Repeatable Tasks with subtask dates and dependencies that inherit Due dates relative parent task

[Jason_Woods]

Hi @anon13594263 welcome to the community.

Yep it’s a frustration that alot of us have come across.

In short For recurring Tasks the dates and assignee don’t change each time the Parent task recurrs.

There are a number posts that help explain and give advise on how to work around this. Here are some of them.

To Subtask or not to Subtask

I made a comment on another thread that I’m not a big fan of subtasks, and @Alexis asked me to elaborate—so here we go! It’s not that subtasks don’t have value, I just think they are easily overused by people (especially when they are new to Asana). They actually have a number of limitations, so I try to use sections and tasks instead of tasks and subtasks. Here’s a list of some of the biggest negatives in my opinion: It is MUCH harder to access information at a glance when using subtasks. Y…

The tale of Jerod the unwise in the subtask maze

Once upon a time, there was a young farmer with the name @LEGGO . He was known as Jerod the unwise. Thirsty for adventure, he decided to go against all odds and to enter the subtask maze. Everyone advised against it, arguing he was not wise enough to navigate such a maze without a proper training. [image-20170119-26567-1bsql2r] He entered the maze, and as he was going deeper and deeper into the levels, he lost his way. After years of errance he was finally able to find the exit the subtask m…

Bug with recurring task with subtasks that have a due date

Briefly describe (1-2 sentences) the Bug you’re experiencing: One of my clients brought to my attention that there is a bug in Asana where a task that is recurring and have subtasks with due dates. Steps to reproduce: Setup: Task Recurring and Subtasks that is dated When: Tas is marked as completed the new task is created and subtasks is added as expected Problem: The due date of the old subtask is carried over to the new subtask. I cannot think of any situation where this is helpful. It w…

Hope this helps you out…

Jason.