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title: "Team set based on task assignee."
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/DLP/298093110/Team%20set%20based%20on%20task%20assignee."
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## Resources module -[ change the assignee by drag-and-drop](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/298321215)

### Team based on task assignee

  
The task is automatically assigned to the team based on the task assignee.

#### Trigger

Change of the task assignee.

#### Conditions

- The ["Tasks assigned to an individual are auto-assigned to their team"](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/297962731) functionality is enabled.
- The task is in the scope of the box.
- The assignee is in only one team in a box.
- The assignee must be available in the team (has an active [membership](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/296981350) in a given task period).
- Recalculation of the team takes place only when the task assignee is changed in BigPicture or Jira.
- The auto-team assignment mechanism works only when the assignee is changed for already existing tasks and does not work for newly created tasks.

#### Limitations

The automation is not run:

- If the assignee is in more than one team in a box.
- The task is in the sub-scope (sub-box such as Iteration), and the scope definition is different for each team (avoiding the endless loop of team assignment).

Recalculation is **NOT** triggered when:

- The team membership changes:
  - The assignee is moved to another team in the box.
  - The assignee is added to another team in the box.
  - The assignee is removed from another team in the box.
  - The assignee is removed from a team (to which the task is currently assigned).
- The task period changes (the assignee's membership is no longer in the task period).

#### Deleted team

When a team is deleted from a box, the task is placed in the 'unknown' team swimlane.