<h2>Task SLA table</h2><br/><div style="overflow-x:auto"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"><head><meta content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><meta name="copyright" content="(C) Copyright 2025" /><meta name="DC.rights.owner" content="(C) Copyright 2025" /><meta name="generator" content="DITA-OT" /><meta name="DC.type" content="reference" /><meta name="DC.title" content="Task SLA table" /><meta name="abstract" content="The Task SLA [task_sla] table stores Task SLA records for the SLAs attached to particular tasks." /><meta name="description" content="The Task SLA [task_sla] table stores Task SLA records for the SLAs attached to particular tasks." /><meta name="DC.subject" content="Task SLA, table" /><meta name="keywords" content="Task SLA, table" /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" content="../../../product/service-level-management/concept/service-level-management-reference.html" /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" 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href="../../../product/service-level-management/reference/service-level-mgmt-landing-page.html" title="The ServiceNow Service Level Management (SLM) application helps to gather service requirements as well as monitor and report with regards to agreed service levels (SLAs).">Service Level Management</a> > </div> <h1 class="title topictitle1" id="ariaid-title1">Task SLA table</h1> <div class="body refbody"><p class="shortdesc">The Task SLA [task_sla] table stores Task SLA records for the SLAs attached to particular tasks.</p> <div class="section"> <p class="p">For each task, attached SLAs are accessible in a related list on the Task's form.</p> <div class="p"><div class="fig fignone" id="r_TaskSLATable__fig_TaskSLATable"><span class="figcap"><span class="fig--title-label">Figure 1. </span>Task SLA table</span> <img class="image" id="r_TaskSLATable__image_ifm_tqw_rp" src="../image/TaskSLATable.png" alt="Task SLA table with two definitions" /> </div> </div> <p class="p">The SLA form for a task shows further details:</p> <div class="p"><div class="fig fignone" id="r_TaskSLATable__fig_urf_3np_3r"><span class="figcap"><span class="fig--title-label">Figure 2. </span>Task SLA form</span> <img class="image" id="r_TaskSLATable__image_spr_2pp_3r" src="../image/TaskSLAForm.png" alt="Task SLA form view" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section"><h2 class="title sectiontitle">Stage values</h2> <div class="p">The following <span class="ph uicontrol">Stage</span> values are defined:<ul class="ul" id="r_TaskSLATable__ul_mgm_gjg_wr"><li class="li"><span class="ph uicontrol">In progress</span></li><li class="li"><span class="ph uicontrol">Cancelled</span></li><li class="li"><span class="ph uicontrol">Paused</span></li><li class="li"><span class="ph uicontrol">Completed</span></li></ul> </div> <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> The <span class="ph uicontrol">Breached</span> stage value is also available for systems either using the 2010 SLA engine, or running in compatibility mode.</div> </div> <div class="section"><h2 class="title sectiontitle">Timing information</h2> <p class="p">The <span class="ph uicontrol">Timings</span> fields on the Task SLA contain the crucial information powered by the SLA Engine:</p> <div class="p"> <div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="r_TaskSLATable__tbl_TaskSLATime-BasedFields" class="table" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption><span class="tablecap"><span class="table--title-label">Table 1. </span>Task SLA Time-Based Fields</span></caption><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><thead class="thead" style="text-align:left;"><tr class="row"><th class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d628932e147">Field</th><th class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d628932e150">Description</th></tr></thead><tbody class="tbody"><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d628932e147 ">Start time</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d628932e150 ">The time the SLA was started.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d628932e147 ">Stop time</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d628932e150 ">The time the SLA ended.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d628932e147 ">Breach time</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d628932e150 ">The time the SLA will breach, adjusted for business pause duration (for task SLAs with a schedule specified) or pause duration (for task SLAs with no schedule).<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> Breach time is the same as Planned end time.</div> </td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d628932e147 ">Actual Elapsed Time</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d628932e150 ">Time between start time and now (minus pause duration).</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d628932e147 ">Actual Elapsed Percentage</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d628932e150 ">Percentage of total SLA that has elapsed (minus pause duration).</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d628932e147 ">Actual Time Left</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d628932e150 ">Time remaining until SLA breach.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d628932e147 ">Business Elapsed Time</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d628932e150 ">Time within the specified schedule between start time and now (minus pause duration).</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d628932e147 ">Business Elapsed Percentage</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d628932e150 ">Percentage of total SLA that has elapsed within the specified schedule (minus pause duration).</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d628932e147 ">Business Time Left</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d628932e150 ">Time within the schedule remaining until SLA breach.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d628932e147 ">Original breach time</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d628932e150 ">The date/time the SLA would breach, as calculated when the SLA is first attached.<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> You may have to configure the form to see this field.</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div 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