# Allow Rules for Subtasks

**URL:** <https://forum.asana.com/t/allow-rules-for-subtasks/71910>\
**Category:** Features Launched\
**Tags:** launched\
**Created:** [22 January 2020 21:58 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/allow-rules-for-subtasks/71910 "2020-01-22T21:58:59Z")\
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**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:** [13 June 2020 15:45 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/allow-rules-for-subtasks/71910/55 "2020-06-13T15:45:35Z")

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> [@Jason\_Hughes](#):
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> I don’t understand why subtasks would be designed NOT to inherit attributes of their parent task. What is the point of a sub task then?

For me subtasks are steps of a given task, whatever its environment. This is the result of you splitting the work of a task assigned to you. It is often a private split of a publicly assigned work.

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