# Is there any way to automate the movement of a task between sections based on subtasks?

**URL:** <https://forum.asana.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-automate-the-movement-of-a-task-between-sections-based-on-subtasks/431160>\
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**Tags:** productivity\
**Created:** [19 May 2023 01:25 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-automate-the-movement-of-a-task-between-sections-based-on-subtasks/431160 "2023-05-19T01:25:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jen\_Laura](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Jen\_Laura](https://forum.asana.com/u/Jen_Laura)\
**Post date:** [19 May 2023 01:25 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-automate-the-movement-of-a-task-between-sections-based-on-subtasks/431160/1 "2023-05-19T01:25:53Z")

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Is there a way to move a task to a different section upon completion of a specific subtask or does it only move if _any_ subtask is completed? If the latter, is there a way to create a new task in a different section upon completion of a task/subtask?

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**Author:** ![Bastien\_Siebman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/bastien_siebman/32/172354_2.png) [@Bastien\_Siebman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Bastien_Siebman)\
**Post date:** [19 May 2023 17:22 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-automate-the-movement-of-a-task-between-sections-based-on-subtasks/431160/2 "2023-05-19T17:22:35Z")

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At the moment in Asana rules, you can’t do anything based on what happens to subtasks…

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**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 May 2023 17:43 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-automate-the-movement-of-a-task-between-sections-based-on-subtasks/431160/3 "2023-05-19T17:43:47Z")

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> [@Jen\_Laura](#):
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> upon completion of a specific subtask

> [@Bastien\_Siebman](#):
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> you can’t do anything based on what happens to subtasks

To clarify - you can act on a subtask itself if it gets completed, but you can’t act on its parent if something changes on a specific subtask underneath it.

  

> [@Jen\_Laura](#):
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> does it only move if _any_ subtask is completed?

At the moment, you can’t do this, either - but hopefully this is something that Asana can perhaps implement soon.

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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:** [30 May 2025 19:02 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-automate-the-movement-of-a-task-between-sections-based-on-subtasks/431160/4 "2025-05-30T19:02:15Z")

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