How can I use Task Management in PheedLoop

Our Task Management system is a feature that is available in the Event Dashboard. Its main priority is to save you and your stakeholders a lot of time while setting up your event. 

This guide will walk you through setting up tasks for your stakeholders, Attendees, Speakers, Exhibitors, and Sponsors. Our Task Management system is a powerful feature designed to save you and your team hours of setup time. It connects directly to the Event Portal, where individuals can log in to complete necessary steps before your event begins.

Please note, whenever a task is completed by an Attendee, Speaker, Exhibitor, or Sponsor, the task must be approved by an Administrator or Team Member in the Event Dashboard for there to be an update to the system. Please see 4. Approving Tasks for instructions.

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1. Enable Task

The first step before working with tasks is enabling them to appear in your stakeholders' portal. You can enable tasks for attendees, speakers, exhibitors, and sponsors. The instructions below are for speakers.

  1. From the Event Dashboard, navigate to Portals > Speaker > Speaker Portal
  2. Scroll down to Pages
  3. Toggle off the Hide Tasks Page checkbox

  4. Select Save Changes

The steps above are the same for other stakeholders, but the starting destination in your Event Dashboard is slightly different depending on who you are setting this up for:

  • Attendees: Navigate to Portals > Event
  • Exhibitors: Navigate to Portals > Exhibitor
  • Sponsors: Navigate to Portals > Sponsor

2. Create Task

You will find that when creating your task, you will find a wide range of customizable fields and options to make your desired task for your stakeholders.

  1. From the Event Dashboard, navigate to the Tasks page for your desired stakeholder
    1. Attendees: Navigate to Attendees > Tasks
    2. Speakers: Navigate to Speakers > Tasks
    3. Exhibitors: Navigate to Portals > Tasks
    4. Sponsors: Navigate to Sponsors > Tasks

  2. Above the Tasks table, select Create

  3. Customize your task with the available field
    1. Names - enter the name of your task under this field.
    2. Description - enter the description of your task under this field.
    3. Link - paste a link/URL so your stakeholders can go right into the page you are directing them to.
    4. Due Date - assign a due date to the Task for its completion.
    5. Form - select a custom form under this field. 
    6. Require File Upload - toggle this checkbox on to require the submission of a file before the stakeholder can complete the task.
    7. Task File - upload a file so your stakeholders can download or review.
    8. Notification List - enter enter any email addresses to be notified when the stakeholder marks a task as complete. Separate multiple emails with commas.
    9. Global Task - toggle on this checkbox to make this task available to all stakeholders in their respective category.
    10. Completion Required - toggle this checkbox on to require the stakeholder to mark the task as complete once they have finished the task. 
    11. Require File Upload - toggle this checkbox on to require the stakeholder to upload a file as part of the task.
    12. Enable Automated Reminders - toggle this checkbox on to send automated reminders to the stakeholder to complete their task. 
    13. Tags - (Attendee Task Management Only) Any tags added to this field will assign the task to attendees with the matching tag.

  4. Select Save Changes to create your task

Bulk Uploading Tasks

You can upload multiple tasks into the Event Dashboard at once using a CSV template.

  1. From the Event Dashboard, navigate to the Tasks page for your desired stakeholder

  2. Above the Tasks table, select the upload button

  3. Select Download Template

The Tasks template will now be downloaded onto your device.

Please note, CSV format has limited support for special characters. Characters such as é, ñ, &, or © may not render correctly after import. If your data includes special characters, consider reviewing the results after upload and correcting any affected fields.

  1. Open the Tasks template file
  2. Fill out the information outlined in the Headings in the Tasks Template step below
  3. Save the document as a CSV file
  4. Select the Drag and drop some files here, or click to select files button to upload your template

  5. Select Submit

Headings in the Tasks Template

code This field is only necessary if you intend to edit a task. Enter the Task code under this column to edit their information. The task code can be found by selecting the download button to the left of the upload button. Leave this field blank to create new tasks.
name Enter the name of the task under this field.
description Enter the description of the task under this field.
link Enter an external link to your task to redirect stakeholders from their respective portals.
date_due Enter the date that the task is due. The date must be written in YYYY-MM-DD format.
notification_list Enter any email addresses to be notified when the stakeholder marks a task as complete. Separate multiple emails with commas.
Is_global Enter TRUE to toggle on the Global Task checkbox. Enter FALSE or leave blank to toggle this checkbox off.
Is_completion_required Enter TRUE to toggle on the Completion Required checkbox. Enter FALSE or leave blank to toggle this checkbox off.
Is_reminders_enabled Enter TRUE to toggle on the Require File Upload checkbox. Enter FALSE or leave blank to toggle this checkbox off.
Is_file_upload_required Enter TRUE to toggle on the Enable Automated Reminders checkbox. Enter FALSE or leave blank to toggle this checkbox off.
Category The category field will display the category the task was created under. It is not necessary to enter anything under this value as this is used to display the category the task was uploaded under when exporting tasks from the page.

3. Assign Tasks

You can assign tasks universally to an entire group or manually to specific individuals.

Option A: Assign a Global Task (To Everyone)

The Global Task checkbox is a feature that, when activated, assigns the task to everyone in that stakeholder category. This is applicable to all stakeholders, but we will be using speakers for this example.

