Additional restrictions when transferring task work items

Even though a user may be logged on to the client application with a role that is authorized to transfer work items, there may be additional restrictions on which type of work item may be transferred and to whom.

The following table shows who can transfer roles from one user to another.

Table 1. Additional escalation work items restrictions when transferring task work items.
Caller’s principal role	Assignment reasons from
	Administrator	Editor	Owner	Potential Owner	Potential Starter	Reader	Starter
Administrator	anybody	anybody	anybody	anybody	anybody	anybody	anybody
Originator	No	anybody	Potential Instance Creator Administrator	anybody	No	anybody	No
Owner	No	No	No	Potential Owner Administrator	No	No	No
Starter	No	No	No	No	No	No	Potential Starter Administrator
TaskSystemAdministrator	anybody	anybody	No	anybody	anybody	anybody	anybody

For example, the table is read as:

The task owner can transfer his ownership to a user who is already a potential owner of the task or a task administrator.
The task administrator can transfer the ownership from the present owner to anybody.