# Install and configure Tasks

> Install Tasks from the Marketplace, set how staff sign in, turn on the serving tab, and open the queue so it accepts requests.

## How to install Tasks

1. In the sidebar, navigate to **Apps** → **Marketplace**
2. Look for **Tasks** in the list of applications and click on the **Install** button to open the installation dialog
3. In the installation form, enter a **Name** for your installation, for example "Store requests"
4. Optionally, select a **Group** to organise your installations
5. Click **OK** to create the Tasks installation

One installation can receive requests from several solutions in the same store. Create a separate installation for each store, so staff only see their own store's requests.

## How to configure Tasks

1. Your new installation will be available in the sidebar under **Apps** → **Installations**
2. Open the installation and go to the **Configuration** tab
3. Set the **Login method** staff use to open Tasks:
   - **Pin code:** staff enter a PIN. Enter the PIN in the settings. This needs no other setup
   - **Email:** staff sign in with their PhyGrid account. Invite them to the tenant first, see [Invite a user](https://learn.phystack.com/users/invite-a-user/)
4. Turn on **Show serving tab (Enable ticket check out)**. It adds the **For Payment** column and the **Complete** button. Without it, requests disappear from the board once they're delivered
5. Optionally, leave **Customer can cancel ticket** on, so customers can cancel a request that hasn't been prepared yet
6. Optionally, add **Stations**, such as "Pickup desk" or "Fitting rooms", so staff can choose where they're serving
7. Optionally, set up **Staff notifications** to email staff when too many requests are waiting, or when they wait too long
8. Save the settings

## How to open the queue

Tasks only accepts requests while its queue is open. While it's closed, solutions can't send requests: Endless Aisle shows "An error occurred while creating order".

1. Open Tasks on a staff device. See [Manage requests in Tasks](https://learn.phygrid.com/tasks/manage-requests-in-tasks/)
2. Open **Settings** and turn on **The queue is open**

## How to connect Tasks to a solution

Each solution has a setting where you pick the Tasks installation that receives its requests:

- **Endless Aisle:** **Features** → **Bag** → **Tasks App** → **Queue**. See [Set up checkout with Tasks](https://learn.phygrid.com/endless-aisle/checkout/set-up-checkout-with-tasks/)
- **Smart Fitting Room:** **Tasks App** → **Queue**. See [Connect Smart Fitting Room to Tasks](https://learn.phygrid.com/smart-fitting-room/connect-smart-fitting-room-to-tasks/)

Tasks works as a queue, so these settings list all queues in your tenant, including Queue Management queues. Check that you pick the queue of your Tasks installation.