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title: "Task Page Overview"
slug: "task-page-overview"
updated: 2026-02-18T16:56:12Z
published: 2026-02-18T16:56:12Z
canonical: "docs.dataloop.ai/task-page-overview"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.dataloop.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Task Page Overview

Clicking on a task opens the **Task View** page, where you can access the following information and options:

![](https://cdn.document360.io/53f32fe9-1937-4652-8526-90c1bc78d3f8/Images/Documentation/tasks-page(1).png)

- **Task Name**
- **Task Type**: Labeling or QA
- **Task Status**: Open, Complete, Discard, etc.
- **Due Date**: The task due date
- **Lock indication**: Displays whether the task is locked. This status can only be inferred from the UI when all examples (Locked/Unlocked) are available.
- **Task Details**
- **Task Actions**: Perform relevant task actions
- **Task Tabs**: View Assignments, Items, Analytics, and Issues in separate tab views
- **Priority**: Displayed as an icon below the task name (High, Medium, or Low). The priority icon is shown only if at least one task has a priority other than Medium (the default).

**Summary Counters (Top Right)**

These counters provide a quick overview of the task’s progress:

- **Progress** – Shows the percentage of completed items
- **Remaining** – Indicates the number of items left to complete
- **Total** – Displays the total number of items in the task

## Task Details

Task details available if you click on the **Info** (**i**) icon next to your task name:

![](https://cdn.document360.io/53f32fe9-1937-4652-8526-90c1bc78d3f8/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-02-12 at 19.03.49.png)

- **Type**: This displays the task type; labeling or QA tasks.
- **Allocation Method**: This displays the task allocation method - [Distribution or Pulling](https://docs.dataloop.ai/docs/redistribute-task) type.
- **Dataset**: This displays the name of the dataset used to create the task. You can **click** on it to view the Dataset browser page.
- **Recipe**: The name of the recipe selected for this task.
- **Owner**: This displays the email ID and avatar of the task owner.
- **Updated At**: This displays the task update date, for example, Sep, 15 2023.
- **Created At**: This displays the task creation date, for example, Sep, 15 2023.
- **Description**: A field to add a description for the task, if required.

## What is in a Task

When you click a task, Dataloop navigates you to the [**Task view**](/1-3-8/docs/task-page-overview) page, where you can view the task’s **Assignments, Items, Analytics**, and **Issues** in seperate tab view.

- [**Assignments**](/1-3-8/docs/assignments-overview) **Tab**: This tab lists all assignments associated with the selected task. Assignments are part of a task and connect datasets to annotators by splitting data into manageable, trackable units of work and assigning them to specific team members.
- [**Items**](/1-3-8/docs/task-browser) **Tab**: The tab lists all the data items associated with the selected task.
- [**Analytics**](/1-3-8/docs/analytics-tab) **Tab**: This tab displays analytical data related to the selected task, such as progress and performance metrics.
- [**Issues**](/1-3-8/docs/issues) **Tab**: This tab lists all issues created during **QA (Review) tasks** that are associated with the selected task.

## Task Actions

When you click **Task Actions**, you can perform the following actions:

![](https://cdn.document360.io/53f32fe9-1937-4652-8526-90c1bc78d3f8/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-02-17 at 20.50.36.png)

### Edit Tasks

Edit the task allows you to change task details, such as the assignees, due date, and more.

1. Open the **Tasks** page from the left-side menu.
2. Find and click the task. The Task view page is displayed.
3. Click **Task Actions** → Select **Edit.** The `Edit Task` page will be displayed, indicating whether it originated from Pipeline or Labeling through the respective tag.

Workflow and Pipeline Tasks

- You have the ability to modify tasks generated through Workflow (Labeling > Tasks) or Pipeline.
- You can edit pipeline tasks even while the pipeline is running, and there is no need to pause the pipeline for editing.
- Editing a pipeline task will result in the corresponding update within the pipeline.

1. Modify the available fields, for example:
  1. General:
    1. **Task Name**
    2. **Owner**
    3. **Priority**
    4. **Completion Due Date**
  2. Instructions: **Recipe**
  3. Assignments:
    1. Edit the **Item Workload**
    2. **Reassign**
2. Click **Save Changes**.

### View Task Items

This allows you to open and view items in the task browser page. You can view All Task Items, Remaining items to complete the labeling or QA, or Completed / Done items.

1. Open the **Tasks** page from the left-side menu.
2. Find and click the task. The Task view page is displayed.
3. Click **Task Actions** → Select **View items,** and select the following view options from the list:
  1. **All Task Items**
  2. **Remaining** Items
  3. **Done** (Completed items)**.**

### Lock/Unlock Tasks

It allows annotation managers or above can lock or unlock a task for further modifications.

1. Open the **Tasks** page from the left-side menu.
2. Find and click the task. The Task view page is displayed.
3. Click **Task Actions** → Select:
  1. **Lock t**ask to lock the task for further modifications. Locking this task will make all assignments read-only. No changes will be allowed, including status updates. A lock icon will be displayed.
  2. **Unlock t**ask to enable for modifications. Unlocking the task will remove read-only mode, allowing updates that may impact the current export/training.**.**

### Open Task’s Dataset

It allows you to view the dataset details of a task.

1. Open the **Tasks** page from the left-side menu.
2. Find and click the task. The Task view page is displayed.
3. Click **Task Actions** → Select **Go to dataset**. It opens the Dataset Browser view.

### Open Task’s Recipe

It allows you to view the recipe details of a task.

1. Open the **Tasks** page from the left-side menu.
2. Find and click the task. The Task view page is displayed.
3. Click **Task Actions** → Select **Go to recipe.** It opens the Recipe page.

### Delete Tasks

> [!WARNING]
> Important
> 
> Deleting a task will permanently remove the task along with all associated assignments and QA tasks.

1. Open the **Tasks** page from the left-side menu.
2. Find and click the task. The Task view page is displayed.
3. Click **Task Actions** → Select **Delete.**