Set the start date to 30 days prior to the due date

[Ashton_Young1]

I’ve been trying to create a rule that will set the start date of a task automatically to 30 days prior to the due date.
I’ve created the following rule and it does not work:

When: task is created
Check if: due date is not empty
Do this: Set due date to - start date - 30 days before due date of trigger task

I’ve also tried it the other way around to have the due date set to 30 days after the start date, but that also doesn’t work.

Surely there’s a way to do this? I even used the AI rule creation tool with the prompt: “When a task is created in the “google ads” section, and a due date is set for the task, set the start date for the task to 30 days before the due date.”

[MattClark_iDO]

Hi Ashton - could it be that you’re entering the Due Date after the task has been created, and therefore your trigger is inappropriate in this instance? Try changing your trigger to “Due date is changed” to see if you get the result you’re after.

[Srinivas_K]

Hi @Ashton_Young1 Welcome to the Forum, If you are using Asana default Start Date then you can’t setup as there is no action, you need to use Script for same, Alternatively you can create a Start Date custom field and setup this easily like

When the task is added, check if due date is empty(Which is not required) Change Start Date to 30 days before due date, for that you can click Relative date and apply the trigger easily

[lpb]

Welcome, @Ashton_Young1,

I think this does what you’re asking for; it works for me:

Thanks,

Larry