname }}\",\n              \"type\": \"string\"\n            }\n          ]\n        },\n        \"includeOtherFields\": false,\n        \"options\": {}\n      },\n      \"type\": \"n8n-nodes-base.set\",\n      \"typeVersion\": 3.4,\n      \"position\": [\n        280,\n        0\n      ],\n      \"id\": \"642219a1-d655-4a30-af5c-fcccbb690322\",\n      \"name\": \"Edit Fields\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"connections\": {\n    \"Execute Workflow Trigger\": {\n      \"main\": [\n        [\n          {\n            \"node\": \"Edit Fields\",\n            \"type\": \"main\",\n            \"index\": 0\n          }\n        ]\n      ]\n    }\n  },\n  \"pinData\": {}\n}",
+				"mode": "each",
+				"options": {
+					"waitForSubWorkflow": true
+				}
+			},
+			"type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflow",
+			"typeVersion": 1.1,
+			"position": [560, 900],
+			"id": "07e47f60-622a-484c-ab24-35f6f2280595",
+			"name": "Execute Workflow with param1"
+		},
+		{
+			"parameters": {
+				"assignments": {
+					"assignments": [
+						{
+							"id": "c93f26bd-3489-467b-909e-6462e1463707",
+							"name": "uid",
+							"value": "={{ $json.uid }}",
+							"type": "string"
+						},
+						{
+							"id": "3dd706ce-d925-4219-8531-ad12369972fe",
+							"name": "email",
+							"value": "={{ $json.email }}",
+							"type": "string"
+						}
+					]
+				},
+				"options": {}
+			},
+			"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
+			"typeVersion": 3.4,
+			"position": [760, 900],
+			"id": "80563d0a-0bab-444f-a04c-4041a505d78b",
+			"name": "Edit Fields6"
+		},
+		{
+			"parameters": {
+				"source": "parameter",
+				"workflowJson": "{\n  \"meta\": {\n    \"instanceId\": \"a786b722078489c1fa382391a9f3476c2784761624deb2dfb4634827256d51a0\"\n  },\n  \"nodes\": [\n    {\n      \"parameters\": {},\n      \"type\": \"n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflowTrigger\",\n      \"typeVersion\": 1,\n      \"position\": [\n        0,\n        0\n      ],\n      \"id\": \"00600a51-e63a-4b6e-93f5-f01d50a21e0c\",\n      \"name\": \"Execute Workflow Trigger\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"parameters\": {\n        \"assignments\": {\n          \"assignments\": [\n            {\n              \"id\": \"87ff01af-2e28-48da-ae6c-304040200b15\",\n              \"name\": \"hello\",\n              \"value\": \"=world {{ $json.firstname }} {{ $json.lastname }}\",\n              \"type\": \"string\"\n            }\n          ]\n        },\n        \"includeOtherFields\": false,\n        \"options\": {}\n      },\n      \"type\": \"n8n-nodes-base.set\",\n      \"typeVersion\": 3.4,\n      \"position\": [\n        280,\n        0\n      ],\n      \"id\": \"642219a1-d655-4a30-af5c-fcccbb690322\",\n      \"name\": \"Edit Fields\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"connections\": {\n    \"Execute Workflow Trigger\": {\n      \"main\": [\n        [\n          {\n            \"node\": \"Edit Fields\",\n            \"type\": \"main\",\n            \"index\": 0\n          }\n        ]\n      ]\n    }\n  },\n  \"pinData\": {}\n}",
+				"options": {
+					"waitForSubWorkflow": true
+				}
+			},
+			"type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflow",
+			"typeVersion": 1.1,
+			"position": [560, 580],
+			"id": "f04af481-f4d9-4d91-a60a-a377580e8393",
+			"name": "Execute Workflow with param"
+		},
+		{
+			"parameters": {
+				"assignments": {
+					"assignments": [
+						{
+							"id": "c93f26bd-3489-467b-909e-6462e1463707",
+							"name": "uid",
+							"value": "={{ $json.uid }}",
+							"type": "string"
+						},
+						{
+							"id": "3dd706ce-d925-4219-8531-ad12369972fe",
+							"name": "email",
+							"value": "={{ $json.email }}",
+							"type": "string"
+						}
+					]
+				},
+				"options": {}
+			},
+			"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
+			"typeVersion": 3.4,
+			"position": [760, 580],
+			"id": "80c10607-a0ac-4090-86a1-890da0a2aa52",
+			"name": "Edit Fields2"
+		},
+		{
+			"parameters": {
+				"content": "## Execute Workflow (Run once with all items/ DONT Wait for Sub-workflow completion)",
+				"height": 254.84308966329985,
+				"width": 457.58120569815793
+			},
+			"id": "534ef523-3453-4a16-9ff0-8ac9f025d47d",
+			"name": "Sticky Note5",
+			"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
+			"typeVersion": 1,
+			"position": [500, 1080]
+		},
+		{
+			"parameters": {
+				"content": "## Execute Workflow (Run once with for each item/ DONT Wait for Sub-workflow completion) ",
+				"height": 284.59778445962905,
+				"width": 457.58120569815793
+			},
+			"id": "838f0fa3-5ee4-4d1a-afb8-42e009f1aa9e",
+			"name": "Sticky Note4",
+			"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
+			"typeVersion": 1,
+			"position": [580, 1400]
+		},
+		{
+			"parameters": {
+				"category": "randomData",
+				"randomDataSeed": "1",
+				"randomDataCount": 3
+			},
+			"id": "86699a49-2aa7-488e-8ea9-828404c98f08",
+			"name": "DebugHelper",
+			"type": "n8n-nodes-base.debugHelper",
+			"typeVersion": 1,
+			"position": [320, 1120]
+		},
+		{
+			"parameters": {
+				"content": "## Execute Workflow (Run once with for each item/ Wait for Sub-workflow completion) ",
+				"height": 284.59778445962905,
+				"width": 457.58120569815793
+			},
+			"id": "885d35f0-8ae6-45ec-821b-a82c27e7577a",
+			"name": "Sticky Note3",
+			"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
+			"typeVersion": 1,
+			"position": [480, 760]
+		},
+		{
+			"parameters": {
+				"content": "## Execute Workflow (Run once with all items/ Wait for Sub-workflow completion) (default behavior)",
+				"height": 254.84308966329985,
+				"width": 457.58120569815793
+			},
+			"id": "505bd7f2-767e-41b8-9325-77300aed5883",
+			"name": "Sticky Note2",
+			"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
+			"typeVersion": 1,
+			"position": [460, 460]
+		}
+	],
+	"connections": {
+		"When clicking ‘Test workflow’": {
+			"main": [
+				[
+					{
+						"node": "DebugHelper1",
+						"type": "main",
+						"index": 0
+					},
+					{
+						"node": "DebugHelper",
+						"type": "main",
+						"index": 0
+					}
+				]
+			]
+		},
+		"DebugHelper1": {
+			"main": [
+				[
+					{
+						"node": "Execute Workflow with param3",
+						"type": "main",
+						"index": 0
+					},
+					{
+						"node": "Execute Workflow with param2",
+						"type": "main",
+						"index": 0
+					},
+					{
+						"node": "Execute Workflow with param1",
+						"type": "main",
+						"index": 0
+					},
+					{
+						"node": "Execute Workflow with param",
+						"type": "main",
+						"index": 0
+					}
+				]
+			]
+		},
+		"Execute Workflow with param3": {
+			"main": [
+				[
+					{
+						"node": "Edit Fields8",
+						"type": "main",
+						"index": 0
+					}
+				]
+			]
+		},
+		"Execute Workflow with param2": {
+			"main": [
+				[
+					{
+						"node": "Edit Fields7",
+						"type": "main",
+						"index": 0
+					}
+				]
+			]
+		},
+		"Execute Workflow with param1": {
+			"main": [
+				[
+					{
+						"node": "Edit Fields6",
+						"type": "main",
+						"index": 0
+					}
+				]
+			]
+		},
+		"Execute Workflow with param": {
+			"main": [
+				[
+					{
+						"node": "Edit Fields2",
+						"type": "main",
+						"index": 0
+					}
+				]
+			]
+		},
+		"DebugHelper": {
+			"main": [
+				[
+					{
+						"node": "Execute Workflow with param2",
+						"type": "main",
+						"index": 0
+					},
+					{
+						"node": "Execute Workflow with param3",
+						"type": "main",
+						"index": 0
+					}
+				]
+			]
+		}
+	},
+	"pinData": {}
+}

cypress/pages/ndv.ts

@@ -323,6 +323,12 @@ export class NDV extends BasePage {
 		addItemToFixedCollection: (paramName: string) => {
 			this.getters.fixedCollectionParameter(paramName).getByTestId('fixed-collection-add').click();
 		},
+		dragMainPanelToLeft: () => {
+			cy.drag('[data-test-id=panel-drag-button]', [-1000, 0], { moveTwice: true });
+		},
+		dragMainPanelToRight: () => {
+			cy.drag('[data-test-id=panel-drag-button]', [1000, 0], { moveTwice: true });
+		},
 	};
 }
 

cypress/support/commands.ts

@@ -177,6 +177,16 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('drag', (selector, pos, options) => {
 				pageY: newPosition.y,
 				force: true,
 			});
+			if (options?.moveTwice) {
+				// first move like hover to trigger object to be visible
+				// like in main panel in ndv
+				element.trigger('mousemove', {
+					which: 1,
+					pageX: newPosition.x,
+					pageY: newPosition.y,
+					force: true,
+				});
+			}
 			if (options?.clickToFinish) {
 				// Click to finish the drag
 				// For some reason, mouseup isn't working when moving nodes

cypress/support/index.ts

@@ -59,7 +59,13 @@ declare global {
 			drag(
 				selector: string | Chainable<JQuery<HTMLElement>>,
 				target: [number, number],
-				options?: { abs?: boolean; index?: number; realMouse?: boolean; clickToFinish?: boolean },
+				options?: {
+					abs?: boolean;
+					index?: number;
+					realMouse?: boolean;
+					clickToFinish?: boolean;
+					moveTwice?: boolean;
+				},
 			): void;
 			draganddrop(
 				draggableSelector: string,

packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/nodes/retrievers/RetrieverWorkflow/RetrieverWorkflow.node.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type {
 	INodeTypeDescription,
 	SupplyData,
 	INodeParameterResourceLocator,
+	ExecuteWorkflowData,
 } from 'n8n-workflow';
 
 import { BaseRetriever, type BaseRetrieverInput } from '@langchain/core/retrievers';
@@ -293,6 +294,8 @@ export class RetrieverWorkflow implements INodeType {
 	};
 
 	async supplyData(this: ISupplyDataFunctions, itemIndex: number): Promise<SupplyData> {
+		const workflowProxy = this.getWorkflowDataProxy(0);
+
 		class WorkflowRetriever extends BaseRetriever {
 			lc_namespace = ['n8n-nodes-langchain', 'retrievers', 'workflow'];
 
@@ -349,6 +352,9 @@ export class RetrieverWorkflow implements INodeType {
 							},
 						);
 					}
+
+					// same as current workflow
+					baseMetadata.workflowId = workflowProxy.$workflow.id;
 				}
 
 				const rawData: IDataObject = { query };
@@ -384,21 +390,29 @@ export class RetrieverWorkflow implements INodeType {
 
 				const items = [newItem] as INodeExecutionData[];
 
