Questions tagged [task-list]
Task list is a list of tasks where editors can assign tasks to users. Tasks have properties like start, finish date and current status of the task.
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How to get approval status of a list item as a column to that list?
I have a Calendar list and an approval workflow. The workflow is initiated when a new item is added. The event gets approved in the task list. I want to get that "Outcome" column to the list. But when ...
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MS Project file opening in read only mode
We had an MS Project file on SharePoint Online that is synced to the task list. Before I joined the company something happened (I realize it’s not helpful but nobody understands what happened) which ...
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Task list view permissions by department
I have a task list where task list of the entire company exists. I want task list can have permission to view such that a department member can only view his/her department tasks, but cannot view ...
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Alert user when due date is approaching in task list
I'm using SharePoint 2007 and I'd like to configure a task list to send an alert to the assigned-to user(s) and assigned-by user when the due date for a task is approaching (for instance, when the due ...
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How do I properly set Up ListItem level permissions?
For the sake of simplicity (and reproducability for future searches) I am going to exclude the steps I have done already.
I am building a Web with Workflows and Workflow Tasks.
I want all users to see ...
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Filter a List View based on data in another list
I'm looking for guidance on how to approach a problem.
I have two lists, Goals and Tasks. Goals is a simple custom list with Name and People-Involved. Tasks is a task list with a lookup field to ...
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Create workflow to notify members a task is complete
I'm newer to SharePoint and am wondering if there was a way to add a workflow onto a task list (originally opened with project then synced). Basically I want assigned team members to know when the ...
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How do I collapse all subtasks in a SharePoint 2013 task list?
I'm using SharePoint 2013 to keep track of projects and their sub-tasks. But the view is getting pretty long and it would be nice to have a button to collapse all subtasks, leaving only the top-level ...
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SharePoint 2013 on-prem conditional formatting row by dueDate
I would like to change the backgroundColor(row) of items based on DueDate on a Task list.
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Reporting Options in SharePoint 2019 - SSRS and everything else
Having not touched SharePoint since SharePoint 2013, I was trying to understand what options are available/provided with SharePoint 2019 in regards to reporting along with SQL Server 2019.
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Is it possible to change the task colors in the timeline?
I want to change the colors of tasks in a timeline that I have. Can this be done? How?
Thanks you!
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show USER TASKS (webPart)
I am new here as well as new to SharePoint 2013.
I wanted to use the USER TASKS webpart to show the user's tasks on the page,
instead of the user having to navigate to MySite > Tasks
I found ...
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Timeline / Gantt chart for Sharepoint Online
I want to create a timeline / gantt chart for tasks in Sharepoint Online. I am coming from working in a SP 2013 environment, where there was a standard Task list which had a gantt functionality.
Does ...
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Migrating Task list from 2010 to 2013 by creating template
I am migrating Task List from 2010 to 2013 by Creating template. But I am not able to see that template in 2013.
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Created template of Task List in 2010.
Uploaded the same in 2013 , under Site ...
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How to update approval comments of a SharePoint task list
I am trying to perform an approval using REST API in SharePoint 2013. I am able to successfully Approve/Reject but unable to read or save approval comments.
I couldn't figure out what is the column ...
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Workflow updating a multiple value lookup column
I have a couple of task lists for a project. One list is the list of main projects, the second is a list of tasks under each main project.
The main projects has a lookup column that allows multiple ...
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Retrieve all list items assigned to me across all lists on a site
Approaching Sharepoint Lists with more imaginative power than competence, I expected that the intention of the Assigned To field would be connected to and reflected in the "Assigned to me" ...
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Sync to Outlook Removal
I have read that in SharePoint tasks the sync to Outlook button is being removed this September, is there going to be a new syncing feature, or another way to achieve this function? Also if anyone ...
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Project Online-View tasks and gantt
can you please help me to be able to visualize the tasks and gantt diagram in project online. I am attaching an image for a better understanding of what I am talking about.
Thanks for your support.
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Quick Edit very slow while saving
I have one site on my SharePoint 2013 server where the Quick Edit function of lists seems to be corrupt.
For example when a bulk of data is copied from Excel to a list in Quick Edit view the first ...
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How to add Tasks Timeline to list view from XML?
I create my own Task list (I want to have some extra fields).
I go to Visual Studio > New item... > List > "Create a customizable list template and a list instance of it:" > Tasks.
When I deploy ...
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Outlook/SharePoint calendar sync 'error occurred connecting to site'
Our SharePoint site was originally setup under a test name (oldname). When brought into production, I added an AAM to extend it to our production name (prodname). About 6 months ago, I added an SSL ...
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Connect a List (Calendar, Task) with Outlook Results in an Outlook Error 0x8000FFFF
When I try to connect a list (Tasks, Calendar) to Outlook via 'Action' -> 'Connect to Outlook' the connection is created. Outlooks asks to add the list, but the synchronization fails with:
Task ‘...
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unwanted sync on publishing Project Server and random task list in SharePoint farm
We designed a portal with SharePoint 2013 and Project 2013 and we have more than 60 custom lists and 10 Doc Libraries and more than 10 thousand items and docs there, but we haven't any tasks list ...
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5000 item limit prevents opening item even if view works fine
I have a Sharepoint 2013 task list with 5001 items in it. I have talked with the department that uses it about limiting the size by clearing out old items, but that is probably a little ways off.
