Open Tasks from the main command bar to track work for your project. Power Strip's Tasks command opens a separate window with the same controls and views.
Both need an active project. Closing the Tasks tab does not delete tasks. Closing the separate window hides it; reopening it restores the page or loads the project you requested.
Choose which tasks to see
At the top of Tasks, choose This project or All tasks. Use the category filter to narrow the list and Refresh to reload it. All tasks changes what you see; new tasks still belong to the project named at the top.
Choose a view:
- List shows task rows and the quick-add field.
- Kanban groups tasks into columns; Group by offers Status or Category.
- Timeline places tasks against their start and due dates.
- Table shows tasks in rows.
- Calendar shows tasks by date.
Changing views keeps the page's scope and category selection.
Add a task
Select Add Task. ThinkForge switches to List and focuses the new-task field.
Enter a title and press Enter. The selected category is used when one is chosen. You can fill in the remaining details afterward.
To create a task for a document, right-click the document in Project Navigator or the cluster view and choose Create Task.... Edit the suggested title and press Enter, or Escape to cancel.
The task links to that document without closing the document you are viewing.
Edit details, subtasks, and comments
Select a task to open its properties. Edit its description, status, priority, dates, and other available fields.
The properties include Subtasks, Comments, and Activity. Linked Documents appears when a task has document links; select a link to open the document.
If ThinkForge reports that the task changed elsewhere, reload it before saving again. The outdated edit will not overwrite the newer version.
Document links are currently added through Create Task... on a document. Task properties do not offer controls to attach another document or remove a link.
Use tasks from a Project Map
Save the Project Map first. A node offers Create Task... in its context menu and edit window. Enter a task title to create a task for that node.
A node with associated tasks shows a task icon. Select it to open Tasks filtered to that node. You can create more than one task for a node.
Keep task data in your backup
Tasks are stored separately from project documents. Copying or backing up a project folder does not include its task records.
Include ThinkForge's application data in your backup when you need to keep tasks. On Windows this is under Documents\Think Forge.
Task text is not included in general project search; use the Tasks page to find and filter it.