# Text functions like concatenate and join in Rules

**URL:** <https://forum.asana.com/t/text-functions-like-concatenate-and-join-in-rules/546374>\
**Category:** Product Ideas\
**Tags:** rules\
**Created:** [22 September 2023 18:10 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/text-functions-like-concatenate-and-join-in-rules/546374 "2023-09-22T18:10:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jan-Rienk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/jan-rienk/32/227709_2.png) [@Jan-Rienk](https://forum.asana.com/u/Jan-Rienk)\
**Post date:** [22 September 2023 18:10 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/text-functions-like-concatenate-and-join-in-rules/546374/1 "2023-09-22T18:10:09Z")

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Being able to set the name of a task or project based form input would really help in enforcing naming conventions like so:  
`name.set( <year>, "-", <market>, "-", <project_name> )`  
Or perhaps even:  
`name.set( join("-", <year>, <market> , <project_name> )`

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**Author:** ![Nikki\_Gilland](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/nikki_gilland/32/285441_2.png) [@Nikki\_Gilland](https://forum.asana.com/u/Nikki_Gilland)\
**Post date:** [15 August 2024 15:02 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/text-functions-like-concatenate-and-join-in-rules/546374/2 "2024-08-15T15:02:44Z")

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It would also be useful to have text functions available in formula fields.