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SharePoint task list with multiple timeline views
I have a SharePoint 2013 Project site and I can have only one timeline to a task list. I want to be able to create multiple timelines tied to different views; may be?
Is there a way to do this?
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How to create workflow for sending mail for incomplete tasks
I have created one task list.In that list Status,Assigned To, Task column is there.one month time period will be given for every task from created date.If the status column is not changed as completed ...
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Hide completed tasks in task list
When I (or anyone else) mark the check-box to indicate a task in the Task List is completed, the task is crossed out. However, the completed task still stays in the All Items view. How do I hide these ...
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enable email notification task list sharepoint 2013
when I try to enable email notification from advanced settings i could not find it and i search about this problem and i find some powershell script to enable it but it's not working can you give me ...
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Master Projects in SharePoint without Project Server
We have MS Project plans and synchronise them to SharePoint tasklists.
When working offline with MS Project we are able to do a masterplan and manage resource access and dependencies between ...
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Item task relation in list view
I have a worklfow that creates task in a custom task list. However, I also want to display the item that applies to the workflow task in the task list itself. How can I add this control to to the task ...
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SharePoint Online : copy from existing list : issue with Column names
I have an issue working with SharePoint Online. Because I do not have any tenant-wide admin rights, I can just use SharePoint site's settings and interface (no PnP :( ) to fulfill my client's needs.
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How to create individual Planner Tasks (in seperate buckets) for each member of a Sharepoint Group with a trigger on Sharepoint Site
I'd like to create independet "Planner" tasks for each member of my team with a trigger on Sharepoint Site. For example, I create a common task on my Sharepoint Site with a trigger, then ...
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Workflow Task List - View Filtered By Assigned To = [Me] not working for SPGroups
I want to filter my Workflow 2013 Tasks list only to display the tasks assigned to the current user. Hence I went ahead and set a filter 'Assigned To' is equal to [Me] in the view.
However, I am not ...
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Flow for Automatic tasks creation for each sharepoint online members
I've a sharepoint group with currently 53 members. When I assign a task to all group members, it's only a single task and common for each member. I mean, once a member completes the task and clicks ...
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How to undo an accidental change in a project task list (SharePoint 2019)?
How can I undo changes made to a task title and restore previous text in a project task list (PWA app on SharePoint 2019), when there is no undo button and ctrl+z doesn't work?
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Create a Task List Template In SharePoint Online
I am working on a Project Management site and trying to standardize tasks. I have searched the internet and cannot find anything. The publishing features are enabled but I don't know what to do after ...
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How can I have my 2016 SharePoint list auto-generate an email when a specific column is populated?
I want to have a "choice" column that allows the user to select the option to inform the other department that this list item has been added or changed. When there is something chosen into ...
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Content Query Web Part: not returning assigned to field
I have a Content Query webpart in which I have configured the following set of fields to return from a Task list type (171 list):
<property name="ServerTemplate" type="string">171</property&...
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InfoPath - Unable to select drop-down when focus on rich text box
I've inherited responsibility for maintaining a custom InfoPath form for a content type in a SharePoint Online task list. I believe all functionality is native to InfoPath.
The form has multiple ...
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How to show a list of task lists on a site?
Have been searching the web and asked my SharePoint partner but haven't found a workable solution to what I want to achieve. I am hoping clever minds here can help me further.
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I have a site ...
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Spfx web part to show task list on modern sharepoint UI
I am looking to leverage team sites for one of my projects. Since modern UI only supports custom lists in web part view, I am looking for some help on how Spfx can be used to show task list web part ...
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Task Item added event receiver does not fire when item is added by Nintex workflow SharePoint 2016
I am trying to add an event receiver on the workflow task - list Item Added event, to get the Task ID and update it on another SharePoint List.
This is because once I add an Assign Flexi Task action ...
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Reassign Task in Outlook does not work
I have any issue with using Reassign Task option when using outlook.
I need this functionality so users can delegate the task to another user when they receive the task email.
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Its working if I send ...
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How to show the parent task in a task list view?
I have synced a Project with Sharepoint using the Project 2010 blog instructions. This way I can create the tasks in Project and they appear automatically in a webpart where I put a view of the tasks, ...
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Creating user buttons to change task list view
On a sub-site I would like to add buttons above a task list so that the user can manipulate the view. For example a checkbox which when ticked includes completed tasks, or a button to change the date ...
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Getting Task List Comments Field value as blank while retrieval through SP 2013 PowerShell
I am referring below blog to copy one Task List item to another archival List in SP 2013 Portal. While copying the list items from source list the Comments field value for each item in source is ...
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WorkflowName field is null under task list
I have created a list workflow from SPD and assigned a task to the approvers group. The workflow is triggering fine but when i want to fetch some of the columns like WorkflowName is coming with blank.
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Performance on using hierarchical tasks in a huge task list
We combined multiple task lists into one to overcome different difficulties. This resulted in a task list with about 90.000 items.
Upon opening a hierarchical task view with an additional filter on an ...
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How to insert task list as web art in SharePoint Modern page
I have a site where a large number of task lists are present. I want to display those task list as webpart in different modern page.Please let me know if it is feasible.
Thanks in advance!
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