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description: New patient requirements and emergency situations emerge as the therapy enters a new stage. These requirements or situations aren’t part of the initial therapy plan. To address such unplanned requirements and situations, add ad hoc tasks in the relevant steps of the therapy stage. To create the task, use the predefined action plan template or build it from scratch by using the available options. Assign the task to the relevant user or group and define mandatory tasks.
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# Create Ad Hoc Tasks

New patient requirements and emergency situations emerge as the therapy enters a new stage. These requirements or situations aren’t part of the initial therapy plan. To address such unplanned requirements and situations, add ad hoc tasks in the relevant steps of the therapy stage. To create the task, use the predefined action plan template or build it from scratch by using the available options. Assign the task to the relevant user or group and define mandatory tasks.

### Required Editions

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            <p>Available in: Lightning Experience</p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong> and <strong>Unlimited</strong> Editions with Health Cloud
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![Important](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-ind-life_sciences-264-0-0-production-enus/ebdafac5-c5fe-47a7-ac14-81533ab4e08f/images/icon_important.png)

Important You can create an ad hoc task only in the step of a stage that's already completed or is in progress.

- **[Create an Ad Hoc Task by Using an Action Template](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.advanced_therapy_management_add_adhoc_taks_using_template.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    In a step of a therapy stage, create ad hoc tasks by using an action plan template.
- **[Create an Ad Hoc Task Without an Action Template](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.advanced_therapy_management_add_adhoc_taks_without_template.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    In a step of a therapy stage, create an ad hoc task from scratch by using the available options. You can add up to 10 ad hoc tasks in a therapy stage.