# Ability to set ONLY a Start Date instead of Due date **URL:** \ **Category:** Product Ideas\ **Tags:** dates\ **Created:** [30 October 2020 22:58 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-set-only-a-start-date-instead-of-due-date/98888 "2020-10-30T22:58:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lilrkt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/lilrkt/32/147605_2.png) [@lilrkt](https://forum.asana.com/u/lilrkt)\ **Post date:** [30 October 2020 22:58 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-set-only-a-start-date-instead-of-due-date/98888/1 "2020-10-30T22:58:36Z")
While it’s helpful to have due dates for everything. I would love to be able to set ONLY a Start Date Think of it like, I start the task, but no due date is set until we begin. That way I can load up on start dates, and they trigger someone to address the item. Easier than having a sub task to adjust dates etc… Would also allow me to pin items to people on a day and have follow ups. ---
**Author:** ![Bastien\_Siebman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/bastien_siebman/32/172354_2.png) [@Bastien\_Siebman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Bastien_Siebman)\ **Post date:** [31 October 2020 08:03 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-set-only-a-start-date-instead-of-due-date/98888/2 "2020-10-31T08:03:34Z")
> [@lilrkt](#): > > I start the task, but no due date is set until we begin But isn’t the due date always start date + duration, and duration is known in advance? ---
**Author:** ![lilrkt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/lilrkt/32/147605_2.png) [@lilrkt](https://forum.asana.com/u/lilrkt)\ **Post date:** [1 November 2020 22:07 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-set-only-a-start-date-instead-of-due-date/98888/3 "2020-11-01T22:07:42Z")
Thats the thing… Sometimes we don’t “want” a due date… Just a date that we want things to kick off… ---
**Author:** ![Rob\_Guttman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/rob_guttman/32/75100_2.png) [@Rob\_Guttman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Rob_Guttman)\ **Post date:** [13 March 2023 15:37 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-set-only-a-start-date-instead-of-due-date/98888/4 "2023-03-13T15:37:45Z")
We also have a need to set a **start date** without an end date (yet) for similar reasons. Rob ---
**Author:** ![Ethan\_Stocking-Ander](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Ethan\_Stocking-Ander](https://forum.asana.com/u/Ethan_Stocking-Ander)\ **Post date:** [13 March 2023 19:16 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-set-only-a-start-date-instead-of-due-date/98888/6 "2023-03-13T19:16:01Z")
Yes, this should be a given. What a wonderful world it would be if projects always had a fixed duration… For example–I wouldn’t expect the Asana dev team to know the exact duration it would take to implement this piece of feedback, but I’d still love for them to know when they can start! 😄 My team works in television and it’s extremely common to have to start working on a project before we have an air date. It’s annoying to have to come up with an arbitrary due date just to be allowed to have a start date, which is very often the more useful piece of information at a project’s inception. ---
**Author:** ![Kevin\_Kriner1](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Kevin\_Kriner1](https://forum.asana.com/u/Kevin_Kriner1)\ **Post date:** [9 August 2023 01:38 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-set-only-a-start-date-instead-of-due-date/98888/7 "2023-08-09T01:38:25Z")
Being able to set Start Date for a Task (independent of Due Date) would be particularly helpful when the duration of the task is not known in advance. Also, it would be useful to filter out things that our team either can’t start or doesn’t yet want to start. Thank you for the consideration! ---
**Author:** ![Nick\_McLarty](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/nick_mclarty/32/201005_2.png) [@Nick\_McLarty](https://forum.asana.com/u/Nick_McLarty)\ **Post date:** [10 October 2023 14:26 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-set-only-a-start-date-instead-of-due-date/98888/8 "2023-10-10T14:26:03Z")
I would like this as well, particularly in order to manage tasks a la GTD. I have a lot of tasks that don’t have nor require a due date, but I want them buried at the bottom of my list (or hidden) until a given start date. ---
**Author:** ![Kian\_Lalla](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Kian\_Lalla](https://forum.asana.com/u/Kian_Lalla)\ **Post date:** [3 February 2025 02:48 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-set-only-a-start-date-instead-of-due-date/98888/9 "2025-02-03T02:48:49Z")
I’ve been needing this feature for a few years and honestly surprised that it hasn’t been implemented since it’s such a relatively small change. Another use case I see commonly is when we might be waiting on a scheduled event such as a consult or client call before we can get started on a task. I’d love to be able to automate processes to bring that task up to the top of my inbox after that date so that I am reminded to work on tasks when they are actionable ---
**Author:** ![Sarah\_Yeung1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/sarah_yeung1/32/292843_2.png) [@Sarah\_Yeung1](https://forum.asana.com/u/Sarah_Yeung1)\ **Post date:** [23 March 2026 19:58 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-set-only-a-start-date-instead-of-due-date/98888/10 "2026-03-23T19:58:17Z")
Belated but voting for this ! Working as a PM for the web dev team, it would be super helpful to have a Scoping task status that is triggered to note the start date without a defined due date in order for them to investigate the work needed , before committing to actual work and changing status to In Progress, which triggers an auto generated due date based on a matrix (priority x effort custom field value) Hope the Asana gods see this ! 🌈 🌈 🙏