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title: "Create a project task"
description: "Note A project task automatically gets the status In planning. When the project is started, it changes to Active, and when it is finished, it changes to Completed. If you want to cancel a task, select the status Cancelled."
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lastmod: 2026-02-23
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# Create a project task

Last modified February 23, 2026

> Note A project task automatically gets the status In planning. When the project is started, it changes to Active, and when it is finished, it changes to Completed. If you want to cancel a task, select the status Cancelled.


1. Go to the [Project tasks (PM302000)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/project-accounting/project-accounting-windows/project-tasks-pm302000/index.md) window.
1. If necessary, click ![icon-add](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/media/visma-net-erp/icon-add.png) to empty the fields and prepare the window for a new project task.
1. In the **Project ID** field, click to select the project you want to create a task for.
1. In the **Task ID** field, enter an ID for the task you want to create. This ID can be a ten-character string of letters and numbers.
1. Depending on the project ID you select, the **Task ID** field and other following fields in this window may be filled in automatically.
1. In the **Description** field, enter a description for the project task.
1. Fill in the relevant fields on the **Summary** tab.
1. Click ![icon-save](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/media/visma-net-erp/icon-save.png).

> [!NOTE]
> A project task automatically gets the status **In planning**. When the project is started, it changes to **Active**, and when it is finished, it changes to **Completed**. If you want to cancel a task, select the status **Cancelled**.

<h2>Related pages</h2><h3>Concepts</h3>
<ul><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/project-accounting/manage-projects/about-the-calculation-of-task-completion-percentage/index.md">About the calculation of task completion percentage</a></li><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/project-accounting/manage-allocations-and-invoicing-rules/about-allocating-transactions/index.md">About allocating transactions</a></li><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/project-accounting/manage-allocations-and-invoicing-rules/about-project-invoicing/index.md">About project invoicing</a></li><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/project-accounting/manage-projects/about-templates-for-projects-and-tasks/index.md">About templates for projects and tasks</a></li>
</ul><h3>Tasks</h3>
<ul><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/project-accounting/manage-projects/save-a-project-as-a-template/index.md">Save a project as a template</a></li><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/project-accounting/manage-projects/create-fixed-price-projects/index.md">Create fixed-price projects</a></li><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/project-accounting/manage-projects/create-a-project/index.md">Create a project</a></li><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/project-accounting/manage-projects/create-a-project-template-task/index.md">Create a project template task</a></li>
</ul><h3>Windows</h3>
<ul><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/project-accounting/project-accounting-windows/project-tasks-pm302000/index.md">Project tasks (PM302000)</a></li><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/project-accounting/project-accounting-windows/projects-pm301000/index.md">Projects (PM301000)</a></li><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/project-accounting/project-accounting-windows/project-templates-pm208000/index.md">Project templates (PM208000)</a></li>
</ul>


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