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Assignment Information Group Window

The Assignment Information Group window is used to enter a new assignment for a group and to view or update the detailed information about an existing assignment. See: Group, Add an Assignment For .

An assignment requires a minimum of a name for the assignment, group, due date and priority. If any of these key elements is missing, the assignment cannot be entered and the OK button remains disabled. The remaining fields are either optional or filled in automatically.



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BUTTONS

Repeating  Create or change instructions for how often and when an assignment is to be repeated. When a Repeating assignment is concluded, it is given a new Due Date based on these instructions.

E-Mail  Sends e-mail to the assignee's e-mail address. The window information is contained within the body of the e-mail message.

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GENERAL TAB

Assignment  The label or name used to identify this assignment. Up to 50 characters can be used, but some functions will not show the full 50 characters without scrolling.

Group Select the group name from the drop-down list.

Assignees Can Conclude  Check box specifies whether or not an assignee can conclude the assignment.

Priority The importance of the assignment in a range between 1 (most important) to 9 (least important). Enter a number or use the spin buttons and your mouse to enter a priority. The default priority can be changed through User Preferences.

Secondary  A check box for toggling whether or not the assignment is Secondary.

Due  The due date for the assignment. You can use any of the standard date formats to enter the date, but the date will always be displayed in your Windows long format. Clicking the small Cal button beside the entry field brings up a small pop-up calendar for selecting a date. For assignments that recur regularly, click the Repeating button.

Start  The starting date of the assignment. This optional field lets you specify a date the assignment is to start.

Project If the assignment is part of a project, select the project name from the drop-down list.

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COMMENTS TAB

Up to 2,000 characters of free-form text can be used on the Comments Tab to give a more detailed description of the assignment or more specific instructions. When general comments are present, the tab text changes to red. General Comments are included if you print the assignment information directly or create a text file for E-mail.  

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LOG TAB

A log of when the assignment was created or changed.

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REMINDERS TAB

Used to create and display any reminders associated with the assignment.  

Insert  Create a new reminder for this assignment.

Change  Change the highlighted reminder.

Delete  Delete the highlighted reminder.

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CONFIDENTIAL COMMENTS TAB

Up to 1000 characters of free-form text that can be kept separate from other information about the assignment. Confidential Comments are visible only to the Owner of the assignment and are NOT included if you print the assignment information or create a text file for E-mail.   Scheduling Software home