wandb · mdlinville · Mar 5, 2025
@@ -84,6 +84,17 @@ Add run sets from projects interactively with the App UI or the W&B SDK.
 
 Enter a forward slash (`/`) in the report to display a dropdown menu. From the dropdown, choose Panel Grid. This will automatically import the run set from the project the report was created from.
 
+You can [rename a run]({{< relref "/guides/models/track/runs/#rename-a-run" >}}) in the run set:
+
+1. In the report, click the pencil icon to open the report editor.
+1. In the run set, find the run to rename. Hover over the report name, click the three vertical dots, then select either:
+
+  - **Rename run for project**: rename the run across the entire project. To generate a new random name, leave the field blank.
+  - **Rename run for panel grid** rename the run only in the report, preserving the existing name in other contexts. Generating a new random name is not supported.
+
+  Submit the form.
+1. Click **Publish report**.
+
 {{% /tab %}}
 
 {{% tab header="Workspaces API" value="sdk"%}}

@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ If you do not specify a project name, W&B stores the run in a project called `Un
 
 Each run in W&B has a [unique identifier known as a *run ID*]({{< relref "#unique-run-identifiers" >}}). [You can specify a unique ID]({{< relref "#unique-run-identifiers" >}}) or let [W&B randomly generate one for you]({{< relref "#autogenerated-run-ids" >}}).
 
-Each run also has a human-readable,[ non-unique identifier known as a *run name*]({{< relref "#name-your-run" >}}). You can specify a name for your run or let W&B randomly generate one for you.
+Each run also has a human-readable, non-unique identifier known as a [*run name*]({{< relref "#name-your-run" >}}). You can specify a name for your run or let W&B randomly generate one for you. You can rename a run after initializing it.
 
 For example, consider the proceeding code snippet: 
 
@@ -168,17 +168,20 @@ run.finish()
 ```
 {{% /alert %}}
 
+If you [group runs]({{< relref "grouping.md" >}}) into experiments, you can move it into or out of a group or from one group to another.
+
 Each run has a state that describes the current status of the run. See [Run states]({{< relref "#run-states" >}}) for a full list of possible run states.
 
 ## Run states
 The proceeding table describes the possible states a run can be in: 
 
 | State | Description |
 | ----- | ----- |
-| Finished| Run ended and fully synced data, or called `wandb.finish()` |
-| Failed | Run ended with a non-zero exit status | 
-| Crashed | Run stopped sending heartbeats in the internal process, which can happen if the machine crashes | 
-| Running | Run is still running and has recently sent a heartbeat  |
+| `Crashed` | Run stopped sending heartbeats in the internal process, which can happen if the machine crashes. | 
+| `Failed` | Run ended with a non-zero exit status. | 
+| `Finished`| Run ended and fully synced data, or called `wandb.finish()`. |
+| `Killed` | Run was forcibly stopped before it could finish. |
+| `Running` | Run is still running and has recently sent a heartbeat.  |
 
 
 ## Unique run identifiers
@@ -236,6 +239,30 @@ import wandb
 run = wandb.init(entity="<project>", project="<project>", name="<run-name>")
 ```
 
+### Rename a run
+
+After it is initialized, you can rename a run from your workspace or its **Runs** page.
+
+1. Navigate to your W&B project.
+1. Select the **Workspace** or **Runs** tab from the project sidebar.
+1. Search or scroll to the run you want to rename.
+
+  Hover over the run name, click the three vertical dots, then click **Rename run**.
+1. Type a new name for the run. To generate a new random name, leave the field blank.
+1. Submit the form. The run's new name displays.
+
+You can also rename a run from a run set in a [report]({{< relref "/guides/core/reports/edit-a-report.md" >}}):
+
+1. In the report, click the pencil icon to open the report editor.
+1. In the run set, find the run to rename. Hover over the report name, click the three vertical dots, then select either:
+
+  - **Rename run for project**: rename the run across the entire project. To generate a new random name, leave the field blank.
+  - **Rename run for panel grid** rename the run only in the report, preserving the existing name in other contexts. Generating a new random name is not supported.
+
+  Submit the form.
+1. Click **Publish report**.
+
+
 ## Add a note to a run
 Notes that you add to a specific run appear on the run page in the **Overview** tab and in the table of runs on the project page.
 
