# Setting Dependent Task Dates Based x Days From Completed Task **URL:** \ **Category:** Product Ideas\ **Created:** [24 January 2020 17:19 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/setting-dependent-task-dates-based-x-days-from-completed-task/72132 "2020-01-24T17:19:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Getz\_Pro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/getz_pro/32/13546_2.png) [@Getz\_Pro](https://forum.asana.com/u/Getz_Pro)\ **Post date:** [24 January 2020 17:19 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/setting-dependent-task-dates-based-x-days-from-completed-task/72132/1 "2020-01-24T17:19:50Z")
It would be brilliant to be able to set a task or subtask due date based off of another task being completed. When setting the Due Date for a task that is a dependent of another, we can set the due date x days from the completed task. ---
**Author:** ![Raquel\_E](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/raquel_e/32/71091_2.png) [@Raquel\_E](https://forum.asana.com/u/Raquel_E)\ **Post date:** [25 January 2020 16:55 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/setting-dependent-task-dates-based-x-days-from-completed-task/72132/2 "2020-01-25T16:55:29Z")
There is a way to do this by integrating an additional software to connect with Asana. ---
**Author:** ![Bastien\_Siebman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/bastien_siebman/32/172354_2.png) [@Bastien\_Siebman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Bastien_Siebman)\ **Post date:** [25 January 2020 17:06 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/setting-dependent-task-dates-based-x-days-from-completed-task/72132/3 "2020-01-25T17:06:55Z")
> [@Raquel\_E](#): > > There is a way to do this by integrating an additional software to connect with Asana Are you referring to Flowsana? ---
**Author:** ![Phil\_Seeman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/phil_seeman/32/81525_2.png) [@Phil\_Seeman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Phil_Seeman)\ **Post date:** [25 January 2020 18:25 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/setting-dependent-task-dates-based-x-days-from-completed-task/72132/4 "2020-01-25T18:25:55Z")
> [@Getz\_Pro](#): > > When setting the Due Date for a task that is a dependent of another, we can set the due date x days from the completed task. Not sure if she was referring to it or not, but [Flowsana](https://flowsana.net) does provide this capability using the **Lag Time** feature of its **Dynamic Dependency** workflow type. ---
**Author:** ![Getz\_Pro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/getz_pro/32/13546_2.png) [@Getz\_Pro](https://forum.asana.com/u/Getz_Pro)\ **Post date:** [25 January 2020 20:42 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/setting-dependent-task-dates-based-x-days-from-completed-task/72132/5 "2020-01-25T20:42:15Z")
Not at all interested in 3rd party add-ons, but for Asana to add it and support it. But thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Raquel\_E](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/raquel_e/32/71091_2.png) [@Raquel\_E](https://forum.asana.com/u/Raquel_E)\ **Post date:** [29 January 2020 18:16 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/setting-dependent-task-dates-based-x-days-from-completed-task/72132/6 "2020-01-29T18:16:45Z")
Yes sir! Have you tried it? ---
**Author:** ![Bastien\_Siebman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/bastien_siebman/32/172354_2.png) [@Bastien\_Siebman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Bastien_Siebman)\ **Post date:** [30 January 2020 07:43 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/setting-dependent-task-dates-based-x-days-from-completed-task/72132/7 "2020-01-30T07:43:27Z")
I did, I don’t have a use case for it anymore, but Flowsana from @Phil_Seeman is a big reference in the Asana ecosystem. ---
**Author:** ![anon77556860](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@anon77556860](https://forum.asana.com/u/anon77556860)\ **Post date:** [9 September 2020 14:15 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/setting-dependent-task-dates-based-x-days-from-completed-task/72132/8 "2020-09-09T14:15:10Z")
I completely agree with you. Shouldn’t be a big deal for the developers to program this feature. ---
**Author:** ![Bastien\_Siebman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/bastien_siebman/32/172354_2.png) [@Bastien\_Siebman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Bastien_Siebman)\ **Post date:** [9 September 2020 15:19 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/setting-dependent-task-dates-based-x-days-from-completed-task/72132/9 "2020-09-09T15:19:17Z")
> [@anon77556860](#): > > Shouldn’t be a big deal for the developers to program this feature If they did everything that was simple, the app would be a Christmas tree of buttons and fields 🙂 🎄 ---
**Author:** ![Elena\_DeAngelis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/elena_deangelis/32/61741_2.png) [@Elena\_DeAngelis](https://forum.asana.com/u/Elena_DeAngelis)\ **Post date:** [15 September 2020 18:39 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/setting-dependent-task-dates-based-x-days-from-completed-task/72132/11 "2020-09-15T18:39:20Z")
Please add in this feature! Pretty crucial to scaling timelines & processes. ---
**Author:** ![Justine\_D](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/justine_d/32/59884_2.png) [@Justine\_D](https://forum.asana.com/u/Justine_D)\ **Post date:** [15 September 2020 20:16 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/setting-dependent-task-dates-based-x-days-from-completed-task/72132/12 "2020-09-15T20:16:33Z")
Love this idea - not sure if this is the same idea or a different topic altogether, but would also be great to add this relative timing into project templates. ---
