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Workflow Updating "% Compelte" to 100 for a Task List changes the value to 10,000% automatically
Internally, percent complete is stored as a value from 0.00 to 1.00 so 100% would be 1.
Change the Value you set in the workflow to 1 and the problem should be resolved.
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Calculated column in Task List is not updating when Task is changed
The ID field you are trying to use in your Calculated Column is not known until the Item is saved . Hence using it in your calculated column may not give you the required output.You can use an event ...
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Naming convention and %20
It isn't really an issue either way, but the preferred approach is to create a list or library like "ChangeRequests' then after it is created, rename it to "Change Requests". Emailing a link shouldn't ...
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Retrieve Office 365 Planner Tasks using CSOM C# or powershell
As it stands now, you can't use CSOM to access Planner, but you can use the Graph API: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/
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Retrieve Office 365 Planner Tasks using CSOM C# or powershell
This functionality is currently in beta in the Office Graph. See this page for documentation on retrieving tasks. For other capabilities, see the left nav on that page, scroll down to the beta section,...
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Is there a way to add comments to tasks or the task list?
The default columns at Tasks content type do not have a comments column, meanwhile, it has a Description column that can be used as comments column to add more details about your task , and to show it ...
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Reassigning multiple tasks to a new user
Go to the list with tasks, click on List>Quick Edit:
The list will open in spreadsheet mode. You can sort the tasks to choose the ones that are due shortly:
You can assign a new person to ...
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Update Status of an associated Task in a SharePoint list Column (Field)
Because this plagued me for almost a week and it seems so many people have had questions about it I have decided to share what I learned in this process. After reading almost everything online and ...
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Activity 'DynamicActivity' has 51 arguments
Also you can increase the limit through powershell, run from an elevated prompt on the workflow manager server:
Set-WFServiceConfiguration -ServiceUri https://wfserver.example.com:12290 -Name ...
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Run task (file.js) schedule
It sounds like a very weird case, but you can still do it.
Very roughly, this is what it takes:
Create a separate SharePoint page with a Content Editor Web Part (CEWP)
Optional. Make sure this page ...
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Run task (file.js) schedule
I like the powershell approach mentioned by Denis, but I'd go further and code the powershell to just do the task that is done by the js. Having a visible IE window run by a process that should be ...
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Create a Gantt chart that only shows Main tasks
First, your script just show Top-Level Main Tasks (Summary Task) not the Sub-Level Main Tasks.
For Example: If you have subtask (Task2 and Task 4) that is the Main Task for another child subtask (...
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Adding associated tasks to a meeting
Create a lookup column to tie items from the separate lists together. How you setup the viewing connection in the Tasks list and Calendar list varies.
On the Tasks list side
These steps will ...
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Adding a Hold option to task outcome, not available in SPD
Make sure you set Yes under "Update all content types inheriting from this type" for the Task Outcome field. After that, create a 2013 workflow again, it should have this outcome option.
If this ...
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Set due date 1 day after each multiple tasks are created
I solved this by creating a calculated column in the main list, not the task list, with formula =NOW()+1. This will get the current date and time. Today() will not work as it will get the current date ...
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Read Comments in Tasks via JavaScript
you can use the below code to get the version history of Comments field,
function getFieldHistory (itemId, fieldName) { //Get each item version history with comment using SPServices
var HTML='';
var ...
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Task Approve/Reject Permission
This is only applies to 2010 workflow types. If you have a SharePoint 2013 type WF this setting is completely missing!
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create a dynamic task list
What I understand is you want to rearrange your tasks in the Task List priority wise. So I am giving answer on my assumption. According to my assumption you did not need to create Task list ...
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How to return field from specific workflow task as Data source in Lookup tool?
I had a similar situation using SharePoint 2013 and a 2013 workflow, and the following worked for me (when other suggested steps didn't):
Situation: I had a list of items and an approval task being ...
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Why is Notes column in Project Tasks is grayed out?
This is because the multi-line text type is a rich text that is disabled by design
For SharePoint 2010 so you need to select a plain text as text type to can be able to edit columns in datasheet view ...
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Why is Notes column in Project Tasks is grayed out?
Multiple line of text field which has Rich Contents enabled is not editable in DataSheet View.
I think this is locked because the HTML content can mess up with DataSheet view.
Workaround is to ...
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how a task is displayed in the timeline
The simplest way (ie no programming or advanced setup) would be to add a zero duration task to follow each of your current tasks. Add these to the timeline and as the dates of your main tasks move, so ...
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Is it possible to roll up multiple timelines in a project summary
I have found that it is not possible to roll up multiple task list timelines into a single project summary. However, I've found that a great alternative is to just create a page (or use an existing ...
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How do I enable automatic email updates once a List is updated?
Create a new alert.
Choose users that belong to your team in "Send Alerts To".
Choose the option "Existing items are modified" in "change type"
Picture:
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SharePoint Workflow stuck after task approval
you need to post your actual error from the servers error log in 15hive:
look for error 9749cf9f-e74a-1c08-a1a5-702b8549f4cc and post an update.
based on little information and the error looks ...
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Using Workflow to set Task Outcome column value
I'm now told over at MSDN that this is not possible OOTB.
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/sharepoint/en-US/511f5495-07af-457c-aa8b-bc45910cdcf1/using-spd-workflow-to-set-approval-workflow-...
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Add a column containing a Task ID
In your list, Try to create a calculated field with the following formula
=YEAR(Created)&"-"&ID
To create a calculated column
Open your Task List
List Settings
Add new column with data ...
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Who else can complete a task other than the 'Assigned to'?
There are two ways you can change a task (Approve, Reject, Reassign) which is not assigned to you:
Have site collection admin permissions
Specify ownership of a task process in SharePoint designer
I ...
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SharePoint Online Customising Task Lists
You could make a separate content type for the child items. Use the task type as a basis and add the new fields. You would need to have users intelligently select which content type to create.
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Show only tasks referred to me on Tasks application
This can be achieved by creating a view for the list and filter with the condition Assigned By is equal to [me].
In order to add Assigned to Me, you can try the steps below:
Open the home page in ...
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