# Offer a "count" rule condition on multi-select fields. **URL:** \ **Category:** Product Ideas\ **Tags:** custom-fields, rules\ **Created:** [2 March 2025 15:53 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/offer-a-count-rule-condition-on-multi-select-fields/1032357 "2025-03-02T15:53:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Adam-Involute](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/adam-involute/32/175240_2.png) [@Adam-Involute](https://forum.asana.com/u/Adam-Involute)\ **Post date:** [2 March 2025 15:53 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/offer-a-count-rule-condition-on-multi-select-fields/1032357/1 "2025-03-02T15:53:28Z")
I just ran into a scenario where a “count” condition would be useful for multi-select fields. For example, when the field is changed, if 3 items are selected in the field (which items doesn’t matter), then take a specific action. This would be similar to “Number is” conditions for Number type fields (\>, \<, =, \>=, !=, empty, etc.) ---
**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:** [2 March 2025 19:22 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/offer-a-count-rule-condition-on-multi-select-fields/1032357/2 "2025-03-02T19:22:46Z")
Hi @Adam-Involute, you could leverage a number field and a rule action to add a number 1 value for each ‘item’. Then you could have another rule that when number is equal to or greater than 3, then ‘do a specific action’. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Parkinson](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@John\_Parkinson](https://forum.asana.com/u/John_Parkinson)\ **Post date:** [7 March 2025 19:54 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/offer-a-count-rule-condition-on-multi-select-fields/1032357/3 "2025-03-07T19:54:45Z")
@Richard_Sather I don’t see how you ‘add a number 1 value for each item’. I can only see how to add a number or custom field value to a number field. That math doesn’t seem available. I’ve been looking for the same item.count capability. I could do it with several fields and a function field but it seems like overkill just to see if 3 items are selected. Any advice would be very welcome! Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Adam-Involute](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/adam-involute/32/175240_2.png) [@Adam-Involute](https://forum.asana.com/u/Adam-Involute)\ **Post date:** [7 March 2025 22:10 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/offer-a-count-rule-condition-on-multi-select-fields/1032357/4 "2025-03-07T22:10:12Z")
For us, we did the following brute-force workaround because our item list is short (only 4). It was a gnarly bunch of check-ifs / otherwise-ifs where each conditional check is a painfully specific check. For example, check if all of options 2 and 3 are checked, but none of options 1 and 4; if so, perform the 2-items-checked action. I think this approach is probably too cumbersome for multi-selects with more than 4 options, however. ---
**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 March 2025 18:56 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/offer-a-count-rule-condition-on-multi-select-fields/1032357/5 "2025-03-10T18:56:01Z")
Hi @John_Parkinson , welcome to the forum 👋 Have a look at these for some inspiration: > [@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… > [@chart\_with\_upwards\_trend Track project progress in a Portfolio based on weight, effort or number-based goal (not just % of task completion)](https://forum.asana.com/t/track-project-progress-in-a-portfolio-based-on-weight-effort-or-number-based-goal-not-just-of-task-completion/959372): > > A client recently asked me how to track the progress of their project within a portfolio but instead of the percentage of tasks completed, they wanted the percentage based on the effort level of each task. So during a live engagement, the below steps is what I came up with on the spot. My client then told me that I definitely need to post this workaround because they couldn’t find anything like this in the forum. So I’m happy to share how to set this up slight_smile Here goes… C… ---
**Author:** ![Will.S](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/will.s/32/43448_2.png) [@Will.S](https://forum.asana.com/u/Will.S)\ **Post date:** [15 August 2025 16:21 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/offer-a-count-rule-condition-on-multi-select-fields/1032357/6 "2025-08-15T16:21:06Z")
Yes, thank you! This is especially if Asana wants to continue its push into enterprise areas, say we have a field for Groups affected. I may want to know is it 1 group, 2 groups, 3 groups. And the user could have selecte A, B, C, D, in any permutation. Now if you expand that to say a list with 11 groups, there are over 500 combinations that you’d have to write rules for to get to a value.