Automation: status to “In progress” when starting the time tracker
Thom Nas
Can you add an automation trigger such as “When time tracking starts”?
Use case: As soon as someone starts the time tracker on a task, the status should automatically go to In progress. This prevents tasks from remaining on “To do” while they are already being worked on.
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Zach - ClickUp
This is a clean, specific use case — starting the timer is a clear signal that work has begun, and having the status lag behind creates noise for anyone looking at the board.
We've heard this request before (the reverse direction — status changing to automatically start the timer — also gets a lot of interest). The "time tracking starts" event as a trigger isn't available yet. Tracking this. Can't share a timeline, but the workflow logic here is solid.