# Defer a Task

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">To defer/postpone a task for completion at a future time, open the Task Schedule Page for the Asset of interest. </span>

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Click the three-dot icon to the right of the task you wish to defer opening the Task Schedule Table Context Menu. Select “Defer Tasks” from the context menu opening the Defer Task Modal.

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When the user selects the Deferred checkbox, the Defer Task Modal expands.

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A dropdown menu prompts the user to select the type of deferment: date or meter metric.

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">A Date deferment allows the user to select a date that the task will be deferred until. Add any desired notes and select “Save” to record the deferment. </span>

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If an individual meter is selected as the deferment type, the Defer Task modal will display the current meter reading and allow the user to input a new meter reading. The task will be postponed until the newly input meter reading is hit. </span>

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Add any desired notes and select the “Save” button to record the deferment. </span>