How do I Set up a Task Status?

Summary

The following article explains how to create or edit task statuses in Tasks Outstanding.

More Information

Go to " Personnel Planning Tasks Outstanding".

• Either click [Add] or press <F6> to create a new task or highlight an existing task and click [Edit] or press <F5> to edit a task.
• Move the cursor to the "Status" field and press <Ctrl+F1> to bring up the Task Status Search window and press <F6> to create a new status. If you just want to edit an existing status, enter the name of the status and press <Enter> from the "Filter on" box, select the relevant status and click [Edit] or press <F5> to edit.
• Enter the code in the "Task Status" field.

'ACT' for Active Tasks.

• Enter a suitable description in the "Description" field for your "Status".

'Active Task'.

• There is also a 'Colours' section. This is optional but can be useful to make tasks stand out. Here you can set a "Text" and "Background" Colour.

Active Task.

• Finally press <Esc> and click [Accept] or click [Done] to save the details.

See also

• How do I Create a New Task in Tasks Outstanding?
• How do I Set up Task Types?

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Keywords AND Misspellings

task, status, statuses, Personnel, Planning, Tasks, Outstanding

Tags

GR84, PP01