-				let receivedItems: INodeExecutionData[][];
+				let receivedData: ExecuteWorkflowData;
 				try {
-					receivedItems = (await this.executeFunctions.executeWorkflow(
+					receivedData = await this.executeFunctions.executeWorkflow(
 						workflowInfo,
 						items,
 						config?.getChild(),
-					)) as INodeExecutionData[][];
+						{
+							parentExecution: {
+								executionId: workflowProxy.$execution.id,
+								workflowId: workflowProxy.$workflow.id,
+							},
+						},
+					);
 				} catch (error) {
 					// Make sure a valid error gets returned that can by json-serialized else it will
 					// not show up in the frontend
 					throw new NodeOperationError(this.executeFunctions.getNode(), error as Error);
 				}
 
+				const receivedItems = receivedData.data?.[0] ?? [];
+
 				const returnData: Document[] = [];
-				for (const [index, itemData] of receivedItems[0].entries()) {
+				for (const [index, itemData] of receivedItems.entries()) {
 					const pageContent = objectToString(itemData.json);
 					returnData.push(
 						new Document({
@@ -406,6 +420,7 @@ export class RetrieverWorkflow implements INodeType {
 							metadata: {
 								...baseMetadata,
 								itemIndex: index,
+								executionId: receivedData.executionId,
 							},
 						}),
 					);

packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/nodes/tools/ToolWorkflow/ToolWorkflow.node.ts

@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ import type {
 	ISupplyDataFunctions,
 	SupplyData,
 	ExecutionError,
+	ExecuteWorkflowData,
 	IDataObject,
 	INodeParameterResourceLocator,
+	ITaskMetadata,
 } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { NodeConnectionType, NodeOperationError, jsonParse } from 'n8n-workflow';
 
@@ -358,9 +360,14 @@ export class ToolWorkflow implements INodeType {
 	};
 
 	async supplyData(this: ISupplyDataFunctions, itemIndex: number): Promise<SupplyData> {
+		const workflowProxy = this.getWorkflowDataProxy(0);
+
 		const name = this.getNodeParameter('name', itemIndex) as string;
 		const description = this.getNodeParameter('description', itemIndex) as string;
 
+		let subExecutionId: string | undefined;
+		let subWorkflowId: string | undefined;
+
 		const useSchema = this.getNodeParameter('specifyInputSchema', itemIndex) as boolean;
 		let tool: DynamicTool | DynamicStructuredTool | undefined = undefined;
 
@@ -396,11 +403,16 @@ export class ToolWorkflow implements INodeType {
 					) as INodeParameterResourceLocator;
 					workflowInfo.id = value as string;
 				}
+
+				subWorkflowId = workflowInfo.id;
 			} else if (source === 'parameter') {
 				// Read workflow from parameter
 				const workflowJson = this.getNodeParameter('workflowJson', itemIndex) as string;
 				try {
 					workflowInfo.code = JSON.parse(workflowJson) as IWorkflowBase;
+
+					// subworkflow is same as parent workflow
+					subWorkflowId = workflowProxy.$workflow.id;
 				} catch (error) {
 					throw new NodeOperationError(
 						this.getNode(),
@@ -440,13 +452,15 @@ export class ToolWorkflow implements INodeType {
 
 			const items = [newItem] as INodeExecutionData[];
 
-			let receivedData: INodeExecutionData;
+			let receivedData: ExecuteWorkflowData;
 			try {
-				receivedData = (await this.executeWorkflow(
+				receivedData = await this.executeWorkflow(workflowInfo, items, runManager?.getChild(), {
-					workflowInfo,
+					parentExecution: {
-					items,
+						executionId: workflowProxy.$execution.id,
-					runManager?.getChild(),
+						workflowId: workflowProxy.$workflow.id,
-				)) as INodeExecutionData;
+					},
+				});
+				subExecutionId = receivedData.executionId;
 			} catch (error) {
 				// Make sure a valid error gets returned that can by json-serialized else it will
 				// not show up in the frontend
@@ -454,6 +468,7 @@ export class ToolWorkflow implements INodeType {
 			}
 
 			const response: string | undefined = get(receivedData, [
+				'data',
 				0,
 				0,
 				'json',
@@ -503,10 +518,25 @@ export class ToolWorkflow implements INodeType {
 				response = `There was an error: "${executionError.message}"`;
 			}
 
+			let metadata: ITaskMetadata | undefined;
+			if (subExecutionId && subWorkflowId) {
+				metadata = {
+					subExecution: {
+						executionId: subExecutionId,
+						workflowId: subWorkflowId,
+					},
+				};
+			}
+
 			if (executionError) {
-				void this.addOutputData(NodeConnectionType.AiTool, index, executionError);
+				void this.addOutputData(NodeConnectionType.AiTool, index, executionError, metadata);
 			} else {
-				void this.addOutputData(NodeConnectionType.AiTool, index, [[{ json: { response } }]]);
+				void this.addOutputData(
+					NodeConnectionType.AiTool,
+					index,
+					[[{ json: { response } }]],
+					metadata,
+				);
 			}
 			return response;
 		};

packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/utils/logWrapper.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@ import type { Tool } from '@langchain/core/tools';
 import { VectorStore } from '@langchain/core/vectorstores';
 import { TextSplitter } from '@langchain/textsplitters';
 import type { BaseDocumentLoader } from 'langchain/dist/document_loaders/base';
-import type { IExecuteFunctions, INodeExecutionData, ISupplyDataFunctions } from 'n8n-workflow';
+import type {
+	IExecuteFunctions,
+	INodeExecutionData,
+	ISupplyDataFunctions,
+	ITaskMetadata,
+} from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { NodeOperationError, NodeConnectionType } from 'n8n-workflow';
 
 import { logAiEvent, isToolsInstance, isBaseChatMemory, isBaseChatMessageHistory } from './helpers';
@@ -220,8 +225,24 @@ export function logWrapper(
 							arguments: [query, config],
 						})) as Array<Document<Record<string, any>>>;
 
+						const executionId: string | undefined = response[0]?.metadata?.executionId as string;
+						const workflowId: string | undefined = response[0]?.metadata?.workflowId as string;
+
+						const metadata: ITaskMetadata = {};
+						if (executionId && workflowId) {
+							metadata.subExecution = {
+								executionId,
+								workflowId,
+							};
+						}
+
 						logAiEvent(executeFunctions, 'ai-documents-retrieved', { query });
-						executeFunctions.addOutputData(connectionType, index, [[{ json: { response } }]]);
+						executeFunctions.addOutputData(
+							connectionType,
+							index,
+							[[{ json: { response } }]],
+							metadata,
+						);
 						return response;
 					};
 				}

packages/cli/package.json

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     "start:default": "cd bin && ./n8n",
     "start:windows": "cd bin && n8n",
     "test": "pnpm test:sqlite",
+    "test:dev": "N8N_LOG_LEVEL=silent DB_TYPE=sqlite jest --watch",
     "test:sqlite": "N8N_LOG_LEVEL=silent DB_TYPE=sqlite jest",
     "test:postgres": "N8N_LOG_LEVEL=silent DB_TYPE=postgresdb DB_POSTGRESDB_SCHEMA=alt_schema DB_TABLE_PREFIX=test_ jest --no-coverage",
     "test:mysql": "N8N_LOG_LEVEL=silent DB_TYPE=mysqldb DB_TABLE_PREFIX=test_ jest --no-coverage",

packages/cli/src/__tests__/workflow-execute-additional-data.test.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import { mock } from 'jest-mock-extended';
-import type {
+import type { IWorkflowBase } from 'n8n-workflow';
-	IExecuteWorkflowInfo,
+import {
-	IWorkflowExecuteAdditionalData,
+	type IExecuteWorkflowInfo,
-	ExecuteWorkflowOptions,
+	type IWorkflowExecuteAdditionalData,
-	IRun,
+	type ExecuteWorkflowOptions,
+	type IRun,
+	type INodeExecutionData,
 } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import type PCancelable from 'p-cancelable';
 import Container from 'typedi';
@@ -21,18 +23,37 @@ import { WorkflowStatisticsService } from '@/services/workflow-statistics.servic
 import { SubworkflowPolicyChecker } from '@/subworkflows/subworkflow-policy-checker.service';
 import { Telemetry } from '@/telemetry';
 import { PermissionChecker } from '@/user-management/permission-checker';
-import { executeWorkflow, getBase } from '@/workflow-execute-additional-data';
+import { executeWorkflow, getBase, getRunData } from '@/workflow-execute-additional-data';
 import { mockInstance } from '@test/mocking';
 
-const run = mock<IRun>({
+const EXECUTION_ID = '123';
-	data: { resultData: {} },
+const LAST_NODE_EXECUTED = 'Last node executed';
+
+const getMockRun = ({ lastNodeOutput }: { lastNodeOutput: Array<INodeExecutionData[] | null> }) =>
+	mock<IRun>({
+		data: {
+			resultData: {
+				runData: {
+					[LAST_NODE_EXECUTED]: [
+						{
+							startTime: 100,
+							data: {
+								main: lastNodeOutput,
+							},
+						},
+					],
+				},
+				lastNodeExecuted: LAST_NODE_EXECUTED,
+			},
+		},
 		finished: true,
 		mode: 'manual',
 		startedAt: new Date(),
 		status: 'new',
 	});
 
-const cancelablePromise = mock<PCancelable<IRun>>({
+const getCancelablePromise = async (run: IRun) =>
+	await mock<PCancelable<IRun>>({
 		then: jest
 			.fn()
 			.mockImplementation(async (onfulfilled) => await Promise.resolve(run).then(onfulfilled)),
@@ -45,19 +66,16 @@ const cancelablePromise = mock<PCancelable<IRun>>({
 		[Symbol.toStringTag]: 'PCancelable',
 	});
 
+const processRunExecutionData = jest.fn();
+
 jest.mock('n8n-core', () => ({
 	__esModule: true,
 	...jest.requireActual('n8n-core'),
 	WorkflowExecute: jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => ({
-		processRunExecutionData: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(cancelablePromise),
+		processRunExecutionData,
 	})),
 }));
 
-jest.mock('../workflow-helpers', () => ({
-	...jest.requireActual('../workflow-helpers'),
-	getDataLastExecutedNodeData: jest.fn().mockReturnValue({ data: { main: [] } }),
-}));
-
 describe('WorkflowExecuteAdditionalData', () => {
 	const variablesService = mockInstance(VariablesService);
 	variablesService.getAllCached.mockResolvedValue([]);
@@ -95,17 +113,129 @@ describe('WorkflowExecuteAdditionalData', () => {
 		expect(eventService.emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith(eventName, payload);
 	});
 
-	it('`executeWorkflow` should set subworkflow execution as running', async () => {
+	describe('executeWorkflow', () => {
-		const executionId = '123';
+		const runWithData = getMockRun({ lastNodeOutput: [[{ json: { test: 1 } }]] });
-		workflowRepository.get.mockResolvedValue(mock<WorkflowEntity>({ id: executionId, nodes: [] }));
-		activeExecutions.add.mockResolvedValue(executionId);
 
