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Effective Task Management with PLAIO

Streamlining workflow and collaboration

Updated over a month ago

PLAIO’s robust task management system is designed to optimize workflow and foster collaboration across teams. Whether you're assigning follow-ups on forecast changes, tracking production actions, or managing purchasing decisions, PLAIO makes it easy to keep tasks visible, actionable, and in context.

Tasks can be accessed through multiple entry points: directly from worksheet rows using right-click, from the line-level detail view, or from the central Task Dashboard. The Task Dashboard provides a unified view of all tasks, whether assigned to you or by you.

Each task includes a title, due date, status, assignee, and comment history. Tasks can be linked to specific SKUs, planning records, or exceptions, making it easy to navigate from a task directly to the relevant data.

Task Overview

You can access the Task Overview from the left-hand navigation menu. It provides a complete overview of all tasks, including those:

  • Assigned to you

  • Created by you

From the Task Overview, you can:

  • View and manage tasks – Click any task to open a pop-up window where you can:

    • Update details

    • Change status

    • Add or review comments

  • Open related worksheets – In the “Task Information” tab, click the navigation icon to jump directly to the related worksheet. If a specific line is assigned, it will be highlighted.

Task Overview from Worksheets

PLAIO uniquely embeds tasks directly within its worksheets, allowing you to manage work in context.

This enables you to review, complete, or delegate tasks without switching views.

All tasks, regardless of where they were created, are synced and visible in the Task Overview for full visibility.

View and Manage Tasks

When you click on a task you get a pop-up window where you can view and manage the task.

  • Task detail: Here you can change the title, status, and due date, put a description, and assign the task

  • Comments: You can add new and see previous ones.

  • Task information: Here you can see when the task was created and last updated, and by whom

    • Open Related worksheet: click on the navigation icon to go to the related worksheet, and, if assigned, highlights the specific line.

Right click options

Right-clicking on a task allows you to:

  • Task Detail: here you can view and manage the task

  • Go to item: Navigates you to the related worksheet and, if assigned, highlights the specific line.

  • Complete task/Reopen task: Here you can complete open tasks or reopen closed tasks.

  • Delete Task

  • Create new task

  • Copy: Here you can copy the selected cell

    • Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on macOS)

  • Copy with headers: Here you copy the selected cell and the title of its column

Working with Tasks in PLAIO

Managing tasks in PLAIO ensures that nothing falls through the cracks. With everything linked to the right line, worksheet, or dashboard, you’ll always know what needs to be done and where to do it. Make task tracking part of your routine to stay ahead with confidence.

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