# Permissions Problem...can't change task status

**URL:** <https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/permissions-problem-cant-change-task-status/4455>\
**Category:** Flow Production Tracking\
**Created:** [January 3, 2020, 11:14am UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/permissions-problem-cant-change-task-status/4455 "2020-01-03T11:14:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Laura\_Dochtermann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Laura\_Dochtermann](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/u/Laura_Dochtermann)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 1:07am UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/permissions-problem-cant-change-task-status/4455/4 "2021-03-24T01:07:16Z")

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Hello @Chad

Including below Beth’s reply from another thread:

> [@Can't change status for Tasks in Pipeline](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/cant-change-status-for-tasks-in-pipeline/11915/7):
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> Hi @SMehmeti, Artists are only able to change the Status field of a task if they, or their group, are in the Assigned To field of that task. Once you assign the tasks, the user should be able to edit them accordingly. Looking at your first image, it appears as though the Assigned to field is empty, so I’m guessing that is where you are running into trouble. Cheers, Beth

Best,  
Laura

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