# Help with Rule to change "Task Progress".

**URL:** <https://forum.asana.com/t/help-with-rule-to-change-task-progress/1054430>\
**Category:** Ask the Community\
**Created:** [25 April 2025 08:01 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/help-with-rule-to-change-task-progress/1054430 "2025-04-25T08:01:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Niels\_Oomen](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Niels\_Oomen](https://forum.asana.com/u/Niels_Oomen)\
**Post date:** [25 April 2025 08:01 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/help-with-rule-to-change-task-progress/1054430/1 "2025-04-25T08:01:21Z")

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All,

I would like to have a rule to change the task progress from “Waiting” to “Not started” when all linked tasks are in a specific section or when all linked task are completed.

It maybe can result in 2 different rules, but I do not know how to configure this.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/larry_berger_lpb/32/276017_2.png) [@Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://forum.asana.com/u/Larry_Berger_lpb)\
**Post date:** [26 April 2025 00:04 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/help-with-rule-to-change-task-progress/1054430/2 "2025-04-26T00:04:11Z")

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@Niels_Oomen,

That wouldn’t be possible as you’ve described it. Think of rules generally as operating on one task only as the trigger to fire the rule and the destination for some action to take effect, not across many tasks. An exception is sometimes (limited) regarding the subtasks of the triggered task.

You could try explaining your overall need, but it would result in a recommendation for a different implementation that you have chosen already, I’d think.

Thanks,

Larry

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**Author:** ![Niels\_Oomen](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Niels\_Oomen](https://forum.asana.com/u/Niels_Oomen)\
**Post date:** [28 April 2025 07:17 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/help-with-rule-to-change-task-progress/1054430/3 "2025-04-28T07:17:16Z")

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Hi @Larry_Berger_lpb, thanks for the feedback. I was already afraid that it was not possible.  
At this moment I will update it manually. It is not a lot of data.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/system/32/276370_2.png) [@system](https://forum.asana.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [5 May 2025 07:17 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/help-with-rule-to-change-task-progress/1054430/4 "2025-05-05T07:17:41Z")

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Closed on 5 May 2025 07:17 UTC

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