Using Tabs for Task Management
Once AB Projects is added as a tab in a Microsoft Teams channel, your team manages the linked project's tasks right inside the channel — no app switching. The same project is also reachable from the AB Projects personal app and on the web; it's all one system, so what you do in the tab is the same data everywhere.
What you can do inside the tab
- Switch views — toggle between three views of the same tasks: List (with subtask hierarchy), Gantt (timeline), and Kanban (board by status).
- Create tasks — the + (create) button opens a panel to add a task with title, description, type, status, environment, assignee, and start/due dates.
- Open task details — selecting a task opens a slide-in panel with the full task, its change history, subtasks, and comments. Each field (status, priority, dates, assignee, type, environment, progress, title/description) has its own change panel.
- Comment and mention — discuss a task in its comment thread with rich text, image upload, and member
@mention. Comments stay tied to the task and sync two-way with the task's Teams thread. - Filter and sort — a filter panel narrows by keyword, status, type, environment, assignee, and completion (including showing omitted tasks), and sorts by due date, start date, created date, priority, or status. Your filter choices are remembered.
How changes behave
- Every task change requires a short reason. The change is recorded in the task's change history and posted to the linked Teams channel, so the team sees what changed and why.
- The tab always loads the project's current state. To see teammates' latest changes in a view you already have open, reopen or refresh the tab — updates aren't pushed live into other people's open tabs, but the Teams channel post keeps everyone informed in real time.
- AI assistants connected through MCP can also create and update tasks and add comments; AI-generated activity is clearly disclosed.
Tips for effective use
- Rename the Teams tab (e.g. "Design Tasks") so its purpose is clear at a glance — the AB Projects channel tab supports renaming in Teams.
- Use Kanban for stand-ups, List for detailed triage with subtasks, and Gantt to sanity-check the timeline.
- Keep discussion in task comments rather than loose channel chat — it stays attached to the task and flows back into the Teams thread automatically.
- Always give a meaningful reason when you change a task; it's what the channel post and the audit history show.
With AB Projects tabs inside Microsoft Teams, your project workflow lives where the team already collaborates — visible, contextual, and accountable.