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# Create task or issue from Task Manager dashboard

### New task or issue

Click the "**+**" button in the Task Manager toolbar and select "Task" or "Issue":

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Populate the desired fields.

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**Type** - Select the **Type** of the task: Task or Issue.

**Float Issue** - When **toggled on**, the Task/Issue will not be related to any particular Process Instance, but may still be related to record by selecting the **Object** and searching for a **Record**.

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When Float Issue is **toggled off**:

* Select a **Process**. (If Task/Issue creation was initiated from a Step, this will also populate the "Object" lookup field with that Step record.)
* Select an **Object**. This will also populate the "Step" picklist with steps existing in the selected process instance.
* Select a **Step** to associate the Task/Issue with a particular step, or leave this field set to the default "\[All Steps]" value to relate the Task/Issue to the entire process.
* Toggle **Lock Workflow** on if the Task/Issue must be completed before the active Process Instance step(s) can be proceeded/approved/rejected.

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The following properties are the same, regardless of the Float Issue setting:

* **Subject** - Provide the Task/Issue subject.
* **Description** - Provide a description, if desired.
* **Assign To** - Select an assignee for the Task/Issue. Only one user can be assigned.
* **Priority** - Select a priority for the Task/Issue.
* **Due Date** - Provide a date by which the Task/Issue should be completed.

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### Advanced settings

Expand the Advanced heading to reveal additional configuration options.

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The Layout Type will determine the interface that is presented to the user when viewing the Task/Issue. The following options are available: are the same as for process steps and can be [Standard](/processes/process-steps/process-step-settings/process-step-layouts.md#standard), [Work Relay Form](/processes/process-steps/process-step-settings/process-step-layouts.md#work-relay-form) or [VisualForce Page](/processes/process-steps/process-step-settings/process-step-layouts.md#visualforce-page).

* **Standard** - Displays the Task/Issue details in read-only mode.
* **Form** - Displays a custom Work-Relay Form. The following settings are available: "Mode" (View or Edit), "Form" (required) and "Layout Parameters" that can be configured with the help of **Field** picker and **System Variable** picker.
* **Visualforce** **Page** - Displays a Visualforce page. The following settings are available: "Visualforce Page" (required) and "Layout Parameters", which may be configured in the same manner described for the Form Layout Type, above.

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### Buttons

Four action buttons are available to display on Tasks and Issues: [Accept, Restart, Hold and Complete](/functional/tasks-and-issues/how-to-manage-tasks-and-issues.md). The following configuration options are available for each button:

* **"Enable"** checkboxes - When checked, the respective button will be displayed on the Task/Issue (available from version 4.1).
* **Label** - Defines the text that will be displayed on the button.
* **"Require comment"** checkboxes - When checked, the user must enter a Comment when clicking the respective button.
* **Before Handler** - Optionally defines a Global Action or Global Action Group that will be executed before the Task/Issue status update occurs. Click the "**Configure handler...**" field to open the configuration screen. Select the desired **Global Action** or **Global Action Group**, and configure any desired parameters that should be passed to the **Global Action** or **Global Action Group**, using the **Field** and **System Variables** buttons for assistance.

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## Related task/issue

A **Related Task/Issue** may be created from the **Tasks/Issues Component** of an open work item by clicking the "**Create Issue**" button (+). The open work item will be the parent record, and the resulting Related Task/Issue will appear within the Tasks/Issues Component as well as within the Kanban for the assigned user.

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**The Task/Issue creation form** will be display. This form is similar as the Task/Issue Creation screen described earlier in this article, but will not contain the Process and Object field, as these properties will be inherited from the parent Task/Issue. The Float Issue toggle switch is also unavailable.

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Configuration of the remainder of the Task/Issue is identical to the process described earlier in this article.

{% hint style="info" %}
Related Tasks and Issues can be created only for Process Instance-specific (i.e., non-Floating) parent work items.
{% endhint %}

## Who can add tasks and issues

Prior to version 8.2, any User that has been assigned a Work-Relay Permission Set can create an Issue for any Process Instance.

From version 8.2, only the Assignee, Process Manager, Process Admin, Instance Manager and Super Admin users are able to create Tasks and Issues for a Process Instance. Extending Issues permissions is configurable in the "[Additional Access](/processes/process-steps/process-step-settings/notifications-progress-component-settings.md#additional-access)" section in Process Settings.