# Ability to trigger a rule to assign task to anyone rather than a specific team member. **URL:** \ **Category:** Product Ideas\ **Tags:** rules\ **Created:** [17 January 2020 17:54 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-trigger-a-rule-to-assign-task-to-anyone-rather-than-a-specific-team-member/71408 "2020-01-17T17:54:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anon2608640](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@anon2608640](https://forum.asana.com/u/anon2608640)\ **Post date:** [17 January 2020 17:54 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-trigger-a-rule-to-assign-task-to-anyone-rather-than-a-specific-team-member/71408/1 "2020-01-17T17:54:34Z")
Loving all the new rules available. It would be really nice if the rule trigger for **Task assigned** would allow it to be assigned to anyone rather than a specific team member. ---
**Author:** ![Natalia](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/natalia/32/34795_2.png) [@Natalia](https://forum.asana.com/u/Natalia)\ **Post date:** [20 January 2020 12:35 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-trigger-a-rule-to-assign-task-to-anyone-rather-than-a-specific-team-member/71408/2 "2020-01-20T12:35:19Z")
Welcome to the Forum @anon2608640 and thank you for sharing your feedback with us! Note that I’ve slightly modify the title to make it more discoverable to other users in the Forum. Please don’t forget to upvote it! Have a great week! ---
**Author:** ![Phil\_Seeman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/phil_seeman/32/81525_2.png) [@Phil\_Seeman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Phil_Seeman)\ **Post date:** [20 January 2020 16:29 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-trigger-a-rule-to-assign-task-to-anyone-rather-than-a-specific-team-member/71408/3 "2020-01-20T16:29:21Z")
> [@anon2608640](#): > > It would be really nice if the rule trigger for **Task assigned** > would allow it to be assigned to anyone rather than a specific team member. Hi @anon2608640, FYI, this trigger is available in the If-Then rules functionality of my [Flowsana](https://flowsana.net) integration: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/3X/2/8/2864d09b9719f4e469ead5802d689f9f87289488.png) ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Mulick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/michael_mulick/32/72612_2.png) [@Michael\_Mulick](https://forum.asana.com/u/Michael_Mulick)\ **Post date:** [3 March 2021 23:32 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-trigger-a-rule-to-assign-task-to-anyone-rather-than-a-specific-team-member/71408/4 "2021-03-03T23:32:59Z")
I would love to see a native solution for this as well. The org I am a part of makes the use of integrations very limited. ---
**Author:** ![Jason\_Hawthorne](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Jason\_Hawthorne](https://forum.asana.com/u/Jason_Hawthorne)\ **Post date:** [15 October 2022 12:36 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-trigger-a-rule-to-assign-task-to-anyone-rather-than-a-specific-team-member/71408/5 "2022-10-15T12:36:08Z")
Could anyone help explain this better? I want to do this exact thing as a trigger to go from backlog to in progress. I see Flowsana integration but they are all in the “actions” list, not triggers. Also, I don’t see any conditionals. Is Flowsana somehow separate from Asana? I have enterprise license. thanks ---
**Author:** ![Phil\_Seeman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/phil_seeman/32/81525_2.png) [@Phil\_Seeman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Phil_Seeman)\ **Post date:** [16 October 2022 03:09 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-trigger-a-rule-to-assign-task-to-anyone-rather-than-a-specific-team-member/71408/6 "2022-10-16T03:09:11Z")
Hi @Jason_Hawthorne, Yes, Flowsana (like the other integrations that have rule actions in the Asana rule builder) is a separate application (I’m its creator). While some of Flowsana’s rule actions are integrated into the rule builder, the full functionality is available via the [Flowsana web portal](https://flowsana.net). That’s where that screenshot came from. ---
**Author:** ![anon16485264](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@anon16485264](https://forum.asana.com/u/anon16485264)\ **Post date:** [17 October 2022 07:36 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-trigger-a-rule-to-assign-task-to-anyone-rather-than-a-specific-team-member/71408/8 "2022-10-17T07:36:14Z")
Would be great to have a native solution for this, please. It feels like a pretty standard requirement when setting up workflows. Flowsana costs an additional fee and requires approval from the company. ---
**Author:** ![Jason\_Hawthorne](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Jason\_Hawthorne](https://forum.asana.com/u/Jason_Hawthorne)\ **Post date:** [17 October 2022 13:30 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-trigger-a-rule-to-assign-task-to-anyone-rather-than-a-specific-team-member/71408/9 "2022-10-17T13:30:44Z")
Just so I’m clear. To use these we’d need a separate agreement / licenses from Flowsana in addition to our agreement with Asana? ---
**Author:** ![Phil\_Seeman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/phil_seeman/32/81525_2.png) [@Phil\_Seeman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Phil_Seeman)\ **Post date:** [17 October 2022 14:17 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-trigger-a-rule-to-assign-task-to-anyone-rather-than-a-specific-team-member/71408/10 "2022-10-17T14:17:51Z")
@Jason_Hawthorne That’s correct! ---
