diff --git a/web/app/components/workflow/run/utils/format-log/simple-graph-to-log-struct.ts b/web/app/components/workflow/run/utils/format-log/simple-graph-to-log-struct.ts
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+const STEP_SPLIT = '->'
+
+/*
+* : 1 -> 2 -> 3
+* iteration: (iteration, 1, [2, 3]) -> 4.  (1, [2, 3]) means 1 is parent, [2, 3] is children
+* parallel: 1 -> (parallel, [1,2,3], [4, (parallel: (6,7))]).
+* retry: (retry, 1, [2,3]). 1 is parent, [2, 3] is retry nodes
+*/
+const simpleGraphToLogStruct = (input: string): any[] => {
+  const list = input.split(STEP_SPLIT)
+  return list
+}
+
+export default simpleGraphToLogStruct