# UR10e dashboard: failed to execute play **URL:** \ **Category:** Technical Questions\ **Created:** [February 7, 2023, 1:29am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/ur10e-dashboard-failed-to-execute-play/26612 "2023-02-07T01:29:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jiongwei.lu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@jiongwei.lu](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/jiongwei.lu)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 1:29am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/ur10e-dashboard-failed-to-execute-play/26612/1 "2023-02-07T01:29:10Z")
I run my UR10e through TCP/IP(port 30002) by sending a URScript. ThenI tried to control the task by using dashboard port 29999. I’ve succeed in pausing the task and stopping the task, but failed when I tried to replay the paused task where the dashboard socket returns the message _ **failed to execute: play** _ I wonder why I couldn’t replay my task, because it’s a UR Script string rather than a program file? ---
**Author:** ![sam.verity-hilton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.universal-robots.com/sam.verity-hilton/32/6046_2.png) [@sam.verity-hilton](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/sam.verity-hilton)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 11:47am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/ur10e-dashboard-failed-to-execute-play/26612/2 "2023-02-07T11:47:06Z")
I think you’ve answered your own question, because you’re running URScript and not a .urp file, the dashboard server cannot play once paused, I would assume that playing a program from the dashboard server is specifically for a .urp file. Stopping a running process is an easier task programatically than resuming something that was already running ---
**Author:** ![spbe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.universal-robots.com/spbe/32/2552_2.png) [@spbe](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/spbe)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 12:28pm UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/ur10e-dashboard-failed-to-execute-play/26612/3 "2023-02-07T12:28:30Z")
Actually, the [Dashboard Server](https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/ur-support-site/42728/DashboardServer_e-Series_2022.pdf) is specifically meant for simple control tasks like play/pause/stop, loading new programs etc. However, due to safety requirements, the robot needs to be put in Remote Control (see [User Manual](https://help.universal-robots.com/api/SW_5_13/Content/from-tex/software_manual/g5_sections/hamburger_menu_g5/settings_en.htm)) to initiate movement. And this needs to be done, _before_ connecting to the Dashboard Server. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/universal_robots/original/2X/2/2f34cbde0958c48a0425895372130ffd4d78c5a5.png) Hope it helps 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![luq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/82dd89/32.png) [@luq](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/luq)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/ur10e-dashboard-failed-to-execute-play/26612/4 "2023-07-06T20:47:25Z")
I ran into a similar problem when I was trying to re-load and re-play a program using the Dashboard Server. What I found was that you need to `stop` the program before you re- load & play it. Also, if you are using a [multi-command request](https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/ur-support-site/42728/DashboardServer_e-Series_2022.pdf) for this, then do it in 2 different commands instead of one. Let the UR controller has some buffer time between stopping and reloading and replaying. That’s how I fixed my problem