Task fields
This page lists every field a task can have, what it holds, and which list feature controls it. Hule has no custom fields: a task can have only the fields below, and each list chooses which of the optional ones its tasks show.
Always-on fields
These fields can't be turned off.
| Field | What it holds | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Title | The name of the task | Create a task |
| Description | Rich text: headings, lists, checklists, tables, code, images and files; every block is in Editor blocks | Write a task description |
| List | The one list the task lives in. Moving the task changes it | Task menu |
| Status | A status from the list's status template. Each status belongs to a stage: Not started, Active or Done | Change statuses |
| Date — Due | When the task is due: a day, or a day and a time | Task dates |
| Created, Updated, Completed | Who created or last changed the task and when; when it moved into a Done status. Shown in the task, set by Hule | Read a task's history |
Optional fields and sections
A list turns these on or off in its Configure → Features (Turn features on or off), or in the Features step when you create the list.
Configure needs Edit access
Configure is in the list's menu only if you have Edit access to the list; see Permissions and access.
Which features a new list has depends on how it was made:
| How the list was made | Features it starts with |
|---|---|
| Created in the app (the Features step of the list form) | Simple list (Feature presets) |
| Imported (Import from another tool) | All 14 |
| In a duplicated folder (Duplicate a folder) | All 14 |
Created through the API (POST /workspaces/:workspaceId/lists, or from a list or folder template) without a features object, or made before list features existed | All 14 |
| Field or section | What it holds | Feature | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date — Start | When work on the task begins: a day, or a day and a time | Start Date | Task dates |
| Repeats | The schedule that brings the task back; rules in Repeat rules | Repeats | Set up a recurring task |
| Priority | None, Low, Normal, High or Urgent | Priority | Edit an open task |
| Tags | Colored labels from the list's own tags and the tag sets it connects | Tags | Tag tasks |
| Assignee | The one member responsible for the task | Assignee | Assign a task |
| Watchers | Members notified about the task's changes | Watchers | Watch a task |
| Task ID | The list's key for the task, such as BT-42, from its task series; see Task IDs | Task Number | Task ID prefix and numbering |
| Story points | An effort estimate from the list's scale. The default scale is 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13 | Story Points | Estimate with Scrum Poker |
| Time tracking | The estimate and the time logged, in the form 2w 4d 6h 45m. Logs are on the Time logs tab | Time Tracking | Track time on a task |
| Timer | A start and stop control in the time row that logs what it counts. Needs Time Tracking on | Timer | Run a timer |
| Relations | Typed links to other tasks, such as blocks or relates to | Relations | Link related tasks |
| Activity | The history of the task's changes | Activity | See what changed in a task |
| Comments | The discussion on the task | Comments | Comment and mention people |
| Subtasks | Tasks under this task, in the same list, and the done/total counter | Subtasks | Break a task down with subtasks |
Turned off: hidden, not deleted
Turning a feature off hides it from the list's tasks and views but keeps the data: turn it back on and the values return. Some features keep working while hidden:
| Feature off | What still happens |
|---|---|
| Start Date | Timeline and Calendar views still use the start dates |
| Repeats | Series already set up keep creating tasks |
| Watchers | Current watchers are still notified |
| Task Number | Keys are still issued, only hidden. A list without a task series issues none |
| Story Points | Scrum Poker skips the list's tasks |
| Activity | Changes are still recorded |
For example, switch Repeats off on a list with a weekly task: the Repeats field leaves the task card, and next week's task still arrives. Stop the series itself in Pause, skip or stop a series.
Feature presets
The Features pane offers three ready-made sets. A preset replaces the whole set at once; after that you can switch single features on or off.
| Preset | Features on | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Simple list | Start Date, Priority, Tags, Task Number, Relations, Comments, Subtasks | Turn features on or off |
| Teamwork | Everything except Repeats and Story Points | Turn features on or off |
| Scrum | All 14 features | Turn features on or off |
For example, picking Teamwork on a list that uses Repeats turns Repeats off.
Field layout in the task card
Configure → Fields sets where nine fields sit in the task card:
- Status, Assignee, Date;
- Repeats, Priority, Time tracking;
- Story points, Tags, Watchers.
Drag a field to move it, or drag its bottom-right corner to stretch it; Reset layout restores the default. The layout is the same for every task in the list, and a field turned off in Features shows there as Turned off in Features.