Reschedule overdue Asana tasks and clean up completed tasks

For Asana, this automated workflow reschedules overdue tasks and cleans up completed ones daily at 7 AM. It ensures your task list remains organized and up-to-date, enhancing productivity by preventing clutter and missed deadlines.

7/8/2025
10 nodes
Medium
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Categories:
Schedule TriggeredMedium WorkflowProject Management
Integrations:
Schedule TriggerAsanaSticky Note

Target Audience

Who Should Use This Workflow


- Project Managers: To ensure that overdue tasks are rescheduled daily, keeping projects on track.
- Team Leaders: To maintain accountability by regularly updating team members on their tasks.
- Freelancers: To manage personal task deadlines effectively without manual tracking.
- Asana Users: Anyone using Asana who wants to automate task management and keep their workspace organized.

Problem Solved

What Problem Does This Workflow Solve


- Overdue Task Management: Automatically reschedules overdue tasks, preventing them from being forgotten or overlooked.
- Clutter Reduction: Cleans up completed tasks, ensuring that the workspace remains organized and efficient.
- Time Efficiency: Saves time by automating routine task management processes, allowing users to focus on more critical work.

Workflow Steps

Detailed Explanation of the Workflow Process


1. Daily Trigger: The workflow is scheduled to run every day at 7 AM.
2. Fetch User Tasks: It retrieves all tasks assigned to a specific user that have not been completed since the start of the day.
3. Check Task Status: Each task is evaluated to determine if it is still open (not completed).
4. Evaluate Due Dates: For open tasks, it checks if the due date is in the past.
5. Update Due Dates: If a task is overdue, its due date is updated to today's date.
6. Clean Up Completed Tasks: Tasks that have been marked as completed are deleted from the list, keeping the workspace tidy.
7. Sticky Notes: Additional sticky notes provide setup instructions and reminders for users.

Customization Guide

How Users Can Customize and Adapt This Workflow


- Change the Schedule: Modify the time settings in the Everyday at 7am node to run the workflow at preferred intervals (e.g., weekly).
- Adjust Filters: In the Get user tasks node, change the assignee or workspace parameters to target different users or projects.
- Modify Conditions: Tailor the conditions in the Due date in the past? node to apply different rules for overdue tasks based on specific criteria.
- Add Additional Actions: Users can incorporate new nodes to perform extra actions, such as sending notifications or logging updates to another system.