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title: "Task Node"
slug: "task-node"
status: "update"
updated: 2026-10-20T14:23:35Z
published: 2026-10-20T14:23:35Z
canonical: "docs.unqork.io/task-node"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.unqork.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Task Node

The Task node executes a module as part of a workflow. Its behavior depends on the swimlane it's placed in:

- **Automated swimlane**: Runs a module automatically without end-user interaction. Use the **Task Type** setting to choose between **Service** and **Script**.
- **Authenticated swimlane**: Presents a module to the end-user as a step in the workflow. The task type is always User—no task type selection is available.

> **How to read settings tables**
> 
> 
> The tables below describe each configurable option as it displays in the UnqorkAI platform. Values are formatted as follows: `inline code` — a value to type exactly as shown | **Bold** — a value selected from a drop-down, radio button, tab, or choice chip | **ON**/**OFF** — toggle state | ✓ — checkbox checked | ☐ — checkbox unchecked

## Settings

### Automated Swimlane

#### Task Module

| Setting | Field | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Task Type | `taskType` | Drop-down | **Script** | The type of task to execute. Options include: **Service** or **Script**. |
| Label | `label` | Text input | `task-{n}` | A display name for the node. Supports template expressions (for example, `task-{{ data.number }}`). |
| Path | `nodeId` | Text input | `task-{n}` | The unique identifier automatically generated for the node. Preset and not editable. |
| Module | `form` | Module selector | — | The module to execute. |
| Create New Module | — | Button | — | Opens the Module Builder to create a new module and connect it to this Task node. |

#### Validation

| Setting | Field | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Save Data | `updateData` | Toggle | OFF | When set to **ON**, this setting saves submission data after the task executes. |
| Validate Data | `validateData` | Toggle | OFF | When set to **ON**, this setting validates submission data after the task executes. |

### Authenticated Swimlane

#### Task Module

| Setting | Field | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Label | `label` | Text input | `task-{n}` | A display name for the node. Supports template expressions (for example, `task-{{ data.number }}`). |
| Path | `nodeId` | Text input | `task-{n}` | The unique identifier automatically generated for the node. Preset and not editable. |
| Screen Type | `screenType` | Radio button | **Static** | The method for determining which module to display. |

> - **Static**: Select a module directly from a list.
>   - **Module** (`form`, Module selector): The module to display.
>   - **Create New Module** (Button): Opens the Module Builder to create a new module and connect it to this Task node.
> - **Dynamic**: Load a module at runtime using a Property ID. To loop through a variable set of modules using this setting, see [Loop Through Modules Dynamically](/unqorkai/docs/loop-through-modules-dynamically).
>   - **Property ID** (`propertyId`, Property ID): The Property ID of a field containing the module ID to load at runtime.

#### Actions

| Setting | Field | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hide Express Navigation Buttons | `disableNavigationButtons` | Toggle | OFF | When set to **ON**, this setting hides the Save and Exit button on this task's Express View page. |
| Back Button Label | `prev` | Text input | — | The label for the back navigation button. Supports template expressions (for example, `{{ data.previous }}`). |
| Next Button Label | `next` | Text input | — | The label for the forward navigation button. Supports template expressions (for example, `{{ data.next }}`). |

#### Validation

| Setting | Field | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Save Data on Navigation | `saveDataOnNavigation` | Toggle | ON | When set to **ON**, this setting saves submission data when the end-user navigates between tasks. |
| Allow Navigation Forward with Validation Errors | `allowNavigationWithErrors` | Toggle | OFF | When set to **ON**, this setting lets end-users move forward even when validation errors are present. Does not work in a subprocess or an automation swimlane. |

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**Changelog**

| Date | Change |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-10-19 | Corrected the setting name to **Task Type**. |
| — | Initial publication. |

End-users, also known as Express Users, are the individuals accessing an application through Express View. In most cases, end-users are the customers using the product.

Label Text conveys what the input component is and what information it displays. Enter the purpose of the corresponding component or field.

A Property ID is the unique field ID used by Unqork to track and link components in your module.

The Unqork front-end application framework that delivers Creator-built applications to end-users. Express is the layer end-users interact with—the published forms, screens, and navigation built in the Module Builder. Express is distinct from Express View, which is a Creator-facing preview tool in the IDE.

Express View is how your end-user views your application. Express View also lets you preview your applications to test your configuration and view the styling. This is also the view your end-users will see when interacting with your application. After configuring a module, click Preview in the Module Builder to interact with the module in Express View.

End-users, also known as Express Users, are the individuals accessing an application through Express View. In most cases, end-users are the customers using the product.