Chapter 16 - Assigning and Reviewing Tasks

A task is a request from one user to another to perform an action within Ektron CMS400.NET. Examples of a tasks include:

updating content

publishing content

updating an image

reordering a collection

If you are not in the administrators group or assigned the Task-create role, the Tasks folder only displays tasks assigned to you or that you assigned to another user or user group. You can also assign tasks to yourself.

Administrators can view all tasks, regardless of who they are assigned to or by.

A task may or may not be related to a specific piece of content. If it is, you can access content then “attach” a task to it. This kind of task is managed just like the other tasks, but you can also view and update it via the attached content.

Task Permissions

Task Categories and Types

Task States

Creating a Task via the Task Folder

Creating a Task from the Web Site

Creating a Task via the View Content Screen

Viewing a Single Task

Viewing All Tasks

Viewing a Task’s History

Editing a Task

Adding Comments to Tasks

Archiving a Task

Deleting a Task

Deleting Several Tasks at Once

Purging a Task

Automatic Creation of Tasks Associated with Content

Task Email Notification

See a List of Help Topics about Managing Tasks

Note: Tasks can also be created automatically when forms are submitted. See Also: Assigning a Task to a Form