What does the checkbox do in an Action Item?

[Lindsey Froland]

What, if anything, does checking off the checkbox do when an Action Item is created?

[Łukasz Modzelewski _Lumo_]

Hi @Lindsey Froland , welcome to the Atlassian Community!

Action items 

Add a checklist item and assign the task to another person using an @ mention. Items assigned to others show up in their tasks list under their profile. They can tick them off as the task is completed. If a date is added, the task turns red if it becomes past due.

Type /action to quickly add this element from the slash command. 

Source: https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/insert-elements-into-a-page/#Action-items 

It depends on what you want to do with it - there’s nothing complex happening under the hood (but API is available so can be extended). It’s just a checkbox, which can include a user mention and a date.

Users can also access all tasks from their profile.