Change or remove the project task connection for a CWM item

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 2 min read change-project-task-connection-in-cwm.md

Reassign a CWM task or story to a different project task, or break the connection to a project task entirely, from the List view of the CWM Board.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_cwm.cwm_user

About this task

Use one of the following approaches based on what you want to change:

To move a CWM item to a different project task, update the Project task column value from the List view.
To remove the connection to a project task without moving the item elsewhere, use the un-indent option from the context menu.

The Project task column dropdown lists only project tasks that do not have child project tasks. Project tasks with children are excluded because they cannot accept CWM child items.

Procedure

Navigate to Workspaces > Collaborative Work Management.
Open the Board that contains the item, and switch to the List view.
To move the item to a different project task, in the Project task column for the item, select the new project task from the dropdown.

The item is re-parented on the Board under the new project task. The Project column updates automatically to reflect the new parent's project.
To change only the project without selecting a new project task, in the Project column, select a different project.

When the project changes, the Project task value is cleared for the item.
To break the connection entirely, open the context menu for the child item and select Un-indent item.

The Project task, Project, and parent fields are cleared. The item is no longer displayed under a project task on the Board.

Parent Topic:CWM integration with Project Workspace

Related topics

CWM integration with Project Workspace

Create a CWM task or story under a project task

Show the Project and Project task columns in a CWM Board

Project task hierarchy and permissions in CWM

Keywords project task connectionbreak connectionmove taskun-indent

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title: Change or remove the project task connection for a CWM item
description: Reassign a CWM task or story to a different project task, or break the connection to a project task entirely, from the List view of the CWM Board.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-business-management/collaborative-work-management/change-project-task-connection-in-cwm.html
release: australia
product: Collaborative Work Management
classification: collaborative-work-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 2
keywords: [project task connection, break connection, move task, un-indent]
breadcrumb: [Integration with Project Workspace, Use, Collaborative Work Management, Strategic Portfolio Management]
---

# Change or remove the project task connection for a CWM item

Reassign a CWM task or story to a different project task, or break the connection to a project task entirely, from the List view of the CWM Board.

## Before you begin

The target project task must not have child project tasks. When a project task has child project tasks, moving a CWM item under it is blocked for all users. For details on assignee and hierarchy rules, see [Project task hierarchy and permissions in CWM](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/collaborative-work-management/project-task-rules-in-cwm.md).

Role required: sn\_cwm.cwm\_user

## About this task

Use one of the following approaches based on what you want to change:

- To move a CWM item to a different project task, update the **Project task** column value from the List view.
- To remove the connection to a project task without moving the item elsewhere, use the un-indent option from the context menu.

The **Project task** column dropdown lists only project tasks that do not have child project tasks. Project tasks with children are excluded because they cannot accept CWM child items.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to **Workspaces** &gt; **Collaborative Work Management**.

2. Open the Board that contains the item, and switch to the List view.

3. To move the item to a different project task, in the **Project task** column for the item, select the new project task from the dropdown.

The item is re-parented on the Board under the new project task. The **Project** column updates automatically to reflect the new parent's project.

4. To change only the project without selecting a new project task, in the **Project** column, select a different project.

When the project changes, the **Project task** value is cleared for the item.

5. To break the connection entirely, open the context menu for the child item and select **Un-indent item**.

The **Project task**, **Project**, and parent fields are cleared. The item is no longer displayed under a project task on the Board.

**Parent Topic:**[CWM integration with Project Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/collaborative-work-management/connect-project-workspace-cwm.md)

**Related topics**

[CWM integration with Project Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/collaborative-work-management/connect-project-workspace-cwm.md)

[Create a CWM task or story under a project task](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/collaborative-work-management/create-cwm-work-under-project-task.md)

[Show the Project and Project task columns in a CWM Board](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/collaborative-work-management/show-project-columns-in-cwm-list-view.md)

[Project task hierarchy and permissions in CWM](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/collaborative-work-management/project-task-rules-in-cwm.md)