@@ -245,7 +272,6 @@ Notes that you add to a specific run appear on the run page in the **Overview**
 4. Choose the **Overview** tab
 5. Select the pencil icon next to the **Description** field and add your notes
 
-
 ## Stop a run
 Stop a run from the W&B App or programmatically.
 
@@ -305,8 +331,6 @@ To view a specific run:
 3. Within the project sidebar, select the **Workspace** tab.
 4. Within the run selector, click the run you want to view, or enter a partial run name to filter for matching runs.
 
-    By default, long run names are truncated in the middle for readability. To truncate run names at the beginning or end instead, click the action `...` menu at the top of the list of runs, then set **Run name cropping** to crop the end, middle, or beginning. 
-
 Note that the URL path of a specific run has the proceeding format:
 
 ```text
@@ -315,6 +339,32 @@ https://wandb.ai/<team-name>/<project-name>/runs/<run-id>
 
 Where values enclosed in angle brackets (`< >`) are placeholders for the actual values of the team name, project name, and run ID.
 
+### Customize how runs are displayed
+You can customize how runs are displayed in your project from the **Workspace** or **Runs** tab, which share display settings.
+
+To customize which columns are visible:
+1. Above the list of runs, click **Columns**.
+1. Click the name of a hidden column to show it. Click the name of a visible column to hide it.
+
+  You can optionally search by column name using fuzzy search, an exact match, or regular expressions. Drag columns to change their order.
+1. Click **Done** to close the column browser.
+
+To sort the list of runs by any visible column:
+
+1. Hover over the column name, then click its action `...` menu.
+1. Click **Sort ascending** or **Sort descending**.
+
+Pinned columns are shown on the right-hand side. To pin or unpin a column:
+1. Hover over the column name, then click its action `...` menu.
+1. Click **Pin column** or **Unpin column**.
+
+By default, long run names are truncated in the middle for readability. To customize the truncation of run names:
+
+1. Click the action `...` menu at the top of the list of runs.
+1. Set **Run name cropping** to crop the end, middle, or beginning.
+
+[Learn more about the **Runs** tab]({{< relref "/guides/models/track/project-page.md#runs-tab" >}}).
+
 ### Overview tab
 Use the **Overview** tab to learn about specific run information in a project, such as:
 
@@ -415,7 +465,12 @@ Group all rows by the value in a particular column with the **Group by** button
 
 {{< img src="/images/data_vis/group.png" alt="The truth distribution shows small errors: 8s and 2s are confused for 7s and 9s for 2s." >}}
 
-By default, this turns other numeric columns into histograms showing the distribution of values for that column across the group. Grouping is helpful for understanding higher-level patterns in your data.   
+By default, this turns other numeric columns into histograms showing the distribution of values for that column across the group. Grouping is helpful for understanding higher-level patterns in your data. 
+
+{{% alert %}}
+The **Group by** feature is distinct from a [run's run group]({{< relref "grouping.md" >}}). You can group runs by run group. To move a run to a different run group, refer to [Assign a group or job type to a run]({{< relref "#assign-a-group-or-job-type-to-a-run" >}}).
+{{% /alert %}}
+
    {{% /tab %}}
 {{< /tabpane >}}
 

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Group individual jobs into experiments by passing a unique **group** name to **w
 2. **Multiple processes**: Group multiple smaller processes together into an experiment.
 3. **K-fold cross-validation**: Group together runs with different random seeds to see a larger experiment. Here's [an example](https://github.com/wandb/examples/tree/master/examples/wandb-sweeps/sweeps-cross-validation) of k-fold cross-validation with sweeps and grouping.
 
-There are three ways to set grouping:
+There are several ways to set grouping:
 
 ### 1. Set group in your script
 
@@ -25,9 +25,58 @@ Pass an optional group and job_type to wandb.init(). This gives you a dedicated
 
