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title: Update Task Worknotes activity
description: The Security Common Orchestration - Update Task Worknotes workflow activity updates the Activity section \(work notes\) of a task record. This is useful for logging information.
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# Update Task Worknotes activity

The **Security Common Orchestration - Update Task Worknotes** workflow activity updates the **Activity** section \(work notes\) of a task record. This is useful for logging information.

The **Update Task Worknotes** activity can be used with any workflow to update the work notes of any task record.

## Input variables

Input variables determine the initial behavior of the activity.

|Variable|Description|
|--------|-----------|
|task\_id \[string\]|The system identifier \(sys\_id\) of a task record.|
|content \[string\]|The data written into the work notes of a task.|

## Output variables

The output variables contain data that can be used in subsequent activities.

|Variable|Description|
|--------|-----------|
|result \[string\]|Indicates whether the update was successful.|

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