Deadline and closing date
For: managers and participants.
A task can have Available from, Deadline, and Closing date. They are not the same thing.
Available from
Section titled “Available from”Indicates from when work can start on the task, as long as it is also active and assigned to the participant.
Deadline
Section titled “Deadline”Marks when a submission is considered late. It does not block submissions by itself: late submissions are still allowed if closing has not occurred.
After the deadline, already saved parts may become locked for modifications. The participant view informs about this when applicable.
Closing date
Section titled “Closing date”From this date and time onwards, submissions can no longer be sent or modified. If not defined, the task may remain open according to other conditions.
The closing date cannot be earlier than the deadline. Tasks may have specific conditions by subgroup or individual authorizations that modify the effective deadlines.
Example: deadline Monday and closing Friday: from Tuesday to Friday late submissions are allowed, as long as other conditions permit.