 Use `WANDB_RUN_GROUP` to specify a group for your runs as an environment variable. For more on this, check our docs for [**Environment Variables**]({{< relref "/guides/models/track/environment-variables.md" >}})**. Group** should be unique within your project and shared by all runs in the group. You can use `wandb.util.generate_id()` to generate a unique 8 character string to use in all your processes— for example, `os.environ["WANDB_RUN_GROUP"] = "experiment-" + wandb.util.generate_id()`
 
-### 3. Toggle grouping in the UI
+### 3. Set a group in the UI
 
-You can dynamically group by any config column. For example, if you use `wandb.config` to log batch size or learning rate, you can then group by those hyperparameters dynamically in the web app.
+To set a run's group in the UI:
+
+After a run is initialized, you can move it to a new group from your workspace or its **Runs** page.
+
+1. Navigate to your W&B project.
+1. Select the **Workspace** or **Runs** tab from the project sidebar.
+1. Search or scroll to the run you want to rename.
+
+  Hover over the run name, click the three vertical dots, then click **Move to another group**.
+1. To create a new group, click **New group**. Type a group name, then submit the form.
+1. Select the run's new group from the list, then click **Move**.
+
+### 4. Toggle grouping by columns in the UI
+
+You can dynamically group by any column, including a column that is hidden. For example, if you use `wandb.config` to log batch size or learning rate, you can then group by those hyperparameters dynamically in the web app. The **Group by** feature is distinct from a [run's run group]({{< relref "grouping.md" >}}). You can group runs by run group. To move a run to a different run group, refer to [Set a group in the UI]({{< relref "#set-a-group-in-the-ui" >}}).
+
+{{% alert title='optional_title' %}}
+In the list of runs, the **Group** column is hidden by default.
+{{% /alert %}}
+
+To group runs by one or more columns:
+
+1. Click **Group**.
+1. Click the names of one or more columns.
+1. If you selected more than one column, drag them to change the grouping order.
+1. Click anywhere outside of the form to dismiss it.
+
+### Customize how runs are displayed
+You can customize how runs are displayed in your workspace from the **Workspace** or **Runs** tab, which share display settings.
+
+To customize which columns are visible:
+1. Above the list of runs, click **Columns**.
+1. Click the name of a hidden column to show it. Click the name of a visible column to hide it.
+
+  You can optionally search by column name using fuzzy search, an exact match, or regular expressions. Drag columns to change their order.
+1. Click **Done** to close the column browser.
+
+To sort the list of runs by any visible column:
+
+1. Hover over the column name, then click its action `...` menu.
+1. Click **Sort ascending** or **Sort descending**.
+
+Pinned columns are shown on the right-hand side. To pin or unpin a column:
+1. Hover over the column name, then click its action `...` menu.
+1. Click **Pin column** or **Unpin column**.
+
+By default, long run names are truncated in the middle for readability. To customize the truncation of run names:
+
+1. Click the action `...` menu at the top of the list of runs.
+1. Set **Run name cropping** to crop the end, middle, or beginning.
 
 ## Distributed training with grouping
 

@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ menu:
     parent: what-are-runs
 title: Move runs
 ---
-
 Move runs between your projects or to a team you are a member of.
 
 To customize the **Runs** tab, refer to [Project page]({{< relref "/guides/models/track/project-page.md#runs-tab" >}}).
 
+If you group runs into experiments, refer to [Set a group in the UI]({{< relref "grouping.md#set-a-group-in-the-ui" >}}).
+
 ## Move runs between your projects
 
 To move runs from one project to another:
@@ -20,11 +21,7 @@ To move runs from one project to another:
 4. Choose the **Move** button above the table.
 5. Select the destination project from the dropdown.
 
-
-
-{{< img src="/images/app_ui/howto_move_runs.gif" alt="" >}}
-
-
+{{< img src="/images/app_ui/howto_move_runs.gif" alt="Demo of moving a run between projects" >}}
 
 ## Move runs to a team
 
@@ -36,4 +33,4 @@ Move runs to a team you are a member of:
 4. Choose the **Move** button above the table.
 5. Select the destination team and project from the dropdown.
 
-{{< img src="/images/app_ui/demo_move_runs.gif" alt="" >}}
+{{< img src="/images/app_ui/demo_move_runs.gif" alt="Demo of moving a run to a team" >}}