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title: "Edit tasks"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/CDML/650118713/Edit%20tasks"
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> Macro (aura-html)


## Overview

When a state is selected in the workflow panel or the (navigator panel), the transitions, state parameters, approvals, and tasks are listed in the state editor (as applicable to the state).

You can use the **tasks editor **to add and edit workflow tasks.

![workflowbuilder_taskseditor.png](media://2296d0bb-fdc1-4380-b45a-18ca5508506f)

The workflow adds these tasks when it transitions into the state.

> ℹ️ By making the state **taskable** in the state editor, you can also allow a user to manually add workflow tasks when in a state.

## Edit tasks in a state

When a state is displayed in the workflow panel

- Choose **Tasks **to add, edit, or remove for the chosen state

![image](media://d7d6813c-8662-4d60-bcc0-21fc046885ce)

Any existing tasks in the state are displayed.

![image](media://bf1d7382-03f2-45ce-87fd-7e077e566c6f)

Either choose a named task to open the **Edit Tasks** panel for the task, or to add a new task to the state, choose **+Add Task.**

![image](media://6191f80f-1331-4f22-bd48-6df7f5dee202)

- Add users to the **Assignee** box to automatically assign one or more users when the task is added
- Use **Due Date** to set an expiry date for the completion of the task:
  - **Fixed Date**
  - **Period **in years, months, days, minutes
  - **ISO 8601** format duration, such as **P5M7D**
  - **Value reference**, for example, a workflow parameter duration type

> 📝 The task is added on each transition into the state. This can create duplicate tasks, as the tasks are persistent by default if they are not deleted or completed.

To update the task settings, choose **Apply**.

To avoid losing the update, you must then add the changes to the workflow by choosing **Save** in the navigation panel.

> ✅ A [state content transition](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/650120593) can be configured in the transitions editor to occur when all tasks in a state are completed.

## **Related Pages**

- [https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/650316391](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/650316391)
- [https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/649694408](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/649694408)
- [https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/650120593](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/650120593)