# Creating a task

Source: [https://docs.virtosoftware.com/docs/virto-resource-management-app/administration-and-usage/using-virto-resource-manager-app/creating-a-task/](https://docs.virtosoftware.com/docs/virto-resource-management-app/administration-and-usage/using-virto-resource-manager-app/creating-a-task/)
Product: Virto Resource Management App
Updated: 2026-08-12


Virto SharePoint Resource Manager allows users to create tasks right in the app. The same changes will be applied in the source SharePoint list.

Click “**Add new task**” button to create a new task.

![Add new task button in Virto Resource Manager for creating a task](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/creating_a_task_1.png)

***Note****: If you apply “ReadOnly” permission to a chart, the “Add new task” button is hidden.*

![Chart with the Add new task button hidden under ReadOnly chart permission](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/creating_a_task_2.png)

Specify the task name and fill in the fields of the edit form (you can select these fields in the Resource settings). New task will appear in the chart.

![Task edit form for naming a task and filling in its fields before it appears on the chart](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/creating_a_task_3.png)

Virto SharePoint Resource Manager for Office 365 allows users to create **milestones**- tasks with zero duration or with the same start and end dates. Just create new task as described in previous section and define equal start and end date and time.

![Creating a milestone by setting equal start and end dates for a zero-duration task](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/creating_a_task_4.png)