Tasks
A task belongs to one project and has a number inside it, shown as #12.
| Field | Values |
|---|---|
| Title | Text. |
| Description | Rich text. |
| Status | Open, In progress, Closed. |
| Priority | Very low, Low, Normal, High, Critical. |
| Effort | XS, S, M, L, XL. Default M. Used by capacity. |
| Due date | Optional. A date, or a date and time. |
| Assignee | One member, active or managed. |
| Labels | Any number, from the project’s labels. |
| Iteration | Optional. One of the project’s iterations. |
| Planned for | Set by Plan for today. |
A task can link to other tasks (a dependency, in either direction, inside or across projects), to work items it delivers, to GitLab or GitHub issues and merge requests, to calendar events, people, files and notes. A link that blocks the task shows as Blocked by.
Health badge
Section titled “Health badge”In a project, an iteration or My Work, a task shows a badge when it is overdue, due soon, unowned, blocked, stale or will not fit. The badge is computed on the spot and is not stored. See Health.
Actions
Section titled “Actions”Plan for today puts the task in your Planned list on the dashboard. Edit opens the form. Closing the task resolves any link that was waiting on it.