+		beforeEach(() => {
+			workflowRepository.get.mockResolvedValue(
+				mock<WorkflowEntity>({ id: EXECUTION_ID, nodes: [] }),
+			);
+			activeExecutions.add.mockResolvedValue(EXECUTION_ID);
+			processRunExecutionData.mockReturnValue(getCancelablePromise(runWithData));
+		});
+
+		it('should execute workflow, return data and execution id', async () => {
+			const response = await executeWorkflow(
+				mock<IExecuteWorkflowInfo>(),
+				mock<IWorkflowExecuteAdditionalData>(),
+				mock<ExecuteWorkflowOptions>({ loadedWorkflowData: undefined, doNotWaitToFinish: false }),
+			);
+
+			expect(response).toEqual({
+				data: runWithData.data.resultData.runData[LAST_NODE_EXECUTED][0].data!.main,
+				executionId: EXECUTION_ID,
+			});
+		});
+
+		it('should execute workflow, skip waiting', async () => {
+			const response = await executeWorkflow(
+				mock<IExecuteWorkflowInfo>(),
+				mock<IWorkflowExecuteAdditionalData>(),
+				mock<ExecuteWorkflowOptions>({ loadedWorkflowData: undefined, doNotWaitToFinish: true }),
+			);
+
+			expect(response).toEqual({
+				data: [null],
+				executionId: EXECUTION_ID,
+			});
+		});
+
+		it('should set sub workflow execution as running', async () => {
 			await executeWorkflow(
 				mock<IExecuteWorkflowInfo>(),
 				mock<IWorkflowExecuteAdditionalData>(),
 				mock<ExecuteWorkflowOptions>({ loadedWorkflowData: undefined }),
 			);
 
-		expect(executionRepository.setRunning).toHaveBeenCalledWith(executionId);
+			expect(executionRepository.setRunning).toHaveBeenCalledWith(EXECUTION_ID);
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe('getRunData', () => {
+		it('should throw error to add trigger ndoe', async () => {
+			const workflow = mock<IWorkflowBase>({
+				id: '1',
+				name: 'test',
+				nodes: [],
+				active: false,
+			});
+			await expect(getRunData(workflow)).rejects.toThrowError('Missing node to start execution');
+		});
+
+		const workflow = mock<IWorkflowBase>({
+			id: '1',
+			name: 'test',
+			nodes: [
+				{
+					type: 'n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflowTrigger',
+				},
+			],
+			active: false,
+		});
+
+		it('should return default data', async () => {
+			expect(await getRunData(workflow)).toEqual({
+				executionData: {
+					executionData: {
+						contextData: {},
+						metadata: {},
+						nodeExecutionStack: [
+							{
+								data: { main: [[{ json: {} }]] },
+								metadata: { parentExecution: undefined },
+								node: workflow.nodes[0],
+								source: null,
+							},
+						],
+						waitingExecution: {},
+						waitingExecutionSource: {},
+					},
+					resultData: { runData: {} },
+					startData: {},
+				},
+				executionMode: 'integrated',
+				workflowData: workflow,
+			});
+		});
+
+		it('should return run data with input data and metadata', async () => {
+			const data = [{ json: { test: 1 } }];
+			const parentExecution = {
+				executionId: '123',
+				workflowId: '567',
+			};
+			expect(await getRunData(workflow, data, parentExecution)).toEqual({
+				executionData: {
+					executionData: {
+						contextData: {},
+						metadata: {},
+						nodeExecutionStack: [
+							{
+								data: { main: [data] },
+								metadata: { parentExecution },
+								node: workflow.nodes[0],
+								source: null,
+							},
+						],
+						waitingExecution: {},
+						waitingExecutionSource: {},
+					},
+					resultData: { runData: {} },
+					startData: {},
+				},
+				executionMode: 'integrated',
+				workflowData: workflow,
+			});
+		});
 	});
 });

packages/cli/src/interfaces.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import type { Scope } from '@n8n/permissions';
 import type { Application } from 'express';
-import type { WorkflowExecute } from 'n8n-core';
 import type {
 	ExecutionError,
 	ICredentialDataDecryptedObject,
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ import type {
 	ITelemetryTrackProperties,
 	IWorkflowBase,
 	CredentialLoadingDetails,
-	Workflow,
 	WorkflowExecuteMode,
 	ExecutionStatus,
 	ExecutionSummary,
@@ -300,12 +298,6 @@ export interface IWorkflowErrorData {
 	};
 }
 
-export interface IWorkflowExecuteProcess {
-	startedAt: Date;
-	workflow: Workflow;
-	workflowExecute: WorkflowExecute;
-}
-
 export interface IWorkflowStatisticsDataLoaded {
 	dataLoaded: boolean;
 }

packages/cli/src/workflow-execute-additional-data.ts

@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ import type {
 	ExecuteWorkflowOptions,
 	IWorkflowExecutionDataProcess,
 	EnvProviderState,
+	ExecuteWorkflowData,
+	RelatedExecution,
 } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { Container } from 'typedi';
 
@@ -45,11 +47,7 @@ import { CredentialsHelper } from '@/credentials-helper';
 import { ExecutionRepository } from '@/databases/repositories/execution.repository';
 import type { AiEventMap, AiEventPayload } from '@/events/maps/ai.event-map';
 import { ExternalHooks } from '@/external-hooks';
-import type {
+import type { IWorkflowErrorData, UpdateExecutionPayload } from '@/interfaces';
-	IWorkflowExecuteProcess,
-	IWorkflowErrorData,
-	UpdateExecutionPayload,
-} from '@/interfaces';
 import { NodeTypes } from '@/node-types';
 import { Push } from '@/push';
 import { WorkflowStatisticsService } from '@/services/workflow-statistics.service';
@@ -650,6 +648,7 @@ function hookFunctionsSaveWorker(): IWorkflowExecuteHooks {
 export async function getRunData(
 	workflowData: IWorkflowBase,
 	inputData?: INodeExecutionData[],
+	parentExecution?: RelatedExecution,
 ): Promise<IWorkflowExecutionDataProcess> {
 	const mode = 'integrated';
 
@@ -669,6 +668,7 @@ export async function getRunData(
 		data: {
 			main: [inputData],
 		},
+		metadata: { parentExecution },
 		source: null,
 	});
 
@@ -740,7 +740,41 @@ export async function executeWorkflow(
 	workflowInfo: IExecuteWorkflowInfo,
 	additionalData: IWorkflowExecuteAdditionalData,
 	options: ExecuteWorkflowOptions,
-): Promise<Array<INodeExecutionData[] | null> | IWorkflowExecuteProcess> {
+): Promise<ExecuteWorkflowData> {
+	const activeExecutions = Container.get(ActiveExecutions);
+
+	const workflowData =
+		options.loadedWorkflowData ??
+		(await getWorkflowData(workflowInfo, options.parentWorkflowId, options.parentWorkflowSettings));
+
+	const runData =
+		options.loadedRunData ??
+		(await getRunData(workflowData, options.inputData, options.parentExecution));
+
+	const executionId = await activeExecutions.add(runData);
+
+	const executionPromise = startExecution(
+		additionalData,
+		options,
+		executionId,
+		runData,
+		workflowData,
+	);
+
+	if (options.doNotWaitToFinish) {
+		return { executionId, data: [null] };
+	}
+
+	return await executionPromise;
+}
+
+async function startExecution(
+	additionalData: IWorkflowExecuteAdditionalData,
+	options: ExecuteWorkflowOptions,
+	executionId: string,
+	runData: IWorkflowExecutionDataProcess,
+	workflowData: IWorkflowBase,
+): Promise<ExecuteWorkflowData> {
 	const externalHooks = Container.get(ExternalHooks);
 	await externalHooks.init();
 
@@ -749,10 +783,6 @@ export async function executeWorkflow(
 	const eventService = Container.get(EventService);
 	const executionRepository = Container.get(ExecutionRepository);
 
-	const workflowData =
-		options.loadedWorkflowData ??
-		(await getWorkflowData(workflowInfo, options.parentWorkflowId, options.parentWorkflowSettings));
-
 	const workflowName = workflowData ? workflowData.name : undefined;
 	const workflow = new Workflow({
 		id: workflowData.id,
@@ -765,10 +795,6 @@ export async function executeWorkflow(
 		settings: workflowData.settings,
 	});
 
-	const runData = options.loadedRunData ?? (await getRunData(workflowData, options.inputData));
-
-	const executionId = await activeExecutions.add(runData);
-
 	/**
 	 * A subworkflow execution in queue mode is not enqueued, but rather runs in the
 	 * same worker process as the parent execution. Hence ensure the subworkflow
@@ -890,7 +916,10 @@ export async function executeWorkflow(
 
 		activeExecutions.finalizeExecution(executionId, data);
 		const returnData = WorkflowHelpers.getDataLastExecutedNodeData(data);
-		return returnData!.data!.main;
+		return {
+			executionId,
+			data: returnData!.data!.main,
+		};
 	}
 	activeExecutions.finalizeExecution(executionId, data);
 

packages/core/package.json

@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
     "lint": "eslint . --quiet",
     "lintfix": "eslint . --fix",
     "watch": "tsc-watch -p tsconfig.build.json --onCompilationComplete \"tsc-alias -p tsconfig.build.json\"",
-    "test": "jest"
+    "test": "jest",
+    "test:dev": "jest --watch"
   },
   "files": [
     "dist",

packages/core/src/NodeExecuteFunctions.ts

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import type {
 	BinaryHelperFunctions,
 	CloseFunction,
 	ContextType,
+	ExecuteWorkflowData,
 	FieldType,
 	FileSystemHelperFunctions,
 	FunctionsBase,
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ import type {
 	IRunExecutionData,
 	ITaskData,
 	ITaskDataConnections,
+	ITaskMetadata,
 	ITriggerFunctions,
 	IWebhookData,
 	IWebhookDescription,
@@ -109,6 +111,7 @@ import type {
 	ISupplyDataFunctions,
 	WebhookType,
 	SchedulingFunctions,
+	RelatedExecution,
 } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import {
 	NodeConnectionType,
@@ -2721,6 +2724,7 @@ const addExecutionDataFunctions = async (
 	sourceNodeName: string,
 	sourceNodeRunIndex: number,
 	currentNodeRunIndex: number,
+	metadata?: ITaskMetadata,
 ): Promise<void> => {
 	if (connectionType === NodeConnectionType.Main) {
 		throw new ApplicationError('Setting type is not supported for main connection', {
@@ -2746,6 +2750,7 @@ const addExecutionDataFunctions = async (
 		if (taskData === undefined) {
 			return;
 		}
+		taskData.metadata = metadata;
 	}
 	taskData = taskData!;
 
