# Custom Fields on Template Subtask of Subtask **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask the Community\ **Tags:** custom-fields, tasks, subtasks\ **Created:** [30 May 2024 18:41 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/custom-fields-on-template-subtask-of-subtask/820236 "2024-05-30T18:41:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Brandon\_Olafsson1](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Brandon\_Olafsson1](https://forum.asana.com/u/Brandon_Olafsson1)\ **Post date:** [30 May 2024 18:41 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/custom-fields-on-template-subtask-of-subtask/820236/1 "2024-05-30T18:41:51Z")
Hi I know custom fields only affect the main task and direct subtask UNLESS you add to the project. However I am creating this on a template and when adding the subtask subtask to the project, the custom fields do not automatically appear. Is there a way to manually get them to appear? ---
**Author:** ![Jan-Rienk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/jan-rienk/32/227709_2.png) [@Jan-Rienk](https://forum.asana.com/u/Jan-Rienk)\ **Post date:** [31 May 2024 04:54 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/custom-fields-on-template-subtask-of-subtask/820236/2 "2024-05-31T04:54:15Z")
I don’t think custom fields are inherited by subtasks. What are you trying to accomplish, and why? ---
**Author:** ![Brandon\_Olafsson1](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Brandon\_Olafsson1](https://forum.asana.com/u/Brandon_Olafsson1)\ **Post date:** [31 May 2024 14:09 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/custom-fields-on-template-subtask-of-subtask/820236/3 "2024-05-31T14:09:26Z")
Wasn’t trying to get them to inherit. Just trying to set custom fields on a template on a subtask’s subtask. We have templates that can get deep into subtasks. Rather than the user manually having to set the custom fields manually on the subtask’s subtask, ideally it should already be set within the template (like you can do on the main task and direct subtask) ---
**Author:** ![Jan-Rienk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/jan-rienk/32/227709_2.png) [@Jan-Rienk](https://forum.asana.com/u/Jan-Rienk)\ **Post date:** [1 June 2024 07:34 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/custom-fields-on-template-subtask-of-subtask/820236/4 "2024-06-01T07:34:42Z")
@Brandon_Olafsson1 I see. I tested this, and indeed when I get to this level I am unable to see or add custom fields. @Vanessa_N is this expected behaviour? What I would recommend as a workaround is not to go so deep, also because the deeper you go with subtasks, the easier the work is missed. An alternative might be to set the initial subtasks up as tasks, and have them blocking the main task with a dependency instead of having them be actual subtasks. That said, the simpeler you can are able to keep your template, the easier it is for the users, which generally gives you the best results. ---
**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:** [2 June 2024 02:12 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/custom-fields-on-template-subtask-of-subtask/820236/5 "2024-06-02T02:12:39Z")
> [@Jan-Rienk](#): > > when I get to this level I am unable to see or add custom fields. Right! Subtasks only inherit a project’s custom fields **one level down** from a parent that’s associated with that project. ---
**Author:** ![Jan-Rienk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/jan-rienk/32/227709_2.png) [@Jan-Rienk](https://forum.asana.com/u/Jan-Rienk)\ **Post date:** [2 June 2024 08:36 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/custom-fields-on-template-subtask-of-subtask/820236/6 "2024-06-02T08:36:15Z")
To be clear, with inheriting you mean the fact that it has the same fields, not the values. Stopping inheritance one level down seems like an odd choice. ---
**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:** [2 June 2024 12:59 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/custom-fields-on-template-subtask-of-subtask/820236/7 "2024-06-02T12:59:58Z")
> [@Jan-Rienk](#): > > To be clear, with inheriting you mean the fact that it has the same fields, not the values. Correct! Thanks for clarifying that distinction. > [@Jan-Rienk](#): > > Stopping inheritance one level down seems like an odd choice. I know at one point they worked on having it at all levels and things got really messy technically so they abandoned the effort at that time. (This was a while ago; no idea what may have transpired since then.) ---
**Author:** ![Vanessa\_N](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/vanessa_n/32/284022_2.png) [@Vanessa\_N](https://forum.asana.com/u/Vanessa_N)\ **Post date:** [4 June 2024 10:55 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/custom-fields-on-template-subtask-of-subtask/820236/8 "2024-06-04T10:55:10Z")
Hi @Jan-Rienk and @Phil_Seeman, thank you for tagging me. Phil is correct, and currently, only the first level of subtasks will inherit the project’s custom fields. Unfortunately, we do not have any plans to change this in the near term. ---
**Author:** ![Jan-Rienk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/jan-rienk/32/227709_2.png) [@Jan-Rienk](https://forum.asana.com/u/Jan-Rienk)\ **Post date:** [4 June 2024 12:40 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/custom-fields-on-template-subtask-of-subtask/820236/9 "2024-06-04T12:40:01Z")
@Vanessa_N Although it’s not the reply I’d hoped for, thanks for letting us know. 🙂