# Auto add tasks to projects (but stay active?) **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask the Community\ **Tags:** productivity, projects, tasks\ **Created:** [10 February 2021 17:00 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/auto-add-tasks-to-projects-but-stay-active/109901 "2021-02-10T17:00:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anon37606610](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@anon37606610](https://forum.asana.com/u/anon37606610)\ **Post date:** [10 February 2021 17:00 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/auto-add-tasks-to-projects-but-stay-active/109901/1 "2021-02-10T17:00:45Z")
I’m trying to create a way that a task can simultaneously/actively change on two projects. Meaning, I have a “parent” roadmap that has everything we’re working on. Rather than constantly filtering, I want to create “child projects” for each functional area we have (ops, product, marketing, sales, and accounts). I know you can manually do this by adding a project and then selecting what section to put in - but can I automate this? Meaning I create a new task on the operations page in the “backlog” then have it automatically added to the parent roadmap (this is possible - I have done it). However, can I automate as I move that task between different sections (i.e. backlog, in queue, in progress, completed) Sorry if this doesn’t make sense… ---
**Author:** ![Emily\_Roman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/emily_roman/32/283076_2.png) [@Emily\_Roman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Emily_Roman)\ **Post date:** [10 February 2021 22:37 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/auto-add-tasks-to-projects-but-stay-active/109901/2 "2021-02-10T22:37:03Z")
Hi @anon37606610, thanks for reaching out! You can achieve this using [Rules](https://asana.com/guide/help/premium/rules). For a Rule to work, you need a trigger that activates the Rule and an action that is performed automatically. For example a Rule can be to automatically assign a task (action) when a due date is set (trigger), or move the tasks to another section when a specific custom field is selected. You can also create a rule to automatically add new tasks added to the project to the backlog section. I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/system/32/276370_2.png) [@system](https://forum.asana.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [27 April 2022 14:16 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/auto-add-tasks-to-projects-but-stay-active/109901/3 "2022-04-27T14:16:12Z")