Missions
What a mission holds, how to create one, change its status, assign people and set due dates, priority and ETA.
A mission is one piece of work. It lives in a project and has an owner, a status, dates and a conversation.
Write homepage hero copy
StatusIn progress
AssigneesAKRJ
PriorityHigh
Due dateT-3d
ETA6 h
TagsCopyLaunch
Checklist 1/3
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Draft the headline
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Fields on a mission#
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| Status | Where the mission is in your workflow. Each status belongs to a category, see Statuses and labels. |
| Assignees | One or more people responsible. Pick from your members. |
| Priority | Urgent, High, Normal or Low. |
| Start date, Due date | When work begins and when it is due. With the space theme, due dates can show as countdown chips like T-3d. |
| ETA | Your estimate of the time needed. Reports compare it with the time tracked, see Time reports. |
| Tags | The workspace's labels, see Statuses and labels. |
| Description | Details, links and acceptance notes. |
| Custom fields | Your own fields, see Custom fields. |
Create a mission#
- Press New mission or C.
- Enter the Mission name, choose the Project and fill in anything else you know.
- Create it, then press Open in the confirmation to keep editing.
Work on a mission#
- Change the Status from the dropdown, or press Mark complete to move it to a done status.
- The panel saves automatically. A small indicator shows Saving…, Saved or Not saved.
- Use Copy link to share the mission, or click its key (like
WEB-12) to copy the Mission ID. - Press the eye button to watch a mission and get updates even if you are not assigned or mentioned.
- Use Previous mission and Next mission at the top to move through the list without closing the panel.
More actions#
The three-dot menu has Copy link, Duplicate, Archive mission and Delete mission. Archived missions disappear from lists and boards but stay searchable. Which actions you can use depends on your role, see Roles and permissions.
Find your own missions#
My Missions in the sidebar lists everything assigned to you across projects, with a countdown chip on every deadline.
Last reviewed 9 November 2026
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