A task is is a basic brick of the newsroom planning.

The main difference between a task and an event is that you can assign a task to an user, while you can't do it for an event.

A task has a number of properties (defined in the GN4 XML schema), where the most important ones are:

•You can manage tasks on the Planning main tab, and - partially - also on the Articles main tab. In browser, you can manage tasks on the Tasks main tab.

•A task is defined within a parent calendar, from which task inherits a workstate.

•You can create a task from an event.

•A task can be a part of a budget.

•You can move (send) a task from one calendar to another. To move a task, drag it to another calendar, or use "send" keys (for send keys to work, every calendar needs to have an associated copy flow - see Creating a calendar copy flow).

•You can assign a task to a GN4 user (to only one user).

•You can assign to a task one or more products (articles, dummy images).

•A task has a number of date/time related properties, e.g. start date and time, duration, due date, completion date, kind, quantity, position and also percentage of completion, you can use to track down tasks and to manage them precisely.

•You can assign to a task a number of descriptive properties, such as description, who to contact, location, priority, notes, URL, keywords, categories etc.

See also

Creating a task

Creating a task from an event