Tasks Tab & Task List

□	The Tasks we are required to accomplish, both personally, and in the business world, are many and varied - and really hard to remember.

•	Clearly, knowing what Tasks are required of you, when those Tasks are due to be completed, and exactly what is to be accomplished in a Task - will make you more effective as an Employee and Person.

•	The Tasks tab, Task List, and New Task Entry Form provide the tools needed to track, perform and complete those Tasks.

•	The Task tab displays all Tasks meeting the chosen selection criteria.

•	The New Task Entry Form allows you to add a new Task and update Task information, if required.

•	The Task List displays any Task that has not been assigned as an Appointment and is not Completed, and were originally entered by the Current User .

•	All of these three features are illustrated below in a single composite view:

•	See "The Tasks tab, New Task Entry Form, and the Task List" below for detailed information.

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Employee Calendar with Task Tab selected and an open Task Entry that is included in the Task List

□	Assigning a Task to a specific Employee as a Task Appointment.

•	The Tasks displayed in the Task List section of the Employee Calendar Form are only those Tasks which have not been Completed, and are not assigned to an Employee as a Task Appointment.

•	The Tasks displayed in the Task List should be specifically assigned to the Employee who is responsible for accomplishing each listed Task.

•	Therefore, when viewing the Employee Calendar, without having to Click the Task tab, it is readily apparent which Tasks are outstanding and so need the attention of an Employee.

•	See the Task Appointment Editor chapter for more information.

□	The Tasks tab, New Task Entry Form, and the Task List - shown above on the Employee Calendar Form - displays the Tasks that have been defined as described below:

•	Tasks tab - Displays a list of Tasks based on two available User Choices

•	The Tasks tab may be temporarily sorted by Clicking on the Column Header of the data type in which the list is to be ordered.

•	Click the same Column Header to reverse the order of the list, based on that column's data type.

•	An arrow is displayed, on the Column Header that is determining the order of the list, indicating the selected sequence of the listed data.

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Employee Calendar Tasks tab

•	Red Text indicates that Task is Past Due.

•	Check the Complete box only when a Task has been successfully completed.

Task Flags

•	Each Task has a Flag the color of which is based on its assigned Priority Level:

▪	Red = High

▪	Blue = Normal

▪	Green = Low

1.	Tasks - The User may Choose to list All, Completed Only or Open Only as the Status of the Tasks that are to be displayed.

▪	Open is the default Status of a Task and it is considered Open until it is Checked off as Complete.

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Task Status Choices

2.	Dates - Based on the Task's Due Date, using the Drop-Down Date Selection Box provided, the User may Select from various Due Date Options:

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Due Date Options

a.	All - All Tasks - regardless of the Due Date, will be displayed.

b.	Due Today - Only those Tasks that are Due Today will be displayed.

c.	Due Today & Greater - Those Tasks that are Due Today, or beyond Today, will be displayed.

d.	Date Range - Those Tasks, which have Due Dates within the specified Date Range, will be displayed.

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Employee Calendar's Task Tab Selection Options with Dates: Date Range option Chosen

o	Use the two Drop-Down Date Selection Boxes provided to Choose the Starting and Ending Dates.

•	Task tab Form - Provides the Form which is used to Add a new Task and/or to Edit the information previously entered for a Task (see "Entering a New Task" below).

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Employee Calendar Task tab Task Entry Form

•	Task List - Displays the Due Date and Subject of each Task that has not been assigned to an Employee as a Task Appointment until the Task has been Completed.

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Employee Calendar Task List

□	Entering a New Task:

•	Select the Tasks tab on the Employee Calendar Form to add a new Task.

•	Click the New Icon at the top of the Employee Calendar Form.

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•	A blank line will be inserted (as shown at the mouse pointer in the illustration above) and the Untitled Task dialog will be displayed automatically (see illustration below).

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Enter a new Untitled Task dialog

•	Subject - Enter a Name for, or concise description of, this Task.

▪	The Subject may include Upper and lower case letters, numbers, spaces and/or punctuation marks, up to 40 characters in length.

▪	It should briefly describe the purpose of, or goal for, the Task.

•	Due Date - By default, this will be Today.

▪	Use the Drop-Down Date Selection Box to Choose the appropriate Due Date for this Task.

•	Priority - By default, the Priority will be set to Normal.

▪	Use the Drop-Down Selection List to Choose the appropriate Priority (Low, Normal, or High) of this Task.

•	Type - Use the Drop-Down Selection List to Choose a category for this Task.

▪	The list of these Task categories are User Defined in the Reminder Type Form.

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Task Types

•	Target - Use the Drop-Down Selection List to Choose the "target" of this Task (a Prospect, Subscriber, or Vendor).

•	Select Target - Once the "Target" type has been Chosen, use the Drop-Down Selection List to Choose the appropriate person or Company.

▪	This is an incremental search box so as you type, the Target (Prospect, Subscriber, or Vendor) with the Name closest to what has been entered will be offered.

▪	Press 8 Enter when you have the desired Target located.

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Entering a Task

•	Notes - Enter a detailed description of the Task's parameters, schedules, interim steps, etc. to explain this Task.

▪	The first line, which is displayed in the Notes column on the Task Tab, should provide a brief explanation of the Task.

▪	The remainder of the entry should provide the details of the Task.

▪	Notes may include Upper and lower case letters, numbers, spaces and/or normal punctuation.

▪	You may enter any number of characters.

•	Save - Click the Save button < on the Task Editor dialog to properly save this Task record.

•	Click the Close box x on the Task Editor dialog to return to the Task tab.

•	Create Date - The default Creation Date, inserted by the system in the Create Date column, is Today.

▪	Use the Drop-Down Date Selection Box to Choose a different date, if appropriate.

▪	Be sure to Click the Save button < at the top of the Employee Calendar Form if you modified the date in the Create Date column.

□	To Modify and/or Update a Task

•	Select the Task tab.

•	Click on the Task line to be modified.

•	Click the Edit button at the top of the Employee Calendar Form.

•	Select the Task sub-tab (next to the Task sub-tab) on the Task Editor dialog:

•	Enter the modification(s), as needed.

•	Save - Click the Save button < on the Task Editor to properly save this modified Task record.

□	To Delete a Task

•	Select the Task tab.

•	Click on the Task line to be deleted.

•	Click the Delete Icon at the top of the Employee Calendar Form.

□	To Complete a Task

•	Select the Task tab.

•	Click on the Task line that has been completed.

•	Click the Edit button at the top of the Employee Calendar Form.

•	Select the Details sub-tab (next to the Task sub-tab) on the Task Editor dialog:

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Details sub-tab on Task tab of Task Appointment Editor

i.	Complete - Check this box when the Task has been completed.

ii.	Date - Use the Drop-Down Date Selection Box to Choose the appropriate Date for the completion of this Task.

iii.	Resolution - Use the Drop-Down Selection List to Choose the appropriate Reminder Resolution code that best represents the completion of this Task.

iv.	Click the Save button < on the Task Editor to properly save this completed Task record.