| Name | The name of the task. |
| Type | The object type: Task. |
| Project | The name of the project containing the task. |
| State | The current lifecycle state of the task:| State | Description |
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| Preliminary | The task has just been created and an assignee specified. When a Project Lead is ready for work to begin on a task, the Lead promotes it to Ready. | | Ready | The system notifies assignees. | | In Work | The assignees have begun work on the task. The system automatically promotes a task to In Work when the % Complete is changed from 0% to any percentage less than 100. | | In Review | Project members are reviewing the task and its deliverables. When 100% is entered for % Complete, the system automatically promotes the task to In Review. Typically, an assignee creates a route to have route members review the task. | | Complete | The task is complete. The system automatically promotes a task to Complete when an assignee or Project Lead enters an actual finish date. |
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| Task Owner | The person who created the task. |
| Task Assignee | The person assigned to complete the task. |
| Description | A detailed explanation about what the assignee is expected to do to complete the task. |
| Task Constraint Type | How the task will be scheduled based on other tasks and constraints within the services project. Possible values:- As Soon As Possible
- As Late As Possible
- Start No Earlier Than
- Finish No Earlier Than
- Start No Later Than
- Finish No Later Than
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| Task Constraint Date | For any constraint type other than "as soon as possible" or "as late as possible," the date for that constraint type. |
| Needs Review | Indicates whether this task requires a review:- If Yes, the task goes to the In Review state when the Percent Complete for the task is set to 100%.
- If No, the task will go to the Complete state directly when the Percent Complete for that task is set to 100%.
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| Percent Complete | The percentage of work that has been done for the task, as estimated by the task assignee. When 100% is entered, the system automatically promotes the task to Review. If the % Complete is then lowered to less than 100%, the system demotes the task to In Work. |
| Task Requirement | Indicates whether this is an optional or mandatory task. |
| Task Estimated Duration | The estimate of how long the task will take to complete. |
| Task Estimated Start Date | The estimated date work on this task will begin. |
| Task Estimated Finish Date | The estimated date work on this task will end. |
| Task Actual Duration | The actual time it took to complete the task. |
| Task Actual Start Status | The actual date work on the task began. |
| Task Actual Finish Status | The actual date that the task was completed. |
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