How do I set Asana to automatically trigger due date creation upon completion of other tasks?

Command is usually Control in Windows, if I’m not mistaken.

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Hi Alexis, Can you please confirm the keyboard command for Item 3?

I do not have a “Command button”. I have a PC

Thanks

Hi @pedro_prada - I use a Mac, but you can view all PC shortcuts here: Keyboard shortcuts in Asana | Product guide • Asana Product Guide

Hi Alexis,
I have tried this on my PC but it seems to move the task up or down on the list but not the dates. Am I missing something? I was hoping the dates would change up or down.

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Hey @Julia_Van_Der_Sommen, Svara reminds someone here that it has to be done while the project/list of tasks is sorted by ‘Due Date’ rather than anything else.

https://forum.asana.com/t/change-due-dates-of-multiple-tasks/5949/26

I found that’s why it’s been an issue for me.

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Instagantt can do this, but if you change/manage the dates on Asana it will break as it won’t change dates of dependent task.

@Alexis you should take advantage of dependencies feature and add a “Set start date automatically” checkbox for the dependent task.

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You are able to perform a search for part of a project name and select the “Items with x” option which provides a list of task (and subtasks). You are given the ability to sort by due date but I don’t find that the ctrl+up/down shortcut works to shift dates. Is this a bug? I don’t recall if at the time or this original post you were able to sort by due date for search results or not. Since you can now at least, I’m wondering how I might be able to use this tip to accommodate for the lack of any “due date dependencies” feature.

@LEGGO - In order for this feature to work, you’ll need to first sort the project by due date. Try that and let me know if it still doesn’t work :slight_smile:

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Yeah, that was the first mistake I made :blush: but tried after sorting and still no luck… :disappointed: Perhaps I am doing something wrong?

Is there any way to set some kind of order / due date based on project creation with subtasks? Right now for a workflow we duplicate a task that has subtasks under it. It would be awesome if there was a way to set the subtasks relative to the date created (or a start date) so it would trigger a workflow scenario.

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@Alexis I’m still not having much luck with this. Perhaps a quick demo to make sure I’m not doing something that isn’t intended?

This trick works for Due Date, but for tasks that also have start dates, it s t r e t c h e s them. In other words, command-arrow will move the due dates but it leaves the start dates alone. This needs to be fixed. If you are trying to keep task durations and move their due dates (which is the implied use here) you end up with tasks that leave their start dates behind.

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@Alexis
Is this possible using Projects setup as Boards? I don’t believe it is correct?

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@Alexis I got it! You can go to Timeline view, and highlight all the tasks you want to reschedule, then simply drag them a few days forward - Awesome. Hope that helps the next guy/gal (ps if you’re the next guy/gal, no offense on that, you’re the first in my book)

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We have set up a process template (like a project plan) that we use to set up projects for multiple clients.
We can then copy this template as a new project each time. We have certain tasks dependent on completion of other tasks, and like the simplified Gant chart ability to let everybody know that their task has started.

But we would like to be able to set the start date for each project separately, without manually changing each date. Also we would like to give a general time period (like 3 weeks) for each task instead of start dates and end dates.

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Hi all,

I am struggling to batch edit multiple tasks to change the due date. I am following the instructions posted here under ‘shift multiple due dates in a list’.

I recall making this work before, and I am following the instructions to the letter but I’m not having any luck. Is anyone else having a similar problem, or can anyone give me some advice?

Thanks in advance,
Martin

Hi,
it is still working for me, however, it is NOT working for sub-tasks, but this is normal, so if you wanted to change sub-task due dates this might be the explanation :slight_smile:

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Hi,

Thanks for the tip! No they are not subtasks. Having sorted the tasks by due date I am then selecting all, holding ctrl and using arrow keys, but nothing is happening. Rather frustrating!

I have emailed support, but if anyone has any other tips they would be much appreciated!

Martin

Just in case I’ll show you this post:

But if these steps don’t work, it’s probably a bug. Please let me know! Thanks :slight_smile: