Connecting Dumpster Tasks

Connecting dumpster tasks ensures that Docket accurately tracks open rentals, resource availability, and job progression across your schedule. It helps maintain clean workflows between related tasks and prevents errors or gaps in reporting. 

Since tasks can be created at different points in a job’s timeline, Docket provides several ways to connect them.

Before You Start

Here are a few things to know before you continue:

• If you are not familiar with creating dumpster tasks in Docket, please review how in this article.
• Have key details ready for task creation, such as service type, location, and schedule.
• Whenever possible, connect dumpster tasks during initial task creation to save time and improve accuracy across scheduling, open rentals, and availability tracking.
• Depending on how your permissions are set up you may not be able to access some or all of these settings. Please reach out to your Admin if additional access is needed.

Schedule Next Task During Task Creation

This is the most efficient way to connect tasks and should be used whenever possible, especially when you already know the follow-up action, such as a pickup, exchange, or dump and return.

1. Create a new Dumpster Task.
2. Click Scheduling.
3. Locate Schedule Next Task and select the type of next task you want to create.

4. Fill in the required details.
5. Click Create. Both tasks will be created and connected. 

Schedule Next Task from an Existing Task

This process is for when you need to add a follow-up task to a task that already exists.

1. Open the existing task.
2. Click Scheduling.
3. Locate Schedule Next Task and select the type of next task you want to create.

4. Fill in required details.
5. Click Update. A new task will be created and connected.

Connect a New Dumpster Task to a Previous Drop-Off

This process is for when you're creating a new task that needs to be linked to a previous drop-off.

1. Create a Dumpster Task.
2. Select task type of Pick Up, Exchange, Relocate or Dump and Return.
3. Click dropdown menu under Drop Off Task.
4. Select the associated drop off task.

5. Fill in required details.
6. Click Create. Your new task will be create and connected to the Drop Off Task you selected.

Assign Next Task to an Existing Dumpster Task

This process is for when two tasks were created independently and need to be linked after the fact. You will need to know the task number of the Dumpster Task you would like to connect to another.

1. Open the first Dumpster Task.
2. Click Scheduling.
3. Locate Assign Next Task.

4. Enter the task number of the second Dumpster Task you would like to connect and search.
5. Click Assign next to the second Dumpster Task in the search to connect tasks.

Schedule Next Dumpster Task via Open Rentals

This process is helpful for cleaning up your account if a drop-off has been completed but no follow-up task has been scheduled.

1. Go to Assets.
2. Click Open Rentals.
3. Find the rental that does not have a next task listed.
4. Click Schedule Next Task.

5. Complete required details.
6. Click Create and the next dumpster task will be created and connected to the original.

Please Note: While this method is a useful safeguard, it’s best to schedule follow-up tasks during the initial task creation whenever possible. 

How to Know if Tasks are Connected

1. Go to a Dumpster Task.
2. At the top, you should be able to navigate to connected tasks at the top of the pop-out.

If this does not appear on a specific task, to click forward, back, or both (like the picture above), then the task is not connected to another. Please use one of the above methods to connect the task.

If you have any questions, please reach out to our Support team through the chat widget on the bottom right of this page or by sending an email to support@yourdocket.com!