# Create new task

Source: [https://docs.virtosoftware.com/docs/virto-workflow-automation-app/virto-workflows-for-office-365/list-processing/create-new-task/](https://docs.virtosoftware.com/docs/virto-workflow-automation-app/virto-workflows-for-office-365/list-processing/create-new-task/)
Product: Virto Workflow Automation App
Updated: 2026-08-12


This activity allows to create a SharePoint task and returns task id.

**Note:**Using this activity you can create child tasks for new element. For example, a user creates a Summary Task 1 and then the workflow would create Task 2 as a child of Summary Task 1, etc.

![Create new task workflow activity properties in Virto Workflows for Office 365](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/create_new_task_1.png)

## **Parameters**

Input parameters


| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| The following name | Title of task |  |
| Start date (optional) | Start date |  |
| Due date (optional) | Due date |  |
| Assigned to (optional) | SharePoint group id or name, user id or login name or email delimited by “,” or “;” who you want to assign the task to. |  |
| Parent task id (optional) | Integer id of parent task. The parent task string supports Parent Task ID or | 12, [%Variable:ParentID%] |
|  | path to parent task. Otherwise a summary task would be created in root. |  |
| The following bulk update (optional) | Bulk update string. Includes field name and field value lines.FieldName = FieldValue1 splitted by Enter key. | Description=Test Description Start Date=2010-12-10T12:30:00Published=1 Choice=My Choice #3 Lookup=12;# |
| Current list | List id (guid) or name where you want to create new task. Default value is current workflow context list. | http://mysharepoint/Lists/Tasks |
| Site URLs (optional) | The URLs of a SharePoint site where you want to create new task. If the value field is empty, current site will be used. | https://contoso/SiteUrl; https://contoso/Sites/SiteUrl;[%Workflow Context:Current Site URL%]subSite |
| User name (optional) | User login name who you want the workflow must be run under |  |
| User password (optional) | User password who you want the workflow must be run under |  |


Example

![Example of the Create new task activity creating a SharePoint task in a workflow](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/create_new_task_2-1024x98.png)