How to Create a Sub-task
Tasks within tasks – Sub-tasks
To begin creating a Sub-task, click on the ‘Project’ App located in the App Drawer Screen.
Fig. 1: CloudOffix App Drawer page, Click the Project App to begin.
In the ‘Projects screen, locate and select the ‘Tasks’ from the ‘Search’ menu.
Fig. 2: Tasks, located under the Search menu
In the ‘Tasks’ screen, the Tasks are organized in a Kanban view of their stages. Click into the task for which the Sub-task is to be created.
Fig. 3: Tasks in their Kanban view
In the Task screen, click on the Sub-task smart button. This will direct us to the Tasks / Sub-tasks screen.
Fig. 4: Sub-task smart button
Click the ‘New’ button, then write a name for the Sub-task and click Edit to continue editing.
Fig. 5: New Sub-task Button
If you wish to assign the newly created sub-task to yourself, simply click the ‘Assign to Me’ button.
The name field is a mandatory field.
The Project field is pre-filled because the parent Task belongs to a certain project.
By clicking the star icon, the sub-task can be marked as high priority.
Smart buttons to help with additional information regarding your sub-task, and will navigate you to the relative screen, such as Calendar.
Fig. 6: Smart Buttons to quickly navigate
To exclude non-working days such as weekends from the duration calculation, click the ‘Working days only’ checkbox.
The duration of the task will be calculated, considering whether the working days option has been activated or not.
Enter written details about the sub-task in the ‘Description’ Tab.
Fig. 7: Description Tab
Timesheets tab will show the time spent on the sub-task by each employee, as well as permitting timesheet entries by clicking ‘Add an item’.