@@ -3622,6 +3627,12 @@ export function getExecuteFunctions(
 					itemIndex,
 				),
 			getExecuteData: () => executeData,
+			setMetadata: (metadata: ITaskMetadata): void => {
+				executeData.metadata = {
+					...(executeData.metadata ?? {}),
+					...metadata,
+				};
+			},
 			continueOnFail: () => {
 				return continueOnFail(node);
 			},
@@ -3643,23 +3654,28 @@ export function getExecuteFunctions(
 				workflowInfo: IExecuteWorkflowInfo,
 				inputData?: INodeExecutionData[],
 				parentCallbackManager?: CallbackManager,
-			): Promise<any> {
+				options?: {
+					doNotWaitToFinish?: boolean;
+					parentExecution?: RelatedExecution;
+				},
+			): Promise<ExecuteWorkflowData> {
 				return await additionalData
 					.executeWorkflow(workflowInfo, additionalData, {
+						...options,
 						parentWorkflowId: workflow.id?.toString(),
 						inputData,
 						parentWorkflowSettings: workflow.settings,
 						node,
 						parentCallbackManager,
 					})
-					.then(
+					.then(async (result) => {
-						async (result) =>
+						const data = await Container.get(BinaryDataService).duplicateBinaryData(
-							await Container.get(BinaryDataService).duplicateBinaryData(
 							workflow.id,
 							additionalData.executionId!,
-								result,
+							result.data,
-							),
 						);
+						return { ...result, data };
+					});
 			},
 			getContext(type: ContextType): IContextObject {
 				return NodeHelpers.getContext(runExecutionData, type, node);
@@ -3853,6 +3869,7 @@ export function getExecuteFunctions(
 				connectionType: NodeConnectionType,
 				currentNodeRunIndex: number,
 				data: INodeExecutionData[][] | ExecutionBaseError,
+				metadata?: ITaskMetadata,
 			): void {
 				addExecutionDataFunctions(
 					'output',
@@ -3864,6 +3881,7 @@ export function getExecuteFunctions(
 					node.name,
 					runIndex,
 					currentNodeRunIndex,
+					metadata,
 				).catch((error) => {
 					Logger.warn(
 						`There was a problem logging output data of node "${this.getNode().name}": ${
@@ -3972,7 +3990,11 @@ export function getSupplyDataFunctions(
 			workflowInfo: IExecuteWorkflowInfo,
 			inputData?: INodeExecutionData[],
 			parentCallbackManager?: CallbackManager,
-		) =>
+			options?: {
+				doNotWaitToFinish?: boolean;
+				parentExecution?: RelatedExecution;
+			},
+		): Promise<ExecuteWorkflowData> =>
 			await additionalData
 				.executeWorkflow(workflowInfo, additionalData, {
 					parentWorkflowId: workflow.id?.toString(),
@@ -3980,15 +4002,16 @@ export function getSupplyDataFunctions(
 					parentWorkflowSettings: workflow.settings,
 					node,
 					parentCallbackManager,
+					...options,
 				})
-				.then(
+				.then(async (result) => {
-					async (result) =>
+					const data = await Container.get(BinaryDataService).duplicateBinaryData(
-						await Container.get(BinaryDataService).duplicateBinaryData(
 						workflow.id,
 						additionalData.executionId!,
-							result,
+						result.data,
-						),
+					);
-				),
+					return { ...result, data };
+				}),
 		getNodeOutputs() {
 			const nodeType = workflow.nodeTypes.getByNameAndVersion(node.type, node.typeVersion);
 			return NodeHelpers.getNodeOutputs(workflow, node, nodeType.description).map((output) => {
@@ -4143,6 +4166,7 @@ export function getSupplyDataFunctions(
 			connectionType: NodeConnectionType,
 			currentNodeRunIndex: number,
 			data: INodeExecutionData[][],
+			metadata?: ITaskMetadata,
 		): void {
 			addExecutionDataFunctions(
 				'output',
@@ -4154,6 +4178,7 @@ export function getSupplyDataFunctions(
 				node.name,
 				runIndex,
 				currentNodeRunIndex,
+				metadata,
 			).catch((error) => {
 				Logger.warn(
 					`There was a problem logging output data of node "${this.getNode().name}": ${

packages/core/src/WorkflowExecute.ts

@@ -408,7 +408,10 @@ export class WorkflowExecute {
 			let metaRunData: ITaskMetadata;
 			for (const nodeName of Object.keys(metadata)) {
 				for ([index, metaRunData] of metadata[nodeName].entries()) {
-					runData[nodeName][index].metadata = metaRunData;
+					runData[nodeName][index].metadata = {
+						...(runData[nodeName][index].metadata ?? {}),
+						...metaRunData,
+					};
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -1448,6 +1451,7 @@ export class WorkflowExecute {
 						startTime,
 						executionTime: new Date().getTime() - startTime,
 						source: !executionData.source ? [] : executionData.source.main,
+						metadata: executionData.metadata,
 						executionStatus: 'success',
 					};
 

packages/core/src/node-execution-context/__tests__/execute-single-context.test.ts

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import type {
 	IContextObject,
 	ICredentialDataDecryptedObject,
 	ISourceData,
+	ITaskMetadata,
 } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { ApplicationError, NodeHelpers } from 'n8n-workflow';
 
@@ -298,4 +299,33 @@ describe('ExecuteSingleContext', () => {
 			});
 		});
 	});
+
+	describe('setMetadata', () => {
+		it('sets metadata on execution data', () => {
+			const context = new ExecuteSingleContext(
+				workflow,
+				node,
+				additionalData,
+				mode,
+				runExecutionData,
+				runIndex,
+				connectionInputData,
+				inputData,
+				itemIndex,
+				executeData,
+				abortSignal,
+			);
+
+			const metadata: ITaskMetadata = {
+				subExecution: {
+					workflowId: '123',
+					executionId: 'xyz',
+				},
+			};
+
+			expect(context.getExecuteData().metadata?.subExecution).toEqual(undefined);
+			context.setMetadata(metadata);
+			expect(context.getExecuteData().metadata?.subExecution).toEqual(metadata.subExecution);
+		});
+	});
 });

packages/core/src/node-execution-context/execute-single-context.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import type {
 	ContextType,
 	AiEvent,
 	ISourceData,
+	ITaskMetadata,
 } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import {
 	ApplicationError,
@@ -85,6 +86,13 @@ export class ExecuteSingleContext extends NodeExecutionContext implements IExecu
 		this.abortSignal?.addEventListener('abort', fn);
 	}
 
+	setMetadata(metadata: ITaskMetadata): void {
+		this.executeData.metadata = {
+			...(this.executeData.metadata ?? {}),
+			...metadata,
+		};
+	}
+
 	continueOnFail() {
 		return continueOnFail(this.node);
 	}

packages/editor-ui/src/Interface.ts

@@ -182,6 +182,10 @@ export interface IAiDataContent {
 	metadata: {
 		executionTime: number;
 		startTime: number;
+		subExecution?: {
+			workflowId: string;
+			executionId: string;
+		};
 	};
 }
 
@@ -202,6 +206,10 @@ export interface ITableData {
 	columns: string[];
 	data: GenericValue[][];
 	hasJson: { [key: string]: boolean };
+	metadata: {
+		hasExecutionIds: boolean;
+		data: Array<INodeExecutionData['metadata'] | undefined>;
+	};
 }
 
 // Simple version of n8n-workflow.Workflow

packages/editor-ui/src/components/PanelDragButton.vue

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const onDragStart = () => {
 		@dragend="onDragEnd"
 	>
 		<template #default="{ isDragging }">
-			<div :class="{ [$style.dragButton]: true }">
+			<div :class="{ [$style.dragButton]: true }" data-test-id="panel-drag-button">
 				<span
 					v-if="canMoveLeft"
 					:class="{ [$style.leftArrow]: true, [$style.visible]: isDragging }"

packages/editor-ui/src/components/RunData.test.ts

@@ -8,10 +8,17 @@ import { useWorkflowsStore } from '@/stores/workflows.store';
 import { createTestingPinia } from '@pinia/testing';
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 import { waitFor } from '@testing-library/vue';
-import type { INodeExecutionData } from 'n8n-workflow';
+import type { INodeExecutionData, ITaskData, ITaskMetadata } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { setActivePinia } from 'pinia';
 import { useNodeTypesStore } from '../stores/nodeTypes.store';
 
+const MOCK_EXECUTION_URL = 'execution.url/123';
+
+const { trackOpeningRelatedExecution, resolveRelatedExecutionUrl } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+	trackOpeningRelatedExecution: vi.fn(),
+	resolveRelatedExecutionUrl: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
 vi.mock('vue-router', () => {
 	return {
 		useRouter: () => ({}),
@@ -20,6 +27,13 @@ vi.mock('vue-router', () => {
 	};
 });
 
+vi.mock('@/composables/useExecutionHelpers', () => ({
+	useExecutionHelpers: () => ({
+		trackOpeningRelatedExecution,
+		resolveRelatedExecutionUrl,
+	}),
+}));
+
 const nodes = [
 	{
 		id: '1',
@@ -32,50 +46,55 @@ const nodes = [
 ] as INodeUi[];
 
 describe('RunData', () => {
+	beforeAll(() => {
+		resolveRelatedExecutionUrl.mockReturnValue('execution.url/123');
+	});
+
 	it("should render pin button in output panel disabled when there's binary data", () => {
-		const { getByTestId } = render(
+		const { getByTestId } = render({
-			[
+			defaultRunItems: [
 				{
 					json: {},
 					binary: {
 						data: {
 							fileName: 'test.xyz',
 							mimeType: 'application/octet-stream',
+							data: '',
 						},
 					},
 				},
 			],
-			'binary',
+			displayMode: 'binary',
-		);
+		});
 
 		expect(getByTestId('ndv-pin-data')).toBeInTheDocument();
 		expect(getByTestId('ndv-pin-data')).toHaveAttribute('disabled');
 	});
 
 	it("should not render pin button in input panel when there's binary data", () => {
-		const { queryByTestId } = render(
+		const { queryByTestId } = render({
-			[
+			defaultRunItems: [
 				{
 					json: {},
 					binary: {
 						data: {
 							fileName: 'test.xyz',
 							mimeType: 'application/octet-stream',
+							data: '',
 						},
 					},
 				},
 			],
-			'binary',
+			displayMode: 'binary',
-			undefined,
+			paneType: 'input',
-			'input',
+		});
-		);
 
 		expect(queryByTestId('ndv-pin-data')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
 	});
 
 	it('should render data correctly even when "item.json" has another "json" key', async () => {
-		const { getByText, getAllByTestId, getByTestId } = render(
+		const { getByText, getAllByTestId, getByTestId } = render({
-			[
+			defaultRunItems: [
 				{
 					json: {
 						id: 1,
@@ -95,8 +114,8 @@ describe('RunData', () => {
 					},
 				},
 			],
-			'schema',
+			displayMode: 'schema',
-		);
+		});
 
 		await userEvent.click(getByTestId('ndv-pin-data'));
 		await waitFor(() => getAllByTestId('run-data-schema-item'), { timeout: 1000 });
@@ -105,8 +124,8 @@ describe('RunData', () => {
 	});
 
 	it('should render view and download buttons for PDFs', async () => {
-		const { getByTestId } = render(
+		const { getByTestId } = render({
-			[
+			defaultRunItems: [
 				{
 					json: {},
 					binary: {
@@ -114,12 +133,13 @@ describe('RunData', () => {
 							fileName: 'test.pdf',
 							fileType: 'pdf',
 							mimeType: 'application/pdf',
+							data: '',
 						},
 					},
 				},
 			],
-			'binary',
+			displayMode: 'binary',
-		);
+		});
 
 		await waitFor(() => {
 			expect(getByTestId('ndv-view-binary-data')).toBeInTheDocument();
@@ -129,20 +149,21 @@ describe('RunData', () => {
 	});
 
 	it('should not render a view button for unknown content-type', async () => {
-		const { getByTestId, queryByTestId } = render(
+		const { getByTestId, queryByTestId } = render({
-			[
+			defaultRunItems: [
 				{
 					json: {},
 					binary: {
 						data: {
 							fileName: 'test.xyz',
 							mimeType: 'application/octet-stream',
+							data: '',
 						},
 					},
 				},
 			],
-			'binary',
+			displayMode: 'binary',
-		);
+		});
 
 		await waitFor(() => {
 			expect(queryByTestId('ndv-view-binary-data')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
@@ -152,25 +173,32 @@ describe('RunData', () => {
 	});
 
