Ektron CMS400.NET User Manual

Field Description
Managing Tasks
Task Category Select a category for the task. When a Task Category is
chosen, the Task Type drop down box is auto filled with task
types associated with that category. See Also: ”Adding a
Task Category and Task Type” on page 294.
Task Type Select the Task Type for this task. You must specify a Task
Category before you assign a task type. See Also: ”Adding a
Task Category and Task Type” on page 294.
Add By clicking the Add link, you can add Task Categories and
Task Types. See Also: ”Adding a Task Category and Task
Type” on page 294
Note: If you Add a Task Category or Task Type while adding a
task, the task information (Task Title, Assigned To, Language,
etc.) entered will be lost when the screen refreshes.
Edit By clicking the Edit link, you can edit the Task Type chosen in
the Task Type drop down box. See Also: ”Editing a Task
Type” on page 296
Note: If you edit a Task Type while adding a task, the task
information (Task Title, Assigned To, Language, etc.) entered
will be lost when the screen refreshes.
State Choose a status for the task. Your choices are:
• Not Started
• In Progress
• Completed
• Waiting on Someone else
• Deferred
If the task is not linked to content, you can assign it to any
state. However, if you later link the task to content (via the
Content link above), the state switches to Not Started.
The state appears on the View Tasks screen. A user can sort
tasks on the screen by state.
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