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The type selected will then control the properties available within the task. The possible general options areavailable to all Task types include:
* '''Name''' - Narrative name for the task.
* '''Description''' - Detailed description of the task.
* '''Expire After''' - Intended duration of the [[Workflow|workflow]].
* '''[[Workflow Request For Approval Required Respondents|Respondents]] ''' - The minimum number of respondents that are required to trigger the processing of this step. Only available for the [[Workflow Task Type: Request for Approval|
Request for Approval]] and [[Workflow Task Type: Request for Comment|Request for comment]] task types.
* '''Move To''' - Provides the ability to move objects (files, companies or people) to another location at the end of the step.
* '''Activity Properties''' - Days Delay, Activity Type, Activity Status, Reminder Type, Reminder Days
* '''Message Type''' - Type of message – e-mail, instant message, both, or none required with this task. E-mail and instant messages can be created using variables that will create custom messages specific to instances of the [[Workflow|workflow]].
* '''From Address''' - Email address sent from. This field accepts variables, so you can either hard-code a value (i.e. donotreply@mycompany.com) or use variable syntax (i.e. on a Level 1 Workflow: '''@owner.email@''')
* '''CC Email Address''' - CC recipients address. ''(Separate multiple addresses with commas)''
* '''Message Subject''' - Narrative subject line of the message.
* '''Message Body''' - Narrative body of the message.
* '''Attach Object''' - Attaches the details of the object to the message. In the case of a [[SmartSimple]] object, such as a company, person, or [[Application|application]], the textual details of the object will be added. If the object is a file, then the file will be attached to an e-mail message, but not an instant message.
* '''Save As Event''' - will create an e-mail activity against each recipient in the To field, including the e-mail contents.
* '''Attachment File IDs''' - Attach additional default files when triggered from a [[Smart Folder]].
* '''Role''' - Specific [[Role|role]] required to complete this task. The list of [[User|users]] associated with this [[Role|role]] will be displayed to the initiator, before this task is commenced.
* '''Selected Users''' - If required, specific [[User|users]] can be selected to complete this task. This technique restricts the number of [[User|users]] that the initiator can select.
* '''Routing Options''' - Specifies the types of options available to process this [[Workflow|workflow]] step. In many instances, the default options can be used, such as Approved, Rejected or Revise. But additional and alternate sets of options can be created to reflect more complex business processes.
* '''Use UTA Role''' - Check this box if you would like to use this role with a [[UTA]] triggered [[Workflow|workflow]].
There are a number of other settings specific to the Task Type selected. These are covered in the individual entries specific to each [[Workflow Task Types|Task Type].
2. Set the '''Name''' of the Task as appropriate.