# Mark a task as "Cancelled" instead of "Complete" **URL:** \ **Category:** Product Ideas\ **Tags:** tasks\ **Created:** [11 December 2017 15:51 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/mark-a-task-as-cancelled-instead-of-complete/12585 "2017-12-11T15:51:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mohammad\_Saleh](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Mohammad\_Saleh](https://forum.asana.com/u/Mohammad_Saleh)\ **Post date:** [2 August 2021 23:46 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/mark-a-task-as-cancelled-instead-of-complete/12585/21 "2021-08-02T23:46:59Z")
Hi Emily, Mark Complete may also become Canceled Task, strike-through when cancelled. Date/Time task creation is of utmost importance, in disregard of any other date, as that indicates time of intention, should be changeable for flexibility. We reviewed Trello, Clickup, Planner and nTask. Asana is the best because we can view as list, filtered by Complete, Incomplete, All. I wish there were a filter by creation date/time. Intuitive, less learning curve. Ms Emily, Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Mohammad\_Saleh](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Mohammad\_Saleh](https://forum.asana.com/u/Mohammad_Saleh)\ **Post date:** [7 August 2021 17:41 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/mark-a-task-as-cancelled-instead-of-complete/12585/22 "2021-08-07T17:41:42Z")
Active, Complete, Cancelled or Extended are primary states, adding a field for other than the currently available check mark would conflict with these states of task. Date of task is created when task is created which makes that primary, it could be edited, but its main creation is set, like your age. Above are important in sorting too, so maybe multi sorting options. More suggestions: - When someone update task description, contributors are not notified. Regards ---
**Author:** ![Mohammad\_Saleh](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Mohammad\_Saleh](https://forum.asana.com/u/Mohammad_Saleh)\ **Post date:** [9 August 2021 19:23 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/mark-a-task-as-cancelled-instead-of-complete/12585/23 "2021-08-09T19:23:36Z")
More: When a link is pasted in a task’s description, last character is excluded from the link, that is because your android program recognise a forward slash which is a usual end of a URL as a start of a new string, like: [https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=160848](https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=160848/)/ Regards ---
**Author:** ![anon42561216](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@anon42561216](https://forum.asana.com/u/anon42561216)\ **Post date:** [27 August 2021 15:20 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/mark-a-task-as-cancelled-instead-of-complete/12585/24 "2021-08-27T15:20:42Z")
Sorry I missed your reply. You are correct, In the overview of portfolios you cannot filter out sections, I was thinking of Dashboard reports. So with the Dashboard feature, you could theoretically design a set of charts that meet your need for a set of projects filtering out the canceled sections ---
**Author:** ![anon42561216](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@anon42561216](https://forum.asana.com/u/anon42561216)\ **Post date:** [27 August 2021 15:30 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/mark-a-task-as-cancelled-instead-of-complete/12585/25 "2021-08-27T15:30:37Z")
ooh but try The Cancelor rule on this post, super helpful > [@The coolest Asana rules sunglasses](https://forum.asana.com/t/the-coolest-asana-rules/69354): > > Hi wave, When you discovered the Automation feature, with its triggers and actions, you probably thought “yeah that is cool, I could use it to automate a bunch of stuff like complete a task when a status changes”. I was pretty excited myself, and I was even more excited when innovative and fun ideas started popping up here and there about how to use rules in new ways… Here is a list of the coolest Asana Rules you probably did not think about! The Cry for Help The Butler The Clock Master T… ---
**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:** [31 August 2021 06:12 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/mark-a-task-as-cancelled-instead-of-complete/12585/26 "2021-08-31T06:12:11Z")
> [@anon42561216](#): > > try The Cancelor rule So great to see my silly names being used 🤣 ❤ ---
**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:** [15 April 2025 17:24 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/mark-a-task-as-cancelled-instead-of-complete/12585/27 "2025-04-15T17:24:42Z")
Split this topic on 15 April 2025 17:24 UTC 28 posts were merged into an existing topic: [Add a ‘Not started’ project status](https://forum.asana.com/t/add-a-not-started-project-status/1048272) ---
**Author:** ![Arthur\_BEGOU](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/arthur_begou/32/279746_2.png) [@Arthur\_BEGOU](https://forum.asana.com/u/Arthur_BEGOU)\ **Post date:** [14 October 2023 08:35 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/mark-a-task-as-cancelled-instead-of-complete/12585/46 "2023-10-14T08:35:19Z")
Hi [Mohammad\_Saleh](https://forum.asana.com/u/Mohammad_Saleh) 👋 There’s a solution to what you mentioned here: > [@Mohammad\_Saleh](#): > > Add Cancelled task option and in filter Asana hasn’t released a native ‘canceled’ feature yet; but if you have a Business account (or above), you will be able to set up a custom rule to automate this process. You could set up any trigger that sets the rule in motion. Then, by selecting an **external action** found in **iDO Things** : “Cancel task…” (multiple versions of canceling). ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/3X/c/c/ccea6bab0eb29986cb23ae551b038a600b4cb2e7.jpeg) Good luck 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Arthur\_BEGOU](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/arthur_begou/32/279746_2.png) [@Arthur\_BEGOU](https://forum.asana.com/u/Arthur_BEGOU)\ **Post date:** [14 October 2023 08:39 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/mark-a-task-as-cancelled-instead-of-complete/12585/47 "2023-10-14T08:39:18Z")
