Any hack for "relative" (variable) rule writing so that when an assignee changes for a project all rules will update to new assignee?

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Welcome, @Sean_Olson,

Given that Variables in Rules were just recently released, many of us are hoping that Asana will continue to build that out to enable what you’re asking for.

Here’s the recent announcement of the start of that functionality:

Now introducing Variables in Rules

Hi Asana Community! My name is Hannah and I’m a Product Marketer here at Asana. I’m so excited to share a new feature - variables in rules We know it can be quite a challenge to connect all the phases and components of multiple different projects and initiatives, especially with a constant slew of updates. Rules and automations are essential in ensuring workflows and processes flow faster - saving time and improving accuracy so that you can focus on driving and measuring impact! The ne…

In the meantime, you might be able to reduce your maintenance by how/where you set up rules. Sometimes I place rules that need to apply to many projects in a single project and multi-home tasks to “acquire” the rules and thereby have single-source maintenance of rules.

Another approach for you could be to direct assignees to maintain their own rules in their My Tasks.

Finally, Flowsana.net (/cc @Phil_Seeman) already offers the functionality you request, I believe.

Thanks,

Larry