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# Task manager settings

**Starting v. 8.7**:

* these settings override default Task Manager settings (that are set in the [proper section](/administration/settings/work-relay-components-settings.md#task-manager) of Component Settings on Settings page) individually for each user
* these settings are used as default settings for Task Manager added to some page as Component

**Before v. 8.7** these settings are default Task Manager settings that are defined by user.

### Kanban View settings

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**General layout:**

* **Default View** - Select either Kanban or Table as the default view of the Task Manager Dashboard
* **Default Order** - Select the desired work item property that will be used for default sorting, as well as the direction (ascending or descending).
* **Keep applied filters in cache** - Select how long unsaved filters will be applied to the dashboard. This allows the user to apply and work with filters without overriding existing or saving a new filter.
* **Consider Role Hierarchy for All Tasks view** - When checked, work items will be displayed in accordance with the Role Hierarchy defined in the Salesforce org.
* **Show filter panel on start** - When checked, the Filter panel will be displayed by default when loading the Task Manager.
* **Proceed tasks asynchronously** - When checked, the Proceed actions on a work item will run in a separate thread of execution.
* **Auto-load next task** - When checked, upon Proceeding a work item, the next work item in the same Kanban column will automatically be displayed.
* **How to handle update task events** - Select the frequency with which the Dashboard refreshes to display new/updated work items (available starting Work-Relay 4.1 Release).

**Advanced:**

* **"Completed Task" column** - When "Active" is checked, completed work items will be displayed on the dashboard in a column named "Completed." Specify the number days within which the work items to be displayed have been completed.
* **Visible Work Item Types** - Select the work item types to be displayed in the dashboard.

### Table View settings

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**Show completed Task/Issues** - When checked, completed work items will be displayed in the table.

**Default Order** - Select the desired work item property that will be used for default sorting, as well as the direction (ascending or descending).

**Columns configuration** - Select the columns that will be displayed in the table. Column heading labels may be overwritten for the table, if desired.