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 do I display attachments in column for Lists?
I am using SharePoint 13. I am creating a Task List and a Custom List. I am attaching a resume as a Word file to the Task List and Custom List. Under Columns which type of column should I use to allow ...
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A question about Copying SharePoint Lists
I want to make sure I have this correct. When I copy a SharePoint List, is it saved as a stp file to my local computer and I must have administrator rights in order to use that stp file as a template? ...
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Can I restore a deleted Task Item?
I know I can restore the Task List itself because it remains in the recycle bin.
If I create a Task Item within a Task List using SharePoint 2013, can I restore that deleted Task Item?
Thanks
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Can I automatically add Tasks to the Timeline
I am trying to setup a task list in SharePoint 2013 that will automatically add new tasks with start and end dates to the timeline.
Has anyone had any luck with this? I looked around at creating a ...
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Property Bag values in task summary search
I've created a task summary overall project sites with a search results webpart. We've also stored some properties in the propertybag of the sites like project number, project area, ...
Is it ...
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changing how tasks on a timeline are displayed
I've been messing around with timelines and I was wondering if anyone has found a way to change how tasks on a timeline are displayed. Some of the things I would like to be able to do:
Show the ...
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Three step Approval Workflow SharePoint 2013 Online
What I want:
I want to create workflow on list which contain three steps approval process. When task is approved then next level task will be created and if it is rejected then previous level task is ...
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Creating a Task list and Assigning to preset groups
I want to set up a task list that will be used by same Organization to Task different sub organizations beneath them. I want to have the one organization be able to choose with radio buttons who it ...
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How to add data in task after running workflow?
I am unable to show data in task after generating the task via workflow.
I want to show list items metadata in one of the task list column.
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Copy Person or Group column value to Task list using Approval Workflow in SharePoint Online
I have a Library in SharePoint Online, the Library has a Person or Group Column named Followers which stores multiple users. I need to move this information to the Task List using Approval Workflow in ...
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SharePoint 2013 - Gantt chart - time line - slow
We have a SharePoint task list that displays a Timeline to the users. In my production system it takes about 22-25 seconds to load, UAT 10 seconds.
Some notes:
The time line colour coded based on a ...
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Connect multiple task lists into one master task list or view
I have lots of project sites each with their own task list. I want to create a master task list (or view or whatever?) on the parent site that can display all tasks in all of these project task lists. ...
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Workflow task - complete without edit?
Is it possible to assign a task to a user without them having to hit "Edit" to select an option and hit submit?
this is what it currently looks like, and it allows a user to rename the task and is ...
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Reset tasks for using multiple times
I'm creating a list with tasks that I don't want people to share at the same time, I don't want them to edit the exact same list simultaneously. But rather have it as a finished file that people can ...
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Using Workflow to set Task Outcome column value
I am trying to create a workflow that will change the "Task Outcome" value of a task. The task list is associated with an Approval Workflow and was created when the specific instance of the approval ...
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Task List - Hide "There are no items" with CSR?
I'm new to SharePoint and I have been asked to remove the string "There are no items..." below a task view (which is a Web Part).
I'm aware that it can be done by using JavaScript (with jQuery for ...
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Is there a way to customize the context menu in a Timeline?
I want to set up a Task List so that a user is able to click on a task and see a link to a page. The link would be stored in column of the Task List.
An acceptable alternative would be to click on ...
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Alert assigned user when predecessors completed
I have an out of the box SharePoint 2010 Tasks List setup using predecessors (a lookup column back to same task list, allows multiple selections) and I have a requirement to send an email alert to the ...
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Task locking Event Receiver Execution
I have an event receiver that creates 2 tasks. The task should be created immediately on ItemAdded but there is a delay for some reason. The first task is created immeditately as expected but then ...
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How to create a timeline view of a task list?
Is there a way to create a timeline view of a task list? From my experience, you can add tasks to a timeline, but there is no way to create a view based on that timeline. It's all or nothing it ...
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How to create various timeline views of project tasks
Since it is not possible to relate a timeline to different views of the same task list (See this question), has anyone found another way to use SharePoint task list and timeline features to show ...
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How to consolidate the task list instead of multiple task lists?
I have multiple task lists using in different workflows and subsites. I want to consolidate all task lists using single task list instead of multiple task list.
how to achieve this.
Thanks in advance
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Workflow Task Process in 2010
I am wondering if there is a way to edit a “collect feedback comments”completed task when all the tasks are complete and the overall task process is complete, with out changing the behavior of the ...
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Start Workflow Automatically Help
I am very new to sharepoint but my employer wants to use it for build orders. I have created what appears to be a successful workflow and task list but am having issues linking them. I want to make it ...
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Copying tasks between lists
I am trying to copy several tasks from one list to another and I can't seem to find a way to do it. I've seen other questions (like this one) with the answer being to save the list as a template. I ...
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Aggregating User's Tasks in SharePoint 2013
I have been scouring the internet for that past several weeks trying to come up with a solution, but I am lost.
