Create tasks for a demand to delegate cost, effort, risk, and benefit assessment activities. Assign a resource or group to the demand task to track the actual time and effort spent on performing the specified activities.

1. Navigate to Demand > Demands > All.
2. Select the demand to which you want to add tasks.
3. From the Demand Tasks related list, click New.
4. On the Demand Task form, fill in the fields.

   Table 1. Demand Task form fields

   Field	Description
   Short description	Name of the demand task.
   Assignment group	Group assigned to the demand task.
   Assigned to	Primary resource assigned to the demand task. The following conditions apply: If an assignment group is defined, only users in the assignment group are listed. If skills are defined, only users with those skills are listed. If no assignment groups or skills are defined, only users with one of the Project Management application user roles are listed. Users with timecard_user role are also listed.
   Additional assignee list	Users assigned to the demand task in addition to the single primary resource defined in the Assigned to field.
   Category	Category of the demand task: Initial review Effort estimate Cost estimate Benefit estimate Risk assessment The Category field selection determines the links available in the related links. For example, the Add Resource Plan to Demand related link appears when you set the Category value to Effort estimate. Users must have the appropriate role to use these related links.
   Actual effort	The actual time spent working on the demand task, which is derived from the approved time card for this demand task. Because this field does not appear by default on the Demand Task form, you must add it by personalizing the form.
   Description	Brief description of the demand task.
   Number	System-generated ID number with a configurable prefix.
   Priority	Sequence in which the task needs to be completed based on impact and urgency.
   State	Current state of the demand task. The states include Pending, Open, Work in Progress, Closed Complete, Closed Incomplete, and Closed Skipped.
   Due date	The date by which the task is targeted for completion.
   Actual cost	The actual cost of the demand task derived from the number of hours worked and hourly rate of the resource as defined in the rate card. In the absence of a rate card, the hourly rate is derived from the default labor rate card or default system property.
   Notes
   Work notes	Information about the demand task. Work notes are added throughout the demand management life cycle to communicate with other users associated with the demand.

5. Click Save.