Archiving and Unarchiving Tasks

Overview

Archiving a task allows you to hide it from the project without deleting the task and its data. This is especially helpful if you only need to hide a task so it isn’t included in the project’s Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) but still maintain the option to view the task details or unarchive it as needed.

If you archive a top-level parent task, all subtasks in the task hierarchy will also be archived. Please note that you cannot archive individual subtasks or tasks that have pending time entries.

To learn how to archive tasks in bulk, see the Task Tracker Bulk Actions article.

How to Archive a Single Task

1. In the left navigation, click Projects and then select the desired project on the Projects page.
2. In the project workspace, click the Task Tracker tab.
3. In the task list, locate the task you'd like to archive and click the Side Panel (“   ”) icon. The Task Details side panel opens on the right side of the page.
4. In the top-right corner of the panel, click the Archive (“   ”) icon.
   
5. In the confirmation modal that appears, click OK to archive the task. The task is marked as View Only and no longer appears in the Task Tracker table.

How to Unarchive a Task

1. In the left navigation, click Projects and then select the desired project on the Projects page.
2. In the project workspace, click the Task Tracker tab.
3. On the right side of the task toolbar, select the Display Settings icon (“   ”) and select Only Archived from the drop-down menu. All archived tasks appear in the Task Tracker table.
   
4. In the task list, locate the task you'd like to unarchive and click the Side Panel (“   ”) icon. The Task Details side panel opens on the right side of the screen.
5. In the top-right corner of the panel, click the Unarchive (“   ”) icon.
   
6. In the confirmation modal that appears, click OK to unarchive the task. The task appears in the Task Tracker table with its original WBS number.
   
7. To hide the archived tasks from the table, select the Display Settings icon (“   ”) again and deselect Only Archived from the drop-down menu.