Bug: Add "task" button in Group header doesn't respect default task type

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Group headers have an “add task” button[1] as show below:

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Hovering over the “add task” button in the Group header reveals the aria-label text. As the image above shows, the aria-label indicates that clicking this button will create a new custom type task I’ve named “Work.”

  • I have “Work” set as my default task type.
  • Clicking this “add task” button creates the default task type, not the custom task type. As shown in the image below.

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This bug is not restricted to user-created custom task types

  • FAIL: This “add task” button will not create a milestone even if milestone is set as the default task type
  • FAIL: This “add task” button will not create an approval even if approval is set as the default task type

Most of the other “Add task” buttons an actions work as expected.

  • PASS: The “Add task” button in the page tool bar respects the project’s default task type selection in the List, Board, Gantt, and Timeline views
  • PASS: The “Add task” text/link in the .ProjectSpreadsheetAddTaskAndAggregationRow--taskDropTargetRow respects the project’s default task type selection
  • PASS: The return keyboard shortcut command respects the project’s default task type selection in the List view
    • Separate Bug: The return keyboard shortcut command does not work in Board views at all, so I cannot test it there.
  • FAIL: The return keyboard shortcut command DOES NOT respect the project’s default task type selection in the Gantt view
  • FAIL: Clicking the mouse on the timeline view DOES NOT respect the project’s default task type selection

@lpb I searched, but couldn’t find anything. Do you know if this is a known bug?

@Richard_Sather, you’re just as much a fan of custom tasks as I am, have you encountered this?

  1. Not to be confused with the “Add task” button in the page toolbar which is in the upper left corner of the image below. ↩︎

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Hey @Skyler ! Thanks for flagging. I’ve shared this with the respective teams internally to dig into

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Thanks much @Garrett_Knoll! :folded_hands:

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Well documented as usual, @Skyler! And thanks, @Garrett_Knoll, as usual!

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