We have templated tasks that often require updating and pushing to multiple different projects. While there is functionality and methods to add the task to multiple projects, we need these tasks to be unique and separate.
Is there a way to easily duplicate and copy a specific tasks to multiple projects? If not, what is the best way to do this?
I am currently just copying the task multiple times, then going in each one and assigning them to the specific projects within each task and then removing it from the original project.
However, due to the time it takes to copy these large tasks, it is quite time consuming.
@Nick Do all tasks in your current template projects get directed in entirety to another project? If that is the case, why not use the copy project feature? Or are you saying that only certain tasks get directed within a template to various projects. If so, could your templates be refined? In addition, I assume you are familiar with the multi-select feature for tasks where you can edit multiple tasks at the same time, including deleting and adding a second project.
Do all tasks in your current template projects get directed in entirety to another project? If that is the case, why not use the copy project feature?
No, not all tasks get directed, only one specific task need to be copied whenever we update something within that task template. That update in the template has to be disseminated to the template task in all active projects.
Or are you saying that only certain tasks get directed within a template to various projects. If so, could your templates be refined?
This is part of the process of refining our task templates. We have an overall ‘Project’ template we duplicate for whenever a new client starts. This project contains template tasks for the client journey as we work through our client engagement. As we refine the template tasks, we have to distribute the updated task from the template project to all currently active projects.
In addition, I assume you are familiar with the multi-select feature for tasks where you can edit multiple tasks at the same time
I am familiar with the multi-select but only for within the same project/task hierarchal level. If there was a way to multi-select tasks and edit subtasks within the multiple tasks at once, it may be an alternative solution to what we are trying to do to disseminate updated task templates to all active projects.
including deleting and adding a second project.
The duplication/copy function we need is entirely at the task/subtask level, not the project level.
I hope that clarifies things, it’s kind of tough to describe it all via text. Let me know if there’s any confusion.
Any answer to @Nick 's question? I have the same issue. I only need specific tasks duplicated to a different project including attachments but I do not want to duplicate the entire project. For example: I am working on a product registration for Malaysia. I assign the task out to get the ingredient list from a teammate. Once received I would like to duplicate this task to register this product in Taiwan as well. I just need this task duplicated.
@Nick we might be able to help at Templana.com. Our template are stored as JSON files, that might be easier to do a mass update isn’t it? And you would get one instance of each task. Or maybe I did not understand your issue.
@Peter_Anderson manual task duplication in Asana does not work for you?
@Peter_Anderson I’m doing that right now. Is there an easy way to duplicate a project besides copying and downloading all attachments and then re-uploading them to a new task
It would be awesome to simply open a template project, copy a task and send it directly to another project.
I personally have a processes project I’ve set up that houses my processes and the tasks in each process.
Depending on the client work I’m doing, I need to copy tasks from the processes project to a new client project. It may be all of the processes, it may be a few of them. So it would be awesome to be able to easily copy a single task and push it to a project of my choosing.
Having the same issue here. We have 150+ projects that sometimes we need a task copied to all 150 (very time consuming). It would be great if the assign copies to users could also have a assign copies to projects (in a specific team).
I would also settle for the ability to do a CSV import that adds a new task to an existing project.
We are an agency and each project represents a client. Occasionally we need to make sure a task is completed for every client (i.e. make sure all clients are following GDPR guidelines).
That is indeed a tough one… If this is indeed something that happens quite often, a solution using the API would be best. I am available if you want to discuss it.
Your 150 projects are managed by how many project managers? Maybe you can delegate the task to the top managers that delegates it to their managers below and so on, so that it is not one person that does the job?
It’s not very common. Maybe once a month. Could be more often if we had the functionality, but we tend to avoid it right now because of the complexity.
Hi Bastien - I’m curious about using an API. I have to roll out task updates or new tasks to multiple projects on multiple teams (clients). I’m currently sitting here duplicating a task 13 times because I need to shove it out to everyone. Where can I find more info about the API?
