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<style>p { margin: 0; }span.fr-emoticon.fr-emoticon-img { background-repeat: no-repeat !important; font-size: inherit; height: 1em; width: 1em; min-height: 20px; min-width: 20px; display: inline-block; margin: -0.1em 0.1em 0.1em; line-height: 1; vertical-align: middle; } span.fr-emoticon { font-weight: normal; font-family: "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "NotoColorEmoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", "EmojiSymbols"; display: inline; line-height: 0; } blockquote { border-left: solid 2px #5e35b1; color: #5e35b1; margin-left:0; padding-left:5px;}blockquote blockquote{ border-color: #00bcd4; color: #00bcd4;}blockquote blockquote blockquote{ border-color: #43a047; color: #43a047;} table.grid{ border-collapse: collapse;} table.grid td, table.grid th { border: 1px solid #ddd;} .fr-fic.fr-dib{ display: block; margin: 5px auto;}.fr-fic.fr-dib.fr-fir{ text-align: right; margin: 5px 0 5px auto;}.fr-fic.fr-dib.fr-fil{ text-align: left; margin: 5px auto 5px 0;}.fr-fic.fr-dii{ float: none; margin: 5px auto;}.fr-fic.fr-dii.fr-fil{ float: left; margin: 5px auto;}.fr-fic.fr-dii.fr-fir{ float: right; margin: 5px auto;}img.fr-dib.fr-fir { margin-right: 0; text-align: right;}img.fr-dib.fr-fil { margin-left: 0; text-align: left;}img.fr-dib { margin: 5px auto; display: block; float: none;}img.fr-bordered { box-sizing: content-box; border: solid 5px #CCC;}img.fr-shadow { box-shadow: 10px 10px 5px 0px #cccccc;}img.fr-rounded { border-radius: 10px; -moz-border-radius: 10px; -webkit-border-radius: 10px; -moz-background-clip: padding; -webkit-background-clip: padding-box; background-clip: padding-box;}</style><style> p { margin: 0; } span.fr-emoticon.fr-emoticon-img { background-repeat: no-repeat !important; font-size: inherit; height: 1em; width: 1em; min-height: 20px; min-width: 20px; display: inline-block; margin: -0.1em 0.1em 0.1em; line-height: 1; vertical-align: middle; } span.fr-emoticon { font-weight: normal; font-family: "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "NotoColorEmoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", "EmojiSymbols"; display: inline; line-height: 0; } blockquote { border-left: solid 2px #5e35b1; color: #5e35b1; margin-left: 0; padding-left: 5px; } blockquote blockquote { border-color: #00bcd4; color: #00bcd4; } blockquote blockquote blockquote { border-color: #43a047; color: #43a047; } table.grid { border-collapse: collapse; } table.grid td, table.grid th { border: 1px solid #ddd; } .fr-fic.fr-dib { display: block; margin: 5px auto; } .fr-fic.fr-dib.fr-fir { text-align: right; margin: 5px 0 5px auto; } .fr-fic.fr-dib.fr-fil { text-align: left; margin: 5px auto 5px 0; } .fr-fic.fr-dii { float: none; margin: 5px auto; } .fr-fic.fr-dii.fr-fil { float: left; margin: 5px auto; } .fr-fic.fr-dii.fr-fir { float: right; margin: 5px auto; } img.fr-dib.fr-fir { margin-right: 0; text-align: right; } img.fr-dib.fr-fil { margin-left: 0; text-align: left; } img.fr-dib { margin: 5px auto; display: block; float: none; } img.fr-bordered { box-sizing: content-box; border: solid 5px #CCC; } img.fr-shadow { box-shadow: 10px 10px 5px 0px #cccccc; } img.fr-rounded { border-radius: 10px; -moz-border-radius: 10px; -webkit-border-radius: 10px; -moz-background-clip: padding; -webkit-background-clip: padding-box; background-clip: padding-box; } </style><p><strong>In this guide we will cover:</strong></p><p><strong>- All To-Do list items completed</strong></p><p><strong>- To-Do list group completed</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>Admin Guides:</strong></p><ul><li style="font-weight: bold;"><strong><a href="https://usehalo.com/haloitsm/guides/1832/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Workflows</a></strong></li></ul><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>Related Guides:</strong></p><ul><li style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://usehalo.com/haloitsm/guides/1780/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">To-Do Lists</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p id="isPasted">To-Do lists and To-Do list groups can be used as a trigger to move to another workflow step. In Configuration &gt; Tickets &gt; Workflows, select the workflow you wish to add the automation to.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Note: These automations will only check whether the To-Do is complete when on the stage with the action. If the To-Do list/group is completed in a previous stage, it will not check these rules. Unchecking and rechecking a box will trigger this if needed.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>All To-Do list items completed</strong></span></p><p id="isPasted">The first of the two automations for to-do list is if the entire to-do list is completed. In the workflow in <strong>Fig 1</strong> below, this is set to move the workflow to the next step upon completion.