Tasks

The Tasks pane on the Task Administration page lets you review and maintain tasks for a selected task group. You can:

  • Add a task

  • Delete one or more tasks

  • Edit one or more tasks

  • Copy a task

  • Add or remove dependencies for a task

Task Administration Page  

Tasks Pane Icon Bar

Task Pane Icon Bar  

Add

Opens an empty Task Editor dialog box to create a new task.

See Task Editor.

Delete

Select one or more tasks, then click Delete. Click Delete again to confirm.

Edit

Select one or more tasks, then click Edit. The Task Editor dialog box opens and is automatically populated for the selected tasks.

See Task Editor.

Copy (Task)

Select a task, then click Copy to open the Copy Task dialog box. You can use this feature to copy the selected task to a different task group or to the same group with a new task name.

Copy Task Page  

Name: Enter a unique name for the task. The default name for a copied task is the original task name with "_Copy" added.

Description: Enter a description for the task (optional). The default description for a copied task is the same description of the original task.

Group: Select a task group. For reference, the task group that the task is being copied from displays at the top of the Copy Task dialog box.

Preparer, Preparer Group, Approvers 1–4, Approver Group, Viewer Group: Use the drop-down menus to assign a preparer, a preparer group, approvers, an approver group, and a viewer group to the new task.

Depend

Opens the Dependent Task Manager dialog box for the selected task. Add or remove dependencies for this task. You cannot complete this task until you complete its dependent tasks.

See:

Tasks Pane Button Bar

Cancel

Removes changes made to the task groups since the last save.

Save

Saves new groups or updated task groups.

Column Settings

This lets you select the columns to display in the Task Groups and Tasks panes of the Task Administration page.

See Column Settings.

Defer Refresh

Defers automatic refresh until you click Refresh.

Refresh

Refreshes the table editor.