# Manually running a federation task
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Federation tasks can only be manually run by a Registry Administrator.
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**Note:** Federation tasks can be run manually even if their 'Frequency' is not set to 'Manually'.
1. Select 'Administrator tools' from the dashboard side panel.
2. Select 'Manage Federation Configurations'.
3. Select the registry that you wish to run a federation configuration for.
4. Select the configuration you wish to run.
**Notes:**
* Configurations can also be edited or deleted from the above screen by selecting 'Edit' or 'Delete' respectively (below)
* The only parameters of a federation configuration that cannot be edited are the Stewardship Organisation and workgroup that items are federated into.
5. Select 'Run Task'. Federation will begin immediately.
6. **If you wish to view the current status of a federation configuration**, select 'Logs'.
7. The value of the 'Actions' column will change from 'in\_progress' to 'completed\_success' when the task completes. Once the task has completed successfully, the federated items can be found in the specified workgroup.
**Note:** A configuration's 'Log ID' can be selected to view configuration details in JSON format (below).
