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    Generate tasks from a component item and… Reference for the POST
    /projects/{projectId}/items/{itemId}/tasks/generate endpoint in the Leadtime
    Public API API.
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  label: Generate tasks from a component item
title: Generate tasks from a component item
type: openapi-operation
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Generate tasks from a component item and its children. The endpoint recursively processes items (two levels deep), skips Epic items, and only creates tasks for items that don't already have associated tasks. Can be used with either a Component ID or a ComponentItem ID.

<Operation source="api-reference" id="projectcomponentscontroller-generatetasksfromitems" />