Opening a task gives you the full record: what needs doing, who is doing
it, by when, and everything that has been said about it.
The fields
To-dos
A checklist inside the task. Use it when a task is really several small
steps that don’t each deserve their own card:
- Order the dining chairs → confirm fabric · get final quote · raise PO ·
send deposit
Ticking items off shows progress without anyone having to ask. When a
to-do turns out to be a day’s work, promote it to its own task.
A task with eight to-dos and no assignee is a project, not a task. Split
it.
Assignees
Assigning is what makes a task visible — it moves the task into that
person’s My tasks and starts counting against their overdue list. An
unassigned task exists on the board and in nobody’s day.
Several assignees are allowed. One is usually better: shared ownership is
how things get dropped politely.
Assigning someone notifies them — it shows up in their Inbox, the
same feed that carries client activity from pinboards.
The comment thread keeps the conversation attached to the work rather than
in email — and a reply, or a reaction to your comment, notifies the
people involved the same way. Alongside it, an activity stream records
what changed and when
— status moves, reassignments, date changes.
Useful when you pick a task up cold and need to know why the due date
moved twice.
From the assistant
Tasks are among the things Atelier’s AI can create and update directly —
add a task to chase the Holly Hunt order, due Friday, assign it to me.
Work with AI
Manage tasks with AI explains supported actions, example requests and what to check after an edit.