**Author:** ![Rashad\_Issa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/rashad_issa/32/283198_2.png) [@Rashad\_Issa](https://forum.asana.com/u/Rashad_Issa)\ **Post date:** [8 January 2021 16:57 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/setting-dependent-task-dates-based-x-days-from-completed-task/72132/13 "2021-01-08T16:57:33Z")
This feature gets my vote as well. I think it is good to expand the great capability of templates to set up dependencies based on dates. Considering I use a lot of use of asana for marketing campaigns, I am surprised that this feature is not voted in a lot more. ---
**Author:** ![Skyler](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/skyler/32/34575_2.png) [@Skyler](https://forum.asana.com/u/Skyler)\ **Post date:** [8 January 2021 18:55 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/setting-dependent-task-dates-based-x-days-from-completed-task/72132/14 "2021-01-08T18:55:39Z")
> [@Setting Dependent Task Dates Based x Days From Completed Task](https://forum.asana.com/t/setting-dependent-task-dates-based-x-days-from-completed-task/72132/9): > > If they did everything that was simple, the app would be a Christmas tree of buttons and fields slight_smile christmas_tree Like appreciations? 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![Bastien\_Siebman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/bastien_siebman/32/172354_2.png) [@Bastien\_Siebman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Bastien_Siebman)\ **Post date:** [9 January 2021 08:58 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/setting-dependent-task-dates-based-x-days-from-completed-task/72132/15 "2021-01-09T08:58:36Z")
> [@Skyler](#): > > Like appreciations? 🙄 You aimed for the heart ❤ 😅 can we vote for a feature to disappear and be replaced by another? 😬 ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_Boyle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/jim_boyle/32/91665_2.png) [@Jim\_Boyle](https://forum.asana.com/u/Jim_Boyle)\ **Post date:** [5 January 2022 22:12 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/setting-dependent-task-dates-based-x-days-from-completed-task/72132/16 "2022-01-05T22:12:43Z")
I am sort of astonished that this is not an option. I thought the use of rules and the ‘Task is no longer Blocked’ trigger would do the trick, as I could then set a due date in the Rule. However, I now see that the rule triggers every time ‘any’ task is no longer blocked, which makes it useless when we are trying to be granular to the task level. Hopefully, I’m missing something 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![Bastien\_Siebman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/bastien_siebman/32/172354_2.png) [@Bastien\_Siebman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Bastien_Siebman)\ **Post date:** [6 January 2022 09:10 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/setting-dependent-task-dates-based-x-days-from-completed-task/72132/17 "2022-01-06T09:10:40Z")
Rules are currently all about about “any” task matching the criteria. You can’t have rules targeting a specific task. Zapier & co, with their filters for example, will be able to help. ---
**Author:** ![Gowri\_Shankar\_RJ](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/gowri_shankar_rj/32/47247_2.png) [@Gowri\_Shankar\_RJ](https://forum.asana.com/u/Gowri_Shankar_RJ)\ **Post date:** [18 January 2023 13:13 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/setting-dependent-task-dates-based-x-days-from-completed-task/72132/18 "2023-01-18T13:13:47Z")
I completed agree that this small feature can save 1000’s of hours globally. ---
**Author:** ![Laura\_Gilkey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/laura_gilkey/32/194661_2.png) [@Laura\_Gilkey](https://forum.asana.com/u/Laura_Gilkey)\ **Post date:** [14 November 2024 16:34 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/setting-dependent-task-dates-based-x-days-from-completed-task/72132/19 "2024-11-14T16:34:41Z")
Hi all! Apologies if this has been resolved, but I’m relatively new to the forum and can’t seem to find it, nor a way to do this in Asana–any intel? Or is this still not possible? ---
**Author:** ![Nikolaj\_Kaae\_Kirk](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Nikolaj\_Kaae\_Kirk](https://forum.asana.com/u/Nikolaj_Kaae_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [10 February 2025 06:11 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/setting-dependent-task-dates-based-x-days-from-completed-task/72132/20 "2025-02-10T06:11:35Z")
+1 for this feature, I find it crucial for dependencies to be dynamic and template’able 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kati\_Hyer](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Kati\_Hyer](https://forum.asana.com/u/Kati_Hyer)\ **Post date:** [4 March 2025 21:08 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/setting-dependent-task-dates-based-x-days-from-completed-task/72132/21 "2025-03-04T21:08:08Z")
We have a series of events that take place each year. The event dates are known many months ahead of time, and the tasks leading up to and following the actual event date are always the same. Is there a way to say Event date = blank, and set up the tasks prior to that by “Event date minus 3 days” and the tasks after the event “Event date plus 5 days.” - so I don’t have to calendar every single event by hand? Voting up this feature in 2025. [Next page](https://forum.asana.com/t/setting-dependent-task-dates-based-x-days-from-completed-task/72132.md?page=2)