Formulas in Standard (Non‑AI) Automations | Voters

Formulas in Standard (Non‑AI) Automations

Enrico Franco

Introduce formula support, via regex and

not AI prompt

, in standard (non‑AI) automations to enable dynamic transformations and validations on task fields—especially the Task Title—without invoking AI. This would unlock powerful, low‑latency logic (e.g., substring extraction, regex checks, replacements, counts) directly inside automation actions and conditions.

January 7, 2026

Zach - ClickUp

Enrico Franco question for you! https://share.clickup-stg.com/clip/s/t333/759b2283-94be-4a44-8bc0-83bfb2754d0b/759b2283-94be-4a44-8bc0-83bfb2754d0b.webm?filename=screen-recording-2026-01-20-11%3A01.webm

Enrico Franco

Hi Zach - ClickUp, thanks for your proposal.

I'm aware of this feature but it doesn't fit our needs.

I'd like to use regex and formulas in the "Action" menu to, for example, extract a part of the task title and set a field, custom field, or description.

Here's an example:

I create task "MyProject - MyFeature"
An automation is triggered using a simple "Task created" trigger
The automation action extracts parts of the task title (e.g., splitting on the '-' character) and can: (1) Create subtaks like "Test Phase - MyProject - MyFeature" or (2) Set (custom) fields with values such as "MyProject" or other pieces extracted via regex or formulas