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title: "Task warnings (Resources module)"
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## About task warnings

Warnings help you spot common issues and errors when working with tasks in the Resources module.

If there is an issue with any part of the task:

- Estimate
- Assignment
- Workload contour

the task is highlighted with a yellow outline.

![Taskbar magnified to show the yellow outline signifying a warning.](media://ac0716be-1c91-4e96-8cec-b52d3349f363)

## View the warning details

To see the warning details, click the taskbar to open the task information.

![Task warning explained in the task details.](media://2fa639df-5e3e-44c6-b49a-f6f7024dcb2f)

## Examples of warnings

### **Estimates**

The "Estimates" warnings appear based on the Effort Mode to notify you about missing estimates (Original or Remaining) for certain tasks.

![An example of the Estimates warning.](media://4ba1aab7-1a40-46fb-93f2-592fcfd2962f)

### Assignment

The “Assignment” warnings inform you when there is a problem with the task assignment in terms of teams or skills.

![An example of the Assignment warning.](media://e51f86f2-c4ee-4375-b544-52f36274be46)

### Workload contour

The “Assignment” warnings appear when there is a problem with the workload distribution contour.

![An example of the Workload contour warning.](media://8d113183-1c7c-49c3-9eaa-3b5793652c3a)