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Assignees & watchers
Bluprint separates the people doing the work, the people who raised it, and the people who just want to follow along. Each has its own field on a task.
Assignees
A task can have multiple assignees — assign it to one person or to everyone who shares the work. Assignees are the people responsible for getting the task done, and they receive notifications about changes to it.
Multiple owners, one task
Because assignees are multi-select, you don't need to clone a task for each person working on it. Add everyone involved to the same task and the history stays in one place.
Reporters
Reporters are the people who raised the task or own the underlying request — typically the person who reported a bug or asked for the work. Keeping reporters distinct from assignees makes it clear who to follow up with for context, even after the work has been handed to someone else. Reporters are also multi-select.
Watchers
Watchers follow a task without being responsible for it. A watcher gets the task's notifications but isn't an owner — ideal for a manager or stakeholder who wants to stay informed without being assigned.
People can become watchers in a couple of ways: by being added directly, or by being drawn in through activity such as being @mentioned in a comment.
At a glance
| Role | Responsible for the work? | Gets notifications? |
|---|---|---|
| Assignee | Yes | Yes |
| Reporter | No — raised/owns the request | Yes |
| Watcher | No | Yes |
Ask the Associate
Not sure who should take what? Ask the Associate to assign work based on each person's current capacity — it proposes the assignments for you to approve.
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Last updated: 2026-05-31