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title: "Delete task"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/BGc/3540287881/Delete%20task"
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> Macro (aura-html)

The **Delete** option deletes a** **task from a box. This action cannot be undone. If the task is based on the Jira issue, it will also be deleted from the Jira project. This operation is not the same as removing a task from the board or the risk matrix.

You can delete a task in the Gantt module.

## Gantt module

### Scope definition page (exclude a task from the scope)

You can exclude a task from the scope of the box without deleting it on the [scope definition](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BGdcDRAFT/pages/2613550710) page (**box configuration** > **Tasks** > **Scope definition**).

If the task you want to delete is a parent task:

- Child tasks will outdent by one level
- The structure present under that task will be preserved

You can delete a task in the following ways:

### Context menu

1. **Right-click** the task.
2. Select **Delete** from the context menu.
3. Click **Delete** on the modal to confirm the action.

![Right-click on a task to prompt context menu. Then, click Delete.](media://3a86ec37-4ecd-422e-8a8c-0faa0d156df0)

### Editor slider

1. Click a task or taskbar to select it.
2. Select **Delete** on the editor slider.
3. Click **Delete** on the modal to confirm the action.

![Delete a task using the editor slider.](media://c7d3b081-1951-4dde-adfc-77ebbeba86d3)

It is possible to delete tasks in bulk using the context menu and editor slider.

## Connected tool

To delete a task in BigGantt, delete it directly in the connected tool (for example, Jira).