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title: "Add/Edit task screens"
slug: "task-manager-add-edit-tasks"
updated: 2026-11-03T14:48:17Z
published: 2026-11-03T14:48:17Z
canonical: "docs.senhasegura.io/task-manager-add-edit-tasks"
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# Add/Edit task screens

The **Add task** and **Edit task** screens share the same fields and are available for administrators.

## Path to access

1. On Segura™ Platform, in the navigation bar, hover over the **Products menu** and select **Task Manager**.
2. In the side menu, select **Tasks**.
3. In the **Tasks** report, click **Add**.

or

1. In the desired task, click the **Edit** button.

## Main information tab

This tab provides information about the tasks main information.

| Item | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Task identification name** * | Text field | Yes | Task name. |
| **Environment** * | Dropdown menu | Yes | Environment where the task will be executed. The environment needs to be previously registered in the Segura™ Platform. More information in [How to configure Task Manager](/v4-2/docs/how-to-configure-task-manager). |
| **System** * | Dropdown menu | Yes | System where the task will be executed. The system needs to be previously registered in the Segura™ Platform. More information in [How to configure Task Manager](/v4-2/docs/how-to-configure-task-manager). |
| **Tags** | Text field | No | Tags to categorize the task. |

## Execution tab

This tab provides information about the execution templates, variables and credentials.

### Template for execution section

| Item | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Plugin** | Dropdown menu | No | Plugin used to execute the task. |
| **Change template** | Dropdown menu | No | Template used to execute the task. |

### Variables for execution section

| Item | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Add/Remove selected** | Button | Add or remove a variable. |
| **Identifier** | Text field | Variable unique name. **For example**: `SERVICE`. |
| **Value** | Text field | Value that will be used during execution. **For example**: `apache2`. |

### Credential for execution section

| Item | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Use a registered credential to access all devices** | Checkbox | Defines whether a credential registered in Segura™ Platform will be used to authenticate to the device where the task will be executed. **Note**: checking this box enables the **Access credential registered in the system** field. |
| **Access credential registered in the system** | Dropdown menu | Credential registered in Segura™ Platform to authenticate to the device where the task will be executed. |
| **Use own credential to connect** | Toggle button | Use your own credential to authenticate to the device where the task will be executed. |
| **Credential username** | Text field | Username credential that is not registered in Segura™ Platform. **Note**: available when the **Use a registered credential to access all devices** option is not checked. |

Info

When providing the credential username, Segura™ Platform will use this information to find a credential with this username on each device to perform authentication.

## Devices for execution tab

This tab provides information about the devices where the tasks will be executed.

| Item | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Add/Remove selected** | Button | Add or remove a device. |
| **Devices** | Table | Displays the device’s information. The fields are: *ID*, *Device name*, *Management*, *Type*, *Vendor*, *Product* and *Site*. |

## Review tab

Use the **Review** tab to check all the information entered in the previous tabs.