# Creating new tasks in certain sections on templates based on automation dont work

**URL:** <https://forum.asana.com/t/creating-new-tasks-in-certain-sections-on-templates-based-on-automation-dont-work/611189>\
**Category:** Ask the Community\
**Tags:** templates, rules\
**Created:** [20 November 2023 20:04 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/creating-new-tasks-in-certain-sections-on-templates-based-on-automation-dont-work/611189 "2023-11-20T20:04:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Daniel\_Deryan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/daniel_deryan/32/51688_2.png) [@Daniel\_Deryan](https://forum.asana.com/u/Daniel_Deryan)\
**Post date:** [20 November 2023 20:04 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/creating-new-tasks-in-certain-sections-on-templates-based-on-automation-dont-work/611189/1 "2023-11-20T20:04:56Z")

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I have created a workflow where when each task is completed, it will create the next task in the process/workflow and allocate it to the next section.

This is how the automation knows when a task in a certain section is completed, to create the next task which will be in the next section.

This works perfectly when the project isn’t a template, however, when I concerted the project into a template, I can’t have new created tasks assigned to a section as when you look at the rule which creates the task in the template, you cant slect a section of that project.

Due to this, you then cant trigger rules based on certain sections from a complete automation point of view.

Is there any suggestions or can the team at Asana look to update this so we can set a section for the task to be placed once created from an automation under the template?

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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:** [21 November 2023 09:01 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/creating-new-tasks-in-certain-sections-on-templates-based-on-automation-dont-work/611189/2 "2023-11-21T09:01:25Z")

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> [@Daniel\_Deryan](#):
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> I can’t have new created tasks assigned to a section as when you look at the rule which creates the task in the

I am confused, because it seems like it is available indeed…

 ![CleanShot 2023-11-21 at 10.00.52](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/3X/0/2/02c56c1645ba10682f3c18d77d527b20d76094d5.png)

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**Author:** ![Daniel\_Deryan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/daniel_deryan/32/51688_2.png) [@Daniel\_Deryan](https://forum.asana.com/u/Daniel_Deryan)\
**Post date:** [21 November 2023 09:16 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/creating-new-tasks-in-certain-sections-on-templates-based-on-automation-dont-work/611189/3 "2023-11-21T09:16:17Z")

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This is based on when any task is added to the project.

What im trying to acheive is a workflow.

Task 1 completed \> Creates Task 2 \> Task 2 completed \> Creates task 3 so on so on.

The way I organised this was that outside of the template is that i created task two in a section and then created a trigger when all tasks in that section are completed, to create task 3 in the next section.

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**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:** [21 November 2023 19:30 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/creating-new-tasks-in-certain-sections-on-templates-based-on-automation-dont-work/611189/4 "2023-11-21T19:30:08Z")

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Actually @Daniel_Deryan is right! I never noticed this before, but…

When you use the “Create a task” rule action in a project, you get this, which lets you select the section that the new task will go into:

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/3X/a/4/a484b0e133d5bb33376c92bad9cfd3f465345367.png)

Here’s the exact same rule action in a project template - no ability to set the section. Actually the core issue is not that the section element is missing, but that the whole “Project” can’t be set when in a template like it can be when in a project:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/3X/8/a/8ace417e781d256567da5fff9cc486f30c5fcd23.png)

I should probably move this thread to #Product Feedback so it can be voted on as an enhancement request, right?