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Form Builder Components - Tasks

Create a new task from a form. Tasks. New tasks. Add task from Safety report. Create corrective action. Set follow-up tasks from the report.

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Written by Julien Lavy
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Permissions

Always remember to ensure the correct people have the appropriate permissions to access your company and project data. This can be done per individual or by applying Permission Templates.

In order to access Form Builder, users will need Edit permissions for Settings


The "Task" component allows you to create tasks directly via forms. You can create tasks to be added to a specific task list and assign them to users. Access tasks created via the form in the task module.

Note: Tasks can be created on project-level forms only. You won't be able to create tasks if you are using this component in a company-level form or for a company form.


Adding the task component to the form

Add the component to the form by dragging and dropping the task component into the Form Builder.

Click on the pencil or double-click the component to edit.

Edit the pop-up on the left-hand side to set parameters.

  • Label: Changes the "Add Task" option at the bottom. Leave it as is.

  • Show Component: Indicate where you want the task to show.

  • Show Component on Titles: Indicate which titles can see the component and create tasks. For example, if you want only the Project Manager to create tasks, tick off the "Project Manager" title. You may select multiple titles.

  • Data ID: Copy and paste this ID when creating dependencies.

  • Scheduled Task?: If yes, there will be a start and an end date for a task that can be scheduled. If no, there will only be one date.

  • Include Reminder?: If yes, set task reminders. If no, there will be no reminders set for the task.

  • Field Dependency: To create conditional field dependencies, click on yes and set the field dependency target. For more information, check out the Field Dependency article.


Creating a task from a form

To create a task from a form, fill out the following fields:

  • Task: Set a task name

  • Task List: Select which task list to add the new task to

  • Assignees: Select which person is assigned to the task by searching for their name

  • Date: Set the date of the task

  • Start Time: Set when the task starts

  • End Time: Set when the task ends

  • Description: Enter the task description

  • Color: Set the color of the task

Once the Submit button has been clicked, a new task will be created. Please note that the tasks will not be created upon "Save". Clicking the submit button twice will create the task twice.

To create multiple tasks, click on "+ Add Task" at the bottom of the submit button for each task.

To view, edit or delete the task, please go to the project-level task module and edit the tasks individually.

To remove the task within the form, click on the trash can delete icon. This will not delete the tasks that have been created previously and only the form where the task has been created give you the ability to delete the task.

*you can also add a Task by clicking "+ Add task" at the bottom

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