Recurring tasks / appointments - Separate instances

[Quantum7]

In a year I have a task that occurs weekly for about 40 weeks in the year. I can represent this using a task with recurrence (weekly) + giving it an enddate which ends after 40 weeks.

What I however can't seem to do, is mark one of these 40 separate instances as completed separately from the 'parent task'. If I check one as completed, I'm checking the 'parent task' as completed and therefore all 40 instances are automatically completed.

Right now the only way in which I can do this is to manually create 40 tasks each year (with separate dates). Bah.

Alternative 1
Therefore the feature suggestion is to have some way in which a distinction is made between the originating task (item) and the instances. That'd enable me to check these as completed separate from the originating task.

Alternative 2 (easier)
What would also work for this situation is to have an option to automatically create 40 tasks if I set recurrence to weekly + give an enddate 40 weeks away. A kind of batch create option .

[janrif]

I definitely agree that there is a need for what you describe. However, IMO, Alt2 would create even more outline clutter which I don't favor.

It would seem to me that a completion could have an option for "this instance only" or for "all instances".

[Quantum7]

What are you referring to when you say "outline clutter"? The Data Explorer?

Agreed with your 2nd remark.

[janrif]

yes

[ashwken]

Originally posted by Quantum7
Right now the only way in which I can do this is to manually create 40 tasks each year (with separate dates). Bah.

If you have access to a spreadsheet program, build task records then export to csv, import to UR against Task Template. Spreadsheet should help to populate fields via auto-fill.

Might help in the meantime.