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TASKS - Troubleshooting Tasks

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Written by Arynne Hargreaves
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Qargo Tasks — creation best practices

  • Use standard task templates configured in Qargo

    • Keep naming, email bodies, and schedules consistent.

  • Confirm recipients and email content for Contact tasks

    • Verify From, Addressed to, Subject, and Body before enabling a flow.

  • Choose the right execution mode per task type

    • Manual complete vs. Auto-complete vs. Auto-skip. Document why in the task description.

  • Keep context linked

    • Make sure tasks reference the correct order, trip, shipment, subcontractor, or customer so downstream actions pick up the right data.

  • Schedule and dependencies

    • Order the task list logically and use conditions so only relevant tasks appear for departments, services, or scenarios.

  • Pre‑go‑live test

    • Dry-run end‑to‑end in a sandbox tenant with realistic data and attachments.

🧰 Qargo Onboarding Managers will assist with initial task workflow setups. For additional setup assistance, please contact Qargo Support.


Qargo Tasks — troubleshooting triage

Step 1: Identify the symptom

  • Task is stuck (spinner) or never progresses

  • Document updated but contact email still shows old document

  • Skip vs Reset confusion on task panes

  • Audit/history looks incomplete for consignments

  • Contact task didn’t re-send after a change

Step 2: Quick checks in Qargo

  • Reload the page and re-open the task to confirm status

  • Check if a background worker hiccup occurred and the task needs a retry

  • Distinguish between document generation and sending via contact task

  • Expand execution/shipment sections when reviewing history

  • Validate task conditions didn’t hide the task due to department/service filters

Step 3: Fixes in Qargo

  • Stuck task

    • Reset the task back to TODO and retrigger. If queued work was lost (e.g., pod restart), retry usually resolves.

  • Document regenerated but email unchanged

    • Regenerating a tripsheet or document does not re-send. Re-run the related Contact task to email the latest version.

  • Skip vs Reset

    • Some default tasks (e.g., certain post‑invoice steps) cannot be skipped by design. Use Reset to return to TODO.

  • Audit trail seems incomplete

    • Expand the shipment/consignment in the order’s execution panel to reveal consignment documents and tasks in history.

  • Contact task visibility after earlier send

    • Previously sent emails won’t update automatically. Generate the new document and execute the Contact task again.

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