How can it not be possible to filter âMy Tasksâ by Priority? Iâve started using Asana and Iâm really shocked that this is not possible. Itâs a deal breaker for me.
I donât think it was the right call to merge this request into this larger âCustom Fields in My Tasksâ, as the Priority field is not a custom field - itâs a standard Asana field. Should be really quite simple to implement, no?
P.S. The majority of fast-paced organizations donât use âdue datesâ. Things move way too quickly for that. Priority field is where itâs at.
Priority is actually a custom field (you can see it in your organizational Custom Field Library); there is a small set of custom fields that Asana creates by default in a workspace - Priority is one of those.
Asana just made a major transformation to the My Tasks view which allows them additional flexibility to do things that they couldnât do previously; so while custom fields arenât supported there yet, you can be sure that Asana knows its a hotly-requested feature!
Thank you for the welcome Phil and for the explanation on the custom fields.
As for the Priority field, Asana knows itâs a hotly-requested feature (since 5 years as I see in this forumâŠ), yet did not include it in its âmajor transformationâ?
I agree with you and sympathize that this feature is not here yet, but as mentioned, now that My Tasks has been updated it will be possible for Asana to finally deliver this and I think it will come.
In the meantime, had you considered using Tags? Turn on Tags in My Tasks Customize menu so theyâre visible in My Tasks list view. Then anywhere youâre looking at the task you can Tab+T to add a priority tag (say P1, P2, or P3). Iâm afraid you canât filter on tags in My Tasks, but you can easily see them and create sections P1, P2, and P3 and move tasks manually. You could also have search reports favorited that are just a click away, or always open in a tab and automatically refresh. (Advanced Search reports requires a paid plan.)
Hope that might help you consider sticking with Asana.
Does this mean Asana made a major change to My Tasks that will allow for custom fields to be incorporated into the My Tasks view (once they work on that specific feature)? Or something else?
@lpb I appreciate your attempt to find a workaround but realistically, thereâs no way Iâm going to move things around manually. Nor do I see myself creating tabs to replicate the âPanic Levelâ field* used throughout projects.
*Panic Level is a more useful (to me) version of the Priority field because only using High/Medium/Low to designate importance wasnât nuanced enough to guide my triage decision-making.
Itâs been quite sometime since this topic. And I am also looking for the same feature. However, it looks like Asana has not made any feature regarding this despite many votes from users. Howâs Asana working on this? (are they even lifting their fingers?)
@Emily_Roman
Why did you merge questions about how to see âPriorityâ in "My tasks " to this threat? Priority is not a âCustom Fieldâ it is âAsana-createdâ. This issue was reported to you in October 2017 and already there the moderator said its a custom field, but it simply isnât. Why are you trying to hide such an essential problem of your product??
FYI it actually is a custom field, so that would be the reason for the thread merge. Asana creates some âbuilt-inâ custom fields, including âPriorityâ - so if Asana makes custom fields available in My Tasks, youâd get Priority as part of that.
At this time, Custom Fields will not show in you My Tasks page. This is a popular request in the forum so Iâve gone ahead and merged your post with an existing one to consolidate feedback
Hopefully this is something our Product team can implement in the near future. Iâll keep you posted!