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Paul Austwick
Copper Contributor
Jan 26, 2022

Planner Recurring Tasks (AKA Feature ID: 82028)

I'm disappointed in the lack of information surrounding this long-delayed feature (Recurring tasks).

 

Highest requested feature on Uservoice (now closed), no feedback from the team for years despite it being consistently raised at every available opertunity. 

 

I was then tracking it via the 365 roadmap 

but extremely annoyed that the plan keeps slipping.
 
If the team had provided feedback I would not be in perpetual limbo waiting for this feature and simply would have used another vendor for this task.   The team need to feedback whether this is likely to be implemented by March.
 
Please can we have some feedback from the team, should I keep waiting of will this never materialise ?

13 Replies

  • Paul Austwick's avatar
    Paul Austwick
    Copper Contributor
    This is a amazing news - someone has actually been working on it all this time - this is amazing - but official the slowest rollout ever bar duke nukem forever.

    Its listed as being in the "rolling out phase" so will not be available in all tenants and may roll back if they find issues, like the ones discussed.

    Hopefully it appears in mine soon.... fingers crossed as I have a bunch of daily tasks I'd like to post for my team mates.
  • rstuart's avatar
    rstuart
    Copper Contributor
    Hi - I'm a Productivity Trainer and teach (amongst other apps) MS Planner - last week one of our clients said they have a Recurring task field (named Repeat) placed immediately to the right side of Due Date and under Priority within the main Task form!

    The link below confirms it - but as of today I still don't see it on our Tenant!! How do we get it??
    https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/recurring-tasks-in-planner-9f2561ee-45ee-4834-955b-c457f8bb0490
    • SanthoshB1's avatar
      SanthoshB1
      Bronze Contributor

      rstuart I can see the Repeat feature in Planner in our tenant. But the problem is its not working as expected. When I set repeat, Planner says "We couldn't update "<task name>". Please try again later.  :sad:

      • rstuart's avatar
        rstuart
        Copper Contributor

        SanthoshB1 then it is quite random then as I can't even see it, you can see it but it doesn't work, and my client does see it and it does work! Hope this issue gets looked at.

    • solisrct's avatar
      solisrct
      Copper Contributor

      Hello Paul Austwick , okey. Let's wait until the end of the Month. Also if after that there is no update, if you have any replacement tool for that I would really aprecciate a recomendation.

      • Paul Austwick's avatar
        Paul Austwick
        Copper Contributor
        Ok it is the last day of March and no progress. TBH its not looking good, again.

        Alternatives within 365 ...
        Microsoft flow - this can automate but its clunky and I hit a limit when adding tasks - but passable for basic tasks.
        ToDo - this is the individual, rather than the team view. HOWEVER you can share a list and have recurring in that. I rather liked the idea of PLANNER to overview and everyone use TODO for administrating their planner tasks as it would filter through.

        I really didn't want to add another tool to administrate/sign in to for my team but Monday is another although I haven't looked in to their offering. I have simple requirements and PLANNER would have been perfect fit I feel.
    • Paul Austwick's avatar
      Paul Austwick
      Copper Contributor
      I'm in the dark, still no news and currently I'm waiting till end of the month to give them the benefit of doubt.

      It's marked as being in the general release phase.... But I don't trust it!
      • Hrvoje Kusulja's avatar
        Hrvoje Kusulja
        MVP
        I am also pending this feature for so long.
        Still no any information, how will this work, referenced videos or documentation, when exactly will be since I also do not believe in Roadmap and has been postponed for months several times etc., no private or public preview etc.
        Seems like very bad communication from Planner product group, probably due to low Microsoft investments in Planner product.

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