Include tags in rules: triggers & actions

Please can you add the ability for tags to:

a) trigger a rule to run when a tag is set to a certain value
b) set a tag as a particular value as an action when a rule is run

I currently work around this by using a custom field instead.

I note there is another thread related to this but it relates more to changing Zapier functionality so please do not merge with that topic.

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Welcome to the Asana Community Forum, @ayman.kaouri! and thanks for sharing this feedback with us. I’ll let you know if we plan to implement this feature in the future :slight_smile:

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Tags is a great way to pull tasks/subtasks from multiple projects into one project for tracking and review. Please add this feature!

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This is really a must-have!

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Hi @ayman.kaouri

I could really use this feature as well!
In the meantime, please could you explain your workaround with custom fields?

Thanks,
Ben

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Yes! Please add this ability! I just created a project with multiple templates and hundreds of tasks. I don’t have time to go create another custom field and populate all of these tasks 50 at a time…

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FYI the If-Then rules in our Flowsana integration have the ability to:

  • Trigger when a tag is added to a task
  • Trigger when a tag is removed from a task
  • Add a tag to a task as a rule action
  • Remove a tag from a task as a rule action
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This is a critical feature to be at parity with Trello.

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Yes please. Let’s get this feature.

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This is so important and has so many use cases to keep the system clean and tidy E.g. When task is marked as done remove tag “next up” or when task has not been modified in 30 days add tag “to review”. This prevents things slipping through the cracks.

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Is this in development?

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Welcome to the Asana Community Forum @Alyssa_Novosad!

Asana does not have a public roadmap, however they constantly monitor all feedback request threads and the total votes and views.
Whenever there is an update they will share it here :slight_smile:

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Yes, I need something that allows a rule to move a task to my “Priority Today” section and think tags is the best, easiest way to do this using a “Priority” tag on a task. I’d rather not have to get another app to do this.

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Hey @Cindi_Delany if you use a single-select custom field then you can set up rules already.
Not sure if that helps in your case but I have been seeing a lot of users using custom fields for this

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Just to emphasize again: this feature of including votes in tags would be incredibly helpful. Thank you for all your work

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Thank you for this tip! I just created and it is super helpful for batching my work together in My Tasks. Thanks again!

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Ditto - Assigning a tag should be able to act as a rule trigger. Most recently, I would like certain tags to trigger adding that task to another project (i.e. multi-home that task).

The advantage of tags is that they are universal to the organization vs custom fields being project specific (i.e. once a tag is created it is more easily available across all projects).

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Custom fields don’t have to be project-specific; if you add a custom field to your organizational custom fields library, then it is available to all projects as well.

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Thank You!

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+1 Would love to see this feature added!

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