# Custom task approval options

**URL:** <https://forum.asana.com/t/custom-task-approval-options/764688>\
**Category:** Product Ideas\
**Tags:** approvals, custom-fields, tasks\
**Created:** [4 April 2024 18:55 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/custom-task-approval-options/764688 "2024-04-04T18:55:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rashad\_Issa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/rashad_issa/32/283198_2.png) [@Rashad\_Issa](https://forum.asana.com/u/Rashad_Issa)\
**Post date:** [5 April 2024 10:31 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/custom-task-approval-options/764688/2 "2024-04-05T10:31:33Z")

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Hi @Adriana_Basile

Welcome to the forum.  
There are both good points and deserve separate posts.

For point 1: This is a good suggestion to be able to customise your approval options. There are workflows that say approve or reject, but I see the value in request changes. This is useful for me when I am reviewing documents / reports / presentations for example submitted by my team. Request change means, I made some tracked changes and left comments on the docs that need their attention. In other instance, if a workflow is holiday request, then approve / reject would suffice.

For point 2: Currently you are unable to change the status of a task based on a single subtask. The rule that is available is that if all subtasks are X, then the task is Y.

I do not know how you lay out your project, but few ideas:

1. Consider having the approval as a task instead of a subtask. You can create / dependencies and rules to help you progress the other task once approval status changes
2. If custom fields are a feature in your project, then consider introducing an approach where by people interact with the project via the custom fields. This way your rules will apply. I know it is not ideal, but maybe it could help a bit.

Here is another thread which you might find some info to help you:  
[How to use approval subtask to trigger main task changes? - #4 by lpb](https://forum.asana.com/t/how-to-use-approval-subtask-to-trigger-main-task-changes/654816/4)

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