Create and edit tasks

Create a task

Open the project

Open any view of the project, for example Board, Backlog or Sprint.

Start a new task

Click + New Task in the top bar, or press N anywhere in the project.

Enter a title

The title is the only required field. The type defaults to the project’s default task type. You can fill in everything else later.

Save

Press Enter or click Create. The task appears in the first status column on the board.

Fields you use most

Field	What it is for
Status	Where the task stands in the project’s workflow
Assignee	Who is responsible for the task
Priority	`CRITICAL`, `HIGH`, `MEDIUM`, `LOW` or `NONE`
Start date and Due date	When work begins and when it is due. Overdue tasks are flagged in all views.
Labels	Free tags for filtering and grouping
Description	The full text of the task, with headings, tables, images and mentions

Work on a task

Click a task to open its detail view. There you can:

Write the description. Changes save when you click away.

Add comments and mention colleagues with @. A comment is Internal by default, visible to your team only.

Attach files by dragging them onto the task.

Add subtasks with + Add Subtask.

Follow every change in the activity log.

Link related tasks

Open a task, go to Linked Tasks and click + Add Link. Choose the link type and search for the other task.

Link type	Meaning
Depends on	This task cannot continue until the other one is done.
Blocks	This task holds up the other one.
Relates to	Related, without a dependency.
Duplicates	This task is a duplicate of the other one.

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