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# Periodic Task (Cyclic Creation)

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First create a normal task, save it and more options will become available.

Then, under the "More" drop down menu, select "Cycle Creation" to convert the task to a Periodic Task.

In the window, you may change the repetition frequency.

Currently the system supports repeating frequency of a day, a week, a month, a quarter and a year.

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Once saved, you can find the task under "Periodic Task" tab.

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Click on the name to open the details page of the task.\
Here you may edit the settings for repetition.

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Enabled ? : Whether the repetition settings is active.

Repeat : Repeat Frequency and Unit.

End : You may the repeating action to end after a number of repetitions, or after a certain date.

Benchmark : Whether the start day of repetition should based on the original task creation date or the "Start Execution Date" of this setting.

Start Execution Date: The date to start the task repetition action.

Include Sub-Tasks: Whether if the copies of task created during repetition should also include its subtasks in its content section.

Include Associated Items: Whether if the copies of task created during repetition should also include its associated items in its content section.

Results: The outcome of the settings above.
