Assign Project Owner to tasks created dynamically by rules in a project template

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I have an Asana template that contains rules to dynamically create tasks based on other tasks being completed. However, I cannot figure out how to assign those dynamically created tasks to the Project Owner. I can get it to work when I a add a rule to the project manually AFTER it gets created, but cannot get that same rule to work within the template.

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@Clyde_Passman - awesome question!

There are two ways you can do this:

  1. Use Asana AI: Use “variable assignee - Use AI” in your Assign action - I tested this just now and AI will tell you that it can’t do it but it can. It worked on these two test tasks:

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  2. with a script action (natively, but Enterprise only)

  3. or with Zapier/Make/etc. (third-party automation platforms)

I’d also say I’m very hopeful that at some point the native rule actions, but Asana AI actions are a ready and available short-term solution.

Great idea and good luck with this!
If you need help with it, I do a first 15-minute meeting for free and I’m happy to quickly help you get it set up.
Grab a free 15-min meeting here: kstart.io/quick-help

Bryan Bennett, Asana Services Partner
TeamKickstart.com (Asana Implementations, Training, Automations, Integrations)

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I ignored the AI error and published the rule anyway…and it worked! Thanks for your assistance and response. I will keep you in mind for future needs.

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