**Author:** ![Matthew\_Lassen](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Matthew\_Lassen](https://forum.asana.com/u/Matthew_Lassen)\ **Post date:** [17 October 2022 15:45 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-trigger-a-rule-to-assign-task-to-anyone-rather-than-a-specific-team-member/71408/11 "2022-10-17T15:45:57Z")
Hey, I’m wondering why the task assigned trigger is forced to add a specific assignee in order to work. I think the most obvious use case for this rule is to move the progress of a ticket/deliverable from some pipeline or backlog into an “assigned” section. For a larger team it doesn’t really make sense to divvy up an asana board’s section by contributor but have generic progress sections for all contributors. Please add this as the default functionality (or at least an option) of the task assigned trigger. ---
**Author:** ![anon3671384](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@anon3671384](https://forum.asana.com/u/anon3671384)\ **Post date:** [21 March 2023 22:01 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-trigger-a-rule-to-assign-task-to-anyone-rather-than-a-specific-team-member/71408/12 "2023-03-21T22:01:38Z")
same here, these rules for assigned become meaningless if we have to choose an assignee. I dont understand why they are designed this way. ---
**Author:** ![Laura\_Newberry](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Laura\_Newberry](https://forum.asana.com/u/Laura_Newberry)\ **Post date:** [2 May 2023 19:33 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-trigger-a-rule-to-assign-task-to-anyone-rather-than-a-specific-team-member/71408/13 "2023-05-02T19:33:24Z")
When will Rules be corrected so that the trigger of assigned to allows for “Any” instead of forcing a specific assignee? I also want a native solution, not an additonal flowsana integration. ---
**Author:** ![Laura\_Newberry](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Laura\_Newberry](https://forum.asana.com/u/Laura_Newberry)\ **Post date:** [2 May 2023 19:34 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-trigger-a-rule-to-assign-task-to-anyone-rather-than-a-specific-team-member/71408/14 "2023-05-02T19:34:16Z")
especially bc Flowsana is an additional cost ---
**Author:** ![anon3801900](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@anon3801900](https://forum.asana.com/u/anon3801900)\ **Post date:** [6 July 2023 22:35 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-trigger-a-rule-to-assign-task-to-anyone-rather-than-a-specific-team-member/71408/15 "2023-07-06T22:35:57Z")
My team also needs a native solution to this. I’d love a trigger of “assigned changed to any” or “assigned is changed from null”. ---
**Author:** ![Crystal\_Teng](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/crystal_teng/32/156324_2.png) [@Crystal\_Teng](https://forum.asana.com/u/Crystal_Teng)\ **Post date:** [4 August 2023 19:51 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-trigger-a-rule-to-assign-task-to-anyone-rather-than-a-specific-team-member/71408/16 "2023-08-04T19:51:05Z")
Please add this rule Asana! Assign to anyone rather than specific assignee. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_A\_Komasinski](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/andy_a_komasinski/32/186971_2.png) [@Andy\_A\_Komasinski](https://forum.asana.com/u/Andy_A_Komasinski)\ **Post date:** [8 August 2023 20:13 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-trigger-a-rule-to-assign-task-to-anyone-rather-than-a-specific-team-member/71408/17 "2023-08-08T20:13:09Z")
Hi there. I am creating a simple project workflow. I am attempting to create a trigger for when a task is assigned (to anyone, not a specific person) that task will move to the “In Progress” section. I cannot seem to find a way to leave the assignee as variable and still make the rule run. TIA ---
**Author:** ![Felix\_Queitzsch](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Felix\_Queitzsch](https://forum.asana.com/u/Felix_Queitzsch)\ **Post date:** [11 August 2023 09:36 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-trigger-a-rule-to-assign-task-to-anyone-rather-than-a-specific-team-member/71408/18 "2023-08-11T09:36:02Z")
Guys. This is open now for 3 years and such a no-brainer functionality. Can you please add it. ---
**Author:** ![anon38157793](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@anon38157793](https://forum.asana.com/u/anon38157793)\ **Post date:** [19 October 2023 18:16 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-trigger-a-rule-to-assign-task-to-anyone-rather-than-a-specific-team-member/71408/19 "2023-10-19T18:16:10Z")
Adding my team’s vote to this need - it looks like we will have to use a workaround where we will also have to change a status to “assigned” to enable a task to move… which is the same number of steps as manually moving that task to the appropriate section. Would love this feature to keep things as simple as possible for users. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Conrad2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/conrad2/32/165077_2.png) [@Conrad2](https://forum.asana.com/u/Conrad2)\ **Post date:** [30 October 2023 11:34 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-trigger-a-rule-to-assign-task-to-anyone-rather-than-a-specific-team-member/71408/20 "2023-10-30T11:34:11Z")
Is this possible yet? I want a rule that triggers on “assign to any user”. ---
**Author:** ![Richard13](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/richard13/32/210226_2.png) [@Richard13](https://forum.asana.com/u/Richard13)\ **Post date:** [23 November 2023 09:38 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-trigger-a-rule-to-assign-task-to-anyone-rather-than-a-specific-team-member/71408/21 "2023-11-23T09:38:44Z")
Can’t believe this isn’t basic native functionality, how do we formally request this please @Asana? [Next page](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-trigger-a-rule-to-assign-task-to-anyone-rather-than-a-specific-team-member/71408.md?page=2)