# Progress bar for tasks inside projects

**URL:** <https://forum.asana.com/t/progress-bar-for-tasks-inside-projects/1039990>\
**Category:** Ask the Community\
**Tags:** custom-fields, tasks\
**Created:** [20 March 2025 13:42 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/progress-bar-for-tasks-inside-projects/1039990 "2025-03-20T13:42:39Z")\
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**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:** [20 March 2025 14:59 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/progress-bar-for-tasks-inside-projects/1039990/4 "2025-03-20T14:59:17Z")

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Hi @Jonathan_Ninnin, here is a more automated process (that requires some building, though):

> [@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):
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> 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…

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