We currently can only customize the order of custom fields, which are placed higher in a task. I’d like the option to reorder all fields, even the standard asana fields. For example, I’d like for Description to be placed HIGHER, above the custom fields so the user sees it right away…then they will fully understand the associated custom fields.
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HI @Laurie_Kerns you cannot reorder them inside the task but you can reorder the column view of the custom fields including date and assignee (not task name that has to come first) by clicking and dragging
I have had this exact same need so many times.
Many of our projects are iterative and grow over many months/years, and we have to add custom fields later. It would be SO helpful if we could re-order the fields in the task so they matched the order we’ve selected in the column view.
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Note: Not a solution but marked as such to elevate a key reply
You can’t change the order of built-in (non-custom fields), but you can change the order of custom fields.
You can do this already. Click Customize then hover a field to show the drag handles, then drag the field up or down to change its position in the task detail pane to match what you have in the list view (which itself can be independently configured with Hide menu where the fields also have drag handles on hover).
Thanks,
Larry
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OMG - this is amazing - thank you so much Larry - you made my day!
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@lpb
I’ve tried this but it doesn’t seem to take. I reordered the fields in the Customize panel, but they are not reordered in the task pane.
Additionally, within one project, I see different field orders across different tasks. I think this might be due to multi-homing? It seems that tasks that live in the same “family” of projects share the same field order in the master marketing calendar.
Any thoughts? Wondering if I should open a ticket — OR do I need to go through ALL of the relevant projects and customize all of the relevant fields? Maybe I’ll give that a try.
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For me in one project, it works as I describe with Customize Fields to reorder that project’s custom fields.
For me with a task multi-homed to another project, each project’s custom fields are grouped together. Within these groupings, they appear in the order defined in Customize Fields.
If you’re not seeing this, I recommend you try these troubleshooting steps, then please create a support ticket: see How to contact our Support Team.
Ahhh, okay. That makes sense as I parse out the order of the fields in multi-homed tasks.
Thanks, it helps to at least understand what’s happening.
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