run rule on a specific task in a project

[Phil_Seeman]

Hi @Horrible_PM1,

This is not currently possible.

You can vote for that capability here:

Specific Task to Trigger Rules (rather than all tasks)

Rules are very powerful but can easily level up their power by allowing tasks and subtasks to trigger a rule rather than rules applying globally within a project. This is simply just another layer of condition. If (task link(s) == condition { execute rule } Would be nice to select a rule from the ellipse within a task so I can create the rule and as I have tasks that need to trigger it, I can easily add to rather than opening the rule each time. Use Case: I only want certain tasks, such a…

Also, there are some workarounds you can use to get close - see

Allocating Rules to Specific Tasks in a project

Although you cannot target a specific task, you can add additional options to narrow down the task. I do this all the time by delimiting by section or assignee or a custom field such as owner. Perhaps that will help? [rules]

and

Specific tasks to trigger rules

Do you need to share Asana notifications related to specific tasks in Slack? Too bad, you can’t! Unless you know the trick below, but first: why would you want to do this? Here’s an example use case: when creating some specific tasks, you want to notify your team in Slack. But Asana does not have a way to choose the tasks the rules apply to. They usually apply to all the tasks in the project. You could create a specific project called “Notify in Slack”, for example. Then, you could multi-hom…

and also some of the discussion in the above-referenced Product Feedback thread.