> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://collabase.ch/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create and edit tasks

> How to create a task in Collabase Projects, fill in status, assignee, priority and due date, add subtasks and comments, and link related tasks.

A task is one unit of work: a feature, a bug, a support request, a review item. Every task lives in a project and gets a permanent key such as `PROJ-42`.

## Create a task

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the project">
    Open any view of the project, for example Board, Backlog or Sprint.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Start a new task">
    Click **+ New Task** in the top bar, or press **N** anywhere in the project.
  </Step>

  <Step title="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.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    Press **Enter** or click **Create**. The task appears in the first status column on the board.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## 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.             |

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Board and backlog" icon="columns-3" href="/docs/getting-started/boards">
    Move tasks forward and plan them.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Tasks reference" icon="circle-check" href="/docs/projects/tasks">
    All task fields, panels and shortcuts.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>