Cancel or Reassign a Task or Workflow

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Last updated: Apr 17, 2026

At some point, you may want to either cancel or reassign a task or a workflow, for example, in the event that it is no longer needed or a mistake has been made.

Tip You can update the due date for all tasks in a workflow by navigating to the Timeline View () and selecting the Update Workflow Due Date from the Actions menu ().

Cancel a Task

  1. Within the document that is involved in the task, click the workflow name to open the task and workflow details.

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  2. Click the Actions menu () on the task.

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  3. Select cancel task.

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  4. In the confirmation popup, click continue to cancel the task.

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Cancel a Workflow

  1. Within the document that is involved in the workflow, click the workflow name to open the task and workflow details.

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  2. Click the Actions menu () on the workflow.

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  3. Select cancel task.

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  4. In the confirmation popup, click continue to cancel the workflow.

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Reassign a Task

  1. Within the document that is involved in the task, click the workflow name to open the task and workflow details.

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  2. Click the Actions menu () on the task.

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  3. Select reassign task.

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  4. In the popup, select a user to assign the task to.

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  5. Click continue to reassign the task.

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Reassign a Workflow

  1. Within the document that is involved in the task, click the workflow name to open the task and workflow details.

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  2. Click the Actions menu () on the task.

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  3. Select replace workflow owner.

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  4. In the popup, select a user to assign as the workflow owner.

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  5. Click continue to reassign the workflow.

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