CSV Import - Dependencies - Comma in Dependent Task Name

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Topic: Dependencies when Importing via CSV File

Summary: If the task includes commas in the name, you are unable to create a dependency on other tasks due to the delimiter field being a comma.

Description of Problem: If a task has a comma included within the name, you are unable to have that task as a dependency because the CSV import tool identifies the comma within the name of the task as separate tasks. This could be fixed by making the delimiter a semi-colon instead.

Resolution: Multiple tasks within the dependencies column delimited with semi-colon.

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@Andrew_Bowers2,

For task names with commas in them, did you try enclosing the task names in double quotes?

(I didn’t test this, but just replying quickly based on memory.)

Thanks,

Larry

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Hi Larry,

Thank you for the suggestion! I wasn’t able to get this to work but i’ll keep trying a few things.

Andrew

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Everything has to be exact to work. You might experiment with a file with one simple row. You can see other Forum responses by searching for other suggestions. Or email support@asana.com and attach your file.

Thanks,

Larry