# Subtasks automating dated backward from due date

**URL:** <https://forum.asana.com/t/subtasks-automating-dated-backward-from-due-date/167271>\
**Category:** Features Launched\
**Tags:** projects, launched, subtasks, tasks\
**Created:** [1 June 2022 20:04 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/subtasks-automating-dated-backward-from-due-date/167271 "2022-06-01T20:04:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Arthur\_BEGOU](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/arthur_begou/32/279746_2.png) [@Arthur\_BEGOU](https://forum.asana.com/u/Arthur_BEGOU)\
**Post date:** [22 July 2024 14:19 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/subtasks-automating-dated-backward-from-due-date/167271/38 "2024-07-22T14:19:50Z")

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Hi fellow Asana users 👋

Meanwhile, Asana comes with the functionality (I’m sure very soon), let me introduce a handy workaround that wasn’t known yet from the community (presumably).

Hope you like it 💙

> [@\[Rule for subtask - days BEFORE parent task\] a workaround](https://forum.asana.com/t/rule-for-subtask-days-before-parent-task-a-workaround/868052):
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> Hi all wave You might have faced that issue : Well, good news is that Asana is working on it and we can hope for a future fix [(source).](https://forum.asana.com/t/create-a-rule-for-a-subtask-to-be-due-a-certain-number-of-days-before-the-parent-tasks-due-date/473485/23) The other good news is that, meanwhile the fix is implemented, there is workaround that was found by my brilliant colleague @Cyril-iDO blue_heart (Available from the plan Advanced) 1) avocadocheesehot_pepper The ingredients: A custom field Formula A rule with action “Create subtasks” The recent ability to use date fields as variables 2)…

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