Add Comment To A Task activity

An activity that adds a comment to a task in Asana.


Add Comment To A Task activity

Configure the Add Comment To A Task activity

Prerequisites

Good to Know

How to Start

  1. Open Process Builder.

    For information about how to open this screen, refer to Process Builder.


    Open Process Builder
  2. In Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the Asana tab.

    Open Asana tab
  3. On the Asana tab, drag the Add Comment To A Task activity onto your process.

    Drag Add Comment To A Task activity

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Add Comment To A Task activity.

Figure: General Configuration screen

General Configuration screen

Good to Know

  • Documentation for this screen is provided for completeness. The fields are mostly self-explanatory.

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Display Name

Description:
Specifies the activity name that shows in your process.
Allowed Values:
One line of text (a string).

Accepted:

  • Letters
  • Numbers
  • Spaces
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
No
Example:
This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to:
  • Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.

Description

Description:
Specifies an optional text description for your activity.
Allowed Values:
More than one line of text.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
No

Add Comment To A Task Configuration

Specifies the information to add a comment to a task in Asana.

Figure: Add Comment To A Task Configuration screen

Add Comment To A Task Configuration screen

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Asana

Description:
Specifies the access token that connects to your Asana service.
Allowed Values:
A list of access tokens configured for your environment.
Default Value:
None

Create Add Token icon

Opens this Screen:
Access Token for Asana
Function of this Screen:
Configure an access token to connect to Asana.

Task ID

Description:
Specifies the ID of the Asana task in which to add a comment.
Allowed Values:
An integer that represents an Asana task ID.

The task ID comes from Asana.

Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes
Limitations:

Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation. It is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business use cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, or other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?

Plain Text Comment / HTML Comment

Description:
Specifies the display format for the comment to add to an Asana task.
Allowed Values:
  • Plain Text Comment - Adds the comment as plain text.
  • HTML Comment - Adds the comment in HTML format.
Default Value:
Plain Text Comment

Plain Text Comment

Description:
Specifies the comment for the Asana task.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the Add Comment To A Task Configuration screen, select Plain Text Comment.
Allowed Values:
More than one line of text.

Format:

  • Plain text
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes

HTML Comment

Description:
Specifies the comment for the Asana task.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the Add Comment To A Task Configuration screen, select HTML Comment.
Allowed Values:
More than one line of text.

Format:

  • HTML
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes