Propose and Accept a Task Due Date on the Task List Page

When a task is part of a hand-off chain, directly modifying its due date may affect the due dates of other tasks in the chain. If the hand-off chain contains tasks from different companies, each company should be aware of the potential changes to their tasks. To solve this issue, updated due dates can be proposed without affecting the actual task due date. This enables the companies with tasks in the chain to review proposed due dates before they are accepted.

When a proposed due date is accepted, it is removed from the task and becomes the current task due date. If the accepted due date occurs on a non-work day, the Use Only Work Days setting is cleared and the due date is updated. If a task with a proposed due date is committed, the proposed due date is removed, and the current due date is updated to match the committed due date.

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

To propose and accept a task due date on the Task List page:

  1. In the object selector, select 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. On the Task List page, select a task.
  4. In the Proposed Due Date column, select a proposed due date for the task.
  5. When you are ready to accept the proposed due date, right-click the task or select the Context menu, and then select Accept Proposed Due Date.
  6. All changes made to this page are saved automatically.

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