Filtering and sorting your task list

Updated May 18, 2026

A busy facility can generate dozens of tasks per day. MaintIQ gives you filters and sorts so a 60-row list collapses into the five things you need to do right now.

Where the filters live

Above the task list there is a horizontal filter bar with five chips:

  1. Cadence — Daily, Weekly, Monthly, On demand
  2. Assignee — Me, Anyone, or a specific teammate
  3. Status — Pending, In progress, Complete, Skipped, Overdue
  4. Area — kitchen, mech room, roof, exterior, etc. (whatever your admin defined)
  5. SOP linked — Yes / No

Click a chip, pick values, click outside to apply. Filters stack — the list narrows progressively as you add more.

Sorting

At the right end of the filter bar is a Sort by dropdown. Options:

  • Due time (earliest first) — the default
  • Priority — P1 work orders rise to the top
  • Cadence — daily duties first, then weekly, then monthly
  • Recently updated — useful when you want to see what a teammate just touched

Saved views

Once you have a filter combination you use every shift, click Save view at the right edge of the filter bar. Name it (for example, "My morning rounds") and it becomes a one-click chip above the filter bar.

Saved views are personal — your saved views do not show up on a teammate's screen.

Skipping and deferring tasks

When a task cannot be completed:

  • Skip records that the task was intentionally not done and asks for a reason. The history entry preserves who skipped it and why.
  • Defer pushes a task to the next available slot in its cadence. Use this when a part is on order, or the equipment is down.

Both actions appear in History so admins can spot patterns.

Recurring task templates

If you find yourself creating the same one-off task every week, ask an admin to promote it to a recurring template in Admin → Cadences. Templates auto-generate the task on the schedule you choose, so nobody has to remember.