7.1. Introduction
Before we go into the creation and uses of tasks let's take the time to explain what they are. Tasks are simply a part of a project. Think of a large project and divide this project into several separate well... tasks. Now a task can have some data associated with it like start and end date and estimated amount fo time needed to complete it. This brings up the question about status. If a task can be finished, it can also be not started yet or started but not finished. Well, let's go ahead and start making our own first task.
The first thing we have to do to create a task is to bring up the project of which this is to be a task. I assume you are by now familiar enough with the system to bring up the screen with the project details for the "The Ultimate Documentation Project" we made earlier (see next picture).
The project details screen
Now would be a good time to discuss some of the options shown in the upper left part of the menu. Below "Project" the links "Search", "New", "Modify", "Delete", "Printable" should be pretty clear by now (search for a project, define a new project, modify the current project, delete the current project, show a printable version of the project details). The options below the "Tasks" heading a new and subject our story.
Tasks Overview: Display all list of all defined tasks
Gantt diagram: Show a Gantt diagram of the project and its tasks.
Task Create: Create a task
Import CSV: Import an external project definition file.