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# Task template form

# Task template form {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
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* Updated May 16, 2026
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Use the Task template form to define a reusable recovery task or event task. It can be inserted into plans, loss scenarios, recovery strategies, exercise events, crisis events, or activated plans.

## Task template form {#task-template-form__section_task_template_form}

For description of the field values, see the table.
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| Field | Description |
|-|-|
| Number | Auto-generated identifier for the task template (for example, RTT0010003). |
| Active | Set to true to make the template selectable from Add tasks and Add groups dialogs. |
| Short description | Short description shown on tasks created from this template. |
| Description | Full task description. |
| Dependencies | Other task templates within the same task template group that must be completed before this one starts. Note: Dependencies apply only when the template belongs to a task template group. |
| Phase | Recovery phase that the task belongs to. The Phase set here takes precedence over a Phase filter on the parent list. See [Add recovery tasks](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/CvSDnrh2xXv9gsIDBIz41Q "Add a recovery task as part of the planned recovery strategy. You can add one or more recovery tasks for a loss scenario and those recovery tasks are displayed in the loss scenario itself. Automate the recovery tasks in a plan for a faster recovery."). |
| Task classification | Manual or Automated. |
| Tag | Tag to categorize the task. |
| Configuration item | Configuration item the task applies to. |
| Asset recovery level | Recovery level the task contributes to: Not recovered, Partially recovered, or Recovered. |
| Tag assets | All or None. You can change it to Specific after it is added to the plan. Controls how impacted assets are computed when the task is materialized. |
| Include task in | Both actual events and exercises, Actual events only, or Exercises only. |
| Planned duration (Days, Hours, Minutes, Seconds) | Estimated duration that pre-populates the Planned duration on the created task. |
| Owner | Default owner assigned to created tasks. |
| Assignment group | Default assignment group. |
| Additional assignees | Additional assignees for the created task. |
| Task template group | Read-only. The parent task template group when the template was created inside one. |
[Table 1. Task template form]

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## Related lists {#task-template-form__section_task_template_related_lists}

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| Related list | Description |
|-|-|
| Plan templates | Plan templates that include this task template. |
| Loss scenarios | Loss scenarios that include this template through their task template groups. |
| Recovery strategies | Recovery strategies that include this template. |
[Table 2. Related lists on a task template]

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