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title: "Assign a task"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/CDML/649792357/Assign%20a%20task"
format: markdown
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> Macro (aura-html)


## Overview

Tasks can be assigned to users using the [tasks dialog box](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/649824290).

## Open the Tasks dialog box

Choose **Tasks** on the [workflow status bar](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/650117676) to open the [tasks dialog box](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/649824290). Then, hold the pointer over an added task you want to assign.

![taskdialogbox_assign_option_highlighted.png](media://7d92050b-b083-48d7-8b9a-a1eaf6598624)

## Choose assignee

Choose the **Assign task** icon, and you'll see the assignment screen:

![task_assign_dialog_box_search_user_selected.png](media://b6e7daa4-d049-42ca-833e-fb9024e6a519)

This works similarly to [assigning reviewers](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/650347935) to an approval, but you can only assign a single user to each task.

Click the **grey radio button** to select the assignee and choose **Assign**.

![task_assigned_dialog_box.png](media://6f89e57b-dbbc-4769-b289-4f0e8f93aae0)

## Unassign or reassign a task

You can **unassign** them by deselecting the radio button next to their name and choosing **Unassign**.

![task_unassign_dialog_box_user.png](media://a6dab59f-81cb-47c8-ba3c-79829d12ce43)

You can also **reassign** a task to a different user by searching for a different user and selecting them using the radio button. This automatically unassigns the previous assignee.

![task_reassign_dialog_box_user.png](media://5d732604-4aad-47de-85a6-efdb36119e4c)

## Adding a note

If you want, you can send an assignee a note when they are being assigned. This note is displayed in the task dialog box and sent as an email notification to the assignee.

Click in the box containing **Add a note (optional)**, and enter the message.

![task_dialogbox_assign_and_add_note.png](media://8bc35642-f2bf-418d-860c-6bb288585b86)

You can also add a note when you assign, reassign, unassign, or delete the task.

## Multiple tasks

You can add one or more tasks and, if required, assign each task to a user.

![task_dialogbox_multipletasks.png](media://524c43cb-3036-4413-8209-dc5db3792f77)

When an assignee looks at the task, they'll see a **blue dot** next to the task checkbox, and also on the icon on the **Tasks** link in the [workflow status bar](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/650117676).

![task_dialogbox_multipletasks_viewbyassignee.png](media://474a5152-59fc-422e-a569-0814e5d95505)

The tasks assigned to the current user viewing the tasks dialog box are listed at the top of the current pending tasks.

## Notifications and reporting

Depending on the Comala app configuration (see below), anyone assigned to the task or watching the page receives a notification to let them know of the changes.

Pending assigned tasks for a user are displayed in the [Document Actions report](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/650152557) in the user profile. 

Details of the changes will also be stored in the [Activity Report - Content](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/650119122).

## See also

[Reporting Guide](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/649070833):

- [Report on tasks](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/649661358)

[Workflow Authoring Guide](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/648611901):

- [Tasks](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/649694408)
- [Notifications](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/649957056)

[Administration Guides](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/649233819):

- [Configuration - space tools](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/649956239)
- [Notifications - space tools](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/650119000)

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