Practice Manager - Re-ordering of tasks on a job
XPM has been updated recently (April 2025) and the update has removed the re-ordering of tasks function. We used the re-ordering function to put all tasks in chronological order e.g. monthly payroll tasks, VAT returns, year end accounts were all arranged in date order. Since the update all the re-ordering that we have completed on jobs have been changed and now all tasks are non-chronological and in a jumbled order. This is very frustrating. Please could Xero re-instate the ability to re-order tasks as required? These changes are a backwards step.

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Richard Taylor commented
Please reinstate this functionality. I can’t believe it was removed in an update – it’s essential for adding unforeseen tasks to a project at a later stage. It seems inconsistent that the functionality is still available when creating an estimate but not within projects.
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Kayleigh White commented
I don't understand why an update would be done and not include these important basic features. Why not update once everything has been completed/updated correctly?!! Extremely frustrating!
Please bring back ASAP!
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Sarah Shearer commented
This was a nice feature.
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Emily Ames commented
I agree with the above - also, I would like for the reordering of tasks to filter through to existing jobs when using the 'clock' icon for posting timesheets.
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Bex Clark commented
As above - please put back the ability to move the to do's around
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Helen Reid commented
please put this back its critical to our business and how we work
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Sarah Tulip commented
This is another Xero nightmare, this is ESSENTIAL functionality - as above - please put back the ability to move the to do's around
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Sally Rogers commented
Please can we have the ability to reorder tasks in the "new look" XPM. this was available in the old interface, and was extremely useful.
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Abi Chipperfield commented
This is basic functionality that was there but has now been taken away!