Analytics for tasks
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Each task has an analytics section available from the left menu in the task view.

Lead and cycle time
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![Lead and cycle time](https://kanboard.net/screenshots/documentation/task-lead-cycle-time.png)

- The lead time is the time between the task creation and the date of completion (task closed).
- The cycle time is the time between the start date and the date of completion.
- If the task is not closed the current time is used instead of the date of completion.
- If the start date is not specified, the cycle time is not calculated.

Note: You can configure an automatic action to define the start date automatically when you move a task to the column of your choice.

Time spent into each column
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![Time spent into each column](https://kanboard.net/screenshots/documentation/time-into-each-column.png)

- This chart shows the total time spent into each column for the task.
- The time spent is calculated until the task is closed.