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title: "Task"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/reference/glossary/task.html
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# Task

A task is an action to be undertaken and is defined by its [status](task_status.md). An active task is a task which has an *[active status](status.md)*. In the user interface, PageSeeder uses the task icon for tasks.

When a [discussion](discussion.md) includes at least one [comment](comment.md) with a status, it becomes a task. The status of the last comment in a discussion is the task status. 

Documents can have any number of tasks. 

> **Note:** Unlike [workflows](workflow.md) which are bound to the document, tasks are **moveable **and can relate to a document, a document fragment, including page in a PDF, or be a general task.

 Like comments, tasks can be created against the following:

- [group](group.md) – means that the task hasn’t been attached to any specific content.
- [document](document.md) or [version](version.md) – relates to the entire document.
- [fragment](fragment.md) – attaches the task to a specific point in the document.

A task has the following configurable properties such as:

- **[Status](status.md)** – nominates the state of the task; reflects an action to be undertaken.
- **[Priority](priority.md)** – nominates the importance of the task.
- **[Assignee](assignee.md)** – nominates the [member](member.md) responsible for the task.
- **Due Date** – nominates when completion of the task is required.

> **Tip:** The [task status](task_status.md) values available to use depend on the [role](../../../_external/ps/doc/help/help/2_terms_and_explanations/term/role.md) that a member has in the group. In the [group properties](../../../_external/ps/doc/help/help/1_user_interface/layout/group_properties.md), managers can set the values for properties and which [roles](../../../_external/ps/doc/help/help/2_terms_and_explanations/term/role.md) can use them.