By Shyam Sunder on September 25, 2025
Beginner


ERP  Documentation ::


Tasks ::

Tasks are created according to the project. Each Project is divided into multiple tasks. Each project completion will be based on the task. Tasks can also be created separately without project reference.




1. First Section: Task Details





Subject: Task name, Mainly this is set by Project Template


Project: Project ID


Customer: Customer name, it will auto fetch form project.


Site: Project / Site name, it will auto fetch form project.


Issue: issue ID, if an issue occurs on current task. But mainly we create issues against the project.


Type: Task type,

We can define the task type and use it here. But currently we are not using it


Color: set a color for task


Is group: checkbox. To make a parent task, we will set ”is group”


Is Template: checkbox. To make a template task.

This template task is used on Project Template. If we create a template, then we can set standard data related to the task. like Task name, Description, Begin Time, Duration.

Because an auto created task, through a project template, has the property of template task. So we have to set the template task carefully.

Status: It has below drop-down options

Open

Working

Pending Review

Overdue

Template

Completed

Cancelled



Priority: It has below drop-down options

Low

Medium

High

Urgent


Weight: Float, Task Weight, this is used for task completion method

It will also set by task type, but currently we are not using it


Parent Task: Link, to link with parent task


Completed By: Link, Please enter user here,

It will only appear is task status is “Completed”


Completed Date: Data,

It will only appear is task status is “Completed”





2. Second Section: Timeline





Expected Start Data: Date,

It will also come from template task, if we set Begin Date


Expected Time (in hours):  Not uses that because we are using start date and end date here


Begin ON (Days): Int, No of days. It will only appear if we check “Is Template”.

We can set the Expected Start Date through this.  


Expected End Data: Date,

It will also come from template task, if we set Duration (Days)


% Progress: Percentage, this is used for task completion method


Duration (Days): Int, No of days. It will only appear if we check “Is Template”.

We can set the Expected End Date through this.


Is Milestone: Check, if we want to make current task as milestone






3. Third Section: Details





Task Description: Text Editor, some description related to task




4. Forth Section: Dependencies




It is a child table, here we link dependent task

Task: Link, Dependent task id

Subject: Read-only, it will fetch automatically from task




5. Fifth Section:




It will get the data from time-sheet, currently we are not using it

Actual Start Date (via Time sheet): Date, read-only, fetch from time sheet automatically

Actual Time in hours (via Time sheet): Date, read-only, fetch from time sheet automatically

Actual End Date (via Time sheet): Date, read-only, fetch from time sheet automatically





6. Sixth Section: Costing





Total Costing Amount (via Time sheet): Currency, read-only, fetch from time sheet automatically. It will get the data from time sheet, currently we are not using it

Total Expense Claim (via Time sheet): Currency, read-only, fetch from expense claim automatically

Total Billable Amount (via Time sheet): Currency, read-only, fetch from time sheet automatically. It will get the data from time sheet, currently we are not using it





6. Sixth Section: More Info





Review Date: Date, Only Appear if status is “Closed” or “Pending Review”


Closing Date: Date, Only Appear if status is “Closed”


Department: Optional, select department from department master


Company: Link, select company




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