Task to Multiple people - no updates?

[Guest]

I am trying to create a task for multiple people. Each person will need to complete a different part of said task and depending on when that part is complete, it dictates the next person's duties.

When I create a task in outlook and assign it to one person, every update that person makes I get a notice. But if I assign the task to multiple people, I get a message that my copy of the task won't be updated.

What I need is for everyone (including myself) to be updated when someone else updates the task as see their updates. This why the workflow will continue smoothly. Why is it that when I assign a task to one person it works, but it doesn't work when assigned to mulitple people? Is there a way I can do this within outlook?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

This is normal behavior, by design. The solution is to break the task into
multiple tasks and assign each one to a single individual.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

I am trying to create a task for multiple people. Each person will need to

complete a different part of said task and depending on when that part is
complete, it dictates the next person's duties.

When I create a task in outlook and assign it to one person, every update

that person makes I get a notice. But if I assign the task to multiple
people, I get a message that my copy of the task won't be updated.

What I need is for everyone (including myself) to be updated when someone

else updates the task as see their updates. This why the workflow will
continue smoothly. Why is it that when I assign a task to one person it
works, but it doesn't work when assigned to mulitple people? Is there a way
I can do this within outlook?