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Use the General page to assign an individual user to a task. Each task must have an assignee who is responsible for completing the task. If you create a task, you are the assignee by default, but you may reassign the task to a different user if necessary.

The following table explains the fields in this section of the General page. The text in this section is read-only.

Points to Remember

The following list summarizes key information about task assignments:

By default, the name of a user creating a task displays in the Assignee field.

You may only assign users to a task.

A task can only have one active assignee at a time, the current assignee.

The Assignee History section of the General page is read-only and displays all previous assignments.

Make reassignments as follows:

oIndividually, by choosing a new user name in the Assignee field.

oIn batch, using the Reassignment tool accessible from the Tools drop-down list in the All tab.