# 🍒 Cherry-picking custom fields

**URL:** <https://forum.asana.com/t/cherry-picking-custom-fields/80552>\
**Category:** Ask the Community\
**Created:** [16 April 2020 11:34 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/cherry-picking-custom-fields/80552 "2020-04-16T11:34:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bastien\_Siebman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/bastien_siebman/32/172354_2.png) [@Bastien\_Siebman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Bastien_Siebman)\
**Post date:** [16 April 2020 11:34 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/cherry-picking-custom-fields/80552/1 "2020-04-16T11:34:49Z")

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Hi,

I have “theorized” something I have been doing for a while: designing my Asana in a way that I can “cherry-pick” custom fields I want. Instead of having several custom fields attached to the same project, I have several projects, each with the custom fields I want, and I cherry-pick them by adding the task to those projects.

The technique is described here:

> **[Bastien Siebman on LinkedIn: #asana #customfields | 11 comments](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/siebmanb_asana-customfields-activity-6656514924543569920-8ici)**
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> \#asana #customfields 
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> I have "theorized" something I have been doing for a while: designing my Asana in a way that I can "cherry pick" custom fields I want… | 11 comments on LinkedIn

What do you think?

🇫🇷 [Version française](https://forum.asana.com/t/choisir-ses-champs-personnalises/153699)

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**Author:** ![Paul\_Grobler](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/paul_grobler/32/100608_2.png) [@Paul\_Grobler](https://forum.asana.com/u/Paul_Grobler)\
**Post date:** [16 April 2020 12:45 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/cherry-picking-custom-fields/80552/2 "2020-04-16T12:45:21Z")

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I work the same way. I also do this with rules. especially if they use custom fields

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**Author:** ![LEGGO](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/leggo/32/94022_2.png) [@LEGGO](https://forum.asana.com/u/LEGGO)\
**Post date:** [16 April 2020 13:22 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/cherry-picking-custom-fields/80552/3 "2020-04-16T13:22:35Z")

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Same here. I tend to think of these types of projects (ones with specific Custom Fields) as “Focus Views”

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**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:** [16 April 2020 17:42 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/cherry-picking-custom-fields/80552/4 "2020-04-16T17:42:13Z")

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Same! I’ve been doing that as well, at least in those areas where such reuse is possible and can save time.

Larry

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**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 14:27 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/cherry-picking-custom-fields/80552/5 "2022-04-27T14:27:23Z")

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Closed on 27 April 2022 14:27 UTC