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Task Overview

This guide explains how to view, filter, and perform actions on tasks in Release.

About the Task Overview​

The Tasks page displays all tasks you have permission to access across releases that are in active or planned states - Planned, In Progress, Failing, or Failed.

Tasks that are Paused, Completed, or Aborted are not shown in this list.

You can view:

  • Tasks assigned to you
  • Tasks assigned to your team
  • Tasks from releases you can view, even if not assigned to you or your team

Administrators can see all tasks in these statuses across the system.

Accessing Task Overview​

From the sidebar, click Tasks under the Overview group.

  • The Task Overview displays the status of each task and any set flags.
  • An orange triangle indicates an active task.
  • A clock icon indicates a pending task.

Task Overview

Changing View Options​

You can customize how tasks are displayed in the overview to better suit your preferences.

Switch to Grid View​

To switch to grid view, click the grid view icon in the toolbar. Task Overview View Options

Group Tasks by Release​

You can group tasks based on the release they belong to, making it easier to track work across multiple releases.

To group tasks by release:

  1. Open the Tasks page.
  2. Enable the Group by release toggle in the top-right corner.

When grouping is enabled - Tasks are organized under their respective releases. Group Tasks by Release Enabled

When grouping is disabled - All tasks are shown in a single list. Group Tasks by Release Disabled

Understanding Task States​

Locked Tasks​

  • Tasks can be locked to restrict editing to users with lock permissions.

  • Locked tasks appear with a striped pattern.

  • For details, see Configuring lock tasks.

    Locked task

Task Dates​

  • Started tasks show their start date.
  • Future tasks show either:
    • Planned: waiting for preceding task completion.
    • Scheduled: waiting for a scheduled start date.
  • Tasks with deadlines show their due date.

Available Task Actions​

From the Tasks page, you can take action on individual tasks using the inline action menu.

Complete - Marks the task as complete and moves the release to the next task. You can add an optional comment.

Skip - Bypasses the task and continues the release flow. A comment explaining the reason for skipping is required.

Fail - Marks a manual task as failed and stops the release. A comment is required, and the release owner is notified.

Abort - Stops an automated task and marks it as failed. A comment is required, and the release owner is notified.

Assign to me - Assigns the task to you.

View in Release - Opens the task in the context of the release flow.

note

Failing or aborting a task stops the release execution.

Sorting Tasks​

You can sort tasks in the overview by different attributes. The following sorting logic is applied:

Task Due Date (Default)​

Tasks are listed by their due date, with those due soonest appearing first.

Task Start Date​

  • Tasks that have already started are listed from the earliest start date to the latest.
  • Tasks scheduled to start in the future appear below, also sorted from the earliest to latest start date.

Task Status​

Tasks are sorted by status: Failed or Failing tasks first, followed by In Progress, and finally Planned tasks.

Filtering Tasks​

You can filter tasks using several criteria to quickly narrow down what you need to work on.

Use free text search to filter tasks by Title. For more filtering options, use Filter Drawer.

Filtering tasks overview

You can filter tasks by the following criteria:

Filter by Tasks Ownership​

Choose which set of tasks you want to display:

  • My tasks: Shows only the tasks assigned directly to you.
  • Teams tasks: Shows tasks assigned to any of your teams.
  • All tasks: Shows every task you have permission to view globally.
  • Unassigned tasks: Shows tasks that have neither a user nor a team assigned.
note

If a task is assigned to a user or team through a variable and is in Planned or Pending status, it appears under All Tasks, not under Unassigned.

In this case, the assignment is still stored as a variable. The variable is resolved to the actual user or team only when the task is viewed in the Release flow or when the task starts.

Task selection options

Filter by Task Status​

Filter by one or more task statuses:

  • Failed: Tasks that attempted to run but failed.
  • In progress: Tasks that have started and are currently running.
  • Pending: Tasks that are queued or waiting to run.
  • Planned: Tasks that have been created but have not yet started.

Use the Select All option to apply all available statuses at once.

Task status filter

Filter by Folder​

Use the Choose folder option to display only the tasks that belong to a specific folder.

Filter tasks by folder

Filter by Tasks Active Within​

Filter tasks that were active for at least one day within the selected date range.

  • From date / From time – Specify the start of the time window.
  • To date / To time – Specify the end of the time window.

Tasks active within filter

Filter by Task Tags​

Use Filter by task tags to include tasks that contain at least one of the selected tags.

Task tags filter