# Create Subtask with Parent Task Fields Auto-filled **URL:** \ **Category:** Product Ideas\ **Tags:** subtasks\ **Created:** [10 January 2023 19:52 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/create-subtask-with-parent-task-fields-auto-filled/301232 "2023-01-10T19:52:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ashley\_Kruythoff](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Ashley\_Kruythoff](https://forum.asana.com/u/Ashley_Kruythoff)\ **Post date:** [10 January 2023 19:52 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/create-subtask-with-parent-task-fields-auto-filled/301232/1 "2023-01-10T19:52:43Z")
I have subtasks that need the exact same parent fields auto-filled. It’s _way_ too time consuming to enter in each field _again_ to the subtask. Is there any way to do this? ---
**Author:** ![Andrea\_Mayer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/andrea_mayer/32/39226_2.png) [@Andrea\_Mayer](https://forum.asana.com/u/Andrea_Mayer)\ **Post date:** [10 January 2023 20:45 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/create-subtask-with-parent-task-fields-auto-filled/301232/2 "2023-01-10T20:45:56Z")
Welcome to the Asana Community Forum @Ashley_Kruythoff! Usually you should be able to see the custom field info from the main task in the subtask. Here is a screenshot from the Asana iOS App but on the web version it is the same. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/3X/f/6/f640958e4d806eefe7d3790135f53b85f80c0bc0.jpeg) Now for subtasks of subtasks this is not possible, also see [here](https://forum.asana.com/t/how-to-add-custom-fields-to-subtasks-of-subtasks/199362/2). [Here](https://asana.com/guide/help/premium/custom-fields#gl-subtasks) is more info on custom fields in subtasks. Does that help? ---
**Author:** ![Ashley\_Kruythoff](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Ashley\_Kruythoff](https://forum.asana.com/u/Ashley_Kruythoff)\ **Post date:** [10 January 2023 21:03 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/create-subtask-with-parent-task-fields-auto-filled/301232/3 "2023-01-10T21:03:54Z")
Thank you for your reply, Andrea. Unfortunately that did not help. When I’m in a task and create a subtask, then click “show inherited fields” while within the subtask, none of the parent fields are populated in the subtask. I’d have to manually enter in _each and every_ field again into the subtask. A workaround that I’ve developed is to duplicate the parent task so the fields are included, then convert it to a subtask and make it’s parent the original task. Surely there is a better way of creating subtasks directly from the parent task so that all fields are auto-populated into the subtask… Hopefully that made sense! I appreciate your attention to this matter. Thanks in advance for your help! All best, Ashley ---
**Author:** ![Andrea\_Mayer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/andrea_mayer/32/39226_2.png) [@Andrea\_Mayer](https://forum.asana.com/u/Andrea_Mayer)\ **Post date:** [10 January 2023 23:16 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/create-subtask-with-parent-task-fields-auto-filled/301232/4 "2023-01-10T23:16:13Z")
Hey @Ashley_Kruythoff oh sorry I misunderstood, I thought it was just about being able to display the same custom fields. In terms of updating the custom fields here are some workarounds/options: > [@How to link Custom Fields between Tasks and Subtasks](https://forum.asana.com/t/how-to-link-custom-fields-between-tasks-and-subtasks/167996/2): > > Hi, Indeed custom fields are not related between a task and its subtasks. We had the same need and custom coded au automation. You can contact me by email ([bastien@ido-clarity.com](mailto:bastien@ido-clarity.com)) to discuss giving you access to this service. Take care! Rules for subtasks should be coming soon as well: [Allow Rules for Subtasks - #124](https://forum.asana.com/t/allow-rules-for-subtasks/71910/124) [Flowsana](https://forum.asana.com/t/the-ability-for-custom-fields-to-inherit-parent-task-data/81908/5) is another option. And [here](https://forum.asana.com/t/the-ability-for-custom-fields-to-inherit-parent-task-data/81908) is a feedback request thread about this topic Hope that helps Andrea ---
**Author:** ![Julia\_Rossini1](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Julia\_Rossini1](https://forum.asana.com/u/Julia_Rossini1)\ **Post date:** [11 February 2025 23:56 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/create-subtask-with-parent-task-fields-auto-filled/301232/5 "2025-02-11T23:56:50Z")
Since this thread is from 2023, I wanted to double check if Asana already has a solution for this: Is there a way to auto fill subtask fields based on the parent task’s? 2025 and I’m facing the same issue ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Shafer](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Richard\_Shafer](https://forum.asana.com/u/Richard_Shafer)\ **Post date:** [26 February 2025 18:40 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/create-subtask-with-parent-task-fields-auto-filled/301232/6 "2025-02-26T18:40:53Z")
I want to echo Julia’s question. ---
