Access a task record from a Visual Task Board card

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title: Access a task record from a Visual Task Board card
description: You can open the form view of any task card. Viewing a task record on a form allows you to see all fields for that record, including fields that are not visible in the card details.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-user-interface/visual-task-boards/t\_AccessATaskRecord.html
release: australia
product: Visual Task Boards
classification: visual-task-boards
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Working with Visual Task Board cards, Using Visual Task Boards, Visual Task Boards, Personalize your experience, Configure user experiences]
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# Access a task record from a Visual Task Board card

You can open the form view of any task card. Viewing a task record on a form allows you to see all fields for that record, including fields that are not visible in the card details.

## Before you begin

Role required: none

## About this task

Access a task record using one of the following options.

## Procedure

-   Access the record from the task card by clicking the record number on the task card.

-   Access the record from the card details by doing the following:

    1.  Open the card details for a task.

    2.  Click the record number in the header.


**Parent Topic:**[Working with Visual Task Board cards](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/visual-task-boards/r_TaskCards.md)