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- Have tried to set a long-term task starting from 1 Jan 2026 to 1 Feb 2026, with a weekly reminder to do the task. Tried using the start date and due date field, made a separate start date field, but can only get it to repeat after the due date.
- Set up filter only showing incomplete tasks over 1 week. Tried to print it, but it prints everything, all the tasks and all the columns. Tried to export as a CSV with a similar result.
Please show me what I am doing wrong.
Hello @Llewellyn_Fleurs, and welcome to the Forum!
Thank you for the super clear explanation of the problems you are facing!
Let me try to help you!
1. Weekly reminder for a long-running task
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You’re not doing anything wrong. Today, recurring tasks in Asana generate a new task based on the due date after you complete the current one. There isn’t a way to have one single task span Jan 1 to Feb 1 and also ping you weekly inside that same task.
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Workarounds I use:
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Make it a weekly recurring task: set the first due date, set Repeat every week, and add “Stop repeating on Feb 1” in the description so you remember to turn it off at the end.
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Or keep your parent task Jan 1 → Feb 1, and add dated weekly subtasks (Jan 1, 8, 15, 22, 29). That gives you weekly nudges without splitting the main task.
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If a true “weekly reminder within a single task window” would help your workflow, feel free to add your use case here so our team can track it: https://forum.asana.com/c/forum-en/product-feedback/20
2. Print or export only incomplete tasks over 1 week
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Project print/export: CSV export from a project includes everything, regardless of any filters applied to the project in the moment. Printing can include lots of columns unless you hide them first.
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Best path: use Advanced Search to build the exact list (Incomplete + Due in next 7 days), then:
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Print from the search results view
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Or Export to CSV from the search results. That will export only what you filtered
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Tip: Before printing, hide any fields you don’t want to see in that view so the printout is cleaner.
I hope this helps!
Hi
Thank you for coming back so quickly.
These glitches are a deal breaker for me. I love Asana paid versions flexibility and customizable interface, and it is has several powerful functions like Gantt charts in the more advanced versions.
However, Todoist has the ability to set a repeat from the start date until the due date, and even has a “reminder” option in addition to a repeat function, to give more flexibility.
They even give you predictive text and speech so that you can type in eg. “Thursday 3pm” and it will automatically add this to the program in the correct way. They also print your filtered list, but their filter options
are not as versatile as ASANA.
I for one will settle for a repeat function from the start date. I don’t understand why in the non-free versions you have a “start date” option, but you can only set what time you want to start the project.
I even tried to get my work colleagues to use ASANA, but they opted not to use any project manager eventually even though this group is pretty computer savvy.
Like a lot about the program, interface, versatility and simplicity. It takes a lot of work to produce a “simple” program. Well done.
Kind regards
Llewellyn
P.S. Since I started giving free intel, I may as well go further.
Todoist has a “completed” tab to show completed tasks. It has an “inbox” tab, but it has a different meaning to ASANA.
Here the inbox is to quickly write a task while on the go. So, for example, you could write “project at work” with no date, associated goals or projects, or any other details.
You then fill in the details when you have a chance.
Anyway, sorry about my rant. Hope this helps.
Kind regards
Llewellyn
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