Subtasks in awork

Here's how you can use subtasks in awork to better organize and manage your projects.

Key Benefits and Use Cases

• Improve clarity: Subtasks bring structure to larger projects.
• Easy editing: You can easily convert tasks into subtasks or rearrange them.
• Flexibility: Subtasks can be adjusted without affecting the parent task.

Creating Subtasks

You can convert tasks in awork into subtasks:

1. Use Drag & Drop: You can convert tasks in awork into subtasks. Drag an existing task under another one to nest it as a subtask.
2. Create new subtasks: Click + Subtask below a task to open an input field.
3. Assign a parent task: When creating new tasks, select Add details > Attach as subtask to choose a parent task under which the new task should be placed.

Changing the Order

• Drag & Drop: Change the order and levels by simply dragging tasks.

Convert a Checklist into Subtasks

If your task has a checklist and you want to convert it into actual tasks, click the action button next to the checklist and select Convert to tasks.

Progress and Time Tracked

A task with subtasks displays the total time tracked and progress in both the detail and list view, including the subtasks.

Subtasks in Board and Timeline

• Board view: Only the top-level tasks are displayed. Click expand/collapse to see the subtasks.

• Timeline: Here you can plan both parent and subtasks and set dependencies. Subtasks are clearly recognizable by an icon and the name of the parent task.

Subtasks in Task Filters

When you create a task filter, it's possible that both subtasks and parent tasks match your criteria. Parent tasks are displayed if they match the filter, while subtasks appear at the top level if their parent task is not shown.

FAQ

How can I create subtasks?

You can create subtasks via drag and drop by dragging a task, or by creating a new subtask in the task list.

What happens when I move a parent task?

When you select a parent task, the subtasks automatically come along. You can reassign or move an entire task group in a single action.

What happens when I filter a subtask?

If a subtask meets the filter criteria, it will be displayed in the results list, even if the parent task is not shown.