# Making a task into a subtask removes the assignee/project from the subtask

**URL:** <https://forum.asana.com/t/making-a-task-into-a-subtask-removes-the-assignee-project-from-the-subtask/25205>\
**Category:** Product Ideas\
**Created:** [28 June 2018 22:40 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/making-a-task-into-a-subtask-removes-the-assignee-project-from-the-subtask/25205 "2018-06-28T22:40:22Z")\
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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:** [3 August 2022 06:36 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/making-a-task-into-a-subtask-removes-the-assignee-project-from-the-subtask/25205/38 "2022-08-03T06:36:43Z")

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> [@anon13648302](#):
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> I can’t assign a subtask in a template to that project

True, I just tested again. However the thread is really not about this topic but instead about the fact that transforming a task into a subtask removes the assignee and project.  
You might want to consider posting on [Project templates V2: what we gain, what we lose](https://forum.asana.com/t/project-templates-v2-what-we-gain-what-we-lose/165154) instead!

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