# \#import-export **URL:** https://forum.asana.com/tag/import-export/98.md [Latest](https://forum.asana.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.asana.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.asana.com/tags.md) --- ## [Import goals and subgoals](https://forum.asana.com/t/import-goals-and-subgoals/386012)
**Author:** [@Norma\_Carsten](https://forum.asana.com/u/Norma_Carsten)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [23 October 2026 19:56 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/import-goals-and-subgoals/386012 "2026-10-23T19:56:44Z")
Currently we work with the goals module and it is very time consuming to add all goals and subgoals for our customers to Asana (every 3 months). Current process: Specialists add suggested goals to a Google sheet docu… --- ## [Allow bulk import of Goals, by member or super admin](https://forum.asana.com/t/allow-bulk-import-of-goals-by-member-or-super-admin/1159554)
**Author:** [@Vidya\_Thayoor](https://forum.asana.com/u/Vidya_Thayoor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [23 October 2026 10:56 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/allow-bulk-import-of-goals-by-member-or-super-admin/1159554 "2026-10-23T10:56:48Z")
We often need to onboard goals / OKRs / etc onto Asana. To enable quick and easy migration into, do consider allowing bulk import to avoid creating them individually. Thanks in advance! --- ## [Allow bulk import of projects into a portfolio, by member or super admin](https://forum.asana.com/t/allow-bulk-import-of-projects-into-a-portfolio-by-member-or-super-admin/1159553)
**Author:** [@Vidya\_Thayoor](https://forum.asana.com/u/Vidya_Thayoor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [23 October 2026 10:54 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/allow-bulk-import-of-projects-into-a-portfolio-by-member-or-super-admin/1159553 "2026-10-23T10:54:18Z")
We often need to onboard projects / teams onto Asana. To enable quick and easy migration into, do consider allowing bulk import to avoid creating projects individually and then linking them to the portfolio. Thanks in ad… --- ## [Import to update existing tasks](https://forum.asana.com/t/import-to-update-existing-tasks/26670)
**Author:** [@Alex\_Thut](https://forum.asana.com/u/Alex_Thut)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [2 October 2026 15:28 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/import-to-update-existing-tasks/26670 "2026-10-02T15:28:53Z")
Apologies if there is a way to do this but my google-fu has failed thus far. It would be great if importing could use unique identifiers (such as the Asana assigned Task ID) to match to existing tasks and update/add/ove… --- ## [Importing a date with time formatting via CSV import](https://forum.asana.com/t/importing-a-date-with-time-formatting-via-csv-import/1153997)
**Author:** [@FreshyJon](https://forum.asana.com/u/FreshyJon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [31 August 2026 19:20 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/importing-a-date-with-time-formatting-via-csv-import/1153997 "2026-08-31T19:20:24Z")
See here: Format for importing CSV into project with Date/Time field? When importing a list of tasks into a project via CSV, it’s not possible to import a date into a Date custom field, if that date also has a time. Pl… --- ## [Format for importing CSV into project with Date/Time field?](https://forum.asana.com/t/format-for-importing-csv-into-project-with-date-time-field/1032817)
**Author:** [@FreshyJon](https://forum.asana.com/u/FreshyJon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [31 August 2026 18:49 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/format-for-importing-csv-into-project-with-date-time-field/1032817 "2026-08-31T18:49:39Z")
I am doing a CSV import into a project that has a Date custom field. No matter what format I try within the CSV, Asana won’t let me choose the desired Date field during the import step. My custom field should be a Date… --- ## [Monthly .csv with release notes, product launches, and product updates](https://forum.asana.com/t/monthly-csv-with-release-notes-product-launches-and-product-updates/1147934)
**Author:** [@Elizabeth\_Lumsden](https://forum.asana.com/u/Elizabeth_Lumsden)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [15 July 2026 07:38 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/monthly-csv-with-release-notes-product-launches-and-product-updates/1147934 "2026-07-15T07:38:28Z")
Originally submitted to Ambassador Community lead; encouraged to submit in the Forum—expanded from focus on ambassadors to include Asana Partners and anyone assisting with rolling adoption and evaluation of new product f… --- ## [Cascading custom fields](https://forum.asana.com/t/cascading-custom-fields/1148141)
