{"id":4151,"date":"2026-10-04T11:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T15:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.airsupervision.com\/wp-r\/?post_type=docs&p=4151"},"modified":"2026-10-04T11:17:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T15:17:00","slug":"create-a-one-time-task","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.airsupervision.com\/wp-r\/docs\/organization-staff\/tasks-and-task-center\/creating-and-assigning-tasks\/create-a-one-time-task\/","title":{"rendered":"Create a one-time task"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Before creating the task, select the correct work area in Task center or open the correct operational Task tab. A task cannot be moved to another work area from its edit window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To create a task:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Click the plus sign<\/strong> below the task list.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Enter a clear Subject<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Choose a Start date<\/strong> if the work begins on a known date.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Choose the initial Status<\/strong>. For future work, keep Not Started<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Enter a Due date<\/strong> if there is a deadline.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Choose Low<\/strong>, Normal<\/strong>, or High<\/strong> priority.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Enter the instructions or background in the large description area.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Click Add<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. After the row appears, assign the person or people responsible as explained in the next section.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Writing a useful task<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The Subject should identify the action, not only the topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Clear subject:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Confirm the missing medical certificate with the member<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

    Unclear subject:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Certificate<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

    In the description, explain the expected result, useful context, and who should be contacted. Avoid putting the only important instruction in the Subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Date rules<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    • The Start and Due fields use the year-month-day format shown by the date picker.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • When both dates are used, the Due date cannot be earlier than the Start date.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • A task can be created without dates when it is a general follow-up.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • A Start date is mandatory when recurrence is used.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":4149,"menu_order":2,"template":"","doc_tag":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.airsupervision.com\/wp-r\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/4151"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.airsupervision.com\/wp-r\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.airsupervision.com\/wp-r\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.airsupervision.com\/wp-r\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/4151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4173,"href":"https:\/\/www.airsupervision.com\/wp-r\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/4151\/revisions\/4173"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.airsupervision.com\/wp-r\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/4149"}],"next":[{"title":"Assign people in charge","link":"https:\/\/www.airsupervision.com\/wp-r\/docs\/organization-staff\/tasks-and-task-center\/creating-and-assigning-tasks\/assign-people-in-charge\/","href":"https:\/\/www.airsupervision.com\/wp-r\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/4152"}],"prev":[{"title":"Toolbar and list controls","link":"https:\/\/www.airsupervision.com\/wp-r\/docs\/organization-staff\/tasks-and-task-center\/creating-and-assigning-tasks\/toolbar-and-list-controls\/","href":"https:\/\/www.airsupervision.com\/wp-r\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/4150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.airsupervision.com\/wp-r\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.airsupervision.com\/wp-r\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=4151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}