I would like to request a feature that will allow the user to add a custom field for tasks that will auto-populate a unique number (ID). The more we use Asana, with the volume of tasks, the more task numbering becomes a need. This is a feature that I have had in several previous platforms, which allowed us to include a job (task) ID on anything printed, emailed, etc. for easy tracking and fast historical referencing. This would be a huge benefit to users to have this feature.
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Neat idea
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I like task numbering in Jira or Redmine. They have short task numbers which are project-wide or company-wide unique. Itās much easier to remember task numbers with 1-5 digits than 15 character long task identifiers in Asana. Asana users donāt need task numbers, which are globally unique. Project-wide unique task numbers are enough. So task identifiers will be used in URLs, but task numbers will be used by humans to easily refer to a specific task in a conversation. Currently I add task numbers into task titles manually. But if task numbers were built into Asana it would be much better. I never move tasks between projects so thereās no issue for me that task numbers will become not unique once tasks have been moved to another project. And I think many other people too. If someone will still have the need to do it, Asana could ask which task should get a new number. And for people who frequently move tasks between projects I propose to impletement option to comletely disable task numbers
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Yeah definitely Iām looking forward to having this - or similar - feature. Iāve started searching for some external integrations originally, as the task numbering would be ultimately support ticket numbering in our setup. So would be way more manageable. Thanks in advance @Asana_team !!
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I would also like to request this feature. Tools like Jira assign a 3 or 4 digit number to each card/task. When communicating with co-workers it is much easier to say āIām working on task 123ā rather than āIām working on task ā
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I canāt stump for this one enough. Hereās a set of related requests that should make task numbering a breeze to use:
- In the āEdit Name & Descriptionā¦ā dialog of a Project, add a āTagā field whose value will be used in two places:
- In the label that appears after task names in project lists (so instead of trying to render āUser Management Consoleā in a label, it would just display the projectās āUMCā tag name)
- As the prefix of task numbers assigned in the current project
- I love that typing ā:ā at the end of a task name instantly turns it into a section. Typing ā:#ā in a task name would be autoreplaced by a combination of the projectās tag name and an incrementing count of numbered tasks in the current project (e.g. ā:# Set up user accessā becomes āUMC1 Set up user accessā)
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Has this request been picked up for development? How do I find its current status?
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Asana is not sharing any information about the roadmap or progress, so you just have to be patient 
Awesome, thatās exactly how Iād expect task referencing to work and itās such an elegant solution! Asana team, I really hope youāre considering this
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Yes! Please add this essential task tracking feature! Every bug/task tracking tool Iāve ever used has this basic yet vital 1-4 digit AutoId to reference the ticket with.
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Yes, this would be a massive improvement!
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This feature would be so valuable! Selfishly, I really hope to see it soon.
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I generally prefer Trello but this client is using Asana. Trello lists the task ID in the URL with the title of the task, for example ā43-task-titleā. This is super useful for creating a unique git feature branch that is descriptive and can be directly related to the task.
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+1 for this feature, a 3-5 digit number is much easier to remember and track than natural language title
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/friendly bump @Asana
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This would be a great feature indeed
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+1 for this. Coming from Jira, this is a must-have. For any serious project manager, the sheer volume of tasks means a ticket ID is a necessity.
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For anyone looking for a third party solution for this, please try the following:
- Register for a trial of Project Processes here: Project Sync
- Create a new process and connect Asana with a Custom Action.
- Complete the Asana authorization process.
- Click on Get Started under Auto Numbering.
- Complete the wizard.
You can setup a prefix for the number, a suffix, a starting offset, etc. We can utilize custom fields or simply prepend the information to the task name which works better for searching or non-premium users. If you have any questions or issues getting going, please send me a message.
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+1 (and my whole team of 60)
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+1 this is a requirement for our team adopting Asana. Such a shame as the functionality is exactly what weāre looking for. As weāre in a rush (and thereās no roadmap shared) weāre going to have to adopt another tool for now but will keep an eye on this.
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