  1. From the Event Dashboard, navigate to Speakers > Tasks
  2. Select the task you would like to adjust from the list 
  3. In the task’s editor form, go to the Task Details section and toggle on the Global Task checkbox

  4. Select Save Changes

Option B: Assign to Specific Individuals (From the Tasks Page)

You can assign tasks to specific individuals from the Tasks portion of your Stakeholder.

  1. From the Event Dashboard, navigate to Speakers > Tasks and select the task you would like to adjust from the list

  2. Above the tasks table, Select Actions > View Assignments

  3. In the View Assignments editor form, select Add and choose a stakeholder from the list to attach an assignment to
    1. Quick Tip - The Actions option can also be used to duplicate or delete tasks.

  4. Select Save to add the stakeholder

Option C: Assign to Specific Individuals (From the Stakeholder Page)

The alternative method is to assign the task directly from the attendee, speaker, exhibitor, or sponsor page. This is essentially an alternative method to Option B.

  1. From your Event Dashboard, navigate to your stakeholder and select the stakeholder you would like to adjust from the list
  2. In the editor form, go to the Task Assignments section
  3. Select Add, choose the task you would like to manually add

  4. Select Save

Quick Tip - You can also use the Actions option in this page to send reminders, change the status of the task, and remove assignments from the stakeholder.

Understanding Task Status

A task’s status will update based on certain conditions:

State Description
Approved A team member has reviewed and approved the task in the dashboard.
Pending The stakeholder has submitted the task, and it is waiting for admin approval.
Incomplete This means that the stakeholder has not yet submitted the task.

4. Approving Tasks

Please note, this step is a required step in order for the task status to be changed in the Event Dashboard.

While a stakeholder's obligation largely stops at completing their tasks, this is just the first step for Event Admins. Event Admins must review and approve these submissions to finalize the process.

  1. From the Event Dashboard, navigate to Advanced > Task Queue
  2. Select a task you would like to adjust from the list
  3. Above the Task Queue table, select Actions  

  4. Select either Mark Approved or Mark Incomplete

5. Setting Reminders for Tasks

A reliable feature with PheedLoop’s Task Management is sending reminders to your stakeholders about the tasks they have to complete. Automatic reminders will send reminders automatically without requiring the Event Administrator to send them out manually.

Please note, Automated Task Reminders are sent at 10:30am EST, 2, 5, 10, 15, 25, 35, 45, 55, 70, 85, 105, 130, 160, 200 days before the Event Start Date.

Enable Automatic Reminders

  1. From the Event Dashboard, navigate to the Settings page for your stakeholder

  2. In the General Settings section, toggle on the Send Automatic Task Reminders checkbox

  3. Select Save Changes

Only tasks that have enabled reminders will receive these reminders.

Sending Manual Reminders to Stakeholders

  1. From the Event Dashboard, navigate to your stakeholder's page (e.g., Speakers > Speakers)
  2. Select the stakeholder(s) you would like to adjust from the list

  3. Above the speaker's table, select Actions > Send Task Reminder

6. Download Task Assignment Data

Like the majority of the data in PheedLoop, tasks can be compiled and exported as a custom report for your organization's use. You can download task responses after they are completed.

  1. From the Event Dashboard, navigate to Data & Reports > Custom Reports

  2. Above the Custom Reports table, select Create 

  3. Under the Report Type field, select Task Assignments
  4. Under the Name and Description fields, enter a name and description for your report
  5. Under Fields, choose the fields appropriate for your report
  6. Under Tasks, choose the task you would like to isolate the report to, or leave blank to not filter any results
  7. Use the Start Date and End Date fields to gather results from a specific time period or leave blank to not filter any results

  8. Select Save Changes

Now that your report is created, you can generate it and export it to your device.

  1. Select your newly created report

  2. Above the Custom Reports table, select Actions > Generate Report

  3. Refresh the site and select Download Previous Report once that option becomes available

7. Assigning Tasks Based on Exhibitor and Sponsor Products

Please note, this is not available for Attendees and Speakers.

Products can be used to assign tasks for Exhibitors and Sponsors. If an exhibitor or sponsor has purchased the relevant product during the application process, they will automatically be assigned the task connected to the product.

Tasks will also be assigned automatically if the product was added from the Event Dashboard.

Assigning Tasks to Products

  1. From the Event Dashboard, navigate to Exhibitors > Products or Sponsors > Products
  2. Select the product you wish to edit from the list
  3. Scroll down to Task Settings
  4. Under the Tasks field, select the task(s) you wish to assign

  5. Select Save Changes

Assigning Products to Exhibitors or Sponsors from the Event Dashboard

If your exhibitors or sponsors are already in the Event Dashboard, you may still assign the product from the Event Dashboard. Products added from the Event Dashboard will still have their respective tasks assigned to them.

  1. From the Event Dashboard, navigate to Exhibitors > Products or Sponsors > Products

  2. Select the exhibitor/sponsor you wish to edit from the list and navigate to the Order Summary tab

  3. Scroll down to Purchases and select Add Purchase

  4. Under the Select Product field, select the product you wish to assign

  5. Select Save Changes

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