task_editor role? Can anyone shed some light on this?

[Kim Sullivan]

Please explain (in layman’s terms) what the following roles are and what they allow:

• Task_editor

I’ve found that the role can “edit protected task fields”, but no further data.  What fields on task are protected?

[Raghu Loganatha]

Kim, 

This role is used to edit the protected task fields. Here is the link where you can find details on all base system roles. 

https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/london-platform-administration/page/administer/roles/reference/r_BaseSystemRoles.html

Mark this response as "Answered" if this answers your question.

[Kim Sullivan]

Raghu -- that is the same information I posted in the question.  I'm looking to find out what the protected task fields are?

[Kim Sullivan · Accepted solution]

Thanks to a great ServiceNow SC -- Steve Ward!

This is an old role from the past that allowed a user to edit tasks directly on the task table.

The task_editor role is not directly tied to a license itself. However, it is used by many other roles in order to provide users the ability to edit task records. Instead of creating all of the necessary ACLs under a role, for instance, rm_task_admin, they simply use task_editor to inherit from.