Commit 5c5f0037 authored by Fiona Neill's avatar Fiona Neill

Merge branch 'msj-tasks-fixup' into 'master'

Fix and clarify tasks doc

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!74600
parents 22639c87 10bae3d0
......@@ -15,15 +15,18 @@ For the latest updates, check the [Tasks Roadmap](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitl
FLAG:
On self-managed GitLab, by default this feature is not available. To make it available,
ask an administrator to [enable the feature flag](../administration/feature_flags.md) named `work_items`.
On GitLab.com, this feature is not available.
The feature is not ready for production use.
Use tasks to track steps needed for the [issue](project/issues/index.md) to be closed.
When planning an issue, you need a way to capture and break down technical
requirements or steps necessary to complete it. An issue with tasks is better defined,
requirements or steps necessary to complete it. An issue with related tasks is better defined,
and so you can provide a more accurate issue weight and completion criteria.
To see the roadmap for migrating issues and [epics](group/epics/index.md)
Tasks are a type of work item, a step towards [default issue types](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/323404)
in GitLab.
For the roadmap of migrating issues and [epics](group/epics/index.md)
to work items and adding custom work item types, visit
[epic 6033](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/6033) or
[Plan direction page](https://about.gitlab.com/direction/plan/).
......@@ -31,4 +34,4 @@ to work items and adding custom work item types, visit
## View a task
The only way to view a task is to open it with a deep link,
for example: `/<group_name>/<project_name>/-/work_item/1`
for example: `/<group_name>/<project_name>/-/work_item/1`.
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