 	it('should not render pin data button when there is no output data', async () => {
-		const { queryByTestId } = render([], 'table');
+		const { queryByTestId } = render({ defaultRunItems: [], displayMode: 'table' });
 		expect(queryByTestId('ndv-pin-data')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
 	});
 
 	it('should disable pin data button when data is pinned', async () => {
-		const { getByTestId } = render([], 'table', [{ json: { name: 'Test' } }]);
+		const { getByTestId } = render({
+			defaultRunItems: [],
+			displayMode: 'table',
+			pinnedData: [{ json: { name: 'Test' } }],
+		});
 		const pinDataButton = getByTestId('ndv-pin-data');
 		expect(pinDataButton).toBeDisabled();
 	});
 
 	it('should enable pin data button when data is not pinned', async () => {
-		const { getByTestId } = render([{ json: { name: 'Test' } }], 'table');
+		const { getByTestId } = render({
+			defaultRunItems: [{ json: { name: 'Test' } }],
+			displayMode: 'table',
+		});
 		const pinDataButton = getByTestId('ndv-pin-data');
 		expect(pinDataButton).toBeEnabled();
 	});
 
 	it('should not render pagination on binary tab', async () => {
-		const { queryByTestId } = render(
+		const { queryByTestId } = render({
-			Array.from({ length: 11 }).map((_, i) => ({
+			defaultRunItems: Array.from({ length: 11 }).map((_, i) => ({
 				json: {
 					data: {
 						id: i,
@@ -180,17 +208,19 @@ describe('RunData', () => {
 				binary: {
 					data: {
 						a: 'b',
+						data: '',
+						mimeType: '',
 					},
 				},
 			})),
-			'binary',
+			displayMode: 'binary',
-		);
+		});
 		expect(queryByTestId('ndv-data-pagination')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
 	});
 
 	it('should render pagination with binary data on non-binary tab', async () => {
-		const { getByTestId } = render(
+		const { getByTestId } = render({
-			Array.from({ length: 11 }).map((_, i) => ({
+			defaultRunItems: Array.from({ length: 11 }).map((_, i) => ({
 				json: {
 					data: {
 						id: i,
@@ -200,20 +230,177 @@ describe('RunData', () => {
 				binary: {
 					data: {
 						a: 'b',
+						data: '',
+						mimeType: '',
 					},
 				},
 			})),
-			'json',
+			displayMode: 'json',
-		);
+		});
 		expect(getByTestId('ndv-data-pagination')).toBeInTheDocument();
 	});
 
-	const render = (
+	it('should render sub-execution link in header', async () => {
-		outputData: unknown[],
+		const metadata: ITaskMetadata = {
-		displayMode: IRunDataDisplayMode,
+			subExecution: {
-		pinnedData?: INodeExecutionData[],
+				workflowId: 'xyz',
-		paneType: NodePanelType = 'output',
+				executionId: '123',
-	) => {
+			},
+			subExecutionsCount: 1,
+		};
+		const { getByTestId } = render({
+			defaultRunItems: [
+				{
+					json: {},
+				},
+			],
+			displayMode: 'table',
+			paneType: 'output',
+			metadata,
+		});
+
+		expect(getByTestId('related-execution-link')).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expect(getByTestId('related-execution-link')).toHaveTextContent('Inspect Sub-Execution 123');
+		expect(resolveRelatedExecutionUrl).toHaveBeenCalledWith(metadata);
+		expect(getByTestId('related-execution-link')).toHaveAttribute('href', MOCK_EXECUTION_URL);
+
+		expect(getByTestId('ndv-items-count')).toHaveTextContent('1 item, 1 sub-execution');
+
+		getByTestId('related-execution-link').click();
+		expect(trackOpeningRelatedExecution).toHaveBeenCalledWith(metadata, 'table');
+	});
+
+	it('should render parent-execution link in header', async () => {
+		const metadata: ITaskMetadata = {
+			parentExecution: {
+				workflowId: 'xyz',
+				executionId: '123',
+			},
+		};
+		const { getByTestId } = render({
+			defaultRunItems: [
+				{
+					json: {},
+				},
+			],
+			displayMode: 'table',
+			paneType: 'output',
+			metadata,
+		});
+
+		expect(getByTestId('related-execution-link')).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expect(getByTestId('related-execution-link')).toHaveTextContent('Inspect Parent Execution 123');
+		expect(resolveRelatedExecutionUrl).toHaveBeenCalledWith(metadata);
+		expect(getByTestId('related-execution-link')).toHaveAttribute('href', MOCK_EXECUTION_URL);
+
+		expect(getByTestId('ndv-items-count')).toHaveTextContent('1 item');
+
+		getByTestId('related-execution-link').click();
+		expect(trackOpeningRelatedExecution).toHaveBeenCalledWith(metadata, 'table');
+	});
+
+	it('should render sub-execution link in header with multiple items', async () => {
+		const metadata: ITaskMetadata = {
+			subExecution: {
+				workflowId: 'xyz',
+				executionId: '123',
+			},
+			subExecutionsCount: 3,
+		};
+		const { getByTestId } = render({
+			defaultRunItems: [
+				{
+					json: {},
+				},
+				{
+					json: {},
+				},
+			],
+			displayMode: 'json',
+			paneType: 'output',
+			metadata,
+		});
+
+		expect(getByTestId('related-execution-link')).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expect(getByTestId('related-execution-link')).toHaveTextContent('Inspect Sub-Execution 123');
+		expect(resolveRelatedExecutionUrl).toHaveBeenCalledWith(metadata);
+		expect(getByTestId('related-execution-link')).toHaveAttribute('href', MOCK_EXECUTION_URL);
+
+		expect(getByTestId('ndv-items-count')).toHaveTextContent('2 items, 3 sub-executions');
+
+		getByTestId('related-execution-link').click();
+		expect(trackOpeningRelatedExecution).toHaveBeenCalledWith(metadata, 'json');
+	});
+
+	it('should render sub-execution link in header with multiple runs', async () => {
+		const metadata: ITaskMetadata = {
+			subExecution: {
+				workflowId: 'xyz',
+				executionId: '123',
+			},
+			subExecutionsCount: 3,
+		};
+		const { getByTestId, queryByTestId } = render({
+			runs: [
+				{
+					startTime: new Date().getTime(),
+					executionTime: new Date().getTime(),
+					data: {
+						main: [[{ json: {} }]],
+					},
+					source: [null],
+					metadata,
+				},
+				{
+					startTime: new Date().getTime(),
+					executionTime: new Date().getTime(),
+					data: {
+						main: [[{ json: {} }]],
+					},
+					source: [null],
+					metadata,
+				},
+			],
+			displayMode: 'json',
+			paneType: 'output',
+			metadata,
+		});
+
+		expect(getByTestId('related-execution-link')).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expect(getByTestId('related-execution-link')).toHaveTextContent('Inspect Sub-Execution 123');
+
+		expect(queryByTestId('ndv-items-count')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+		expect(getByTestId('run-selector')).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+		getByTestId('related-execution-link').click();
+		expect(trackOpeningRelatedExecution).toHaveBeenCalledWith(metadata, 'json');
+	});
+
+	const render = ({
+		defaultRunItems,
+		displayMode,
+		pinnedData,
+		paneType = 'output',
+		metadata,
+		runs,
+	}: {
+		defaultRunItems?: INodeExecutionData[];
+		displayMode: IRunDataDisplayMode;
+		pinnedData?: INodeExecutionData[];
+		paneType?: NodePanelType;
+		metadata?: ITaskMetadata;
+		runs?: ITaskData[];
+	}) => {
+		const defaultRun: ITaskData = {
+			startTime: new Date().getTime(),
+			executionTime: new Date().getTime(),
+			data: {
+				main: [defaultRunItems ?? [{ json: {} }]],
+			},
+			source: [null],
+			metadata,
+		};
+
 		const pinia = createTestingPinia({
 			stubActions: false,
 			initialState: {
@@ -246,16 +433,7 @@ describe('RunData', () => {
 						data: {
 							resultData: {
 								runData: {
-									'Test Node': [
+									'Test Node': runs ?? [defaultRun],
-										{
-											startTime: new Date().getTime(),
-											executionTime: new Date().getTime(),
-											data: {
-												main: [outputData],
-											},
-											source: [null],
-										},
-									],
 								},
 							},
 						},

packages/editor-ui/src/components/RunData.vue

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import type {
 	INodeOutputConfiguration,
 	IRunData,
 	IRunExecutionData,
+	ITaskMetadata,
 	NodeError,
 	NodeHint,
 	Workflow,
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ import {
 } from 'n8n-design-system';
 import { storeToRefs } from 'pinia';
 import { useRoute } from 'vue-router';
+import { useExecutionHelpers } from '@/composables/useExecutionHelpers';
 
 const LazyRunDataTable = defineAsyncComponent(
 	async () => await import('@/components/RunDataTable.vue'),
@@ -180,6 +182,7 @@ const nodeHelpers = useNodeHelpers();
 const externalHooks = useExternalHooks();
 const telemetry = useTelemetry();
 const i18n = useI18n();
+const { trackOpeningRelatedExecution, resolveRelatedExecutionUrl } = useExecutionHelpers();
 
 const node = toRef(props, 'node');
 
@@ -315,7 +318,9 @@ const workflowRunData = computed(() => {
 	}
 	return null;
 });
-const dataCount = computed(() => getDataCount(props.runIndex, currentOutputIndex.value));
+const dataCount = computed(() =>
+	getDataCount(props.runIndex, currentOutputIndex.value, connectionType.value),
+);
 
 const unfilteredDataCount = computed(() =>
 	pinnedData.data.value ? pinnedData.data.value.length : rawInputData.value.length,
@@ -506,6 +511,28 @@ const pinButtonDisabled = computed(
 		readOnlyEnv.value,
 );
 
+const activeTaskMetadata = computed((): ITaskMetadata | null => {
+	if (!node.value) {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	return workflowRunData.value?.[node.value.name]?.[props.runIndex]?.metadata ?? null;
+});
+
+const hasReleatedExectuion = computed((): boolean => {
+	return Boolean(
+		activeTaskMetadata.value?.subExecution || activeTaskMetadata.value?.parentExecution,
+	);
+});
+
+const hasInputOverwrite = computed((): boolean => {
+	if (!node.value) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	const taskData = nodeHelpers.getNodeTaskData(node.value, props.runIndex);
+	return Boolean(taskData?.inputOverride);
+});
+
 watch(node, (newNode, prevNode) => {
 	if (newNode?.id === prevNode?.id) return;
 	init();
@@ -953,6 +980,10 @@ function onDisplayModeChange(newDisplayMode: IRunDataDisplayMode) {
 }
 
 function getRunLabel(option: number) {
+	if (!node.value) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	let itemsCount = 0;
 	for (let i = 0; i <= maxOutputIndex.value; i++) {
 		itemsCount += getPinDataOrLiveData(getRawInputData(option - 1, i)).length;
@@ -961,7 +992,18 @@ function getRunLabel(option: number) {
 		adjustToNumber: itemsCount,
 		interpolate: { count: itemsCount },
 	});
-	const itemsLabel = itemsCount > 0 ? ` (${items})` : '';
+
+	const metadata = workflowRunData.value?.[node.value.name]?.[option - 1]?.metadata ?? null;
+	const subexecutions = metadata?.subExecutionsCount
+		? i18n.baseText('ndv.output.andSubExecutions', {
+				adjustToNumber: metadata.subExecutionsCount,
+				interpolate: {
+					count: metadata.subExecutionsCount,
+				},
+			})
+		: '';
+
+	const itemsLabel = itemsCount > 0 ? ` (${items}${subexecutions})` : '';
 	return option + i18n.baseText('ndv.output.of') + (maxRunIndex.value + 1) + itemsLabel;
 }
 
