How to Sync Parent-Child Tasks in Asana
This article describes how to synchronize parent-child task relationships (subtasks) between Asana and other systems.
Parent-Child Tasks: Asana supports subtasks linked to parent tasks. The parent task GID is stored in the
parent_task_gid custom field.Outgoing sync (Asana → Remote system)
To send parent-child relationship information from Asana:
replica.customFields.parent_task_gid = entity.customFields.parent_task_gidIncoming sync (Remote system → Asana)
To receive parent-child relationship and establish hierarchy in Asana:
if(replica.parentId){
def localParent = syncHelper.getLocalIssueKeyFromRemoteId(replica.parentId.toLong(), "issue")
if(localParent){
issue.parentId = localParent.id
} else {
throw new com.exalate.api.exception.IssueTrackerException(
"Subtask cannot be created: parent issue with remote id " +
replica.parentId + " was not found"
)
}
}Important: Parent tasks must be synchronized before child tasks. If a child task syncs before its parent exists, the synchronization will fail with an error.
More information
- How to Sync Tasks in Asana
- How to Sync Custom Fields in Asana
- Asana Fields and Entities Available for Synchronization
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