> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.timetracker.in/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Task details

> Open a task in the side panel or the full page. Learn what each section does, how to edit a task in place, and how to move a task to another project.

Every task opens in one of two places: a **side panel** that slides over the list or board, or a **full page** with room for everything. Both edit the same task with the same rules.

## Open a task

<Steps>
  <Step title="Click the task">
    In the project **List** or **Board** tab, click the row or card. The side panel slides in from the right.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the full page (optional)">
    In the panel header, click the diagonal arrow, or click the task number in the breadcrumb. The full page opens at its own URL.
  </Step>
</Steps>

The open task is written into the page URL, so a task link is shareable and the browser Back button closes the panel.

<Tip>
  Press **Escape** or click the dimmed background to close the side panel.
</Tip>

## The side panel

The panel is built for fast edits mid-board. Its header carries:

| Control        | What it does                                                                                        |
| -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Breadcrumb     | Project name, then the task number. Both are links                                                  |
| **Start**      | Starts the timer on this task                                                                       |
| **Actions**    | Archive, Delete, Restore – see [/tasks/delete-and-restore-a-task](/tasks/delete-and-restore-a-task) |
| Diagonal arrow | Opens the full task page                                                                            |
| **X**          | Closes the panel                                                                                    |

Below the title it shows the current estimate, or **Unestimated**.

The body is a stack of collapsible sections. Click a heading to fold it away.

| Section         | What is in it                                                           |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Details**     | Project, Stage, Priority, Assignee, Start date, Due date, Created       |
| **Description** | Rich text body                                                          |
| **Estimate**    | Current estimate, and the revise control if you may use it              |
| **Budget cap**  | An informational cap on this task. Hidden unless you can manage budgets |
| **Attachments** | Files on this task                                                      |
| **Subtasks**    | Child tasks. Hidden when the task is itself a subtask                   |

## The full task page

The full page is the deep view. It uses the same building blocks plus everything the panel leaves out.

**Header:** the project icon, a breadcrumb of project / task number / client, an editable title, and the action row.

| Header control                   | What it does                                    |
| -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| **Start timer** / **Stop timer** | Runs the timer against this task                |
| **Log time**                     | Opens a dialog to add hours by hand             |
| **Mark complete** / **Reopen**   | Moves the task into a Done section, or back out |
| **Actions**                      | Archive, Delete, Restore                        |

**Left column:** Description, Attachments, Subtasks, Dependencies, and a tab strip of **Comments**, **Activity** and **Work log**.

**Right rail:** Details, Estimate, Budget cap, Financials and More.

### Editing the title

The title on the full page is an input. Click it, type, then click away or press **Enter** to save. A blank title is refused and the field snaps back to the real one.

### Mark complete

**Mark complete** moves the task into the project's Done section. If the task still has unfinished blockers, a confirmation appears first – "Complete anyway?" – naming how many blockers are not done. See [/tasks/task-dependencies](/tasks/task-dependencies).

If the task repeats, completing it creates the next occurrence and the toast says so. See [/tasks/recurring-tasks](/tasks/recurring-tasks).

### Work log

The **Work log** tab lists time entries on this task: person, date, duration, billable state and note. It shows the first 10 entries and the total hours tracked. Each row has a delete button that opens a confirmation – deleting a time entry cannot be undone.

**Log time** opens a dialog with **Date**, **Hours spent**, **Note** and a **Billable work** switch.

### Activity

The **Activity** tab is a read-only history, newest first. It records the task being created, stage moves, comments, attachments added and removed, due-date changes, and estimate revisions with their notes. Nothing on this feed can be edited or deleted.

## Move a task to another project

The **Project** field is the first row of **Details**, because the project decides whose budget the hours land in.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Details">
    In the side panel or the full page rail.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click the Project field">
    Pick the new project.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Undo if needed">
    A toast appears with an **Undo** action. Click it to move the task straight back.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Three things happen on a successful move:

* The task lands in the target project's first matching stage – a Done task in a Done section, everything else in a not-started section.
* Its subtasks come with it.
* It is given a **new task number**, because numbers are per project. The old number is not reused.

<Warning>
  A move is refused when the task carries time that has already been submitted, approved or invoiced. Re-pointing settled hours would rewrite a financial record. The message names how many entries are locked.
</Warning>

<Note>
  If the task was **Visible to client** and the new project is shared with a different client, visibility is turned off automatically and the toast says "Task moved. It is no longer visible to the client." Sharing is always re-granted deliberately, never inherited.
</Note>

A subtask cannot be moved on its own – move its parent instead.

## Example

Sarah Lin opens "Homepage wireframes" from the Bluebird Coffee **Website Redesign** board.

The panel shows the stage **In progress**, priority **Medium**, herself as assignee and Friday as the due date. The estimate reads 6h. She clicks **Start**, works for 3 hours, then opens the full page to read Priya's comment thread and check the Work log, which now shows `3.0h tracked`.

## Options and settings

Every edit in the detail pane saves as you make it. There is no separate Save button, except in the **Description** editor, which saves when you click away, and the **Estimate** control, which has its own button.

## Permissions

| Action                            | Capability                                          |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| Open a task                       | Project reach – you must be able to see the project |
| Edit any field                    | `task.edit`                                         |
| Set or revise the estimate        | `task.reviseEstimate`                               |
| Add or remove a budget cap        | `budget.manage`, Budgets app on                     |
| Delete or archive                 | `task.delete`                                       |
| See the Cost figure in Financials | `time.viewCost` or `rate.viewCost`                  |

Controls you cannot use are hidden. The server checks again on every save, so hiding a control is a convenience and never the security boundary.

## Common questions

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Why does the panel show fewer fields than the full page?">
    The panel is a quick-edit surface for stage, assignee, dates and priority. Collaborators, tags, client visibility, repeat settings, dependencies and financials live on the full page, where there is room to think about them.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="The panel closed by itself">
    The task was deleted, or it is no longer in a project you can reach. A panel has nowhere to navigate, so it closes rather than showing a task that is gone.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can I see cost on a task?">
    Only if you hold `time.viewCost` or `rate.viewCost`. For everyone else the Cost row is not shown at all – it is left out of the data, not hidden with styling.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Why is the Budget cap section missing?">
    You do not hold `budget.manage`, or the **Budgets** app is switched off. See [/budgets/task-level-caps](/budgets/task-level-caps).
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Troubleshooting

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="We couldn't load this right now">
    The task was deleted, or it belongs to a workspace or project you cannot reach. Go back to the project and open it from the list.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Moving the project fails with a message about locked time">
    Some of the task's hours are past draft. Reopen or adjust those timesheets first, or leave the task where it is. See [/timesheets/overview](/timesheets/overview).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Mark complete says there is no Done stage">
    The project has no section with the **Done** category. Open the project **List** tab, use a section's three-dot menu and set its category to Done.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Related guides

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Task fields" icon="list" href="/tasks/task-fields">
    Every field, its type, and who can edit it.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Comments and mentions" icon="message-square" href="/tasks/comments-and-mentions">
    The thread, and who can read it.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Attachments" icon="paperclip" href="/tasks/attachments">
    File types, size limits and removal.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Task estimates" icon="clock" href="/tasks/task-estimates">
    Setting and revising the estimate.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Task dependencies" icon="link" href="/tasks/task-dependencies">
    Blockers and the loop guard.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Delete and restore" icon="trash" href="/tasks/delete-and-restore-a-task">
    Archive, Trash and permanent delete.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>