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Task Statuses and States
Task Statuses and States
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Written by Beatty W
Updated over 3 months ago

Tasks can have statuses and also multiple states that will help you prioritize your day with just a quick glance. Here's a list of all task states and statuses along with their meanings.

Task statuses will refer to whether a task is not started, in progress or complete.

Task states are going to be referring to a task being up next or blocked.

First up, we'll take a look at task statuses! A great place to view tasks by status is the My Work page- here, you'll see tasks in 3 lists separated out by each task's status.

You can click into a task to change it's status to either not started, in progress or complete!

You can also quickly mark a task as complete, click the circle next to the task name.

Not Started means that this task has not been marked as started yet and that it still needs to be done.

In Progress means this task has been started but isn't yet complete.

Complete means that this task has been marked off as completed! Way to go!

Next, we'll talk about different states tasks can be in! Right now, tasks can have states which are things like blocked or next. These states can help you determine where your time is best being spent or when someone might be stuck.

Next means that this task is up next to be completed in the project. Time to work on this to keep your workflow moving forward. Next is a feature that works automatically depending on the task list in your workflow- the next task to be completed sequentially will always show with the next state.

Blocked means that this task has been marked with a blocked flag. This typically means that there is something standing in the way of this task being completed like missing information or outstanding questions.

To mark a task as blocked, click on that task and in the edit screen, enable the blocked flag.

Overdue means that this task has not been completed by the due date. The due date's background color will change to red. The state of the task will still remain as either not started or in progress. Overdue tasks can also be blocked and/or next as well.

Keep in mind, tasks can technically have multiple states but will only ever be listed as one status. (ex: a task can be both blocked and next but it's status can only be either not started, in progress or completed)

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