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New Due Date (Automation Trigger)

Initiate follow-up actions and workflows when a task has a new due date added.

Updated over 3 weeks ago

Overview

New Due Date trigger allows an automation to detect when a new due date is added to a task making it easy to initiate follow-up actions, update workflows, or trigger subsequent processes. This trigger ensures seamless transitions and timely responses within projects for greater efficiency and collaboration.

πŸ“‹ In This Article

  • Overview

  • How to Use It

  • New Due Date (Settings)

  • New Due Date Use Cases

  • Keep project collaborators up to date

  • Streamline Task Assignment

  • 😊 Helpful links

  • Build with Taskade Genesis


How to Use It

  1. Click βž•Add Trigger and choose the New Due Date trigger.
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  2. Select a Project you would like the automation to monitor for changes. If no project is selected, all projects are selected by default.
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  3. Optionally, select a specific Block within the Project to monitor for changes.
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  4. Add more steps for further processing.


New Due Date (Settings)


Connector options give you full control over the New Due Date trigger:

🏷️ Field

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Project (Optional)

Select which Project you would like to Trigger the automation flow. If the project field is left blank, all projects are selected by default.

Block (Optional)

Select which Block you would like to Trigger the automation flow. If the block field is left blank, all tasks within the project are monitored. Note only Blocks within the Project selected will be available for Selection.

New Due Date Use Cases

Not sure how to use the New Due Date trigger? Here are a few ideas:

πŸͺ„ Use case

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Keep project collaborators up to date

If relevant stakeholders are located in different projects. You can automatically

create a new task in a different project when a new due date is added to an existing task, enabling the seamless dissemination of information to users who may not have access to the original project.

Streamline task assignment

If you use Taskade by yourself you can streamline task assignment where every time a due date is added to a task it will automatically be assigned to you. Saving you precious clicks and making Taskade simpler to use.

Keep project collaborators up to date

Streamline Task Assignment

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