Tasks

A Task is one piece of work. It can stand alone, belong to a Project or Program, or sit in Triage until someone files it.

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Set the task properties

The Team controls the status workflow. A Project is optional.

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Capture before you organize

Create a Task from Today, the command palette, or a Task list. If you do not know where it belongs, leave it in Triage. You can move it to a Project or Program later without rewriting it. See Tasks for list controls. See Triage for filing unfiled work.

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Break down the work

Add subtasks when one Task needs several concrete steps. Docket shows the parent and child relationship in the Task detail and in Graph. Use parent and child relationships to describe decomposition. Use dependencies to describe order. A Task can block or be blocked by another Task in the same workspace. Docket rejects a dependency that would create a loop.

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Add context

Attach a file or link as a resource. You can also link an item from a connected provider when that connection supports it. The Task shows direct resources and related references without copying the source content into its description. Threaded comments keep the discussion with the Task. Type @ in a supported field to mention another object.

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Plan and track the task

Add the Task to Today when you intend to work on it. Timebox it in Calendar when it needs a place in the day. Start a timer when the work begins so Time records the interval. Planning, timeboxing, and timing do not change the Task’s status automatically.

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Repeat a task

Set a recurrence when the same work returns on a cadence. Docket creates occurrences from the series while preserving each occurrence as work that can be completed on its own.

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Assign work to Athena

Assign the Task to Athena when Athena owns the result. Keep yourself as the assignee and set Athena as the delegate when Athena works on your behalf. Review any proposed changes before Docket applies them.