Add a Comment to a Task
Objective
To add a comment on a task to request or clarify additional information.
Things to Consider
- Required User Permissions:
- 'Admin' permissions on the Tasks tool.
OR - 'Standard' permissions on the Tasks tool AND is an Assignee or Creator of the task.
- If you are the Creator, you can update the task to include any Status.
- If you are an Assignee, you can update the status to 'Initiated', 'In Progress' or 'Ready for Review', but NOT to 'Closed' or 'Void.'
- 'Admin' permissions on the Tasks tool.
- Additional Information:
- You can also change the status of a task when editing it. See Change the Status of a Task.
- Important! After you post a comment, it becomes a permanent part of the task's history. It cannot be deleted from the task at a later time.
Steps
- Navigate to the project's Tasks tool.
- Click View next to the task you want to add a comment to.
- Click Add a Comment under the Activity section.
- Optional: If you want to add a file attachment, click Attach File(s).
- Choose from the following attachment options:
- My Computer. Click to upload a file from your computer.
- Photos. Click to attach a file from the project's Photos tool. See Photos (Project Level).
- Drawings. Click to attach a file from the project's Drawings tool. See Drawings (Project Level).
- Documents. Click to attach a file from the project's Documents tool. See Documents (Project Level).
- Click Attach Files.
- Choose from the following attachment options:
- Click Post Comment.