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# Create a Task

Incident Tasks

> 📘 Availability
>
> This workflow action is available on our Enterprise plan for Incident Management. Contact our [Sales Team](https://www.pagerduty.com/contact-us/#contact-sales) to upgrade to an account with this action.

# Description

Create and assign an [Incident Task](https://support.pagerduty.com/main/docs/incident-tasks) to a responder on an incident.

# Instructions

1. If you have not done so, follow the instructions to [Create an Incident Workflow](/main/docs/incident-workflows#create-an-incident-workflow).
2. When the instructions prompt you to [add actions](/main/docs/incident-workflows#add-actions), select **this action**.
3. Enter the following **Inputs** and click **Save**.
4. Continue following instructions to **Publish** the Workflow.
5. When the action runs, you will see the **Outputs** listed below.

# Inputs

> 📘 Field References
>
> Fields with the **{+}** icon accept [Field References](https://support.pagerduty.com/main/docs/incident-workflows#field-references), which can be useful for referencing incident data or outputs created in prior workflow steps. To add Field References, click **{+}**, or enter `{{`, and select relevant fields. Refer to the [Field References](https://support.pagerduty.com/main/docs/incident-workflows#field-references) article for more information.

| Name      | Description                                                                                                                                   |
| :-------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Task name | Enter a name for the task                                                                                                                     |
| Status    | The status you would like the task to have when it is created. Select **To Do**, **In Progress**, **Done**, or **Skipped** from the dropdown. |
| Assignee  | Select a user from the dropdown. The task will be assigned to them when it is created.                                                        |
| Details   | Enter any additional details related to completing the task                                                                                   |

# Outputs

| Name           | Description                                                                        |
| :------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Task ID        | ID of the newly created task.                                                      |
| Result         | Value that shows if the action was successful or not. Either "Success" or "Failed" |
| Result Summary | Brief description of what the action did or if it failed.                          |
| Error          | Brief description that is populated if the action failed.                          |