@@ -1185,6 +1227,22 @@ function onSearchClear() {
 	document.dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent('keyup', { key: '/' }));
 }
 
+function getExecutionLinkLabel(task: ITaskMetadata): string | undefined {
+	if (task.parentExecution) {
+		return i18n.baseText('runData.openParentExecution', {
+			interpolate: { id: task.parentExecution.executionId },
+		});
+	}
+
+	if (task.subExecution) {
+		return i18n.baseText('runData.openSubExecution', {
+			interpolate: { id: task.subExecution.executionId },
+		});
+	}
+
+	return;
+}
+
 defineExpose({ enterEditMode });
 </script>
 
@@ -1311,11 +1369,12 @@ defineExpose({ enterEditMode });
 			v-show="!editMode.enabled"
 			:class="$style.runSelector"
 		>
+			<div :class="$style.runSelectorInner">
 				<slot v-if="inputSelectLocation === 'runs'" name="input-select"></slot>
 
 				<N8nSelect
 					:model-value="runIndex"
-				:class="$style.runSelectorInner"
+					:class="$style.runSelectorSelect"
 					size="small"
 					teleported
 					data-test-id="run-selector"
@@ -1349,6 +1408,21 @@ defineExpose({ enterEditMode });
 				<slot name="run-info"></slot>
 			</div>
 
+			<a
+				v-if="
+					activeTaskMetadata && hasReleatedExectuion && !(paneType === 'input' && hasInputOverwrite)
+				"
+				:class="$style.relatedExecutionInfo"
+				data-test-id="related-execution-link"
+				:href="resolveRelatedExecutionUrl(activeTaskMetadata)"
+				target="_blank"
+				@click.stop="trackOpeningRelatedExecution(activeTaskMetadata, displayMode)"
+			>
+				<N8nIcon icon="external-link-alt" size="xsmall" />
+				{{ getExecutionLinkLabel(activeTaskMetadata) }}
+			</a>
+		</div>
+
 		<slot v-if="!displaysMultipleNodes" name="before-data" />
 
 		<N8nCallout
@@ -1400,13 +1474,37 @@ defineExpose({ enterEditMode });
 				}}
 			</N8nText>
 			<N8nText v-else :class="$style.itemsText">
+				<span>
 					{{
 						$locale.baseText('ndv.output.items', {
 							adjustToNumber: dataCount,
 							interpolate: { count: dataCount },
 						})
 					}}
+				</span>
+				<span v-if="activeTaskMetadata?.subExecutionsCount">
+					{{
+						$locale.baseText('ndv.output.andSubExecutions', {
+							adjustToNumber: activeTaskMetadata.subExecutionsCount,
+							interpolate: { count: activeTaskMetadata.subExecutionsCount },
+						})
+					}}
+				</span>
 			</N8nText>
+
+			<a
+				v-if="
+					activeTaskMetadata && hasReleatedExectuion && !(paneType === 'input' && hasInputOverwrite)
+				"
+				:class="$style.relatedExecutionInfo"
+				data-test-id="related-execution-link"
+				:href="resolveRelatedExecutionUrl(activeTaskMetadata)"
+				target="_blank"
+				@click.stop="trackOpeningRelatedExecution(activeTaskMetadata, displayMode)"
+			>
+				<N8nIcon icon="external-link-alt" size="xsmall" />
+				{{ getExecutionLinkLabel(activeTaskMetadata) }}
+			</a>
 		</div>
 
 		<div ref="dataContainerRef" :class="$style.dataContainer" data-test-id="ndv-data-container">
@@ -1877,6 +1975,7 @@ defineExpose({ enterEditMode });
 	padding-left: var(--spacing-s);
 	padding-right: var(--spacing-s);
 	padding-bottom: var(--spacing-s);
+	flex-flow: wrap;
 
 	.itemsText {
 		flex-shrink: 0;
@@ -1898,24 +1997,31 @@ defineExpose({ enterEditMode });
 }
 
 .runSelector {
+	display: flex;
+	align-items: center;
+	flex-flow: wrap;
 	padding-left: var(--spacing-s);
 	padding-right: var(--spacing-s);
-	padding-bottom: var(--spacing-s);
+	margin-bottom: var(--spacing-s);
-	display: flex;
+	gap: var(--spacing-3xs);
-	gap: var(--spacing-4xs);
-	align-items: center;
 
 	:global(.el-input--suffix .el-input__inner) {
 		padding-right: var(--spacing-l);
 	}
 }
 
-.search {
+.runSelectorInner {
-	margin-left: auto;
+	display: flex;
+	gap: var(--spacing-4xs);
+	align-items: center;
 }
 
-.runSelectorInner {
+.runSelectorSelect {
-	max-width: 172px;
+	max-width: 205px;
+}
+
+.search {
+	margin-left: auto;
 }
 
 .pagination {
@@ -2075,6 +2181,15 @@ defineExpose({ enterEditMode });
 .schema {
 	padding: 0 var(--spacing-s);
 }
+
+.relatedExecutionInfo {
+	font-size: var(--font-size-s);
+	margin-left: var(--spacing-3xs);
+
+	svg {
+		padding-bottom: 2px;
+	}
+}
 </style>
 
 <style lang="scss" scoped>

packages/editor-ui/src/components/RunDataAi/RunDataAi.vue

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ function getReferencedData(
 				metadata: {
 					executionTime: taskData.executionTime,
 					startTime: taskData.startTime,
+					subExecution: taskData.metadata?.subExecution,
 				},
 			});
 		});

packages/editor-ui/src/components/RunDataAi/RunDataAiContent.vue

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import type {
 import { computed } from 'vue';
 import NodeIcon from '@/components/NodeIcon.vue';
 import AiRunContentBlock from './AiRunContentBlock.vue';
+import { useExecutionHelpers } from '@/composables/useExecutionHelpers';
 
 interface RunMeta {
 	startTimeMs: number;
@@ -18,6 +19,10 @@ interface RunMeta {
 	node: INodeTypeDescription | null;
 	type: 'input' | 'output';
 	connectionType: NodeConnectionType;
+	subExecution?: {
+		workflowId: string;
+		executionId: string;
+	};
 }
 const props = defineProps<{
 	inputData: IAiData;
@@ -27,6 +32,8 @@ const props = defineProps<{
 const nodeTypesStore = useNodeTypesStore();
 const workflowsStore = useWorkflowsStore();
 
+const { trackOpeningRelatedExecution, resolveRelatedExecutionUrl } = useExecutionHelpers();
+
 type TokenUsageData = {
 	completionTokens: number;
 	promptTokens: number;
@@ -75,6 +82,7 @@ function extractRunMeta(run: IAiDataContent) {
 		node: nodeType,
 		type: run.inOut,
 		connectionType: run.type,
+		subExecution: run.metadata?.subExecution,
 	};
 
 	return runMeta;
@@ -131,6 +139,22 @@ const outputError = computed(() => {
 							}}
 						</n8n-tooltip>
 					</li>
+					<li v-if="runMeta?.subExecution">
+						<a
+							:href="resolveRelatedExecutionUrl(runMeta)"
+							target="_blank"
+							@click.stop="trackOpeningRelatedExecution(runMeta, 'ai')"
+						>
+							<N8nIcon icon="external-link-alt" size="xsmall" />
+							{{
+								$locale.baseText('runData.openSubExecution', {
+									interpolate: {
+										id: runMeta.subExecution?.executionId,
+									},
+								})
+							}}
+						</a>
+					</li>
 					<li v-if="(consumedTokensSum?.totalTokens ?? 0) > 0" :class="$style.tokensUsage">
 						{{
 							$locale.baseText('runData.aiContentBlock.tokens', {

packages/editor-ui/src/components/RunDataTable.vue

@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ import MappingPill from './MappingPill.vue';
 import TextWithHighlights from './TextWithHighlights.vue';
 import { useI18n } from '@/composables/useI18n';
 import { useTelemetry } from '@/composables/useTelemetry';
-import { N8nInfoTip, N8nTooltip, N8nTree } from 'n8n-design-system';
+import { N8nIconButton, N8nInfoTip, N8nTooltip, N8nTree } from 'n8n-design-system';
 import { storeToRefs } from 'pinia';
+import { useExecutionHelpers } from '@/composables/useExecutionHelpers';
 
 const MAX_COLUMNS_LIMIT = 40;
 
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ const workflowsStore = useWorkflowsStore();
 
 const i18n = useI18n();
 const telemetry = useTelemetry();
+const { trackOpeningRelatedExecution, resolveRelatedExecutionUrl } = useExecutionHelpers();
 
 const {
 	hoveringItem,
@@ -116,6 +118,18 @@ function isHoveringRow(row: number): boolean {
 	return pairedItemMappings.value[itemNodeId].has(hoveringItemId);
 }
 
+function showExecutionLink(index: number) {
+	if (index === activeRow.value) {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	if (activeRow.value === null) {
+		return index === 0;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 function onMouseEnterCell(e: MouseEvent) {
 	const target = e.target;
 	if (target && props.mappingEnabled) {
@@ -304,6 +318,11 @@ function convertToTable(inputData: INodeExecutionData[]): ITableData {
 	let leftEntryColumns: string[], entryRows: GenericValue[];
 	// Go over all entries
 	let entry: IDataObject;
+
+	const metadata: ITableData['metadata'] = {
+		hasExecutionIds: false,
+		data: [],
+	};
 	const hasJson: { [key: string]: boolean } = {};
 	inputData.forEach((data) => {
 		if (!data.hasOwnProperty('json')) {
@@ -322,6 +341,13 @@ function convertToTable(inputData: INodeExecutionData[]): ITableData {
 			leftEntryColumns = entryColumns;
 		}
 
+		if (data.metadata?.subExecution) {
+			metadata.data.push(data.metadata);
+			metadata.hasExecutionIds = true;
+		} else {
+			metadata.data.push(undefined);
+		}
+
 		// Go over all the already existing column-keys
 		tableColumns.forEach((key) => {
 			if (entry.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
@@ -368,6 +394,7 @@ function convertToTable(inputData: INodeExecutionData[]): ITableData {
 		hasJson,
 		columns: tableColumns,
 		data: resultTableData,
+		metadata,
 	};
 }
 
