Ability to Filter Tasks by Section

I wanted to filter completed tasks in only one group. The workaround involves three rules and one filter.

  1. Create a new field called “Filter” and set two options “Complete” and “Incomplete”.
  2. Set a rule at the Project level using the “Customize” button in the upper right corner so that any new task added to the project is given “Incompete” in the “Filter” field.
  3. Then set two rules at the group level that you want to filter, add two rules, one where the “Filter” field is set to “Complete” when you complete a task. The other is where the “Filter” field is set to “Incomplete” when the task is incomplete. The two rules are needed in case you check a task as complete and then uncheck it as it remains incomplete.
  4. Then set a filter to the whole project to hide any tasks that have the “Incomplete” in the “Filter” field.

Note that if you are adding this to a project with tasks in it already, you will need to change the “Filter” field manually for the first go but then the Project task should add it for anything new.