**Author:** [@Rebecca\_Hassett](https://forum.asana.com/u/Rebecca_Hassett)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [14 July 2026 13:39 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/cascading-custom-fields/1148141 "2026-07-14T13:39:37Z")
Hi All :slight\_smile: Within my organisation, we’re using custom fields to show project categories and individual product groups. There are probably around 8 categories, but when we drill down to individual product gro… --- ## [Asana export to CSV and sync to Google Sheets - gaps in data](https://forum.asana.com/t/asana-export-to-csv-and-sync-to-google-sheets-gaps-in-data/1144301)
**Author:** [@Geirmund\_Knutsen](https://forum.asana.com/u/Geirmund_Knutsen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [11 June 2026 19:04 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/asana-export-to-csv-and-sync-to-google-sheets-gaps-in-data/1144301 "2026-06-11T19:04:03Z")
Hi, My portfolio Sync to Google Sheet has missing data in the ‘Live source data’ sheet. The same thing happens when I sync with a new (and empty) Google Sheet The same thing happens when I export to CSV The same th… --- ## [📢 Comment partager depuis Asana : guide pratique pour collaborer en externe](https://forum.asana.com/t/comment-partager-depuis-asana-guide-pratique-pour-collaborer-en-externe/1144535)
**Author:** [@Arthur\_BEGOU](https://forum.asana.com/u/Arthur_BEGOU)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [11 June 2026 15:55 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/comment-partager-depuis-asana-guide-pratique-pour-collaborer-en-externe/1144535 "2026-06-11T15:55:40Z")
Original: 📢 How to Share from Asana: Guide for External Collaboration Il existe de nombreuses options de partage dans Asana pour travailler avec des clients, des partenaires, des prestataires ou des freelances en dehor… --- ## [📢 How to Share from Asana: Guide for External Collaboration](https://forum.asana.com/t/how-to-share-from-asana-guide-for-external-collaboration/1143945)
**Author:** [@Arthur\_BEGOU](https://forum.asana.com/u/Arthur_BEGOU)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [10 June 2026 06:20 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/how-to-share-from-asana-guide-for-external-collaboration/1143945 "2026-06-10T06:20:59Z")
There are many Asana sharing options you can use when working with clients, partners, vendors, or freelancers outside your organization. Depending on the situation, you may want full collaboration, read-only visibility,… --- ## [Include comments in export](https://forum.asana.com/t/include-comments-in-export/1641)
**Author:** [@Jessica\_Everingham](https://forum.asana.com/u/Jessica_Everingham)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [25 May 2026 09:41 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/include-comments-in-export/1641 "2026-05-25T09:41:19Z")
Just making a suggestion that it would be handy to be able to include comments when a project is exported to csv. Our team asks questions and records decisions in comments sometimes, and we’d like a permanent record of i… --- ## [CSV Import Issue: Sections created, but tasks are not mapped to assigned section](https://forum.asana.com/t/csv-import-issue-sections-created-but-tasks-are-not-mapped-to-assigned-section/1139957)
**Author:** [@brandykshreve](https://forum.asana.com/u/brandykshreve)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [7 May 2026 01:58 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/csv-import-issue-sections-created-but-tasks-are-not-mapped-to-assigned-section/1139957 "2026-05-07T01:58:30Z")
I am trying to import a CSV into Asana to create a new project. When it uploads, it creates the sections, but it adds all the tasks at the top separately. It does not add the associated tasks under the assigned section… --- ## [Need ability to omit custom fields for CSV export](https://forum.asana.com/t/need-ability-to-omit-custom-fields-for-csv-export/1135492)
**Author:** [@Dakota\_Sherek](https://forum.asana.com/u/Dakota_Sherek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [9 April 2026 13:18 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/need-ability-to-omit-custom-fields-for-csv-export/1135492 "2026-04-09T13:18:46Z")
We send out daily PR reports to leadership, which involves utilizing the “export CSV” option. We typically use a saved search to specify the apporpriate date range and export from there, but it exports every custom field… --- ## [⚡ Automatically triage emails into tasks, based on the content of the email](https://forum.asana.com/t/automatically-triage-emails-into-tasks-based-on-the-content-of-the-email/1131326)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Sather](https://forum.asana.com/u/Richard_Sather)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [19 March 2026 14:43 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/automatically-triage-emails-into-tasks-based-on-the-content-of-the-email/1131326 "2026-03-19T14:43:22Z")
