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alias: user-guide-task-index
description: "This documentation outlines the concept and tracking of generic action items within a system"
---

# Task

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A **Task** is a generic action item that can be assigned to an **Employee** and that is tracked in the system.

The **Task** entity is part of the **notifications** module.

## Task Lifecycle

A **Task**, during its life cycle, follows the state model as illustrated in the next picture.

```mermaid
graph TD
    Start ==> A1[Created]
    A1 ==> A2[Released]
    A2 ==> A3[In Progress]
    A3 ==> A4[Completed]
    A1 --> A5[Canceled]
    A2 ----> A1
    A3 ----> A1
    A2 --> A5
    A3 --> A5

classDef mermaid_start color:#000, fill:#fafafa, stroke:#fafafa, color:#fafafa, stroke-width:0x, font-size:100%, visibility: hidden;
classDef mermaid_entitylinked color:#000, fill:#FCD5B5, stroke:#FCD5B5, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_state color:#000, fill:#d7e4bd, stroke:#000, stroke-width:1px, font-size:100%, font-weight:300;
classDef mermaid_initial_state fill:#d7e4bd,stroke:#92d050,stroke-width:3px,color:#000;
classDef mermaid_final_state fill:#a7e2f2,stroke:#65CDE8,stroke-width:3px,color:#000;
class Start mermaid_start
class A1,A2,A3,A4,A5,A6,A7,A8,A9,A10,A11,A12 mermaid_initial_state
class A4,A5 mermaid_final_state
```

## Tying Everything Together

```mermaid
graph TD
    A1[Employee<br><em>Requester</em>] --- Main[Task] --- A2[Employee<br><em>Owner</em>]
    Main -.- A3[Protocol Instance Task]

classDef mermaid_title color:#000, fill:#fafafa, stroke:#fafafa, stroke-width:0x, font-size:100%, font-weight:200;
classDef mermaid_start color:#000, fill:#fafafa, stroke:#fafafa, color:#fafafa, stroke-width:0x, font-size:100%, visibility: hidden;
classDef mermaid_businessdata color:#000, fill:#65CDE8, stroke:#65CDE8, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_nonbusinessdata color:#000, fill:#B7DEE8, stroke:#B7DEE8, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_entity color:#000, fill:#FB9F53, stroke:#FB9F53, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_entitylinked color:#000, fill:#FCD5B5, stroke:#FCD5B5, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_context color:#000, fill:#B9CDE5, stroke:#B9CDE5, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_optional color:#000, fill:#B7DEE8, stroke:#65CDE8, stroke-width:1px, font-size:100%, stroke-dasharray: 5 5;
class Main mermaid_entity
class A1,A2,A3,A4,A5,A6,A7,A8,A9,A10,A11,A12 mermaid_businessdata
class L1,L2,L3,L4,L5,L6,L7,L8,L9 mermaid_entitylinked
class C1,C2,C3,C4,C5,C6 mermaid_context
class N1,N2,N3,N4,N5,N6 mermaid_nonbusinessdata

click Main "../../business-data/task"
click A1 "../../business-data/employee"
click A2 "../../business-data/employee"
click A3 "../../business-data/protocol/protocol-instance"
```

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