Subtasks connected to custom fields

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Hello,

Is it possible to connect subtasks with custom fields. This way when a subtask is completed, the matching custom field will be filled in, or vise versa?

I tried looking into rules but do not see how this would look.

Thanks in advance!

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The way Asana works, as of this writing, is:

  • Custom fields are associated with projects, so every task attached to a project has on it the custom fields are in that project
  • Subtasks inherit custom fields one level down from a projectā€™s task. That is, for the first level of subtasks below a task thatā€™s attached to a project, those subtasks inherit the custom fields of that project.
  • Any subtasks below that first level of subtasks (sub-subtasks and below, if you want to call them that) do not inherit any custom fields.

Say you have a custom field called ā€œStatusā€ in a project and you want to write a rule like ā€œIf task is completed, set Status to ā€˜Completeā€™ā€, you can do that and have it apply to subtasks, as long as:

  1. The subtask is only one level down from a top-level project task, and
  2. On the ruleā€™s setup, youā€™ve set it to ā€œRuns on tasks and subtasksā€

Does this help?

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From my understanding, using this approach all subtasks have to be complete. One specific subtask is not connected to one specific fieldā€¦is this correct?

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Hmm, now this sounds like something different from your initial post.

When you said

Is it possible to connect subtasks with custom fields.

I assumed you meant custom fields on the subtask in question.

Did you actually mean custom field(s) on the parent task?

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We have multiple subtasks under one task - the subtasks are completed at different stages. When one specific subtask is completed we wanted it to be associated with a specific custom field.