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title: "How to Skip Processing for Datasource Resources"
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updated: 2026-05-22T13:24:11Z
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# How to Skip Processing for Datasource Resources

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#### **In this article**:

- Skip Processing Overview
- How to Skip ProcessingRob
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

## Skip Processing Overview

Onna's processing pipeline is designed to handle a wide variety of resource types. During processing, each resource may go through multiple retry attempts when issues arise — particularly for large files, complex resource types, or items with many embedded children. As a result, certain resources can take a significant amount of time to process and may delay the overall completion of a sync.

To help move synchronizations forward without waiting indefinitely, Onna provides a Skip Processing feature. This allows you to manually skip resources that are stalled during processing directly from the Sync Status screen.

## How to Skip Processing

To skip processing for datasource resources follow the steps below:

### Step 1 — Open the Sync Status Screen

Navigate to the datasource you want to review. From the datasource view, open the **Sync Status** screen. This screen displays a breakdown of synchronization statistics, including counts by status (e.g., Completed, Processing, Failed).

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### Step 2 — Access Unprocessed Resources

Locate the Processing row in the initial synchronization statistics table. A magnifying glass icon (🔍) button is now available on this row. Click the magnifying glass button to open a list of all currently unprocessed resources for the datasource.

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> [!NOTE]
> Note
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> This list is particularly useful when a sync appears stalled — you can review exactly which resources are pending and take targeted action.

### Step 3 — Review Unprocessed Resources

The panel displays all resources currently awaiting processing. For each resource, you have three options:

| Action | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **Retry selected** | Re-queues the resource for another processing attempt. |
| **Re-queue all unprocessed** | Re-queues all currently unprocessed resources in the datasource at once, without having to select them individually. |
| **Skip Processing** | Marks the resource as Completed and removes it from the processing queue. |

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### Step 4 — Initiate Skip Processing

After you selected the resource(s) you wish to skip and click **Skip Processing**.

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Skipped resources are automatically marked as Completed. These resources will not be full-text searchable within Onna. The native file remains intact and available for download and export.

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A Processing Note of Processing Skipped by user is applied to each skipped resource.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
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> It is possible for a skipped resource to be fully processed at a later point if it was already queued for a retry before the skip was triggered. When this happens, Onna automatically applies the full set of extracted metadata and full-text search to the resource, and removes the **Processing Skipped by user** processing note. No manual action is required.

### Step 5 — Review the Confirmation Notification

After initiating the skip, Onna returns a confirmation notification. You may see a message indicating that some files were not skipped — this is expected behavior. It means those files were already processed by the time the skip sequence was executed and do not require any further action.

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## Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

**1. What happens to a resource after it is skipped?**

Skipped resources are handled as follows:

- **Processing Note:** Each skipped resource receives a Processing Skipped by user note, which is filterable in the Processing Note filter.
- **Searchability:** Skipped resources will not have any text extracted. They can only be searched by name or by origin metadata associated with the resource.
- **Native File:** The native file is preserved. Skipped resources remain downloadable and exportable from the Onna platform.
- **Export of Skipped Resources:** You can download a CSV export of all skipped processing resources for a datasource from the Details side panel.
- **Retention Policies:** Skipped resources continue to live in Onna and are subject to the same retention policies as all other resources in the datasource.

**2. How can I track who initiated a Skip Processing request?**

Onna maintains a full audit trail for skip actions:

- **Audit Log Entry:** An audit log entry is generated for every resource that is skipped, capturing the user, resource, and datasource targeted by the skip action.
- **Filter by Code:** In the audit log, filter by Code DS016 to retrieve a full listing of all skipped processing resources in your environment.
- **Details Panel Export:** You can also refer to the datasource's Details panel to download a CSV of all skipped resources for that specific datasource.

**3. Why was a skipped resource still processed?**

This is expected behavior in certain scenarios:

- Resources that are pending processing are already queued in the processing pipeline when a skip is initiated.
- Skipping processing does not cancel an already-queued processing request for a resource.
- If a resource completes processing after being skipped, Onna will:
  - Update the resource with the full set of extracted metadata and full-text search.
  - Automatically remove the Processing Skipped by user processing note.

No action is needed — the resource is now fully processed and treated the same as any other completed resource.

**4. What is the difference between Retry Processing and Re-queue All Unprocessed?**

- **Retry Processing:** Targets individual resources you select manually, useful when you want to retry specific items.
- **Re-queue All Unprocessed:** Resubmits every pending resource in the datasource at once, useful when you want to attempt a bulk recovery before resorting to skipping.