Commit to a Task on the Task List Page

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Commit to tasks to agree to perform their work by a specified date. In the Commitments detail window, you can track the commitment history of a task, including committed dates, due dates, reasons missed, and comments. You cannot commit to private tasks, task milestones, or completed tasks. If a proposed due date exists for a task, it will be displayed in the Commit Task dialog box. This enables you to review the proposed due date before selecting the same or a different due date for the commitment. When a task is committed, the proposed due date is removed from the task, and the current due date is updated to match the committed due date.

To learn more about task commitments, see Understanding Tasks App Concepts.

To commit to a task on the Task List page:

1. In the object selector, select ﱆ Project or  Program, and then select a project or a program from the list.
2. From the  Main Menu, select  Tasks, and then select Task List.
3. Commit to a task using one of the following methods:
   • In the table, select a task, select the  Context menu, and then select Commit. In the Commit Task dialog box, select a Due Date for the commitment. Select Commit.
   • Commit to one or more tasks by right-clicking a selection and selecting Commit Tasks. Only tasks in the selection without an existing commitment will be committed. For pending tasks, the committed due date is set to the task's current due date. For new tasks, the committed due date is set to today's date.
   • In the table, select a task, in the Hand-off Flow detail window, right-click a task and select Commit.
4. All changes made to this page are saved automatically.

Tips

• The Commitments detail window contains a task's entire commitment history, but you can also add the Original Committed Due Date and Current Committed Due Date columns to the table to quickly reference the progression of each task's commitment dates.
• To delete the most recent commitment, in the Commitments detail window, select a commitment, select the  Context menu, and then select Delete. The task displays the due date of the next commitment in the list.
• If a task is part of a hand-off chain, changing its due date directly, accepting a proposed due date, or setting a new committed due date will cause the task and other tasks in the chain to be moved. The current hand-off mode determines the movement of a hand-off chain when any of the tasks in the chain are modified:
  •  Keep Hand-offs: Maintain hand-off logic, but allow for the addition or consumption of slack between tasks.
  •  Break Hand-offs: Only maintain hand-off logic until the slack between two tasks reaches zero.