# Assigning time and tracking time for tasks **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask the Community\ **Tags:** time-tracking, custom-fields, tasks\ **Created:** [13 June 2018 17:11 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/assigning-time-and-tracking-time-for-tasks/24060 "2018-06-13T17:11:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Michael\_A](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/michael_a/32/113866_2.png) [@Michael\_A](https://forum.asana.com/u/Michael_A)\ **Post date:** [13 June 2018 19:00 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/assigning-time-and-tracking-time-for-tasks/24060/2 "2018-06-13T19:00:46Z")
Hey @Stella_Shepherd If you’re using Asana premium, I suggest adding a custom field for time estimation to the Project in question- be sure you select numerical value as the type of custom field. Once you multi-select the Tasks in your Project, Asana will calculate the total sum of the custom fields with numerical values in the Task pane to the right. A screenshot with additional details from a similar thread are available at the following link below: > [@How to get the sum of a Custom Field?](https://forum.asana.com/t/how-to-get-the-sum-of-a-custom-field/19352/2): > > Hi @Pedro_GCA To get the sum, you just multi-select all of the relevant tasks. The total comes up in the task pane: [image] Or, if you want to look at large numbers of tasks and don’t want the hassle of scrolling down to the bottom, just run an advanced search for all tasks associated with that custom field, with any value, then export the results to csv. Hope that helps. With regard to time tracking software, I invite you to take a look at the various time tracking software integrations available to you at the following link: [https://asana.com/apps?category=time-tracking](https://asana.com/apps?category=time-tracking) Hope this help Stella! 🙂 --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.asana.com/t/assigning-time-and-tracking-time-for-tasks/24060)._