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title: Creating a Task Using a Gantt Chart
slug: neurons-for-itsm/admin-user-help/enu/latest/creating-a-task-using-a-gantt-chart
createdAt: 2026-07-14T19:16:49.486Z
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The following procedure is for creating ad-hoc tasks for a milestone using a Gantt chart. You can also create tasks for a milestone using the **Task** tab of a milestone record.
If you are using a release template to create a release, the system displays the defined milestones associated with the release template under the **Milestones** tab and the **Schedule** tab of the release record. When you update the status of the release record to active, the system creates tasks for the milestones. You can view these tasks by going to each milestone record and selecting the **Task** tab, or from the **Schedule** tab of the release record, where each task for the milestone is listed under the milestone that it is associated with.
1. Sign in to Neurons for ITSM as a Report Manager.
2. Open the **Release** workspace.
3. Open a release record.
4. Select the **Milestones** tab.
5. Open a milestone.
6. Select the **Task** tab.
7. Select **New Task**.
8. In the **New Task** dialog box, enter information into the fields.
| Field Name | Description |
| ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Summary | A brief summary of the task. |
| Details | Description of the task. |
| Status | Status of the task that is auto-generated by the system. |
| Priority | Priority level of the task. |
| Team | Name of the team related to the task. |
| Manager | Name of the manager that is auto-generated by the system on selecting the **Team** name. |
| Owner | Name of the task owner. |
| Email
Phone | Contact details of the owner that is auto-generated by the system on selecting the **Owner** name. |
| Start Date
Target End Date | Starting and ending date of the task.
(Optional) You can update the start and end dates of a task from the Gantt chart by selecting the task and dragging its outermost point. The system updates the Duration field for the task and for the milestone. |
| Actual Effort | The amount of time (in minutes) for the task. |
| Cost ($) | Cost of the task that is auto-generated by the system on entering the **Actual Effort** value. |
9. Select **Save**.
## Modifying a Task
1. After saving a task, select **Open in Parent** to return to the release record.
2. From the release record, select the **Schedule** tab.
The new task appears on the Gantt chart.
When you create successor or predecessor tasks, notice that the Gantt chart visually indicates the dependency.
3. You can manually indicate the dependency of one task with another by selecting the task and dragging its handle to the dependent task. The chart visually indicates the dependency.
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*Dependencies in a Gantt Chart*
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4. To delete a dependency, select the task, right-click, select **Delete Dependency**, and select the specific task whose dependency you want to delete.
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*Deleting a Dependency*
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5. To indicate the progress of a task, enter the percentage of work done on the task in the **% Done** column or select the task, right-click, select **Edit Task**, and enter the percentage in the **Percent Complete** field.
6. To align all tasks under the start and end dates of a milestone, check **Align Milestone**.