# Change the order in which subtasks are generated by rules? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask the Community\ **Tags:** tasks, rules, subtasks\ **Created:** [22 September 2024 13:34 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/change-the-order-in-which-subtasks-are-generated-by-rules/925813 "2024-09-22T13:34:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jackson\_Lee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/jackson_lee/32/275623_2.png) [@Jackson\_Lee](https://forum.asana.com/u/Jackson_Lee)\ **Post date:** [22 September 2024 13:34 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/change-the-order-in-which-subtasks-are-generated-by-rules/925813/1 "2024-09-22T13:34:29Z")
Anyone have any knowledge of how to make sure that rules generate subtasks in a set order? I have a rule creating 40 subtasks, and it seems to be creating them in a random order each time the rule is run. ---
**Author:** ![Phil\_Seeman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/phil_seeman/32/81525_2.png) [@Phil\_Seeman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Phil_Seeman)\ **Post date:** [22 September 2024 14:29 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/change-the-order-in-which-subtasks-are-generated-by-rules/925813/2 "2024-09-22T14:29:24Z")
Are all of your subtasks being created within one rule action, or in multiple actions within a rule (or multiple rules)? ---
**Author:** ![Phil\_Ray](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Phil\_Ray](https://forum.asana.com/u/Phil_Ray)\ **Post date:** [15 October 2024 15:15 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/change-the-order-in-which-subtasks-are-generated-by-rules/925813/3 "2024-10-15T15:15:35Z")
We have this issue as well. We can’t drag rules around, so im not sure how to have the Rules section create subtasks in a particular order. We have multiple rules, each in their own rule action ---
**Author:** ![Annie\_Wolf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/annie_wolf/32/206885_2.png) [@Annie\_Wolf](https://forum.asana.com/u/Annie_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [10 February 2026 14:06 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/change-the-order-in-which-subtasks-are-generated-by-rules/925813/4 "2026-02-10T14:06:33Z")
did anyone find a solution for this? ---
**Author:** ![Elizabeth\_Lumsden](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/elizabeth_lumsden/32/290448_2.png) [@Elizabeth\_Lumsden](https://forum.asana.com/u/Elizabeth_Lumsden)\ **Post date:** [5 May 2026 14:26 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/change-the-order-in-which-subtasks-are-generated-by-rules/925813/5 "2026-05-05T14:26:07Z")
We now have the ability to drag rules up/down in the list to change the order and Asana release notes (March 2026) say: “**(Starter) Reorder rules:** Reorder rules in the customize menu for more control over display and execution order.” _[Full Mar. 2026 release notes](https://forum.asana.com/t/asana-release-notes-march-2026/1133536)_ Here’s a post I just added to another thread that may be a helpful idea for giving you more control: [Allow user to define a specific order of rule execution - #26 by Elizabeth\_Lumsden](https://forum.asana.com/t/allow-user-to-define-a-specific-order-of-rule-execution/126407/26) ---
**Author:** ![Annie\_Wolf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/annie_wolf/32/206885_2.png) [@Annie\_Wolf](https://forum.asana.com/u/Annie_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [5 May 2026 15:09 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/change-the-order-in-which-subtasks-are-generated-by-rules/925813/6 "2026-05-05T15:09:36Z")
This is great but doesn’t address the issue of reordering subtasks that are created when a rule runs! ---
**Author:** ![Elizabeth\_Lumsden](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/elizabeth_lumsden/32/290448_2.png) [@Elizabeth\_Lumsden](https://forum.asana.com/u/Elizabeth_Lumsden)\ **Post date:** [5 May 2026 18:04 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/change-the-order-in-which-subtasks-are-generated-by-rules/925813/7 "2026-05-05T18:04:49Z")
I found this thread from the title, “Change the order in which subtasks are generated by rules.” I was addressing that specifically. I have found that I don’t need to reorder the subtasks after the rules run when I have designed the rules to generate them in the order I want. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/larry_berger_lpb/32/276017_2.png) [@Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://forum.asana.com/u/Larry_Berger_lpb)\ **Post date:** [5 May 2026 21:39 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/change-the-order-in-which-subtasks-are-generated-by-rules/925813/8 "2026-05-05T21:39:31Z")
@Elizabeth_Lumsden, Actually, that feature was documented incorrectly then subsequently corrected to: > [@Asana Release Notes March 2026](https://forum.asana.com/t/asana-release-notes-march-2026/1133536/1): > > **(Starter) Reorder rules:** Reorder rules in the customize menu to match the order displayed with your actual workflows. There was no change to affect rule execution order, which remains unpredictable. The approach you’re following in your linked post is the workaround, or a simpler approach with Sections or custom task types instead of the custom field as the gating factor. Thanks, Larry