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<h1 style="text-align: center;">PAGE - add/task</h1>
<h2>[WHAT]</h2>
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<li>This Page displays a form with all the feilds required to create a NEW task record for the EVENTS app. The page is called with the parent id for the 'taskgroup' where the 'task' will be added. If no parent id is present, the user must select from the existing calendars, plans and taskgroups.&nbsp;</li>
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<h2>[WHY]</h2>
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<li>] enables user to&nbsp;add a&nbsp;new 'task' record to the db, a 'task' record includes fields for all of the following</li>
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<li><strong>name task -&nbsp;</strong>a descriptive title for the 'task', can be up to 90 characters long. (See REF 1)</li>
<li><strong>description task -&nbsp;</strong>more details on the 'task', summary, up to a maximum 254 characters</li>
<li><strong>parent id</strong>&nbsp;-is the id value of the 'taskgroup' that the 'task' belongs to</li>
<li><strong>owner id -&nbsp;</strong></li>
<li><strong>start-date - [OPTIONAL]</strong> set the start date to have the task appear on your ] Calendar and ]Agenda views, an</li>
<li><strong>start-time - [OPTIONAL]</strong>&nbsp;set the start date to have the task appear on your Calendar</li>
<li><strong>duration - [OPTIONAL] </strong>set the duration of an event to calculate ] est completion time ] billing amounts</li>
<li><em><strong>estimated-completion-time -&nbsp;</strong></em></li>
<li><strong>priority -</strong>&nbsp;OPTIONAL -</li>
<li><strong>status -</strong>&nbsp;OPTIONAL -</li>
<li><strong>photo/(s) -&nbsp;</strong>OPTIONAL attach a photo or photo's related to the location&nbsp;</li>
<li><strong>content-format -&nbsp;OPTIONAL </strong>set wether the content field is "html" or plain "text"&nbsp;</li>
<li><strong>content -&nbsp;OPTIONAL </strong>use to provice a detailed description of the "task", maximum 65,000 characters</li>
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<h2>[WHERE called from ...]</h2>
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<li>] MENU MAIN -&nbsp;Create/Events -&gt; add/task</li>
<li>] PAGE view/taskGroups - LINK - "add a task to taskgroup" - for each taskGroup listed</li>
<li>] PAGE view/tasks - TOOLBAR.Button - "+" - adds a new task record to the current taskgroup</li>
<li>] PAGE view/task - TOOLBAR.Button - "+" - adds a new task record to the current taskgroup</li>
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<h2>[WHEN]</h2>
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<li>] user wants to add a new task record to an existing taskgroup</li>
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<h2>[EXAMPLE]</h2>
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<li>]&nbsp;<a href="http://sospep.com/add/task?id=163" target="_blank">http://sospep.com/add/task?id=163</a></li>
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<h2>[HOW-TO]</h2>
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<li><strong>] use the main menu, "create task" option to open the add new task page</strong></li>
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<li>] select the desired taskgroup for the new task using the select boxes on the page</li>
<li>] complete the feilds in the 'add task' form</li>
<li>] submit the form</li>
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<li><strong>] navigate to the taskgroup where you wish to add the new task OR ....</strong></li>
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<li>] open the 'add task' page</li>
<li>] complete the required feilds in the 'add task' form</li>
<li>] submit the form</li>
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<h2>[REFERENCE]</h2>
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<li>] important note - about "name task" - recommended naming conventions to follow</li>
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