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Field descriptions: Define standard tasks

Define standard tasks field descriptions
Field	Description
ID	Required. You cannot change the standard task ID. If your Projects application is configured for automatic document numbering, -New- appears in this field. Clicking Save automatically assigns after a new ID. Your administrator may need to adjust your document sequence number configuration to make sure no duplicate task IDs are created. Go to the Configure Projects page to modify the document numbering sequence.
Name	Required. Enter up to 200 characters.
Description	Enter up to 1000 characters. If your administrator configured Projects to re-purpose the Class dimension with Task and autofill the Class field with the Task Name, the Class Name field reflects the Task Description for added reporting visibility.
Status	Assigns a status to the task (such as in progress, completed, or on hold). You cannot apply timesheet entries to tasks marked as completed.
Priority	Lets you prioritize the task.
Parent ID	Allows you to create groups of standard tasks in the Standard Tasks Catalog, where the parent ID identifies the top level of the group. Sub-level tasks appear indented below the top level.
Class	This field appears if your company has associated the class dimension with tasks for GL tracking and financial reporting. Depending on configuration options: Class is autofilled The class description reflects the task description in a display-only field. Class is required You select the class from the dropdown set of options. Class is optional You can enter a class, or leave the Class field empty. If the Class field is empty and you filter or report on the class dimension, this task isn't included in GL tracking or financial reporting.
Item	Item associated with this task. Required if task is billable.
Billable	To be able to bill the time entries to the client, select the Billable checkbox. Clear the box if the time entries are not billable to the client.
Milestone	To use the completion of this task as a milestone, select the Milestone checkbox. About milestones Milestones work the same as regular tasks, but with two key differences: When a milestone task is completed, it will display in the Task list with a check in the Milestone column. For fixed fee projects, milestone tasks are invoiced when they reach certain pre-defined percentages of completion. For example, you might define a billing template that invoices for a milestone when it reaches 50% completion and again at 100% completion.
Utilized	A utilized task indicates progress on a customer project or internal project. A non-utilized task indicates a task not working on a customer project or internal project, for example, time spent filling in an expense report or timesheet.
WBS code	Work breakdown structure (WBS) Enter up to 8 characters.
Time type	Assign a time type (such as salary, contract hours, overtime, or vacation) to the task. Required if you set up to post labor costs to general ledger accounts. Learn why to use time types Better reporting: Using time types, you can generate reports that clarify how much of a project's staff cost is spent on different categories of work time, such as salary, contract hours, overtime, etc. Labor cost posting: Time types are required if you are setting up to post labor costs to the general ledger accounts you specify.