# I need to be able to see the creation date of my tasks at a glance **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask the Community\ **Created:** [19 November 2020 17:33 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/i-need-to-be-able-to-see-the-creation-date-of-my-tasks-at-a-glance/100763 "2020-11-19T17:33:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Brenden\_McEwan](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Brenden\_McEwan](https://forum.asana.com/u/Brenden_McEwan)\ **Post date:** [19 November 2020 17:33 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/i-need-to-be-able-to-see-the-creation-date-of-my-tasks-at-a-glance/100763/1 "2020-11-19T17:33:43Z")
I need to be able to see the creation date of my tasks at a glance. However the best I can do right now is to click on a task then at the bottom it tells me that the task was created N days ago. How can I see the actual task creation date? Thank you. Brenden ---
**Author:** ![Phil\_Seeman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/phil_seeman/32/81525_2.png) [@Phil\_Seeman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Phil_Seeman)\ **Post date:** [19 November 2020 17:40 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/i-need-to-be-able-to-see-the-creation-date-of-my-tasks-at-a-glance/100763/2 "2020-11-19T17:40:34Z")
Hi @Brenden_McEwan and welcome to the forum! There isn’t currently another better way to see the creation date of a task. It’s definitely a requested enhancement - you can add your vote for it here: > [@Add Creation Date as a Field](https://forum.asana.com/t/add-creation-date-as-a-field/74000): > > Please may you add the “creation date” of the tasks in the selectable fields? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Brenden\_McEwan](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Brenden\_McEwan](https://forum.asana.com/u/Brenden_McEwan)\ **Post date:** [19 November 2020 18:52 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/i-need-to-be-able-to-see-the-creation-date-of-my-tasks-at-a-glance/100763/3 "2020-11-19T18:52:25Z")
Having a field would be great and I did vote for it. However I see that some folks can click on their task and see a date but I do not. I am not sure why that is. Please see the attached screenshots. ![date](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/3X/2/a/2a42356a39ab7870241d17422278bca4a09a99ed.png) ---
**Author:** ![Brenden\_McEwan](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Brenden\_McEwan](https://forum.asana.com/u/Brenden_McEwan)\ **Post date:** [19 November 2020 18:52 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/i-need-to-be-able-to-see-the-creation-date-of-my-tasks-at-a-glance/100763/4 "2020-11-19T18:52:58Z")
![no-date](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/3X/0/7/078b7b52eea340a75b554cf983b4b15ae9eec8f2.png) ---
**Author:** ![Phil\_Seeman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/phil_seeman/32/81525_2.png) [@Phil\_Seeman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Phil_Seeman)\ **Post date:** [19 November 2020 19:09 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/i-need-to-be-able-to-see-the-creation-date-of-my-tasks-at-a-glance/100763/5 "2020-11-19T19:09:54Z")
@Brenden_McEwan, Asana has just chosen to display a relative date (like “2 days ago”) for some small time window (I’m not sure exactly how long) before they revert to showing the actual calendar date. Your example task will also switch to showing an actual calendar date after a while (maybe a week? I’m not sure, never tested this). ---
**Author:** ![Brenden\_McEwan](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Brenden\_McEwan](https://forum.asana.com/u/Brenden_McEwan)\ **Post date:** [19 November 2020 19:23 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/i-need-to-be-able-to-see-the-creation-date-of-my-tasks-at-a-glance/100763/6 "2020-11-19T19:23:31Z")
Looks like it’s 28 days. :-/. ---
**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:** [20 November 2020 00:25 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/i-need-to-be-able-to-see-the-creation-date-of-my-tasks-at-a-glance/100763/7 "2020-11-20T00:25:30Z")
@Brenden_McEwan, Are you aware that if you hover your mouse cursor over the relative date it shows the actual (absolute) date in a tooltip? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/3X/c/3/c350bb0e6364dac7c0a5e1f85ee5d8fc7eaa4bf6.png) Larry ---
**Author:** ![Brenden\_McEwan](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Brenden\_McEwan](https://forum.asana.com/u/Brenden_McEwan)\ **Post date:** [20 November 2020 19:59 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/i-need-to-be-able-to-see-the-creation-date-of-my-tasks-at-a-glance/100763/8 "2020-11-20T19:59:40Z")
🤦🏻‍♂️ Thanks Larry. This will do for now but ultimately we should be able to see this at a glance without needing to drill down into a task. ---
**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:** [20 November 2020 21:03 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/i-need-to-be-able-to-see-the-creation-date-of-my-tasks-at-a-glance/100763/9 "2020-11-20T21:03:29Z")
Thanks, @Brenden_McEwan. I agree! Until then, here’s one more workaround for you that lets you see Creation Date (and many other fields) for many tasks at once, sort by it, etc. using [Asana2Go](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/asana2go/meaajmlecpkbjcofehfpjngpnpfpjlkd) (disclaimer: I’m the creator): > [@Responsive list view, multi-column sorts, hide/show 21 columns, filter-as-you-type, and more: Asana2Go Interactive Tables sparkles](https://forum.asana.com/t/responsive-list-view-multi-column-sorts-hide-show-21-columns-filter-as-you-type-and-more-asana2go-interactive-tables/59792): > > Want to sort more flexibly by different columns than those currently offered by Asana, do multiple columns sorts, or even just sort descending? Looking for a responsive/adaptive list view to avoid truncation of your content and also make better use of the larger displays? Want to see My Tasks custom fields for multiple task rows at once? Quickly see and interact with any selection of tasks from your My Tasks, projects, or search results, or even any of a task’s subtasks, in a powerful… Larry ---
**Author:** ![Emily\_Roman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/emily_roman/32/283076_2.png) [@Emily\_Roman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Emily_Roman)\ **Post date:** [18 May 2022 13:37 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/i-need-to-be-able-to-see-the-creation-date-of-my-tasks-at-a-glance/100763/10 "2022-05-18T13:37:39Z")
Hi everyone! I’m happy to announce we are launching the new Metadata fields, and you can now see the Creation date of the task in List view! With this update, you can add the following fields to the project list view by toggling them on from the Customize Menu: - Created on 🎉 - Created by - Completed on - Last modified on ![Screen Shot 2022-05-11 at 16.43.05](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/3X/1/b/1b6baf10e8f335a13ba3f9048bde6e8f5d241209.png) ![Screen Shot 2022-05-11 at 16.59.06](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/3X/1/d/1d5fcfaf77c4e124f9a7bf7e66600f8e89bded53.png) If you have any questions, please reach out via our #tips category! ---
**Author:** ![Emily\_Roman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/emily_roman/32/283076_2.png) [@Emily\_Roman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Emily_Roman)\ **Post date:** [18 May 2022 13:37 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/i-need-to-be-able-to-see-the-creation-date-of-my-tasks-at-a-glance/100763/11 "2022-05-18T13:37:44Z")
Closed on 18 May 2022 13:37 UTC