</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjVkNWQ3ZTBhLWJkYmMtNDkyZS04ZGQxLTk4MDYzYzhkMTE0YSJ9.iNvYhshWhi-pSODYEigsxBXlki8qKZ4h1RqieguJLMo" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="984" style="width: 986px; height: 434.957px;" height="435"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 1. Workflow with All To-Do list items completed action</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p>This action has been added under the step of the workflow within the action table.</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjQ5YzE2ZGVkLTY1NWMtNGQ0ZS05NzZhLWFjZGRmZmZmNTRiNyJ9.nWaNpRpe9mq8HRq9Ml6r3zlUdBBW5AtSuf57yzoJpqM" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="979" style="width: 981px; height: 174.123px;" height="174"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 2. All To-Do list items completed in the Actions area of a step.</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p>I can then progress my ticket to the stage with this action, like in <strong>Fig 3</strong>.</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjdlOTJiOTkyLTgzYTItNGQ3ZS1iZmVlLWE5NzljMTgwYmY1NSJ9.Fx6ifOIRAPs4wSpxUbol9HeyNMxB4Wy5RTEdmlx-rOw" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="973" style="width: 975px; height: 564.936px;" height="565"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 3. Ticket on the Scheduling stage with an uncompleted To-Do list.</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p>Once I complete each item on my To-Do list, it moves my workflow to the next stage.</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6ImY5NjdhZGNkLTAyOGQtNGZmMi04MWM4LTQ5NmZjZGUwY2E2YyJ9.QFuZEMVfVFE7kcJWJNV-qtlqC7wbJctsCd0aeyRD3EA" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="958" style="width: 960px; height: 558.557px;" height="559"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 4. Ticket on the next stage after To-Do list is complete.</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong id="isPasted"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">To-Do list group completed</span></strong></p><p>The second option is using To-Do list groups as the trigger for the workflow.</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6ImFlZDg1ZmU0LTg4MTItNDE0Yy05YTQ3LTJjYjRlNGIxMWUxZSJ9.zLDVh50GKYhEQBEsbhqeXExKziIKLvyykqiu3FzWhg0" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="975" style="width: 977px; height: 432.443px;" height="432"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 5. To-Do list group completed action on a workflow.</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p>This can be added into the Actions table of the workflow step.</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjRmYTAxMTdkLWVmZGItNDA1OS1iMWMwLTY3OWJmOGZmOTMyZiJ9.I18WkQlwBuo43vzADhCFoSDEaRKfXEjCv7O2UXXkGqk" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="969" style="width: 971px; height: 171.468px;" height="171"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 6. To-Do list group completed in the Actions table.</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p>The To-Do list group this is based on is set when setting the action.</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6ImJkZjBjM2I1LTY1ZmYtNGIyNC05MWViLWIzMzlhNTgwOWRiYiJ9.zZjpvVP2ePxM62jyEP6Y8YMnTncDGjh8aR9c6Pqbibk" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="688" height="469"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 7. To-Do List Group setting.</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p>To-Do list groups can be created in Configuration &gt; Tickets &gt; General Settings &gt; To-Do List Groups.</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6ImRmYjJhMzkzLTIyNzMtNDNjMi1iNDZiLWFlMWVhM2JlNmUxMiJ9.JcHI-oXT9xH757wpAhZAoQDIYScOUnf3--PbQvNz6-c" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="452" height="577"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 8. To-Do list group.</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p>On the ticket, completing that To-Do list group will move the workflow on like in <strong>Fig 9 and 10</strong>. Tasks &quot;4&quot;, &quot;5&quot; and &quot;6&quot; are ad-hoc ones I have added, and do not need to be completed for the workflow to move on as they are not part of the group. Even though task &quot;6&quot; is incomplete, the workflow still moved.</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6ImFlZGJmOWI2LWNjNGYtNDA5NC1hMjY1LWY1MDExYWQ5YzlmOCJ9.auyjCz-Q4CHFXhtGvlTjZ1f8GvbyH0Jr3rOcuyuiTuA" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="976" style="width: 978px; height: 582.893px;" height="583"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 9. To-Do list group on a To-Do list on a ticket.</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6ImUxOWFiNjlhLTMzMTktNDg3OC05MGZlLTEwM2Y5MmFkYTNlYiJ9.5x0UqsfJsQI3UvsPfTO9PQuyOtTR-M7iFzPSI5VEpAM" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="975" style="width: 977px; height: 581.957px;" height="582"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 10. To-Do list group completed and workflow moved on.</span></strong></p><p><br></p>
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