# Mark all subtasks complete before allowing tasks to be marked complete **URL:** \ **Category:** Product Ideas\ **Created:** [13 April 2017 15:16 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/mark-all-subtasks-complete-before-allowing-tasks-to-be-marked-complete/1741 "2017-04-13T15:16:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 104
**Author:** ![Richard\_Sather](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/richard_sather/32/276096_2.png) [@Richard\_Sather](https://forum.asana.com/u/Richard_Sather)\ **Post date:** [10 October 2025 10:42 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/mark-all-subtasks-complete-before-allowing-tasks-to-be-marked-complete/1741/104 "2025-10-10T10:42:24Z")
@Jody_Ford1 , here is the english version 🙂 > [@battery Automated task progress battery bars to show progress of subtasks](https://forum.asana.com/t/automated-task-progress-battery-bars-to-show-progress-of-subtasks/959387): > > Currently, it is not possible to visually show the progress of a task based on the completion of subtasks, neither numerically (a percentage) or visually (a battery bar). Hoping this will become a feature in Asana but until then here is a workaround that addresses both! Before you read further, there is a caveat to this workaround, as it will only work for predefined subtasks, either within a task template or a rule action ‘Create subtasks’. This workaround will NOT work for any subta… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.asana.com/t/mark-all-subtasks-complete-before-allowing-tasks-to-be-marked-complete/1741)._