Task Edit

This screen allows creation, deletion and editing of tasks new and existing tasks.

Tasks which were previously created without a name (Anonymous tasks) are not visible here.

Task Selection/Control Row

The top line of the screen has three component:

Action List

Underneath is a list of the actions contained in the currently selected task.

To edit an action, click on it.

An action can be moved around within the task by long-clicking on it and dragging it to the desired position.

To delete an action, drag it to the dustbin which appears while dragging and then release.

On the right of each action is an icon stipulating whether the action is a setting or not. See here for more information.

Action Control/Task Information Row

Directly underneath the action list is a row of 3 controls:

Other Buttons

Rename Button

Rename the currently selected task. Only appears for non-anonymous tasks. To rename an anonymous task, long-click on it on the profile list screen.

Test Button

Run the currently selected Task. Be aware that if the Task e.g. loads another activity, you must return to Tasker and press save otherwise all changes made while in the Task Edit screen will be lost.

Tasks run via the Test button have priority 10.

Kill Button
This button in the bottom right will stop all running tasks. It is not displayed if there are no running tasks.

Menu Items

Export
Write the current (named) task to an XML file on the SD card.

The tasks are written to /sdcard/Tasker/tasks/taskname.ttsk.

If the file already exists on the card, it is overwritten.

Import
Import a previously-exported task. If the task already exists in the data, it will not be loaded.