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title: "Add a task"
url: "https://help.iodd.ch/en/article/add-a-task"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2024-07-01T07:37:27.660Z"
---

# Add a task

There are two ways of adding a task to IODD, depending on the rights you have been assigned:

-   From "Company tasks
-   From "My tasks

To understand the difference between the two notions, please consult the article: [**"Company tasks" vs "My tasks"**](https://help.iodd.ch/en/article/company-tasks-vs-my-tasks).

When it comes to creating a task, the difference is as follows

-   **"Company Tasks"** only allows you to create a task for the company you're working for.
-   **"My tasks"** allows you to create a task for all the companies to which you have access, regardless of which company you're in.
    -   ***Please note:** categories and participants are automatically updated according to the selected company.*

Click on

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/4ed61567-c1e1-4b69-a684-756b6c5fbfb3)

to open the entry form

***Please note:** in My Tasks, there is an additional field for selecting the company to which you wish to assign the task.*

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/dfe67ae3-1e36-49f8-9156-8b7649d5b215)

The rest of the form remains identical.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/11f5169e-c8b9-446e-86f9-2b079d64946a)  
 

-   **Name:** Name of the task
-   **Category:** Category in which the task is to be classified.
    -   **Warning:** If a category is missing, see the "**Add a category**" paragraph (only from company tasks). Once the category has been added, the drop-down menu is automatically updated, so there's no need to refresh the page.
-   **Description:** Task description.
-   **Responsible:** Assign a person responsible for monitoring the task.
-   **Participant(s):** Assign one or more people to the task who will be able to interact with it.
    -   **Please note:**  These people may be employees of the company or employees of companies connected to the company (e.g. employees of the trustee, a consultant with access to the company, etc.).
-   **Priority:** Level of priority
-   **Deadline:** Deadline for completing the task.
-   **Task status:** Assign a status to the task.
-   **Confidential:** If this box is checked, only the creator and participants can access the task.
-   **Recurrence:** Allows you to set a recurrence for the task, i.e. when the task is closed, a new task is automatically created at the desired periodicity.

Then press 

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/dfe7937f-5954-48c5-911c-6accfb7b5164)

and the task will be added to the list

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/52c4bcde-dfdb-4741-b0e4-21b101456f2e)

or press

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/a74fb7cb-7423-495c-954b-7cd3170007b5)

and you'll be automatically redirected to the task you've just created.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/c8fe7045-f1b9-4a6c-848f-cd9208002ec4)