# Managing Tasks



# Summary

The Task page displays all of the relevant information about any specific Task, and allows the User to update and manage the Task as appropriate.

### Page Breakdown

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- [Summary](https://bookstack.iconography.co.uk/books/tasks/page/task-summary)
- [Detail](https://bookstack.iconography.co.uk/books/tasks/page/detail)
- [Notes](https://bookstack.iconography.co.uk/books/tasks/page/notes)
- [Audit History](https://bookstack.iconography.co.uk/books/tasks/page/audit-history)

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# Status

This section shows the status of the Task; this is actually managed within the [Task Summary](https://bookstack.iconography.co.uk/books/tasks/page/task-summary).

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The statuses include:

- open
- in progress
- awaiting reply
- awaiting action
- completed

<p class="callout info">These statuses are set manually; they are not linked to any additional function</p>

# Task Summary

This section shows essential information about the Task.

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### Summary

Use this to enter a summary of the task - this is output as part of the list of Tasks on the previous page, and is intended to be used as a small snapshot of the action.

This is an optional field.

### Assignment

This will show a list of all Users linked to this Task.

<p class="callout info">Note: a single Task can have multiple Notes added to it, and each of those may have different Users assigned to them</p>

### Category

Use these controls to set the Category and Sub-Category to the Task.

<p class="callout info">These must be manually assigned, and no automation is linked to them</p>

### Status

Use this to control the [Status](https://bookstack.iconography.co.uk/books/tasks/page/status) of the Task.

<p class="callout info">These must be manually assigned, and no automation is linked to them</p>

# Detail

This section will show the Detail of any linked item, e.g. a Sales Order.

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### Detail

This will vary depending on the lined item.

For example, a Task linked to a Sales Order will include information on the Sales Order No. and Date, the Customer, etc.

These are the different kinds of links:

- Customer
- Customer Return (RMA)
- Purchase Order
- Sales Order
- Stock Transfer
- Supplier Return

# Notes

This section is used to manage the Notes that are within a Task.

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From this section is is possible to view and comment on individual Notes, as well as reassign them to a new User.

It is also possible to mark a Note as completed within this section.

### Multiple Notes/Users

All Tasks must have at least one Note. It is also possible to insert addition Notes to a Task within this section.

As each Note may be assigned to a different User, it is possible to have multiple Users linked to a single Task.

# Audit History

In this section, a complete Audit History for the Task is displayed.

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This is automatically generated based on actions taken by Users in the CMS.