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Users are now able to create non-Jira tasks that are contained within a chart and are not saved in Jira.
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To create an internal task, click the “Plus“ button and select the corresponding option.
Summary is the only required field for internal tasks.
An internal task without a specified start date is displayed in the table only but not on the chart timeline.
If you would like an internal task to be displayed shown on the timeline, please provide a value for the Start date field.
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