# Tasks

> Tasks allow content managers and contributors to create and organize their to-do lists in Cascade CMS.

URL: https://www.hannonhill.com/cascadecms/latest/articles/content-management/tasks.html
category: Content Management
article-type: concept
content-kind: article
release-availability: all
tags: collaboration
updated: 2026-10-06

## Overview

Tasks allow content managers and contributors to create and organize their to-do lists in Cascade CMS. Tasks can be associated with all Site Content area assets including pages, files, blocks, and formats.

You can access your task list by clicking your **User icon/name** > **Tasks**. In the tasks menu, you'll find the following tasks lists:

- **Assigned to Me** - Tasks assigned to you.
- **Created by Me** - Tasks you've created, including those you're not assigned to.
- **Participating Only** - Tasks you're participating in, but didn't create and aren't assigned to.
- **Completed** - Tasks you've completed.

To view all tasks associated with an asset, click **More** > **Tasks** while viewing the asset. In the asset tasks menu, you'll find the following lists:

- **Tasks Assigned to Me** - Tasks associated with the asset and assigned to you.
- **All Active Tasks** - All tasks associated with the asset regardless of assignee.

## Creating a task

You can create new tasks from several areas within Cascade CMS:

- From the Tasks menu by clicking **New Task**.
- From your My Upcoming Tasks dashboard widget by clicking **Add Task**.
- From the My Content menu by clicking **Add Task**.
- From the associated asset itself by clicking **More** > **Tasks** > **Add Task**.

1. In the Create a Task menu, enter to following:
    - **Name** - The name of the task.
    - **Description** - A short, text-only description or instructions for the task.
    - **Assigned User** - You can delegate the task to another user or click "Choose Myself" to assign the task to yourself.
    - **Priority** - Tasks can be labeled Low, Normal, or High priority for task list sorting purposes.
    - **Due Date** - The date by which the task should be completed.
    - **Related Asset** - The asset associated with the task.
1. Click **Create**.

## Adding task participants

By default, task participants include the user who created the task and the user assigned to the task. You can add additional participants to the task:

- By [@mentioning](https://www.hannonhill.com/cascadecms/latest/articles/cascade-basics/comments-and-mentions.html) the user(s) in a task comment.
- Manually, under Participants by clicking **Choose Users**.

New task participants will receive a notification that they've been included on the task.

> **Note**
>
> Users who are participating in a task can view it, comment on it, and resolve it. They cannot edit or delete it.

## Changing the status of a task

Tasks can be resolved/reopened by any participant when it is considered completed or needs to be re-opened. To resolve/reopen a task, participants can do one of the following:

- View the task and click **Resolve**/**Reopen**
- Right-click on a link for the task and click **Resolve/Reopen** in the context menu
- View the assigned tasks tab in [My Content](https://www.hannonhill.com/cascadecms/latest/articles/cascade-basics/my-content.html), or the [Tasks screen](https://www.hannonhill.com/cascadecms/latest/articles/content-management/tasks.html), and select the desired task row(s). Click the **Resolve/Reopen** button at the top of the table.

Task participants will receive a notification when the status of a task is changed.