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title: Create Action task form
description: On the Create Action task form, fill in the fields.
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Manage an assessment-type action task, Creating an action task for the operational vulnerability, Managing Operational vulnerability, Manage, Operational Resilience, Governance, Risk, and Compliance]
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# Create Action task form

On the Create Action task form, fill in the fields.

<table id="table_aqy_k2x_rvb"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Name

</td><td>

Name of the action task.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Description

</td><td>

Brief description of the action task.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Type

</td><td>

Type of the action task. Available options are:-   **Assessment**
-   **Investigation**
-   **Others**

Select **Assessment**.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Assessment template

</td><td>

Assessment template to be selected for the action task.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Priority

</td><td>

Priority of the action task. Available options are:-   **Critical**
-   **High**
-   **Moderate**
-   **Low**
-   **Planning**

</td></tr><tr><td class="sub-head" colspan="2">

Assignment

</td></tr><tr><td>

Assignment group

</td><td>

Assignment group that the action task is assigned to.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Task owner

</td><td>

Owner of the action task.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Watch list

</td><td>

Team members that are on the watch list for the action task.

</td></tr><tr><td class="sub-head" colspan="2">

Schedule

</td></tr><tr><td>

Due date

</td><td>

Due date for the action task in the `yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss` format.

</td></tr><tr><td class="sub-head" colspan="2">

Summary

</td></tr><tr><td>

Observations

</td><td>

Observations entered by the analyst for the action task.

</td></tr><tr><td class="sub-head" colspan="2">

Activity

</td></tr><tr><td>

Additional comments

</td><td>

Additional comments for the action task.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>