The recently launched text field triggers and conditions in rules open more possibilities than ever before, with the ability to trigger rules (and check their conditions) based on the contents of the task name, its descr… --- ## [Exporting Notes into a word document](https://forum.asana.com/t/exporting-notes-into-a-word-document/1082745)
**Author:** [@Helana\_Mulder](https://forum.asana.com/u/Helana_Mulder)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [13 March 2026 19:45 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/exporting-notes-into-a-word-document/1082745 "2026-03-13T19:45:52Z")
Hi there! I use a note tab in my project as a place to take notes for bi-monthly meetings with one of our leadership groups. I’ve set up the note so that each month’s notes are in a table/chart with the date, agenda, not… --- ## [Fwd: ワークスペース間でプロジェクトをコピーする必要がある場合](https://forum.asana.com/t/fwd/1127001)
**Author:** [@ka\_nishiyama](https://forum.asana.com/u/ka_nishiyama)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [23 February 2026 04:15 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/fwd/1127001 "2026-02-23T04:15:05Z")
標記の件、きっと役に立つことが有ると思いますので。 --- ## [How to share a full organization (20+ Projects) with external users outside my Org](https://forum.asana.com/t/how-to-share-a-full-organization-20-projects-with-external-users-outside-my-org/1126936)
**Author:** [@Steven\_Morano](https://forum.asana.com/u/Steven_Morano)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [22 February 2026 19:24 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/how-to-share-a-full-organization-20-projects-with-external-users-outside-my-org/1126936 "2026-02-22T19:24:56Z")
Hi everyone, I run a community where I teach a specific workflow that relies heavily on a complex Asana setup. Currently, I have 20+ interconnected projects (with specific sections, tasks, and due dates/recurring dates)… --- ## [Export all projects associated with a team](https://forum.asana.com/t/export-all-projects-associated-with-a-team/1125862)
**Author:** [@Damon\_Hemmerdinger](https://forum.asana.com/u/Damon_Hemmerdinger)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [21 February 2026 15:16 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/export-all-projects-associated-with-a-team/1125862 "2026-02-21T15:16:07Z")
I have recently sold a portion of my company to another owner. I want to export everything associated with that Asana team so that the new owners can re-create the history, users, forms, etc. I see some posts from 2017/2… --- ## [Ability to customize Portfolio export to Powerpoint](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-customize-portfolio-export-to-powerpoint/1124599)
**Author:** [@Rachael\_Dacey](https://forum.asana.com/u/Rachael_Dacey)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [11 February 2026 19:36 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-customize-portfolio-export-to-powerpoint/1124599 "2026-02-11T19:36:59Z")
Are there any plans to enhance the existing Portfolio → PPT export to include: Ability to customize milestones that display in Status slide to include custom fields currently default cannot be modified and only includ… --- ## [Export CSV file from bookmarked searched list of task.](https://forum.asana.com/t/export-csv-file-from-bookmarked-searched-list-of-task/1119925)
**Author:** [@RAJIV\_KUMAR1](https://forum.asana.com/u/RAJIV_KUMAR1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [22 January 2026 15:44 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/export-csv-file-from-bookmarked-searched-list-of-task/1119925 "2026-01-22T15:44:55Z")
I am using asana with an org. I usually export 12 files daily end of day. Saved Bookmark I click on Action Icon \> Click on Export \> CSV (Only for this one option Asana developer create submenu). One option should have … --- ## [Mapping fields when importing csv file](https://forum.asana.com/t/mapping-fields-when-importing-csv-file/1115938)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Cohen-Vogel](https://forum.asana.com/u/Daniel_Cohen-Vogel)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [1 January 2026 08:11 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/mapping-fields-when-importing-csv-file/1115938 "2026-01-01T08:11:29Z")
:light\_bulb: I am importing a set of tasks into a project. Some of the fields in my csv file should map to the Section, Task, and Subtask. I’ve been unsuccessful doing that so far. Any guidance? --- ## [How do I export all of my data?](https://forum.asana.com/t/how-do-i-export-all-of-my-data/1113887)
