How to Sync Assignee in Asana
This article describes how to synchronize assignee information between Asana and other systems.
Assignee in Asana: The assignee field represents the single user responsible for completing a task. Asana tasks can have only one assignee at a time.
Outgoing sync (Asana → Remote system)
To send assignee information from Asana to the remote system:
replica.assignee = entity.assigneeIncoming sync (Remote system → Asana)
To receive assignee information from the remote system and assign to Asana tasks:
// Assign user by email
entity.assignee = nodeHelper.getUserByEmail("user@example.com")
// Assign from replica data
if (replica.assignee?.email) {
entity.assignee = nodeHelper.getUserByEmail(replica.assignee.email)
}
// Clear assignee
entity.assignee = nullImportant: The
getUserByEmail() method requires that users exist in your Asana workspace with the specified email addresses. Users who don't exist cannot be assigned to tasks.More information
- How to Sync Tasks in Asana
- How to Sync Projects in Asana
- Asana Fields and Entities Available for Synchronization
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