Status change on asset creation

[JKrause]

When I upload an asset, such as a video, to a task, the status automatically changes from "Not Started" to "In Progress." Is there a setting that allows me to change the new status to something else, such as a custom status? I've been combing through the workflow documentation, but I can't seem to find anything applicable.

Thanks!

Joshua Krause

[Mattias Lagergren]

There is a setting, "Auto start task on activity", that controls this under "System settings > Scheduling > Settings". I agree that it is a bit hidden!

[JKrause]

Thanks! This is very helpful.

I wrote an event listener that shifts a task's status from "Not started" to "Assigned" when an artist is assigned. I want to add a secondary event that shifts the status to "Ready for Review" when a video is uploaded. 

To do this, I think I need to shift the "Assigned" status's corresponding status to "Not Started" instead of "In Progress" so the update to the task -- the uploading of a video -- triggers the "Auto start on activity" event. Or I could just expand my event listener to look for new uploads.