Subtasks ======== Subtasks are useful to split the work of a task. Each subtask: - Can be assigned to a project member - Have 3 different statuses: **Todo**, **In progress**, **Done** - Have time tracking information: **time spent** and **time estimated** - Be ordered by position Creating subtasks ----------------- From the task view, on left sidebar click on **Add a subtask**: ![Add a subtask](http://kanboard.net/screenshots/documentation/add-subtask.png) You can also add quickly a subtask by entering only the title: ![Add a subtask from the task view](http://kanboard.net/screenshots/documentation/add-subtask-shortcut.png) Change subtask status --------------------- When you click on the subtask title the status change: ![Subtask in progress](http://kanboard.net/screenshots/documentation/subtask-status-inprogress.png) The icon before the title is updated according to the status. ![Subtask done](http://kanboard.net/screenshots/documentation/subtask-status-done.png) Note: When the task is closed, all subtasks are changed to the status **Done**. Subtask timer ------------- - Each time a subtask is in progress, the timer is also started. The timer can be started and stopped at any time. - The timer records the time spent on the subtask automatically. You can also change manually the value of the time spent field when you edit a subtask. - The time calculated is rounded to the nearest quarter. This information is recorded in a separate table. - The task time spent and time estimated are updated automatically according to the sum of all subtasks.