TaskManagerApplication

TaskManager Application

A simple task management application.

The task manager application allows users to create and assign tasks from anywhere on the wiki. Each task has a topic, a reporter, an assignee, a due date and a description as well as completion indicators. The Tasks page lists all the task assigned & reported to a given user as well as the latest tasks created. To get started, simply click on "New Task" in one of the Task Panels.

The Tasks Page

The Tasks page lists all the active tasks assigned to an user. Active tasks are tasks that have not been closed nor marked as fixed. You can interact with task displayed on the page by clicking on the assignee, Status or Severity setting of any task. A small dialog box will open and offer you to change the setting without having to reload nor edit the page.

An Example Task

Each task has its own page. This provides a greater relevance and meaning to tasks since a task is always linked to the content it refers to on the wiki. Upon creation, a task automatically has a link towards the page it was created from. The task manager application also features email notifications that tell the reporter and assignee when events such as the task creation & status change occur.

Editing a task

The information related to a given task can be edited easily by simply clicking on the "Edit" button at the top of the page. This will bring up XWiki's classic edit-in-place feature that will allow you to change the task settings.

The Task Panels

The Tasks Panels let users create new tasks and attach them to the pages they are currently working on. You need to activate the panels using the Panel Wizard. This will allow you to know at a glance what are the latest task that are assigned to you and to create new tasks in one click. Simply click on "New Task" or "New Task Group" to create a new task.