Create subtasks

In Workfront, tasks can have parent-child relationships. Child tasks are called subtasks. You can create subtasks on the tasks list by making a main task a subtask. You can also make a subtask a main task.

Access requirements

You must have the following access to perform the steps in this article:

Adobe Workfront plan*

Any
Adobe Workfront license*

Work or higher
Access level configurations*

Edit access to Tasks and Projects

Note: If you still don't have access, ask your Workfront administrator if they set additional restrictions in your access level. For information about access to tasks, see Grant access to tasks. For information on how a Workfront administrator can change your access level, see Create or modify custom access levels.

Object permissions

Contribute permissions to the project and the parent task with ability to Add Tasks or higher

You automatically receive Manage permissions to the task after you create it

For information about task permissions, see Share a task .

For information on requesting additional permissions, see Request access to objects .

*To find out what plan, license type, or access you have, contact your Workfront administrator.

Create subtasks

Create subtasks from the task list

  1. Go to the project where you want to create subtasks.

  2. Click the Tasks section in the left panel.

  3. (Conditional) If the task that you want to make the child task is not already located directly beneath the task that you want make the parent, drag it to the appropriate location in the task list.

  4. Select the task that you want to make a subtask and do one of the following:

    • Click the Indent icon to make the selected task a subtask to the task directly above it.

    • When using a standard English QWERTY keyboard, press Option + > (Mac) or Alt + > (Windows) on your keyboard. Other languages might use the commands Option + , (Mac) or Alt + , (Windows) to indent.

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      The keyboard shortcuts do not work when you are editing tasks in inline edit. In this case, use the Indent icon to create subtasks.

    • Drag and drop the task over the task you want to designate as the parent task.

    NOTE

    You can indent tasks only when the list of tasks is sorted by Task Number and when there are no groupings applied to the task list.

Create subtasks from the task Subtasks section

  1. Go to the project where you want to create subtasks.

  2. Click the Tasks section in the left panel.

  3. Click the name of the task where you want to create a subtask.

  4. Click the Subtasks section in the left panel.

  5. Click New Task.

    Follow the steps in the following article to continue creating the subtask: Create tasks in a project.

  6. Click Save Task.

Make a subtask a main task

  1. Go to the project where you want to make a subtask a main task.

  2. Click the Tasks section in the left panel.

  3. Select the subtask that you want to make a main task.

  4. Click the Outdent icon to make the subtask a main task.

    Or

    On a standard English QWERTY keyboard, press Option + < (Mac) or Alt + < (Windows). Other languages might use the commands Option + . (Mac) or Alt + . (Windows) to outdent.

    NOTE

    You can outdent tasks only when the list of tasks is sorted by Task Number and when there are no groupings applied to the task list.

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