Task Summary Reference

The Task Summary tool is used in the Tasks app to monitor various metrics related to your project's tasks. Use this topic to refer to the name and description for each check. Some checks also support minimum criteria values. The default criteria values are listed below.

Check Name

Description

Default Minimum Criteria

Overdue

Tasks that have not been completed by their due date.

1 day

Due This Week

Tasks that are due within the calendar week from Sunday to Saturday based on the Task Time Zone Setting.

Not Applicable

Tasks With Slack

Task slack is the amount of time a task can be delayed before it impacts the start date of the most immediate hand-off successor.

1 day

Commitments

Tasks that contain commitments to due dates.

1 commitment

Unassigned

Tasks that do not have a user assigned.

Not Applicable

Pending

Tasks that have a due date but are not committed, or tasks that are committed but the due date has been changed.

Not Applicable

Unplanned

Tasks without a due date.

Not Applicable

Planned Outside Activity Dates

Tasks with due dates that occur before the activity start date or after the activity end date.

Not Applicable

Scheduled on Non-work Days

Tasks that occur on non-work days as defined by the project calendar when Use Only Work Days is selected.

Not Applicable

Unaccepted Proposed Due Date

Tasks that have a proposed due date value that has not yet been accepted.

Not Applicable