Property

Description

Name

The task name, up to 80 characters. A value is required and must be unique for all tasks.

Description

A description for the task, up to 255 characters.

ID

The task ID, up to 80 characters. This value is not required, but if a value is entered it must be unique for all tasks. This is commonly used for synchronizing with external systems, such as billing or accounting.

Status

The task status, either Active or Inactive. You cannot delete tasks that have been used on timesheets. Setting the status to inactive will prevent any further use of the task.

Planned Start Date

The planned task start date.

Planned Finish Date

The planned task finish or end date.

Planned Work

The planned total number of days to complete this task.

Actual Start Date

The actual task start date. This property is only available if projects are disabled (see the Work Breakdown Structure topic for more information).

Actual Finish Date

The actual task finish or end date. This property is only available if projects are disabled (see the Work Breakdown Structure topic for more information).

Actual Work

The actual total number of days spent on this task. This property is only available if projects are disabled (see the Work Breakdown Structure topic for more information).

Billable

Indicates whether this task is billable or not. Note that you can change which type of object (Project, Task, etc.) has the billable flag. The Rate Options topic has more information.

Notes

Notes about this task, up to 2000 characters.

Note: You can change the terminology for Task, Task Group, Project, Project Group and Customer to suit your organization's needs. The Terminology topic has more information.