Search and replace text

[Tim_Gibb]

Bumping this topic as we are templating out workflows that are from initial customer contact all the way through our own factory’s production so this can save us hundreds of hours per year. I’m happy to talk to the decision makers who tell us that they’re always looking to improve client experience. This is a biggie for the Asana super users who are trying to really maximize the platform. This thread is evidence.

[Sandy_McBride]

This is VERY Necessary, Where is Asana Dev with this option?

[anon10583601]

Yep, and also find and replace within the task templates would be a nice addition too

[anon28147010]

+1 for me as well.

My working case scenario is having to replace text for a specific task or description for many projects. Would be great if I could do a find/replace for all of Asana account.

[anon22463332]

I need search and replace in Asana too!

[anon18061031]

I’d love to be able to do this, too. My use case: I needed to use the same names (state names) for the “name” field for two different tables. (I know, not awesome) However, there is a parenthetical after the name in the copy/paste from one table to another. I’d really like to find/replace the parenthetical instead of re-typing.

I can make a formula field for this, but since you can’t use a formula field for the primary field, it won’t be as great.

[anon21332897]

Had the same issue and tried to find another alternative. FoxReplace works like a charm in Firefox.

[Reginald_Santos]

Has this been added to Asana?

[Bastien_Siebman]

I created a tool to find and replace a pattern in a given project, could be quite easily extended to the entire account.

Find and replace, a new useful tool

Hi, You might already be familiar with my website and my tools over at minimalist-work (now called iDO tools). A new tool is joining the toolbox! The Find and replace tool will allow to to replace a given pattern in task names and section names for a given project. Example use cases: include “PROJECT_NAME >” before each task name in a template and use my tool to replace them all with the actual project name include a “CANDIDATE_NAME” in sections and tasks for an onboarding template and repl…

[J_Hope]

Thanks for this suggestion. FoxReplace was able to do what Asana couldn’t!

[NicoleK]

This tool has been splendid! Thanks for creating it!

[Bastien_Siebman]

Thanks Nicole, appreciate the feedback. You use it often?

[NicoleK]

I use it in spirts when I’m making big changes, but my Project Manager uses is weekly, if not daily, when kicking off new projects.

[Angela_Uza]

Hi there - I am trying to use this find and replace tool at my workplace and no one on my team has been able to successfully implement this. Was this tool deactivated, or does it have task number limitations?

[Raymen]

This is super helpful, thanks!

[Bastien_Siebman]

@Angela_Uza

I am trying to use this find and replace tool at my workplace and no one on my team has been able to successfully implement this. Was this tool deactivated, or does it have task number limitations?

The tool is still live and supposed to be working. Can you contact me bastien@iDO-clarity.com and let me know what doesn’t work?