I need a web part that can do two things:
Display all incomplete tasks for a specific ...
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Error generating the task form
I had created a nice reusable 2010 workflow in SharePoint Designer. It operates on a content type. The workflow had some custom infopath forms included and a bunch of variables.
Recently I ran into ...
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internal name of Default Task Status field on 2013 OnPrem?
I don't have OnPrem at hand,
can someone check what the internal fieldname is for the default Tasks List "Task Status" field.
On Office365 it is Status,
I know it was TaskStatus in SharePoint 2010
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How to get task status from sub sites in SharePoint master site?
I want to fetch task status from sub sites and view in chart in master site, in master page in need show the status of overall sub site tasks list and in that task completed and not completed list.
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Carriage returns appear for no apparent reason in Sharepoint's task description field
I use Sharepoint's task description field as a log for my team's project status updates. I'll enter in a line by sometimes typing it and sometimes copy pasting something from an email. Later, when I ...
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How can I edit the task app to contain updates on the task?
I would like to be able to see the tasks as they are now which an extra column - a line or two of a current update status. However, I want to be able to view the old update statuses to see how things ...
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Retrieve the Item ID from the Task List Related Item column
Using JSOM, I getting all the task details which are not started. Using CAML query i got all the column values including related item column from Task list
var relateditm = $(this).attr("...
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Task List email notification in SharePoint 2010
I have a task list with email notification set up. I am getting the email notification once I add a new item to the list. Is there a way that I get the email without title column in the form. I tried ...
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Workflow that is started by the information management policy is not assigning task to user
Our foundation has created a record retention policy that will be implemented on our new SharePoint 2013 site. I have created custom columns for "start retention date" "review date" "data owner" and "...
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Sync Tasklist 2013 to Outlook 2010
I trying to sync those two.
I fixed the RSS Feeds to be able to work but when i press sync i get this
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Changing the display value in a control for a default, hidden field using SharePoint Designer 2013
I am on SharePoint Online, using Sharepoint Designer 2013 and InfoPath 2013. I have access to our site as an admin, but I do not have access to the server.
Some background: For a task list, I needed ...
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Populate New Task choice field via LocalStorage
We are using local storage to hold a text box/title value from a 'main' problem list. In this 'main' list, we first identify the issue/problem. We then add tasks in a task list associated to the '...
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Assign task to user, then assign task to all users in group minus that user
Is there a way to assign a task or email a group of people, but restrict which users in that group get the task or email?
I have a requirement for an approval workflow that is to initially be ...
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How to display list data in 'Related Content' field in Tasks
I've got a holiday approval system on our Sharepoint 2010 Foundation intranet. The process is that the staff member requests a holiday by adding to a List called 'Holiday Requests', the workflow then ...
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How do I get the top item of a task list?
I have a task list from a Sharepoint Online site that is synced with MS-Project.
I created a top level task item that everything else is nested under. However the ID of that task is very large ...
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Help with my First workflow
Hey Sharepoint Experts,
As a school project we are working for a non profit organisation. We are trying to build a SharePoint site for them.
One module they want to see implemented is a module wich ...
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App or way to add reports to a documentset
Dear SharePoint experts.
Hi
For a school project we were asked to set up a sharepoint for a non profit organisation. We made it so that we use a documentset for the creation of cases they keep for ...
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Using more than 9 row colours in a SharePoint 2013 task list
On a task list, I want all 17 staff members of a team to have their own colour. I made a calculated column with this script found on the web, and it works fine for member 1 to 9. Unfortunately, member ...
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Versioning draft Item security gives error "sorry, this item hasn't been shared with you"
I have content approval workflow in Pages Library. I have set the Draft Item security to "Any User Who can edit items".
Now problem is when a user with only Read access wants to view the page (which ...
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Office 365 Sharepoint Display Certain Columns for apps
My work has asked me to help with sharepoint, which I am new to. Basically, I'm trying to display certain columns for the Task app.
Right now, when I go to site contents and click on a task app. ...
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Make Task Form Field Read-Only using SharePoint Designer
How would I make a task-form field (SP2013) read-only (not hidden) using SharePoint Designer?
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Hide Ribbon in Task Form?
How would I go about hiding the ribbon in a task form? I have the form default open in edit mode and don't want the user to be able to see the ribbon at all. Is this possible?
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View totals not working correctly for task list in 2013
The issue I'm having is that the Totals section in the task list view settings isn't updating with the filters of the view. It is working in a custom list as well as a task list in SharePoint Online. ...
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Hide Timeline using XML Code in share point Sandbox solution
How can I set ShowTimelineIfAvailable Property of Timeline in task list view using XML ?
I want to hide time line from the task list view. I've Sandbox Solution with page provisioning.
I'm creating ...
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Can You Display 'Related Content' in a Task List?
I would like to be able to display the related content (i.e. from a document library) in a task list that is tied to a 2013 workflow. Is this possible?