Hi there! Is there a way for multiple projects to use the same custom field? For example, a custom field where we can put a link to a document. This way, multiple projects can share the document. Here’s a screenshot of a sample task in multiple projects in which we want to use the same custom field…

Hi @anon39520473 as ug_josh says it will show up in the task if it is multihomed in both projects. If you want to see it as a custom field column. Make sure you have added that field to the library and then import that specific one into the new project. Then it will share that field.

Hi @anon39520473 , yes, multiple Projects can share a custom field. Usually when you add a task to a project, the custom fields of that project should show up in your task.

Hi @anon39520473 , To elaborate a bit on what’s been said here: it’s important to understand that there are two types of custom fields in Asana, project-specific fields and global custom fields. The latter live in your organizational custom fields library. So if you want a custom field to be shared …

Thank you so much, guys @_josh , @Danielle-GenD , @Phil_Seeman !!! Appreciate the swift response. :pray: :smiling_face:

Is there any way that the data in the custom field is also shared across projects?

Hi @Caroline_Evert1 , Data in a custom field is stored at the task level. So if a task is multi-homed such that it’s attached to multiple projects, and the custom field is a global custom field, then yes, the value will appear in that task in all of its projects.

Projects sharing the same custom field

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