How to create a recurring task?: Difference between revisions

From Planfix
Jump to: navigation, search
m (Aliona moved page How to I create a recurring task? to How to create a recurring task? without leaving a redirect)
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
{{#seo:
|title=How to create a recurring task?
|titlemode=append
|keywords=planfix, task, recurring, periodic
|description=create a recurring task
}}
'''Recurring (periodic) tasks''' are very convenient to use in business processes. For example, you can use them easily configure monthly work schedules for accounting departments or a set reminder for paying the phone bill.


Recurring (periodic) tasks are very convenient to use in business processes. For example, you can use them easily configure monthly work schedules for accounting departments or set reminders about paying the phone bill.


<youtube width=460>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RupcTDLZoyM
   
   
==How recurring tasks work==


All recurring tasks are created using a recurrence template. A template is created automatically when you set the "recurring" criterion in a task. Templates for recurring tasks are located in the Tasks - Recurring section.
== Setting up task recurrence ==
To set up a recurring task, click on the icon with the circular arrows when creating or editing a task:


https://s.pfx.so/pf/3K/HqE4GB.jpg


https://pic.planfix.ru/pf/ha/BeBtPe.png
In the pop-up window that appears, set the parameters for when to create the task:  


https://s.pfx.so/pf/ul/AyXzel.jpg


These templates are also indicated with a special "recurring" icon. Templates for recurring tasks can be edited; once changes are saved, they will be applied to all tasks created using the template.
Once you have saved these parameters, the task becomes a recurring task, and a corresponding recurrence template appears in the '''Tasks / Recurring''' section:


https://s.pfx.so/pf/rv/w6l3bF.jpg


At the date and time of the next recurrence of the task, it's created automatically based on the recurrence template. This also means that when a recurring task is created, it doesn't appear in the task list until the recurrence time that you set.
The parameters from this template will be used for all subsequent creations of the recurring task: duration, end date, checklist, files, etc.


'''NOTE:''' The recurrence parameters set in the pop-up window only determine the condition (date) when the periodic task is to be created. The duration and end date parameters are configured in the recurrence template, just like in a standard [[Task templates | task template]].


==Setting task recurrence frequency==
PlanFix automatically creates a similar task with new dates after a specified interval. The assigned employee is notified about the task's creation. Automatically created tasks must be completed and closed like any other task.
To create a recurring task, click the image with the circle arrow when creating or editing any task:


The system automatically creates recurring tasks until the specified recurrence period ends. '''After the recurrence period ends, the templates for recurring tasks are moved to the recycle bin'''.


https://pic.planfix.ru/pf/zc/ackTxE.png
If required, the recurrence process can be deactivated before the specified end date. To do this, click on the recurrence icon in the task list or on the task card and click on "Do not repeat again":


https://s.pfx.so/pf/JG/oskqKg.jpg


In the window that opens, set the conditions for when the task should be created:
In the recurrence settings window, you can navigate to a list of tasks that were created with the same recurrence template:


https://s.pfx.so/pf/Ua/eU0NYQ.jpg


https://pic.planfix.ru/pf/RF/6Ep3Ze.png
You can view tasks that have been planned but not yet created in the Planner under "Task calendar by days" and "Full calendar." The tasks themselves are created at the time of their recurrence:


https://s.pfx.so/pf/jn/UtJmpG.jpg
 
Once you save these settings, the task will be recurring, and a corresponding template based on this task will appear in the Task Templates. All subsequent recurring tasks will use the settings from this template: duration, due date, checklist, files, etc.
 


===PLEASE NOTE===
== Examples for creating recurring tasks ==
The recurrence settings assigned in the pop-up window specify only the condition when the recurring task should be created (the date). Duration and end date are set in the corresponding task templates.
*[[Daily task that must be completed within the day]]
 
*Task that repeats every other week on Tuesdays and Thursdays
*Task that repeats on the last day of every month
 
*Task that repeats on the last Friday of every month
After a set period of time, Planfix will automatically create a task identical to the one originally created, but with new deadlines. The assignee will be notified about the new task. This automatically generated task must be completed and finalized like any other task.
*Invoicing according to a schedule
 
 
Planfix will create recurring tasks automatically until the date you specify. You can disable recurrence before the end date, if needed. To disable recurrence, simply click the recurrence button in the task list, or click the "Do not repeat again" button in the task card:
 
https://pic.planfix.ru/pf/od/EZkMhb.png
 
 
 
In the window for viewing recurrence settings, you can go to a list of tasks created using the recurrence template:
 


https://pic.planfix.ru/pf/YQ/NO4ece.png
== Important ==
*Recurring tasks can be used in template trees, even nested within each other. The mechanism for creating tasks in such cases is described in this help article: [[Recurring tasks in template trees]].
* Recurring tasks can be added to [[Project templates | project templates]]. After creating a project with such a template, they are created with the specified frequency. If a recurring task is to be created independently of the project creation from the template, specify a separate recurrence template for tasks not tied to the project template, as shown above.


== Useful ==
*If you actively use recurring tasks and have accumulated many recurring templates in your account, creating several [[Template filters | template filters]] may be useful.





Revision as of 13:24, 1 April 2024

Recurring (periodic) tasks are very convenient to use in business processes. For example, you can use them easily configure monthly work schedules for accounting departments or a set reminder for paying the phone bill.


<youtube width=460>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RupcTDLZoyM


Setting up task recurrence

To set up a recurring task, click on the icon with the circular arrows when creating or editing a task:

HqE4GB.jpg

In the pop-up window that appears, set the parameters for when to create the task:

AyXzel.jpg

Once you have saved these parameters, the task becomes a recurring task, and a corresponding recurrence template appears in the Tasks / Recurring section:

w6l3bF.jpg

The parameters from this template will be used for all subsequent creations of the recurring task: duration, end date, checklist, files, etc.

NOTE: The recurrence parameters set in the pop-up window only determine the condition (date) when the periodic task is to be created. The duration and end date parameters are configured in the recurrence template, just like in a standard task template.

PlanFix automatically creates a similar task with new dates after a specified interval. The assigned employee is notified about the task's creation. Automatically created tasks must be completed and closed like any other task.

The system automatically creates recurring tasks until the specified recurrence period ends. After the recurrence period ends, the templates for recurring tasks are moved to the recycle bin.

If required, the recurrence process can be deactivated before the specified end date. To do this, click on the recurrence icon in the task list or on the task card and click on "Do not repeat again":

oskqKg.jpg

In the recurrence settings window, you can navigate to a list of tasks that were created with the same recurrence template:

eU0NYQ.jpg

You can view tasks that have been planned but not yet created in the Planner under "Task calendar by days" and "Full calendar." The tasks themselves are created at the time of their recurrence:

UtJmpG.jpg

Examples for creating recurring tasks

  • Daily task that must be completed within the day
  • Task that repeats every other week on Tuesdays and Thursdays
  • Task that repeats on the last day of every month
  • Task that repeats on the last Friday of every month
  • Invoicing according to a schedule

Important

  • Recurring tasks can be used in template trees, even nested within each other. The mechanism for creating tasks in such cases is described in this help article: Recurring tasks in template trees.
  • Recurring tasks can be added to project templates. After creating a project with such a template, they are created with the specified frequency. If a recurring task is to be created independently of the project creation from the template, specify a separate recurrence template for tasks not tied to the project template, as shown above.

Useful

  • If you actively use recurring tasks and have accumulated many recurring templates in your account, creating several template filters may be useful.


Go To