Remove an assignment

You can use assignments to track project work. If the work is finished for an assignment, and you don't need to keep a copy, or the assignment was created by mistake, you can remove it from a project. Only project owners or administrators can remove an assignment.

Use caution when deleting an assignment

You can remove an assignment in any State: To Do, Ready to Claim, In Progress, Canceled, Completed-Accepted, Completed-Rejected.
Removing an assignment can't be undone.
Follow the recommended best practices before you remove an assignment:
- Complete an assignment or Cancel an assignment. If the assignment is in a State of To Do or In Progress, Inspire notifies the assignee that the assignment was removed.
- If you didn't create the assignment by mistake, then for audit purposes, Save a list of project assignments and workflows.

To remove an assignment:

Click Projects.
On the Project Management tab, double-click to open the project that contains the assignment you want to remove.
You can also open a project by:
- Right-clicking the project and then selecting Open.
- Clicking the Options menu and then selecting Open.
On the Assignments pane, right-click the assignment you want to remove and then select Remove.
You can also remove an assignment by selecting the assignment, clicking the Options menu, and then selecting Remove.
On the Remove Assignment dialog, click Yes.
Results: In the Assignments panel, the assignment is removed from the list.