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Before we go into the creation and uses of tasks let's take the time to explain what they are. Tasks are simply a part of a project. Think of a large project and divide this project into several separate well... tasks. Now a task can have some data associated with it like start and end date and estimated amount fo time needed to complete it. This brings up the question about status. If a task can be finished, it can also be not started yet or started but not finished. Well, let's go ahead and start making our own first task.
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Before we go into the creation and uses of tasks let's take the time to explain what they are. Tasks are simply a part of a project. Think of a large project and divide this project into several separate well... tasks. Now a task can have some data associated with it like start and end date and estimated amount of time needed to complete it. This brings up the question about status. If a task can be finished, it can also be not started yet or started but not finished. Well, let's go ahead and start making our own first task.
    
The first thing we have to do to create a task is to bring up the project of which this is to be a task. I assume you are by now familiar enough with the system to bring up the screen with the project details for the "The Ultimate Documentation Project" we made earlier (see next picture).
 
The first thing we have to do to create a task is to bring up the project of which this is to be a task. I assume you are by now familiar enough with the system to bring up the screen with the project details for the "The Ultimate Documentation Project" we made earlier (see next picture).
 
[[Image:task_pic3.png|The task detail screen]]
 
[[Image:task_pic3.png|The task detail screen]]
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As you can see below the details is a small graph to show you how far the task is from being completed. The first option in the menu to your left is called 'new'. Don't be fooled here. This menu-option is used to make a new subtask ofd the current task. Yes, it is possible to make subprojects of projects, and subtasks of tasks and even subtasks of subtasks of subtasks of..... Well, I think you get the picture. To use as an example we will define a random subtask of the first task we entered. So we go to the detail screen of the first task we entered (remember? Via the Products & Projects page). And click on the 'New' menu option (if you are in doubt look at the statusbar of your browser. It should say 'create a new subtask of Write Documentation'). We will name the subtask 'get pencils', enter some descriptive todo text and assign this to Gero. The next picture shows our input.
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As you can see below the details is a small graph to show you how far the task is from being completed. The first option in the menu to your left is called 'new'. Don't be fooled here. This menu-option is used to make a new subtask of the current task. Yes, it is possible to make subprojects of projects, and subtasks of tasks and even subtasks of subtasks of subtasks of..... Well, I think you get the picture. To use as an example we will define a random subtask of the first task we entered. So we go to the detail screen of the first task we entered (remember? Via the Products & Projects page). And click on the 'New' menu option (if you are in doubt look at the statusbar of your browser. It should say 'create a new subtask of Write Documentation'). We will name the subtask 'get pencils', enter some descriptive todo text and assign this to Gero. The next picture shows our input.
    
[[Image:task_pic4.png|The enter subtask screen]]
 
[[Image:task_pic4.png|The enter subtask screen]]
 
[[Image:task_pic6.png|The tasks overview screen]]
 
[[Image:task_pic6.png|The tasks overview screen]]