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====== TO-DO ======
Category: Workflow / Internal\\

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=====Description=====
This action adds a "to-do" item to the workflow which may optionally be assigned to someone to review, and/or a due date.  This action has no effect on the workflow, itself.

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=====Use cases=====
This action is designed to aid in the organization and collaboration of workflow development by introducing to-do "notes" into the workflow that can bring attention to proposed workflow edits, algorithm concepts, introduce sample data, etc. at the position of the To-do action.

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=====Action settings=====
^ Setting  ^ Description  ^
|What should be done?|Enter the message text regarding what should be reviewed or accomplished at this point in the workflow.|
|Edit..|This button opens the parameterized text editor in which parameters and/or paths can be inserted into the message body.|
|Assigned to|Check this option to enter the name of the person who should review this to-do item.|
|Due date|Check this option to enter a due date for this to-do item.|
|Add columns|(Optional) Enter column names for new columns to be appended to the incoming dataset, relating to this to-do item.  These columns will be available in downstream actions.|
|With dummy values|Check this and enter a "dummy value" to populate the new column with.|

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=====Remarks=====
As mentioned in the Description, this action is a "placeholder" and has no effect on downstream actions unless columns are added within the To-do (added columns will be available to downstream actions).

A list of To-do actions within a project can be reviewed by using the //Find actions// tool (Main ribbon tab) and selecting the "To-do" option under "Quick filters".

A to-do list can be created as a dataset by using the "To-do list" command of the [[transformations:projectmetadata|Project metadata]] action.  This creates a dataset that includes the module name, Description, Assigned to name, and Due Date of all to-do actions in the project.

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=====Community references=====
[[https://community.easymorph.com/t/annoucement-the-to-do-action/4431|Community: To-do action announcement]]


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=====See also=====

  * [[transformations:projectmetadata|Project metadata]]