Dynamic Due Dates in Templates
Andrea Quezada
We need a feature that would allow us to set dynamic due dates for the tasks in the templates.
For example, if I set the due dates for tasks A, B, and C as below;
- Task A: due date=today
- Task B: due date=today+5 days
- Task C: due date=today+1 month
The list created from this template on 4/18/2023 should be able to automatically set the dates accordingly;
- Task A: due date=4/18/2023
- Task B: due date=4/25/2023
- Task C: due date=5/18/2023
Please note that I have only counted working days when the parameter is given in "days".
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Kimberlee Trerise
Other project management platforms do this utilizing milestones and a duration custom field -- Based on how many have that baked into their original iteration I cannot imagine that ClickUp would have a hard time making it happen.....Wrike has it and they are WAY behind in the times, but it is something that I miss from using that for sure!
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Mario Dieguez B.
Hello. I believe you can accomplish this by adding a dummy 'Start' (or 'End') task in the template, and having the other tasks's due date set X days after (or before if product launch), then create list from template remapping Start date (or End date).
There's a setting for skipping weekends too.
After the list is created from the template, you can delete the dummy task.
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Sally Henson
I need something very similar to this. Rather than based on "today," I need it based on a custom field like "Launch Date."
Task A: due date=Launch Date-30 days
Task B: due date=Launch Date-30 days
Task C: due date=Launch Date+3 days
Our Launch process is the same and we need to be able to create template with an automation like this where we can adjust the Launch Date and the automation will fill in the correct Due Date for the task.
Sean Kilcullen
Thank you for the feedback! We are researching how we can uplevel our due date remapping for scheduling. Scheduling based on a variable like "today" makes a lot of sense.
Andrea Quezada
Sean Kilcullen: Thanks, Sean! Please keep us posted on the progress. We would love to see this on the ClickUp roadmap.
Morgyn-Britney Abbey
Yes, this would be so helpful! It takes quite a bit of time when using task templates to reset the due dates for every use.
Liv Emrys
I like this too, it would help me set up many of my tasks which are based on 60 day cycles.
Andrea Quezada
We need this feature. Would be great if we could set dynamic due dates for the tasks in the templates.