# Improved Zapier Functionality (For Project Creation)

**URL:** <https://forum.asana.com/t/improved-zapier-functionality-for-project-creation/7902>\
**Category:** Product Ideas\
**Tags:** zapier, project-views\
**Created:** [10 September 2017 21:55 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/improved-zapier-functionality-for-project-creation/7902 "2017-09-10T21:55:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [29 June 2020 00:41 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/improved-zapier-functionality-for-project-creation/7902/11 "2020-06-29T00:41:24Z")

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Hey @paulminors - mind including a screenshot of the variable fields you’re passing over? Are you using the exact same variables I have listed, or have you added additional ones?

Would also be helpful to see one of the tasks you have in the template that you are moving over (preferably the most complicated one showing all of the data). My guess is that there’s a conflict regarding the schedule dates (being “`schedule_dates.due_on`” and “`schedule_dates.start_on`”).

Without seeing some screenshots of the data you are passing over it’ll be tough to debug as I haven’t gotten that error before.

This thread might be helpful in understanding all of the allowed variables:

> [@Now available: project and task duplication!](https://forum.asana.com/t/now-available-project-and-task-duplication/49371/1):
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> `schedule_dates` , object, optional — allows you to take advantage of the new [**automatic due-date shifting**](https://forum.asana.com/t/now-rolling-out-to-asana-users-schedule-projects-with-custom-templates/48615) in Asana! This object must contain the following parameters:
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> - One of `due_on` or `start_on` , date — the reference date by which to shift all other dates in the project.
> - `should_skip_weekends` , boolean — whether or not to have the shifting calculation exclude weekends when scheduling the new tasks.

Cheers!

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