# Recurring tasks

When handling a project, the same task often needs to be performed several times: for example,
weekly meetings or status reports. The **recurring tasks** feature allows you to automate the
creation of those tasks.

:::{seealso}
[Odoo Tutorials: Recurring tasks](https://www.odoo.com/slides/slide/recurring-tasks-1946)
:::

## Configuration

To enable recurring tasks, go to {menuselection}`Project --> Configuration --> Settings`, then
activate {guilabel}`Recurring Tasks`, and press {guilabel}`Save`.

### Set up task recurrence

In an existing task, click the {icon}`fa-repeat` ({guilabel}`Recurrent`) button next to the
{guilabel}`Deadline` field. Then, configure the {guilabel}`Repeat Every` field according to your
needs.

A new task in recurrence will be created once the status of the previous task is set to
{guilabel}`Done` or {guilabel}`Canceled`.

The new task is created on the project dashboard with the following configuration:

- {guilabel}`Stage`: is set to the first stage of the project dashboard ({guilabel}`New` or
  equivalent);
- {guilabel}`Name`, {guilabel}`Description`, {guilabel}`Project`, {guilabel}`Assignees`,
  {guilabel}`Customer`, {guilabel}`Tags`: are copied from the original task;
- {guilabel}`Deadline`: is updated based on the {guilabel}`Repeat Every` field (e.g., if the task is
  set to repeat once a week, 7 days will be added to the deadline);
- {guilabel}`Milestones`, {guilabel}`Timesheets`, {guilabel}`Chatter`,
  {guilabel}`Activities`, {guilabel}`Subtasks`: are **not** copied from the original task.

Once a recurrence is configured, a **smart button** on the task displays the total number of
existing recurrences.

### Edit or stop task recurrence

**To edit** the recurrence, open the last task in recurrence. Any changes made on the task will be
applied to the tasks that will be created in the future.

**To stop** the recurrence, open the last task in recurrence and press the {guilabel}`Recurrent`
button next to the {guilabel}`Planned date`.