**Author:** [@Piotr\_Maslowski](https://forum.asana.com/u/Piotr_Maslowski)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [16 December 2025 13:08 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/how-do-i-export-all-of-my-data/1113887 "2025-12-16T13:08:21Z")
Hello, I’ve been using Asana for personal task and project management for over 10 years at this point. At the time, it was the best tool for the job I could find. The vast ecosystem of integrations, (like a native Window… --- ## [Need to copy project(s) between workspaces? Use Ditto](https://forum.asana.com/t/need-to-copy-project-s-between-workspaces-use-ditto/118855)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://forum.asana.com/u/Larry_Berger_lpb)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [9 December 2025 21:43 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/need-to-copy-project-s-between-workspaces-use-ditto/118855 "2025-12-09T21:43:10Z")
The best way to copy a project or set of projects between workspaces (or even within a workspace) is to use the third-party app Ditto developed and supported by Forum member @Kothar: Be sure to read the detailed docum… --- ## [Import to custom fields in a portfolio](https://forum.asana.com/t/import-to-custom-fields-in-a-portfolio/1108821)
**Author:** [@Kim\_S](https://forum.asana.com/u/Kim_S)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [1 December 2025 22:25 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/import-to-custom-fields-in-a-portfolio/1108821 "2025-12-01T22:25:31Z")
Hello! I have a portfolio that contains a couple custom fields. I would like to be able to import data into those fields using a csv import. Is this possible? I know that it is possible to import into custom fields on … --- ## [Preserving creation date when importing a task from Personal Projects?](https://forum.asana.com/t/preserving-creation-date-when-importing-a-task-from-personal-projects/1109610)
**Author:** [@jz12](https://forum.asana.com/u/jz12)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [20 November 2025 10:57 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/preserving-creation-date-when-importing-a-task-from-personal-projects/1109610 "2025-11-20T10:57:49Z")
Following the steps to move tasks from Personal Projects to a new one… The creation date is not preserved, even though it is in the exported csv file. The imported task shows as if it were newly created, losing that v… --- ## [CSV export doesnt copy /menu items or tab+n](https://forum.asana.com/t/csv-export-doesnt-copy-menu-items-or-tab-n/1108239)
**Author:** [@Daan\_Jan\_Grotenhuis](https://forum.asana.com/u/Daan_Jan_Grotenhuis)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [11 November 2025 23:07 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/csv-export-doesnt-copy-menu-items-or-tab-n/1108239 "2025-11-11T23:07:21Z")
Hi im trying to export and import certain tasks made in a project to another project. I have made a example project to show a task that I want to export through a csv, and import to another existing project. When import… --- ## [How to reactivate rules in bulk?](https://forum.asana.com/t/how-to-reactivate-rules-in-bulk/1102557)
**Author:** [@Jake\_Steffens](https://forum.asana.com/u/Jake_Steffens)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [10 October 2025 18:22 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/how-to-reactivate-rules-in-bulk/1102557 "2025-10-10T18:22:08Z")
Hi All, I am reaching out for guidance on a small emergency we are experiencing with Asana. Our licenses was unexpectedly downgraded from Enterprise+ to the Advanced Free Trial overnight. We are working to restore the l… --- ## [Goal CSV Download](https://forum.asana.com/t/goal-csv-download/1101090)
**Author:** [@Maria123](https://forum.asana.com/u/Maria123)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [2 October 2025 16:16 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/goal-csv-download/1101090 "2025-10-02T16:16:06Z")
Hi all, I don’t see an option to download team goals as CSV anymore, have Asana changed this feature? Thanks! --- ## [Request for Automated Monthly User-Wise Task Report in Excel](https://forum.asana.com/t/request-for-automated-monthly-user-wise-task-report-in-excel/1093874)
**Author:** [@Hiren\_Patel1](https://forum.asana.com/u/Hiren_Patel1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [31 August 2025 07:37 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/request-for-automated-monthly-user-wise-task-report-in-excel/1093874 "2025-08-31T07:37:48Z")
Hi Team Is there a native feature in Asana or an integration that can automatically export a user-wise monthly Excel report? The report should include the total number of tasks completed, pending tasks, and the tags as… [Next page](https://forum.asana.com/tag/import-export/98.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=import-export)