You may request for the progress updates on tasks if you realize that tasks have not been updated. When you request for an update, an email notification is sent to resources assigned to the task, requesting them to update the task status. Team members can update the task status in two ways:
- By simply logging into the application and doing the updates.
Or - By directly replying to the email that they receive from you. In their reply, they enter the new % complete of the task as the “subject” of the email and the updated comments as “body” of the email. You are notified of the update and the reply is automatically filed against the task.
To request progress updates on tasks:
- Go to your Project.
- Open the project specific report - Tasks from the list of project specific reports panel.
- Point to a task and click the actions drop-down list, and then click on Request Update. The task owners are notified.
If the Request Progress Update link is grayed out, it means that there are no resources assigned to that task(s).