**Author:** ![Jeremy\_Long](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/jeremy_long/32/291856_2.png) [@Jeremy\_Long](https://forum.asana.com/u/Jeremy_Long)\ **Post date:** [26 February 2025 19:58 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/create-subtask-with-parent-task-fields-auto-filled/301232/7 "2025-02-26T19:58:04Z")
Hi @Julia_Rossini1 and @Richard_Shafer , welcome to the forum! If you are creating the subtask with a rule, you _ **can** _ specify certain parent fields to pass down to the subtask (these will have a + next to them which you will click and then select Custom fields, then the field to be copied to the subtask). It appears that this only works with fields that require an actual input rather than a single select or multi-select response. If you want to be able to add this at anytime without a specific trigger, you can create a “When Rule is run manually” rule that adds a subtask with the selected fields. Manually running this will add subtasks only to selected parent tasks whenever you’d like. ![Capture](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/4X/6/d/6/6d618fa0eee9bcc3ed8d2eee2878b9bad641e68d.png) Best, Jeremy ---
**Author:** ![Sarah\_Dr](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Sarah\_Dr](https://forum.asana.com/u/Sarah_Dr)\ **Post date:** [28 March 2025 20:18 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/create-subtask-with-parent-task-fields-auto-filled/301232/8 "2025-03-28T20:18:02Z")
Is there a way to add the parent task to the subtask when the rule is run? For example, the parent task says 3-28-25 Email. The subtask would be 3-28-25 Email: Write Draft. But the rule would add the parent task of 3-28-25 automatically to the subtask when the rule is run. If parent task name is not an option, I would also be open to the due date being in the front of the subtask. We are just looking for a way to differentiate these subtasks name in a person’s task list otherwise, they look all the same. ---
**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:** [30 March 2025 05:42 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/create-subtask-with-parent-task-fields-auto-filled/301232/9 "2025-03-30T05:42:40Z")
Welcome, @Sarah_Dr, Yes, the previous post in this topic describes how to use Variables to do that. It’s not clear what trigger you’d want to use to cause the rule to fire, but you would be able to accomplish this for a rule firing on a task for which you want to create subtasks with those values. But not in other circumstances. You may want to read more about Rules in [help.asana.com](http://help.asana.com). Thanks, Larry ---
**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:** [30 March 2025 14:59 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/create-subtask-with-parent-task-fields-auto-filled/301232/10 "2025-03-30T14:59:33Z")
> [@Larry\_Berger\_lpb](#): > > you would be able to accomplish this for a rule firing on a task for which you want to create subtasks with those values. But not in other circumstances. Hi @Sarah_Dr, Just FYI if you’re looking to do it in other circumstances, you can do that using the rules in our [Flowsana](https://flowsana.net) integration. ---
**Author:** ![Sarah\_Dr](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Sarah\_Dr](https://forum.asana.com/u/Sarah_Dr)\ **Post date:** [31 March 2025 16:52 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/create-subtask-with-parent-task-fields-auto-filled/301232/11 "2025-03-31T16:52:38Z")
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**Author:** ![Sarah\_Dr](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Sarah\_Dr](https://forum.asana.com/u/Sarah_Dr)\ **Post date:** [31 March 2025 16:53 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/create-subtask-with-parent-task-fields-auto-filled/301232/12 "2025-03-31T16:53:38Z")
@Phil_Seeman I have tried to this in Flowsana, but the only option for actions for Subtasks is: Add Subtasks. There is not an option to modify the name or add them from a template. This is the workflow that I would like to happen: - Task is created in project - Checks to see if task name contains a certain word - If it does, the action would be to create a list of subtasks (based upon a task template or set up as a rule in Asana so it includes subtask name, description, assignee, and due date) - The subtask name would also then include either the parent name or parent due date with the subtask name so we don’t have a bunch of subtasks with the same name). EXAMPLE: - Parent Task: 3-28-25 Email - Subtask from Template: Write Draft - Final Subtaks: 3-28-25 Email: Write Draft (the due date on the subtask would be 3-15-25) If you have guidance on how to set this up in Flowsana, would be greatly appreciated. ---
**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:** [31 March 2025 18:20 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/create-subtask-with-parent-task-fields-auto-filled/301232/13 "2025-03-31T18:20:11Z")
Hi @Sarah_Dr, Since you were also discussing this with Laura in our support system, I just replied to you there with how to accomplish it using Flowsana. ---
**Author:** ![Abril\_Villarreal\_Gar](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Abril\_Villarreal\_Gar](https://forum.asana.com/u/Abril_Villarreal_Gar)\ **Post date:** [27 March 2026 16:39 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/create-subtask-with-parent-task-fields-auto-filled/301232/14 "2026-03-27T16:39:26Z")
Hi, Is there still no way to have subtask inherited fields be automatically filled with the same info from the parent task? It’s very time-consuming to have to fill in everything every time a subtask is created