Please be gentle with me as I'm no expert in Outlook...

What I'm trying to do is assign tasks on a recurring basis on specific days
of the month. That part is easy enough.

However, I'd like to have the task automatically accepted (ie remove the
user's ability to decline the task) . Is this possible?

In an ideal world, I'd also like to be able to use a look up file (eg a
shift roster created in Excel) to assign the task to the specific person on
duty at that time. This isn't mandatory as we also have a "group" email
account, but it would be really helpful if it's possible.

Thanks for any and all replies.