Create a project task
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- UpdatedJan 30, 2025
- 2 minutes to read
- Yokohama
- Project Portfolio Management
You can create project tasks in various ways, even from other applications in the instance.
Before you begin
Role required: it_project_manager
About this task
You can create a project task using any of the following options.
Procedure
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