Kanbanize - Create a new task

Important: This connector and its actions have been removed from Nintex Workflow and can now be found in Nintex Gallery.

Use the Kanbanize - Create a new task action A tool for building the processes, logic, and direction within workflows. Actions are the steps the workflow performs to complete a process. to create a new task on the specified board in Kanbanize.

For more information about the Kanbanize connector, go to Kanbanize.

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Configure the Kanbanize - Create a new task action

  1. Add the action to the workflow and open the action configuration panel. For more information, see Add an action to the workflow.

  2. Select a Connection. If you do not have a connection, see Add a connection.
  1. Specify the Board ID where you want to put the new task.

Kanbanize - Create a new task action fields and settings

Section

Field

Description

Variable types

(Unlabeled)

Connection Credentials and other settings that enables workflows to communicate with external systems, services, or applications. It's required to pass data between the workflow and the indicated service, which could be a cloud service, business application, or content store.

The Kanbanize connection to use to create a new task.

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(n/a)
  Board ID The ID of the board where you want to create the new task. You can see the board ID on the dashboard screen, in the upper right corner of each board.
You can use the output object of an Kanbanize - Get projects action to retrieve the board ID.
 Text, Decimal, Integer, Boolean, DateTime, Collection
  Title Title of the task. Text, Decimal, Integer, Boolean, DateTime, Collection
  Description Description of the task. Text, Decimal, Integer, Boolean, DateTime, Collection
  Priority One of the following: Low, Average, High. Text, Decimal, Integer, Boolean, DateTime, Collection
  Assignee Username of the assignee (must be a valid username). Text, Decimal, Integer, Boolean, DateTime, Collection
  Color Any color code (e.g. #34a97b) without the # character. Text, Decimal, Integer, Boolean, DateTime, Collection
  Size Size of the task. Integer
  Tags Space separated list of tags. Text, Decimal, Integer, Boolean, DateTime, Collection
  Deadline Deadline in the format: yyyy-mm-dd (e.g. 2021-12-13). Text, Integer, DateTime
  Type The name of the type you want to set. Text, Decimal, Integer, Boolean, DateTime, Collection
  Column The name of the column to create the task into (default is Backlog). If column names are not unique, you must specify the full path to the column: topParentColumn.nextParentColumn.columnName. Text, Decimal, Integer, Boolean, DateTime, Collection
  Lane The name of the swimlane to put the newly created task into. If omitted, the task will be placed in the first swimlane. Text, Decimal, Integer, Boolean, DateTime, Collection
  Position The position of the task in the new column/swimlane (zero-based). If omitted, the task will be placed at the bottom of the column. Text, Decimal, Integer, Boolean, DateTime, Collection
Output Created task

Stores the result of the action as an object. See Kanbanize Restful API for information on these values.

The following values are returned:

  • ID: (Text)
  • Details: (Object)
    • Task ID: (Text)
    • Board ID: (Text)
    • Title: (Text)
    • Description: (Text)
    • Type: (Text)
    • Sub tasks: (Text)
    • Sub tasks complete: (Text)
    • Color: (Text)
    • Priority: (Text)
    • Size: (Integer)
    • Deadline: (Text)
    • Deadline original format: (Text)
    • External link: (Text)
    • Tags: (Text)
    • Lead time: (Text)
    • Blocked: (Text)
    • Blocked reason: (Text)
    • Column name: (Text)
    • Lane name: (Text)
    • Sub task details: (Collection)
    • Column ID: (Text)
    • Lane ID: (Text)
    • Position: (Text)
    • Workflow: (Integer)
    • Workflow ID: (Integer)
    • Attachments: (Collection)
    • Column path: (Text)
    • Reporter: (Text)
    • Custom fields: (Collection)
    • Update date: (Text)
    • Logged time: (Integer)
 Object