Displays properties that are common to all types of tasks. The Task Properties dialog opens when you select Properties on the To Do List dialog toolbar.
Name
Provides a descriptive string that helps you identify the purpose of the task. This value is not a unique identifier for the task.
Description
Displays a longer description of the purpose of the task.
Task assignment
Free text field whose value is used for filtering tasks to be displayed on the To Do List dialog.
Status
Indicates the level of completion of the task. The following choices are available:
Open, Completed 
, Deferred 
, and Error 
. When a task is created, the status is set to Open, which does not have an identifying icon in the list of To Do List tasks.
Notes
Allows you to enter freeform text about the task. You can also enter hyperlinks to other documents for more extensive information. Information about the execution of the task, such as the success of the procedure, is added to the end of any existing notes for a task.
If you run a Create task for an item that already exists, the new item automatically
receives a new sequence number, and the To Do List item status becomes Completed with Warning, indicated by the icon 
. In the Notes field, the message 'Task completed with a warning' is displayed, together with details
of the sequence number change.