SharedWorkspaceTask Object

The SharedWorkspaceTask object represents a task in a shared document workspace. Member of the SharedWorkspaceTasks collection.

Using the SharedWorkspaceTask Object

Use the SharedWorkspaceTask object to manage tasks assigned to the members who are collaborating on the document(s) in the shared workspace.

Use the Item(Index) method of the SharedWorkspaceTasks collection to return a specific SharedWorkspaceTask object.

Use the Title property to set the text of the task that will appear on the Tasks tab of the Shared Workspace task pane and on the shared workspace Web page. Use the Description property to supply additional information about the task.

Assign the task to a member of the workspace using the AssignedTo property and the member's domain user name. Specify a due date for the task using the DueDate property.

Use the enumerations for task Priority and Status to indicate the relative importance of the task and to update the task's status.

Use the Save method to upload changes to the server after you modify properties of the SharedWorkspaceTask object.

Use the CreatedBy, CreatedDate, ModifiedBy, and ModifiedDate properties to return information about the history of each task.

The following example returns the number of tasks in the shared workspace and information about each task.

        Dim swsTask As Office.SharedWorkspaceTask
    Dim strTaskInfo As String
    strTaskInfo = "The shared workspace contains " & _
    ActiveWorkbook.SharedWorkspace.Tasks.Count & " Task(s)." & vbCrLf
    For Each swsTask In ActiveWorkbook.SharedWorkspace.Tasks
        strTaskInfo = strTaskInfo & swsTask.Title & vbCrLf & _
            " - Description: " & swsTask.Description & vbCrLf & _
            " - Assigned to: " & swsTask.AssignedTo & vbCrLf & _
            " - Due date: " & swsTask.DueDate & vbCrLf & _
            " - Priority: " & swsTask.Priority & vbCrLf & _
            " - Status: " & swsTask.Status & vbCrLf
    Next
    MsgBox strTaskInfo, vbInformation + vbOKOnly, _
        "Tasks in Shared Workspace"
    Set swsTask = Nothing