Course maintenance tasks highlight quick, high-impact actions you can take to keep your course listing accurate for players. Each task can be resolved with a tap or two, right from your dashboard.
Where to find your tasks
Tasks appear in two places:
Your dashboard at UDisc.com/dashboard — every open task across all of your courses, with a tasks left badge next to each course
Your Course Dashboard — the Course maintenance section shows the tasks for that course
Each task shows a due date. If the date passes without action, the task is marked Overdue. You'll also receive an email when new tasks are waiting for you, plus periodic summaries of any open tasks.
Unplayed layout tasks
The first tasks you'll see are for unplayed layouts — layouts at your course that haven't been played in the last 3 months. Extra layouts that no one plays make it harder for players to pick the right one and clutter your course listing, so these tasks ask you to decide whether each one should stay.
Smart Layouts offer three choices: Disable, Retire, or Dismiss
Classic Layouts offer two: Retire or Convert to Smart Layout — this is where you'll see the task worded as "retire or convert classic layouts."
Note: A Classic layout can still sit in your Layouts list even after you've added a newer Smart layout — it may show as inactive there, which makes it easy to overlook. Adding or activating a Smart layout doesn't automatically clear this task; the Classic layout itself still needs to be retired or converted. Stay on the Layouts list view (don't open the layout) to find the Convert to Smart Layout option — check inactive layouts too if you don't see it right away. See How to edit an existing layout for full conversion steps. If you've checked your entire Layouts list, including inactive layouts, and don't see any Classic layout remaining, ask to talk to a person in the chat so the team can look into it.
This is different from a layout showing "Needs Attention" — that means the layout is missing a required tee, target, or fairway in Map Manager, not that it's gone unplayed. See Why does my layout say "Needs Attention"? for that.
What each action does
Disable sets the layout as inactive. Players won't see it when starting a round unless they select Show inactive, and it won't reactivate on its own. You can reactivate it any time from your Layouts tab.
Retire removes the layout from your course. Retired layouts are hidden from players everywhere in the app — if you need one restored, ask to talk to a person in the chat.
Dismiss clears the task and keeps the layout active and available to players.
Convert to Smart Layout (Classic layouts only) upgrades the layout so it can be edited going forward, and clears the task since the layout is no longer Classic.
⚠️ Retire a layout only if you don't plan to use it again. If there's any chance you'll need it later, disabling is the safer choice.
What happens if no action is taken
If a task remains unresolved after it becomes overdue, UDisc will automatically resolve it to keep the course directory accurate for all players:
Unplayed Smart Layouts are automatically disabled — you can reactivate them from your Layouts tab at any time
Unplayed Classic Layouts are automatically retired
Why was my layout disabled or retired?
If a layout disappeared from your course, it may have been automatically resolved after an unplayed layout task went unanswered. A disabled layout can be reactivated from your Layouts tab. If a layout was retired and you'd like it restored, ask to talk to a person in the chat.
Frequently asked questions
Why don't I see any tasks?
Tasks only appear when something at your course needs attention, and they're rolling out to courses gradually. No tasks is a good sign — your course listing is in good shape.
Will there be more task types?
Yes — unplayed layouts are the first. More maintenance tasks will be added over time.
Need more help? Check out the UDisc Landing Zone here for tips from fellow disc golfers, or ask to talk to a person in the chat.