====== Recurring (Repeating) Tasks ======

A "[[recurrence|recurrence]]" is when a task occurs again, it re-occurs. Common examples are reports that need to be run every Monday, meetings every Tuesday and Thursday, a company newsletter sent on the first Tuesday of every other month, and renewal of yearly maintenance agreements.

Tasks can be set to "come back" or recur after a period of time. This can be used to schedule regular task or events. For example:

  * Pay bills
  * Holiday (where doing something on a holiday can be considered a 'task'
  * Renew license
  * Check equipment for defects
  * Refresh an agreement
  * Check for software updates

The first requirement for this is to have a task that needs to occur more than once. Use [[attribute-visibility-dialog|Task Attribute Visibility]] to show the Recurrence attribute in columns and/or the edit area. Editing a recurrence brings up this page.

Use [[attribute-visibility-dialog|Task Attribute Visibility]] to show the Recurrence attribute in columns and/or the edit area.

{{images:screenshots:recurrence-column.png}} In this screenshot, click the word Weekly for the task.
{{images:screenshots:recurrence-editfield.png}} In this screenshot, click the three dots next to the word Weekly.

If there is not already a recurrence defined, the column will be empty and the edit field shows "Once".

See also: [[recurrence-options-dialog|Recurrence Options Page]].