@@ -390,6 +417,9 @@ watch(focusedMappableInput, (curr) => {
 		<table v-if="tableData.columns && tableData.columns.length === 0" :class="$style.table">
 			<thead>
 				<tr>
+					<th v-if="tableData.metadata.hasExecutionIds" :class="$style.executionLinkRowHeader">
+						<!-- column for execution link -->
+					</th>
 					<th :class="$style.emptyCell"></th>
 					<th :class="$style.tableRightMargin"></th>
 				</tr>
@@ -400,6 +430,37 @@ watch(focusedMappableInput, (curr) => {
 					:key="index1"
 					:class="{ [$style.hoveringRow]: isHoveringRow(index1) }"
 				>
+					<td
+						v-if="tableData.metadata.hasExecutionIds"
+						:data-row="index1"
+						:class="$style.executionLinkCell"
+						@mouseenter="onMouseEnterCell"
+						@mouseleave="onMouseLeaveCell"
+					>
+						<N8nTooltip
+							:content="
+								i18n.baseText('runData.table.inspectSubExecution', {
+									interpolate: {
+										id: `${tableData.metadata.data[index1]?.subExecution.executionId}`,
+									},
+								})
+							"
+							placement="left"
+							:hide-after="0"
+						>
+							<N8nIconButton
+								v-if="tableData.metadata.data[index1]"
+								v-show="showExecutionLink(index1)"
+								type="secondary"
+								icon="external-link-alt"
+								data-test-id="debug-sub-execution"
+								size="mini"
+								:href="resolveRelatedExecutionUrl(tableData.metadata.data[index1])"
+								target="_blank"
+								@click="trackOpeningRelatedExecution(tableData.metadata.data[index1], 'table')"
+							/>
+						</N8nTooltip>
+					</td>
 					<td
 						:data-row="index1"
 						:data-col="0"
@@ -415,6 +476,9 @@ watch(focusedMappableInput, (curr) => {
 		<table v-else :class="$style.table">
 			<thead>
 				<tr>
+					<th v-if="tableData.metadata.hasExecutionIds" :class="$style.executionLinkRowHeader">
+						<!-- column for execution link -->
+					</th>
 					<th v-for="(column, i) in tableData.columns || []" :key="column">
 						<N8nTooltip placement="bottom-start" :disabled="!mappingEnabled" :show-after="1000">
 							<template #content>
@@ -502,6 +566,40 @@ watch(focusedMappableInput, (curr) => {
 					:class="{ [$style.hoveringRow]: isHoveringRow(index1) }"
 					:data-test-id="isHoveringRow(index1) ? 'hovering-item' : undefined"
 				>
+					<td
+						v-if="tableData.metadata.hasExecutionIds"
+						:data-row="index1"
+						:class="$style.executionLinkCell"
+						@mouseenter="onMouseEnterCell"
+						@mouseleave="onMouseLeaveCell"
+					>
+						<N8nTooltip
+							:content="
+								i18n.baseText('runData.table.inspectSubExecution', {
+									interpolate: {
+										id: `${tableData.metadata.data[index1]?.subExecution.executionId}`,
+									},
+								})
+							"
+							placement="left"
+							:hide-after="0"
+						>
+							<a
+								v-if="tableData.metadata.data[index1]"
+								v-show="showExecutionLink(index1)"
+								:href="resolveRelatedExecutionUrl(tableData.metadata.data[index1])"
+								target="_blank"
+								@click="trackOpeningRelatedExecution(tableData.metadata.data[index1], 'table')"
+							>
+								<N8nIconButton
+									type="secondary"
+									icon="external-link-alt"
+									data-test-id="debug-sub-execution"
+									size="mini"
+								/>
+							</a>
+						</N8nTooltip>
+					</td>
 					<td
 						v-for="(data, index2) in row"
 						:key="index2"
@@ -736,4 +834,12 @@ watch(focusedMappableInput, (curr) => {
 .warningTooltip {
 	color: var(--color-warning);
 }
+
+.executionLinkCell {
+	padding: var(--spacing-3xs) !important;
+}
+
+.executionLinkRowHeader {
+	width: var(--spacing-m);
+}
 </style>

packages/editor-ui/src/components/executions/global/GlobalExecutionsListItem.vue

@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 import { ref, computed, useCssModule } from 'vue';
 import type { ExecutionSummary } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { useI18n } from '@/composables/useI18n';
-import { VIEWS, WAIT_TIME_UNLIMITED } from '@/constants';
+import { WAIT_TIME_UNLIMITED } from '@/constants';
-import { useRouter } from 'vue-router';
 import { convertToDisplayDate } from '@/utils/formatters/dateFormatter';
 import { i18n as locale } from '@/plugins/i18n';
 import ExecutionsTime from '@/components/executions/ExecutionsTime.vue';
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ const props = withDefaults(
 
 const style = useCssModule();
 const i18n = useI18n();
-const router = useRouter();
 const executionHelpers = useExecutionHelpers();
 
 const isStopping = ref(false);
@@ -138,11 +136,7 @@ function formatDate(fullDate: Date | string | number) {
 }
 
 function displayExecution() {
-	const route = router.resolve({
+	executionHelpers.openExecutionInNewTab(props.execution.id, props.execution.workflowId);
-		name: VIEWS.EXECUTION_PREVIEW,
-		params: { name: props.execution.workflowId, executionId: props.execution.id },
-	});
-	window.open(route.href, '_blank');
 }
 
 function onStopExecution() {

packages/editor-ui/src/composables/useExecutionHelpers.test.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,22 @@ import type { ExecutionSummary } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { i18n } from '@/plugins/i18n';
 import { convertToDisplayDate } from '@/utils/formatters/dateFormatter';
 
+const { resolve, track } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+	resolve: vi.fn(),
+	track: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('vue-router', () => ({
+	useRouter: () => ({
+		resolve,
+	}),
+	RouterLink: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/composables/useTelemetry', () => ({
+	useTelemetry: () => ({ track }),
+}));
+
 describe('useExecutionHelpers()', () => {
 	describe('getUIDetails()', () => {
 		it.each([
@@ -68,4 +84,70 @@ describe('useExecutionHelpers()', () => {
 			).toEqual(false);
 		});
 	});
+
+	describe('openExecutionInNewTab', () => {
+		const executionId = '123';
+		const workflowId = 'xyz';
+		const href = 'test.com';
+		global.window.open = vi.fn();
+
+		it('opens execution in new tab', () => {
+			const { openExecutionInNewTab } = useExecutionHelpers();
+			resolve.mockReturnValue({ href });
+			openExecutionInNewTab(executionId, workflowId);
+			expect(window.open).toHaveBeenCalledWith(href, '_blank');
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe('trackOpeningRelatedExecution', () => {
+		it('tracks sub execution click', () => {
+			const { trackOpeningRelatedExecution } = useExecutionHelpers();
+
+			trackOpeningRelatedExecution(
+				{ subExecution: { executionId: '123', workflowId: 'xyz' } },
+				'table',
+			);
+
+			expect(track).toHaveBeenCalledWith('User clicked inspect sub-workflow', { view: 'table' });
+		});
+
+		it('tracks parent execution click', () => {
+			const { trackOpeningRelatedExecution } = useExecutionHelpers();
+
+			trackOpeningRelatedExecution(
+				{ parentExecution: { executionId: '123', workflowId: 'xyz' } },
+				'json',
+			);
+
+			expect(track).toHaveBeenCalledWith('User clicked parent execution button', { view: 'json' });
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe('resolveRelatedExecutionUrl', () => {
+		it('resolves sub execution url', () => {
+			const fullPath = 'test.com';
+			resolve.mockReturnValue({ fullPath });
+			const { resolveRelatedExecutionUrl } = useExecutionHelpers();
+
+			expect(
+				resolveRelatedExecutionUrl({ subExecution: { executionId: '123', workflowId: 'xyz' } }),
+			).toEqual(fullPath);
+		});
+
+		it('resolves parent execution url', () => {
+			const fullPath = 'test.com';
+			resolve.mockReturnValue({ fullPath });
+			const { resolveRelatedExecutionUrl } = useExecutionHelpers();
+
+			expect(
+				resolveRelatedExecutionUrl({ parentExecution: { executionId: '123', workflowId: 'xyz' } }),
+			).toEqual(fullPath);
+		});
+
+		it('returns empty if no related execution url', () => {
+			const { resolveRelatedExecutionUrl } = useExecutionHelpers();
+
+			expect(resolveRelatedExecutionUrl({})).toEqual('');
+		});
+	});
 });

packages/editor-ui/src/composables/useExecutionHelpers.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-import type { ExecutionSummary } from 'n8n-workflow';
+import type { ExecutionSummary, RelatedExecution } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { convertToDisplayDate } from '@/utils/formatters/dateFormatter';
 import { useI18n } from '@/composables/useI18n';
+import { useRouter } from 'vue-router';
+import { VIEWS } from '@/constants';
+import { useTelemetry } from './useTelemetry';
+import type { IRunDataDisplayMode } from '@/Interface';
 
 export interface IExecutionUIData {
 	name: string;
@@ -14,6 +18,8 @@ export interface IExecutionUIData {
 
 export function useExecutionHelpers() {
 	const i18n = useI18n();
+	const router = useRouter();
+	const telemetry = useTelemetry();
 
 	function getUIDetails(execution: ExecutionSummary): IExecutionUIData {
 		const status = {
@@ -69,9 +75,57 @@ export function useExecutionHelpers() {
 		return ['crashed', 'error'].includes(execution.status) && !execution.retrySuccessId;
 	}
 
+	function openExecutionInNewTab(executionId: string, workflowId: string): void {
+		const route = router.resolve({
+			name: VIEWS.EXECUTION_PREVIEW,
+			params: { name: workflowId, executionId },
+		});
+
+		window.open(route.href, '_blank');
+	}
+
+	function resolveRelatedExecutionUrl(metadata: {
+		parentExecution?: RelatedExecution;
+		subExecution?: RelatedExecution;
+	}): string {
+		const info = metadata.parentExecution || metadata.subExecution;
+		if (!info) {
+			return '';
+		}
+
+		const { workflowId, executionId } = info;
+
+		return router.resolve({
+			name: VIEWS.EXECUTION_PREVIEW,
+			params: { name: workflowId, executionId },
+		}).fullPath;
+	}
+
+	function trackOpeningRelatedExecution(
+		metadata: { parentExecution?: RelatedExecution; subExecution?: RelatedExecution },
+		view: IRunDataDisplayMode,
+	) {
+		const info = metadata.parentExecution || metadata.subExecution;
+		if (!info) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		telemetry.track(
+			metadata.parentExecution
+				? 'User clicked parent execution button'
+				: 'User clicked inspect sub-workflow',
+			{
+				view,
+			},
+		);
+	}
+
 	return {
 		getUIDetails,
 		formatDate,
 		isExecutionRetriable,
+		openExecutionInNewTab,
+		trackOpeningRelatedExecution,
+		resolveRelatedExecutionUrl,
 	};
 }

packages/editor-ui/src/composables/useNodeHelpers.ts

@@ -566,6 +566,29 @@ export function useNodeHelpers() {
 		}
 	}
 
+	function getNodeTaskData(node: INodeUi | null, runIndex = 0) {
+		if (node === null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		if (workflowsStore.getWorkflowExecution === null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		const executionData = workflowsStore.getWorkflowExecution.data;
+		if (!executionData?.resultData) {
+			// unknown status
+			return null;
+		}
+		const runData = executionData.resultData.runData;
+
+		const taskData = get(runData, [node.name, runIndex]);
+		if (!taskData) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		return taskData;
+	}
+
 	function getNodeInputData(
 		node: INodeUi | null,
 		runIndex = 0,
@@ -583,22 +606,8 @@ export function useNodeHelpers() {
 			runIndex = runIndex - 1;
 		}
 
-		if (node === null) {
+		const taskData = getNodeTaskData(node, runIndex);
-			return [];
+		if (taskData === null) {
-		}
-		if (workflowsStore.getWorkflowExecution === null) {
-			return [];
-		}
-
-		const executionData = workflowsStore.getWorkflowExecution.data;
-		if (!executionData?.resultData) {
-			// unknown status
-			return [];
-		}
-		const runData = executionData.resultData.runData;
-
-		const taskData = get(runData, [node.name, runIndex]);
-		if (!taskData) {
 			return [];
 		}
 