Hi @Sarah_Browning & @Ruth_Newnham & @anon42561216 Asana hasn’t released a native ‘canceled’ feature yet; but there is an equivalent solution, by selecting an **external action** found in **iDO Things** : “Cancel task…” (multiple versions of canceling). ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/3X/c/c/ccea6bab0eb29986cb23ae551b038a600b4cb2e7.jpeg) ps: iDO Things were created by “Mr Cancelor rule” @Bastien_Siebman 😉 ---
**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:** [17 October 2023 04:29 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/mark-a-task-as-cancelled-instead-of-complete/12585/48 "2023-10-17T04:29:30Z")
> [@Arthur\_BEGOU](#): > > Mr Cancelor rule I prefer “Bastien the Great” like some call me 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Eddie\_Su](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/eddie_su/32/229545_2.png) [@Eddie\_Su](https://forum.asana.com/u/Eddie_Su)\ **Post date:** [1 March 2024 08:12 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/mark-a-task-as-cancelled-instead-of-complete/12585/53 "2024-03-01T08:12:01Z")
Can an “Ignore” option be added to tasks in the software, instead of just “Complete” and “Delete”? After all, “not doing” and “completing” have two different meanings. Scenario one: For tasks that recur regularly, skipping one for some reason (like an employee’s vacation) feels insincere to mark as “Complete,” and pressing “Delete” would remove the task. Scenario two: When a manager assigns me a task and I comment “can’t do it,” then click “Complete,” it also feels odd. The manager might misunderstand my intention. ---
**Author:** ![Jan-Rienk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/jan-rienk/32/227709_2.png) [@Jan-Rienk](https://forum.asana.com/u/Jan-Rienk)\ **Post date:** [1 March 2024 10:05 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/mark-a-task-as-cancelled-instead-of-complete/12585/54 "2024-03-01T10:05:32Z")
Hi Eddie, Welcome and thank you for your suggestion. I’ve gone ahead and merged it to this existing thread, since it’s basically the same request. Your topic didn’t have any votes yet so no votes were merged. (Don’t forget to vote for your own ideas. 😉 ) ---
**Author:** ![Meg\_Van\_Alstine](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Meg\_Van\_Alstine](https://forum.asana.com/u/Meg_Van_Alstine)\ **Post date:** [31 July 2024 09:55 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/mark-a-task-as-cancelled-instead-of-complete/12585/55 "2024-07-31T09:55:40Z")
Hi everyone. I’m a new user, but I’ve already come up against this issue. Certain tasks that were created in a brainstorming phase have been reconsidered and I’d like to mark them as Cancelled, instead of “completed” or deleted and lost from record. ---
**Author:** ![Tony\_Dias](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/tony_dias/32/266304_2.png) [@Tony\_Dias](https://forum.asana.com/u/Tony_Dias)\ **Post date:** [21 November 2024 05:11 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/mark-a-task-as-cancelled-instead-of-complete/12585/56 "2024-11-21T05:11:48Z")
Just adding to the pile of people that would like a “cancelled” option other than Complete and Delete. ---
**Author:** ![Jean\_Olivier\_Simonea](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Jean\_Olivier\_Simonea](https://forum.asana.com/u/Jean_Olivier_Simonea)\ **Post date:** [14 January 2025 18:28 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/mark-a-task-as-cancelled-instead-of-complete/12585/57 "2025-01-14T18:28:38Z")
We would also like a “Cancelled” option. Our current workaround is to convert the task as an “approval” and then mark it as rejected. ---
**Author:** ![cosmo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/cosmo/32/278887_2.png) [@cosmo](https://forum.asana.com/u/cosmo)\ **Post date:** [9 April 2025 13:34 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/mark-a-task-as-cancelled-instead-of-complete/12585/59 "2025-04-09T13:34:34Z")
**Big +1 to this @Claire_Franklin!** Would love to see [my recent ask](https://forum.asana.com/t/add-not-started-as-a-project-status-option/1048272) for a `Not started` project status bundled in with this change—please consider giving it a vote if you agree 🙂 ---
**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:** [10 April 2025 02:06 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/mark-a-task-as-cancelled-instead-of-complete/12585/60 "2025-04-10T02:06:18Z")
I see, and we’ll have to ask [@Forum-team](https://forum.asana.com/groups/forum-team) if they can find the no-longer-visible topic that the other closed requests are pointing to, as you wrote. Thanks, Larry ---
**Author:** ![Julio\_V](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/julio_v/32/251239_2.png) [@Julio\_V](https://forum.asana.com/u/Julio_V)\ **Post date:** [10 April 2025 14:05 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/mark-a-task-as-cancelled-instead-of-complete/12585/61 "2025-04-10T14:05:36Z")
Hi @Claire_Franklin I believe this is the thread you’re looking for, I merged the threads to consolidate the votes. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Claire\_Franklin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/claire_franklin/32/155163_2.png) [@Claire\_Franklin](https://forum.asana.com/u/Claire_Franklin)\ **Post date:** [10 April 2025 15:51 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/mark-a-task-as-cancelled-instead-of-complete/12585/62 "2025-04-10T15:51:15Z")
Thank you for the suggestion, @Julio_V, but this thread is for a Cancelled task status option. My thread & question was surrounding Cancelled Project Statuses. – It does look like this topic is brought up in the discussion above, but again the redirect to the correct thread to vote for a Cancelled Project Status is broken (ref: [Mark a task as "Cancelled" instead of "Complete" - #31 by Bastien\_Siebman](https://forum.asana.com/t/mark-a-task-as-cancelled-instead-of-complete/12585/31)). ---
**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:** [10 April 2025 20:37 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/mark-a-task-as-cancelled-instead-of-complete/12585/63 "2025-04-10T20:37:09Z")
With the newly introduced feature of [Custom task types and statuses](https://help.asana.com/s/article/custom-task-types?language=en_US), one can now accomplish this by creating a custom task type having a status option of “Cancelled”. [Previous page](https://forum.asana.com/t/mark-a-task-as-cancelled-instead-of-complete/12585.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forum.asana.com/t/mark-a-task-as-cancelled-instead-of-complete/12585.md?page=3)