If a dataset is gray, that means the job is queued. How this works:
Then, if you are looking for a protocol to follow, this is probably what you are looking for.
I just ran through that tutorial as a test, and everything was working. I used the input data and workflow without any changes to create this reference/example.
Maybe those two resources can help you understand what is going on in your own history? But if you would like feedback here instead, you will need to post the link for your shared history back here with your question about it.
Right now it just seems to be queued – be sure to not stop/restart a job repeatedly or it may never get a chance to run!