Assigning people to Tasks

Altitec

Hi, Can you tell me if it is possible to assign multiple people to one task (one column) at the moment I can only assign 1.

 

Thanks.

J. Craig Williams

Altitec,

 

Not currently. There are numerous threads on this topic.

Longer answers can be found in them.

 

Craig

 

Stan Adell

That is something we would like to see. We currently create multiple task for the same issue for each assigned team member. I imagine it would complicate sorting, but would be a good option.

 

J. Craig Williams

I have definite opinions on this topic.

I won't go into them here, there in the threads I mentioned.

(I'm working on a system to retrieve those quicker)

 

Craig

Tim Meeks

https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/it-possible-assign-task-multiple-people

J. Craig Williams

Thanks Tim.

 

Andrée Starå

Hi Altitec and Stan,

Yes, assigning multiple people to a task is now available.

Please see the attached link/screenshot for more information.

https://help.smartsheet.com/articles/518335-assigning-people-to-a-task

I hope this helps you!

Best,

Andrée Starå

Workflow Consultant @ Get Done Consulting

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Hi all,

We're pleased to announce that you can now quickly & easily assign tasks to multiple people. To do so, check the new "Allow multiple contacts per cell" checkbox in any contact column. The cells in that column will then allow up to 20 people to be added.

You can still leave that option unchecked when you only want a single person to be assigned to a task at a time.

Adding multiple contacts to a cell is useful not only for assigning people, but also for other scenarios where you want to associate multiple stakeholders with a row. For example, you might want those people to receive notifications when the row changes, or you may want them to appear in reports and filters.

For some projects, you may want to add 2 contact columns: one for the primary owner, and another for additional team members.

We welcome you to try it out and let us know what you think.

- Daniel