Tasks

Tasks depict uncommon / out-of-plan To-Dos that may appear during a Rollout.

Ideally, the Service Desk plays a vital role here, as the Role is responsible for coordinating the Tasks with the end customer.


Creating Tasks

Tasks can be created by Users Service Desk+ utilizing the Add Task & Create Task buttons, located on several sub-pages.

On the Calender, the Add Task button is located in the upper-right corner.

The resulting slide-over will slightly differ depending on the sub-page used to create the Task.

Calender & Task Overview
Client Dashboard & Client Detail View

The Calender & Task Overview slide-over will display all fields as empty.

The Client Dashboard & Client Detail View will automatically pre-select the Client at hand.

Field
Purpose
Required

Selecting the Task's Assignee By clicking "Assign to me" the User will be set as Assignee

No

Selecting the affected Client

Yes

Defining the Task's Name

Yes

Selecting the Task's Priority

No

Describing the Task in detail

Yes

Selecting the due date

No

Selecting the Task's duration Task without duration are whole-day Tasks

Only if both date & time have been specified

Editing / deleting Tasks

Tasks can be edited / deleted by Users Service Desk+ simply through selecting them on one of the variuos sub-pages.

The resulting slide-over enables the User to set the Task to "done" and to delete the Task. Its furthermore possible to edit all fields as mentioned above.


Appearance

In the Calender

in the Calender, the way Tasks are displayed differs depending on the selected view.

In the Day View, Tasks are displayed in their respective timeslot, with Titel, Start-Date, Status and Assignee visible
All Day Tasks are displayed on the top, with only the Titel visible

On the Home Screen

On the Home Screen, Tasks across all Rollouts the User is assigned to will appear, as long as their Status is TODO.

In the Task Overview

In the Task Overview, all Tasks are visible, regardless of their Status.


Appearence & behaviour in the Client Dashboard

In the Client Dashboard, Tasks with the Status TODO will make the corresponding Client show up.

Upon completion, the Task will no longer be visible in the Client Dashboard.


Other Features utilizing Tasks

In the Client Detail View, Tasks can be accessed in the corresponding Tab.

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