Task/deadlines/reminders
Asked by Cherry:

Hi

Are the below features available currently?

Allow the assigned user to edit a task date ONLY after it has been authorized by the creator of the task?

Be reminded of upcoming tasks / deadlines via email or an alert when the user logs in (2 days before and then on the day)


Answers:
author: Aron Gombas _Midori_
body: There is a dedicated [Task Reminder](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1214272/task-reminder-for-confluence?hosting=server&tab=overview) app that solves your second use case!

![bad7313d-f071-4458-92fe-6f565364cd67](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/37880i73A3052844BB7CA2/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "bad7313d-f071-4458-92fe-6f565364cd67")


author: Stiltsoft Support
body: Hello everyone,

You can use Handy Reminder from [Handy Macros for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1214971/handy-macros-for-confluence-formatting-and-interactive-ui?tab=overview&hosting=server&utm_source=atlassian-community&utm_medium=answer&utm_campaign=handy-macros-traffic-sources&utm_vendorID=1216111&utm_content=task/deadlines/reminders) to set reminders to any Confluence content including tasks. It allows you to decide the time and date of notification, users to be notified, include a message, and many more. See the [documentation](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/hmfc/server-dc/handy-reminder/how-to-use-handy-reminder) for details.

![reminder.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/189994i5BDA60DDF423F38A/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "reminder.png")


author: Shannon S
body: Hi Karanpreet,

The features are not currently available, but we do have feature requests for them.

**Allowing only specific users to modify a task**

Firstly, there wasn't a feature request for allowing only the creator to modify a task's details, so I created one for this below:

* [CONFSERVER-57526](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-57526) *As a user, when I create a task I want to be able to restrict its modification to the creator or administrators*

I wanted to let you know that a similar request existed in the past (however, to only be modified by the assigned user), and it was rejected as it's not something we intend to implement in the future.

* [CONFSERVER-40985](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-40985) *As a user, when I create a task I want to be able to restrict its modification to the assigned user*

The fact is that anyone with edit permissions can modify or check off a task. A workaround would have been to not give the user edit permissions on the page, but edit permissions are required to check off the task. Therefore we have another feature request below. If it were to be implemented, then this would be a valid workaround for you:

* [CONFSERVER-56358](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-56358) *Allow users with view only permissions to check off tasks that they are assigned*

**Task Reminders**

As for your desire for task reminders, there are a few relevant requests:

* [CONFSERVER-36087](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-36087) *Tasks Reminder*
* [CONFSERVER-34389](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-34389) *Daily / Weekly Digest Email for Tasks*
* [CONFSERVER-35150](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-35150) *T* *asks' due dates should be notified to users through notification box*

Please vote on and follow the ones you're interested in. You can also comment on them with your usage case as it will help us to develop them according to our customers' needs.

Thank you for your understanding!

Regards,

Shannon

comments: author: Nick Vas
body: Has the task reminder system been developed?

I find it strange that such a power system does not remind you of:

1. Upcoming tasks reaching due date

2. Over due tasks