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08/21/2009

Task

Topic Last Modified: 2008-08-26

The Task element represents a task in the Exchange store.

Syntax

<Task>
   <MimeContent/>
   <ItemId/>
   <ParentFolderId/>
   <ItemClass/>
   <Subject/>
   <Sensitivity/>
   <Body/>
   <Attachments/>
   <DateTimeReceived/>
   <Size/>
   <Categories/>
   <InReplyTo/>
   <IsSubmitted/>
   <IsDraft/>
   <IsFromMe/>
   <IsResend/>
   <IsUnmodified/>
   <InternetMessageHeaders/>
   <DateTimeSent/>
   <DateTimeCreated/>
   <ResponseObjects/>
   <ReminderDueBy/>
   <ReminderIsSet/>
   <ReminderMinutesBeforeStart/>
   <DisplayCc/>
   <DisplayTo/>
   <HasAttachments/>
   <ExtendedProperty/>
   <Culture/>
   <ActualWork/>
   <AssignedTime/>
   <BillingInformation/>
   <ChangeCount/>
   <Companies/>
   <CompleteDate/>
   <Contacts/>
   <DelegationState/>
   <Delegator/>
   <DueDate/>
   <IsAssignmentEditable/>
   <IsComplete/>
   <IsRecurring/>
   <IsTeamTask/>
   <Mileage/>
   <Owner/>
   <PercentComplete/>
   <Recurrence/>
   <StartDate/>
   <Status/>
   <StatusDescription/>
   <TotalWork/>
   <EffectiveRights/>
   <ReceivedBy/>
   <ReceivedRepresenting/>
</Task>

Type

TaskType

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

Element	Description
MimeContent	Contains the native Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) stream of an object that is represented in base64Binary format.
ItemId	Contains the unique identifier and change key of an item in the Exchange store.
ParentFolderId	Represents the identifier of the parent folder that contains the item or folder.
ItemClass	Represents the message class of an item.
Subject	Represents the subject for Exchange store items and response objects.
Sensitivity	Contains the status for an item's sensitivity.
Body	Represents the actual body content of a message.
Attachments	Contains the items or files that are attached to an item in the Exchange store.
DateTimeReceived	Represents the date and time that an item in a mailbox was received.
Size	Represents the size, in bytes, of an item. This property is read-only.
Categories	Represents a collection of strings that identify to which categories an item in the mailbox belongs.
Importance	Describes the importance of an item.
InReplyTo	Represents the identifier of the item to which this item is a reply.
IsSubmitted	Indicates whether an item has been submitted to the Outbox default folder.
IsDraft	Represents whether an item has not yet been sent.
IsFromMe	Indicates whether a user sent an item to him or herself.
IsResend	Indicates whether the item had previously been sent.
IsUnmodified	Indicates whether the item has been modified.
InternetMessageHeaders	Represents the collection of all Internet message headers that are contained in an item in a mailbox.
DateTimeSent	Represents the date and time that an item in a mailbox was sent.
DateTimeCreated	Represents the date and time that a given item in the mailbox was created.
ResponseObjects	Contains a collection of all the response objects that are associated with an item in the Exchange store.
ReminderDueBy	Represents the date and time when the event occurs. This is used by the ReminderMinutesBeforeStart element to determine when the reminder is displayed.
ReminderIsSet	Indicates whether a reminder has been set for an item in the Exchange store.
ReminderMinutesBeforeStart	Represents the number of minutes before an event when a reminder is displayed.
DisplayCc	Represents the display string that is used for the contents of the Cc box. This is the concatenated string of all Cc recipient display names.
DisplayTo	Represents the display string that is used for the contents of the To box. This is the concatenated string of all To recipient display names.
HasAttachments	Represents a property that is set to true if an item has at least one visible attachment. This property is read-only.
ExtendedProperty	Identifies extended properties on folders and items.
Culture	Represents the culture for a given item in a mailbox.
ActualWork	Represents the actual amount of time that is spent on a task.
AssignedTime	Represents the time when a task is assigned to a contact.
BillingInformation	Holds billing information for a task.
ChangeCount	Specifies the version of the task.
Companies	Represents the collection of companies that are associated with a contact or task.
CompleteDate	Represents the date on which a task is completed.
Contacts	Contains a list of contacts that are associated with a task.
DelegationState	Represents the status of a delegated task.
Delegator	Contains the name of the delegator who assigned the task.
DueDate	Represents the date when a task item is due.
IsAssignmentEditable	Indicates whether the task is editable or not.
IsComplete	Indicates whether the task has been completed or not.
IsRecurring	Indicates whether a task is part of a recurring item. This element is read-only.
IsTeamTask	Indicates whether the task is owned by a team or not.
Mileage	Represents mileage for a task item.
Owner	Represents the owner of a task.
PercentComplete	Describes the completion status of a task.
Recurrence (TaskRecurrenceType)	Contains recurrence information for recurring tasks.
StartDate (Task)	Represents the start date of a task item.
Status	Represents the status of a task item.
StatusDescription	Contains an explanation of the task status.
TotalWork	Contains a description of how much work is associated with an item.
EffectiveRights	Contains the rights of the client based on the permission settings for the item or folder. This element is read-only. This element was introduced in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1).
ReceivedBy	Identifies the delegate in a delegate access scenario. This element was introduced in Exchange 2007 SP1.
ReceivedRepresenting	Identifies the principal in a delegate access scenario. This element was introduced in Exchange 2007 SP1.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
AdjacentMeetings	Describes all calendar items that are adjacent to a meeting time.
AppendToItemField	Identifies data to append to a single property of an item/folder during an UpdateItem Operation.
ConflictingMeetings	Identifies all items that conflict with a meeting time.
Create (ItemSync)	Identifies a single item to create in the local client store.
ItemAttachment	Represents an Exchange item that is attached to another Exchange item.
Items	Contains an array of items.
SetItemField	Represents an update to a single property of an item in an UpdateItem operation.
Update (ItemSync)	Identifies a single item to update in the local client store.

Remarks

The schema that describes this element is located in the EWS virtual directory of the computer that is running Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 that has the Client Access server role installed.

Element Information

Namespace	https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types
Schema name	Types schema
Validation file	Types.xsd
Can be empty	False

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