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# Task Fields

Task records have standard fields for tracking and recording task details.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Salesforce Classic, Lightning Experience, and all versions of the Salesforce mobile app</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>All</strong> editions except <strong>Personal</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small ">
      <colgroup>
        <col>
        <col>
      </colgroup>
      <thead class="slds-text-title_caps ">
        <tr class="">
          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d62087e64">Field Label</th>
          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d62087e67">Description</th>
        </tr>
      </thead>
      <tbody>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Field Label" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e64 ">
            <samp class="parmname">Assigned To</samp>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e67 ">Indicates the assigned owner of a task. By
            default, the task is assigned to the user who
            created it. This field isn’t available in Personal
            Edition.</td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Field Label" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e64 ">
            <samp class="parmname">Call Duration</samp>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e67 ">Indicates the duration of a call in seconds.
            This field is populated when a call is answered
            using Salesforce CRM Call Center.</td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Field Label" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e64 ">
            <samp class="parmname">Call Object
              Identifier</samp>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e67 ">Indicates the ID of a call logged in
            Salesforce through Salesforce computer-telephony
            integration (CTI) with a third-party telephony
            system. This field is often populated with the ID
            stored in the telephony system. The limit is 255
            characters.</td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Field Label" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e64 ">
            <samp class="parmname">Call Result</samp>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e67 ">Represents the result of a given call; for
            example, “We’ll call back” or “Call unsuccessful.”
            The limit is 255 characters. A Salesforce admin
            can customize the selections in the
            picklist.</td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Field Label" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e64 ">
            <samp class="parmname">Call Type</samp>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e67 ">Indicates the call type; for example,
            Inbound, Internal, or Outbound. A Salesforce admin
            can customize the selections in the
            picklist.</td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Field Label" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e64 ">
            <samp class="parmname">Comments</samp>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e67 ">Contains a description of the task. The limit
            is 32 KB of data. If Spell Checker is enabled in
            your org, a user can spell-check the
            contents.</td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Field Label" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e64 ">
            <samp class="parmname">Completed
              Date/Time</samp>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e67 ">Indicates the date and time when the task was
            completed.</td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Field Label" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e64 ">
            <samp class="parmname">Create Recurring Series of Tasks</samp>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e67 ">Lets a user set up a series of recurring tasks. Enabling this option disables the
            <samp class="parmname">Due Date</samp> field, because each task occurrence in a series has a
            different due date. When customizing the Task page layout, position this field before
            the <samp class="parmname">Reminder Set</samp> field if you use both.
          </td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Field Label" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e64 ">
            <samp class="parmname">Created By</samp>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e67 ">Indicates the user who created the task,
            along with the task creation date and time. This
            field is read only.</td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Field Label" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e64 ">
            <samp class="parmname">Due Date</samp>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e67 ">Indicates the date when the task is
            due.</td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Field Label" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e64 ">
            <samp class="parmname">Email</samp>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e67 ">Available only in Salesforce Classic.
            Contains the email address of the contact or lead
            associated with the task. This field is filled in
            with the value from the related contact or lead
            record. In Lightning Experience, hover over the
            Related To record to access the email
            address.</td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Field Label" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e64 ">
            <samp class="parmname">Last Modified By</samp>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e67 ">Indicates the user who last changed the task,
            along with the task modification date and time.
            This field is read only.</td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Field Label" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e64 ">
            <samp class="parmname">Name</samp>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e67 ">Contains the name of the contact or lead
            related to the task. If Shared Activities is
            enabled in your org, a user can relate up to 50
            contacts to a non-recurring task. This field is
            visible only to users who have Read permission for
            contacts and leads. Relating a contact to a task
            can affect the account to which Salesforce relates
            the task. See the <samp class="parmname">Related To</samp>
            field.</td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Field Label" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e64 ">
            <samp class="parmname">Phone</samp>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e67 ">Available only in Salesforce Classic.
            Contains the phone number of the contact or lead
            related to the task. In Lightning Experience,
            hover over the Related To record to access the
            phone number.</td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Field Label" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e64 ">
            <samp class="parmname">Priority</samp>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e67 ">Indicates the urgency of the task; for
            example, Low, Normal, or High. A Salesforce admin
            can customize the selections in the
            picklist.</td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Field Label" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e64 ">
            <samp class="parmname">Recurrence
              Interval</samp>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e67 ">Indicates the number of days after the task’s
            due date or completed date when the next task is
            due.</td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Field Label" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e64 ">
            <samp class="parmname">Related To</samp>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e67 ">
            <p>Indicates the record that the task is related
              to, such as an account or an opportunity. This
              field is available only when a user relates the
              task to a contact, not to a lead. The record is
              visible only to users with Read permission for the
              type of record the task is related to.</p>
            <p>If a user
              relates the task to an object other than an
              account, Salesforce determines the account on the
              task as follows.</p>
            <ul>
              <li>Suppose that a user relates the task to an
                opportunity, a contract, or a custom entity that
                belongs to an account. Salesforce uses that
                object’s account as the account for the task.</li>
              <li>Suppose that a user relates the task to some
                other object and also to a contact. Salesforce
                uses the primary contact’s account as the account
                for the task.</li>
              <li>If a user leaves the <samp class="parmname">Related
                  To</samp> field empty, Salesforce doesn’t
                relate an account to the task.</li>
            </ul>
          </td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Field Label" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e64 ">
            <samp class="parmname">Reminder Set</samp>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e67 ">Indicates whether a popup a reminder is set for the task. When customizing the
            Task page layout, position this field after the <samp class="parmname">Create Recurring Series of
              Tasks</samp> field if you use both.</td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Field Label" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e64 ">
            <samp class="parmname">Repeat This Task</samp>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e67 ">Indicates a repeating task.</td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Field Label" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e64 ">
            <samp class="parmname">Status</samp>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e67 ">Indicates the status of a task; for example,
            “Not started” or “Completed.” A Salesforce admin
            can customize the selections in the
            picklist.</td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Field Label" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e64 ">
            <samp class="parmname">Subject</samp>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e67 ">Contains the subject of the task.</td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Field Label" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e64 ">
            <samp class="parmname">Task Subtype</samp>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e67 ">Indicates the subtype of the task; for
            example, Call, List Email, or Task. This field can
            be used to refine task searches. This field is
            read only.</td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Field Label" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e64 ">
            <samp class="parmname">Type</samp>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62087e67 ">Indicates the task type; for example, Email
            or Meeting. The limit for values in the picklist
            is 40 characters.</td>

        </tr>
      </tbody>
    </table>