Don't stifle self-notifications in cases where they are helpful to move work forward

[lpb]

Usually self-notifications for actions you take are stifled because they’re known and just noise, so it makes sense to not get a self-notification for the task you yourself just completed.

But in many cases, e. g., if you complete a precedent task and the dependent task is assigned to you, it would be very useful to receive the notification. Notification of a rule firing may also be desirable.

Two other threads raise this, one from years ago:

Dependencies - Bringing Child Tasks to “My Tasks” Once Parent Task Is Completed?

Yes, I’m sure. I just tested it a moment ago. If you complete a precedent task and the dependent task is assigned to you, no notification. If you complete a precedent task and the dependent task is assigned to someone else, they will get a notification. This renders the feature unusable for oneself alone. I pointed this out 1.5 years ago but no response: The documentation at Creating task dependencies | Product guide • Asana Product Guide doesn’t mention that no notification is generated. I …

"No longer waiting" notification not working

Hi, When you are assigned on A and B, and B is dependent on A, then completing A does not notify you of the dependency gone for B. Even though the documentation says so. [Capture d’écran 2020-03-18 à 20.27.03] My guess: the rule does not apply when you are the one completing the task. But it does not make much sense for me…

Thanks,

Larry

[Bastien_Siebman]

YES YES YES

[Rebecca_McGrath]

Thanks for providing this feedback, @lpb!

I agree that self-notifications can definitely be helpful in some cases. I’ll keep you posted if we make any updates to notifications!

[Jason_Woods]

@lpb

Was just about to put a post together about this, after seeing the closure of the post

Task Dependencies - the missing piece

Hi all Thanks to everyone who took the time to share their feedback and provide us with some context, this is extremely helpfuWe hear you and understand how dependencies could be improved. Improving task dependencies is on our Product teams radar and as always, we will plan these improvements around your feedback. While some of the requests in this thread have been brought to life, such as a “Waiting” icon or a notification to let you know that you can now work on a dependent task, t…

This is a key gap for me in my workflow, lack of self-notification for Dependent tasks… I want to use Dependent Task more and more but knowing that if I am the assignee of both of the tasks I won’t get any notifications stops me trusting the dependancies and having to resort to having Dependencies and Due Dates to ensure I don’t missing things.

@Rebecca_McGrath - Any word on progress on this one?

Jason.

[Rebecca_McGrath]

Hi @Jason_Woods, for some clarity, we decided to close the Task Dependencies - the missing piece - #82 by Josh_Hutson thread and redirect voters to vote for the threads linked in my comment as the thread became too broad. It’s best that product feedback threads remain specific so it’s easier for our Product team, and other users looking to vote, to understand what exactly is being requested

Regarding self-notifications, I have no updates yet but will keep you posted if anything changes!