@@ -1282,5 +1291,6 @@ export function useNodeHelpers() {
 		removeConnectionByConnectionInfo,
 		addPinDataConnections,
 		removePinDataConnections,
+		getNodeTaskData,
 	};
 }

packages/editor-ui/src/plugins/i18n/locales/en.json

@@ -966,6 +966,7 @@
 	"ndv.output.branch": "Branch",
 	"ndv.output.executing": "Executing node...",
 	"ndv.output.items": "{count} item | {count} items",
+	"ndv.output.andSubExecutions": ", {count} sub-execution | , {count} sub-executions",
 	"ndv.output.noOutputData.message": "n8n stops executing the workflow when a node has no output data. You can change this default behaviour via",
 	"ndv.output.noOutputData.message.settings": "Settings",
 	"ndv.output.noOutputData.message.settingsOption": "> \"Always Output Data\".",
@@ -1564,6 +1565,8 @@
 	"resourceMapper.addAllFields": "Add All {fieldWord}",
 	"resourceMapper.removeAllFields": "Remove All {fieldWord}",
 	"resourceMapper.refreshFieldList": "Refresh {fieldWord} List",
+	"runData.openSubExecution": "Inspect Sub-Execution {id}",
+	"runData.openParentExecution": "Inspect Parent Execution {id}",
 	"runData.emptyItemHint": "This is an item, but it's empty.",
 	"runData.emptyArray": "[empty array]",
 	"runData.emptyString": "[empty]",
@@ -1611,6 +1614,7 @@
 	"runData.showBinaryData": "View",
 	"runData.startTime": "Start Time",
 	"runData.table": "Table",
+	"runData.table.inspectSubExecution": "Inspect sub-execution {id}",
 	"runData.pindata.learnMore": "Learn more",
 	"runData.pindata.thisDataIsPinned": "This data is pinned.",
 	"runData.pindata.unpin": "Unpin",
@@ -2623,6 +2627,8 @@
 	"executionUsage.button.upgrade": "Upgrade plan",
 	"executionUsage.expired.text": "Your trial is over. Upgrade now to keep your data.",
 	"executionUsage.ranOutOfExecutions.text": "You’re out of executions. Upgrade your plan to keep automating.",
+	"openExecution.missingExeuctionId.title": "Could not find execution",
+	"openExecution.missingExeuctionId.message": "Make sure this workflow saves executions via the settings",
 	"type.string": "String",
 	"type.number": "Number",
 	"type.dateTime": "Date & Time",

packages/editor-ui/src/views/WorkflowExecutionsView.vue

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const route = useRoute();
 const router = useRouter();
 const toast = useToast();
 const { callDebounced } = useDebounce();
+
 const workflowHelpers = useWorkflowHelpers({ router });
 const nodeHelpers = useNodeHelpers();
 
@@ -100,6 +101,16 @@ async function fetchExecution() {
 	} catch (error) {
 		toast.showError(error, i18n.baseText('nodeView.showError.openExecution.title'));
 	}
+
+	if (!currentExecution.value) {
+		toast.showMessage({
+			type: 'error',
+			title: i18n.baseText('openExecution.missingExeuctionId.title'),
+			message: i18n.baseText('openExecution.missingExeuctionId.message'),
+		});
+
+		return;
+	}
 }
 
 function onDocumentVisibilityChange() {

packages/nodes-base/nodes/ExecuteWorkflow/ExecuteWorkflow.node.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { NodeConnectionType, NodeOperationError } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import type {
+	ExecuteWorkflowData,
 	IExecuteFunctions,
 	INodeExecutionData,
 	INodeType,
@@ -209,8 +210,11 @@ export class ExecuteWorkflow implements INodeType {
 		const mode = this.getNodeParameter('mode', 0, false) as string;
 		const items = this.getInputData();
 
+		const workflowProxy = this.getWorkflowDataProxy(0);
+		const currentWorkflowId = workflowProxy.$workflow.id as string;
+
 		if (mode === 'each') {
-			let returnData: INodeExecutionData[][] = [];
+			const returnData: INodeExecutionData[][] = [];
 
 			for (let i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
 				try {
@@ -222,14 +226,28 @@ export class ExecuteWorkflow implements INodeType {
 					const workflowInfo = await getWorkflowInfo.call(this, source, i);
 
 					if (waitForSubWorkflow) {
-						const workflowResult: INodeExecutionData[][] = await this.executeWorkflow(
+						const executionResult: ExecuteWorkflowData = await this.executeWorkflow(
 							workflowInfo,
 							[items[i]],
+							undefined,
+							{
+								parentExecution: {
+									executionId: workflowProxy.$execution.id,
+									workflowId: workflowProxy.$workflow.id,
+								},
+							},
 						);
+						const workflowResult = executionResult.data as INodeExecutionData[][];
 
 						for (const [outputIndex, outputData] of workflowResult.entries()) {
 							for (const item of outputData) {
 								item.pairedItem = { item: i };
+								item.metadata = {
+									subExecution: {
+										executionId: executionResult.executionId,
+										workflowId: workflowInfo.id ?? currentWorkflowId,
+									},
+								};
 							}
 
 							if (returnData[outputIndex] === undefined) {
@@ -239,8 +257,32 @@ export class ExecuteWorkflow implements INodeType {
 							returnData[outputIndex].push(...outputData);
 						}
 					} else {
-						void this.executeWorkflow(workflowInfo, [items[i]]);
+						const executionResult: ExecuteWorkflowData = await this.executeWorkflow(
-						returnData = [items];
+							workflowInfo,
+							[items[i]],
+							undefined,
+							{
+								doNotWaitToFinish: true,
+								parentExecution: {
+									executionId: workflowProxy.$execution.id,
+									workflowId: workflowProxy.$workflow.id,
+								},
+							},
+						);
+
+						if (returnData.length === 0) {
+							returnData.push([]);
+						}
+
+						returnData[0].push({
+							...items[i],
+							metadata: {
+								subExecution: {
+									workflowId: workflowInfo.id ?? currentWorkflowId,
+									executionId: executionResult.executionId,
+								},
+							},
+						});
 					}
 				} catch (error) {
 					if (this.continueOnFail()) {
@@ -258,6 +300,10 @@ export class ExecuteWorkflow implements INodeType {
 				}
 			}
 
+			this.setMetadata({
+				subExecutionsCount: items.length,
+			});
+
 			return returnData;
 		} else {
 			try {
@@ -268,15 +314,32 @@ export class ExecuteWorkflow implements INodeType {
 				) as boolean;
 				const workflowInfo = await getWorkflowInfo.call(this, source);
 
+				const executionResult: ExecuteWorkflowData = await this.executeWorkflow(
+					workflowInfo,
+					items,
+					undefined,
+					{
+						doNotWaitToFinish: !waitForSubWorkflow,
+						parentExecution: {
+							executionId: workflowProxy.$execution.id,
+							workflowId: workflowProxy.$workflow.id,
+						},
+					},
+				);
+
+				this.setMetadata({
+					subExecution: {
+						executionId: executionResult.executionId,
+						workflowId: workflowInfo.id ?? (workflowProxy.$workflow.id as string),
+					},
+					subExecutionsCount: 1,
+				});
+
 				if (!waitForSubWorkflow) {
-					void this.executeWorkflow(workflowInfo, items);
 					return [items];
 				}
 
-				const workflowResult: INodeExecutionData[][] = await this.executeWorkflow(
+				const workflowResult = executionResult.data as INodeExecutionData[][];
-					workflowInfo,
-					items,
-				);
 
 				const fallbackPairedItemData = generatePairedItemData(items.length);
 

packages/workflow/src/Interfaces.ts

@@ -484,6 +484,7 @@ export interface ISourceDataConnections {
 
 export interface IExecuteData {
 	data: ITaskDataConnections;
+	metadata?: ITaskMetadata;
 	node: INode;
 	source: ITaskDataConnectionsSource | null;
 }
@@ -936,6 +937,7 @@ export type ContextType = 'flow' | 'node';
 
 type BaseExecutionFunctions = FunctionsBaseWithRequiredKeys<'getMode'> & {
 	continueOnFail(): boolean;
+	setMetadata(metadata: ITaskMetadata): void;
 	evaluateExpression(expression: string, itemIndex: number): NodeParameterValueType;
 	getContext(type: ContextType): IContextObject;
 	getExecuteData(): IExecuteData;
@@ -953,7 +955,11 @@ export type IExecuteFunctions = ExecuteFunctions.GetNodeParameterFn &
 			workflowInfo: IExecuteWorkflowInfo,
 			inputData?: INodeExecutionData[],
 			parentCallbackManager?: CallbackManager,
-		): Promise<any>;
+			options?: {
+				doNotWaitToFinish?: boolean;
+				parentExecution?: RelatedExecution;
+			},
+		): Promise<ExecuteWorkflowData>;
 		getInputConnectionData(
 			inputName: NodeConnectionType,
 			itemIndex: number,
@@ -976,6 +982,7 @@ export type IExecuteFunctions = ExecuteFunctions.GetNodeParameterFn &
 			connectionType: NodeConnectionType,
 			currentNodeRunIndex: number,
 			data: INodeExecutionData[][] | ExecutionError,
+			metadata?: ITaskMetadata,
 		): void;
 
 		nodeHelpers: NodeHelperFunctions;
@@ -1208,6 +1215,9 @@ export interface INodeExecutionData {
 	binary?: IBinaryKeyData;
 	error?: NodeApiError | NodeOperationError;
 	pairedItem?: IPairedItemData | IPairedItemData[] | number;
+	metadata?: {
+		subExecution: RelatedExecution;
+	};
 	index?: number;
 }
 
@@ -1545,6 +1555,11 @@ export interface ITriggerResponse {
 	manualTriggerResponse?: Promise<INodeExecutionData[][]>;
 }
 
+export interface ExecuteWorkflowData {
+	executionId: string;
+	data: Array<INodeExecutionData[] | null>;
+}
+
 export type WebhookSetupMethodNames = 'checkExists' | 'create' | 'delete';
 
 export namespace MultiPartFormData {
@@ -2133,8 +2148,16 @@ export interface ITaskSubRunMetadata {
 	runIndex: number;
 }
 
+export interface RelatedExecution {
+	executionId: string;
+	workflowId: string;
+}
+
 export interface ITaskMetadata {
 	subRun?: ITaskSubRunMetadata[];
+	parentExecution?: RelatedExecution;
+	subExecution?: RelatedExecution;
+	subExecutionsCount?: number;
 }
 
 // The data that gets returned when a node runs
@@ -2261,6 +2284,8 @@ export interface ExecuteWorkflowOptions {
 	loadedRunData?: IWorkflowExecutionDataProcess;
 	parentWorkflowSettings?: IWorkflowSettings;
 	parentCallbackManager?: CallbackManager;
+	doNotWaitToFinish?: boolean;
+	parentExecution?: RelatedExecution;
 }
 
 export type AiEvent =
@@ -2294,7 +2319,7 @@ export interface IWorkflowExecuteAdditionalData {
 		workflowInfo: IExecuteWorkflowInfo,
 		additionalData: IWorkflowExecuteAdditionalData,
 		options: ExecuteWorkflowOptions,
-	) => Promise<any>;
+	) => Promise<ExecuteWorkflowData>;
 	executionId?: string;
 	restartExecutionId?: string;
 	hooks?: WorkflowHooks;