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Google Sheets to Asana Zap: Custom fields not populating

  • 6 December 2023
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Hello,

 

I’ve created a zap for information in a new row on a google sheet to then send that information to asana and create a new task within a certain project. After I did the test the connection worked but it only populated the task name field but the other fields were all blank. I have a feeling this has to do with custom fields.  You can see in the example below I can pull up the custom fields but then no of that information gets added to the custom fields on asana project. 

Can someone let me know what I’m doing wrong?

 

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Troy Tessalone
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Hi @Ryan Wong 

Good question.

GSheet help articles to reference: https://zapier.com/apps/google-sheets/help

Your Zap trigger is for NEW or UPDATED rows, so that may be contributing to the issue.

If you tested with the Zap ON, then check your Zap Runs to see the DATA IN/OUT for each Zap step: https://zapier.com/app/history/

Make sure to take note of the row that was used. (row/id)

GSheets must be configured a certain way to be used in Zaps.

There are other limitations to be aware of such as formulas in all cells of a GSheet column, etc.

 

⚡ Troy Tessalone - AutomationAce.com | Premier Certified Zapier Expert | #1 Zapier Community Contributor
R

Thank you Troy! 

 

I switched it to Just when a new row is added. The connection works but it’s still only pulling in the data for the name of the task but not populating any other custom fields in asana. It’s getting sent to the right project. Here is the history of the output and it shows all the right data but its just not making it to the custom fields in the task. 

 

Troy Tessalone
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@Ryan Wong 

We would need to see screenshots of the DATA IN/OUT for Step 2 in the Zap Run.

⚡ Troy Tessalone - AutomationAce.com | Premier Certified Zapier Expert | #1 Zapier Community Contributor
R

Here you go. 

 

 

Search

workspace:

10079404476547

project:

0:

1201453837295401

section:

1201461931542913

name:

Test FH

assignee:

1205094661599377

_Custom_Field_1202270938137263:

1202270938137275

_Custom_Field_1202792004865496:

2/4/20241

_Custom_Field_1203626817126242:

11:00 AM

_Custom_Field_1202792004865498:

2/8/2024

_Custom_Field_1203626928354723:

12:00 PM

_Custom_Field_1203624003189160:

ADI

_Custom_Field_1203622805075759:

Wongs Palace

_Custom_Field_1203626800511412:

333

_Custom_Field_1203626936731397:

25

_Custom_Field_1201461931542952:

1201461931542953

_Custom_Field_1198956301498319:

1198956301498320

_Custom_Field_1205943543909485:

Test FH

plain_text:

true

Fields with no value:

due_on

R

Here is the data out

 

0:

gid:

1206116514632716

projects:0:gid:

1201453837295401

resource_type:

project

name:

Preneed Events

id:

1201453837295401

memberships:0:project:gid:

1201453837295401

resource_type:

project

name:

Preneed Events

id:

1201453837295401

section:gid:

1201461931542913

resource_type:

section

name:

New Event Requests

id:

1201461931542913

resource_type:

task

created_at:

2023-12-06T22:42:17.161Z

modified_at:

2023-12-06T22:42:18.317Z

name:

Test FH

notes:

 

assignee:gid:

1205094661599377

resource_type:

user

name:

Cody Whitlock

id:

1205094661599377

parent:

null

actual_time_minutes:

0

completed:

false

assignee_status:

inbox

completed_at:

null

due_on:

null

due_at:

null

resource_subtype:

default_task

start_on:

null

start_at:

null

tags:

workspace:

Troy Tessalone
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@Ryan Wong 

We would need to see screenshots of the DATA IN/OUT for Step 2 in the Zap Run.

⚡ Troy Tessalone - AutomationAce.com | Premier Certified Zapier Expert | #1 Zapier Community Contributor
R

 

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Troy Tessalone
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@Ryan Wong 

This shows DATA IN for the custom fields.

Whether those custom field values are valid would need to be checked depending on the configured field type.

Can you show a screenshot of the custom fields for matching Task in Asana?

 

DATA OUT shows the created Task ID that you can use to check the Task in Asana.

 

⚡ Troy Tessalone - AutomationAce.com | Premier Certified Zapier Expert | #1 Zapier Community Contributor
R

Thanks. Here you go. 

 

 

Troy Tessalone
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@Ryan Wong 

Can you show screenshots of the custom fields for this Asana Task ID? (open the task)

TIP: Asana Task ID is shown in the browser URL when opening a Task in Asana.

 

⚡ Troy Tessalone - AutomationAce.com | Premier Certified Zapier Expert | #1 Zapier Community Contributor
R

Here are the custom fields we’ve created for every task that hits this project in asana

 

R

I found this thread because I am all of sudden running into custom field issues with asana.  We’ve had zaps set up for months that select a custom field option when using the Create a Task option in Zapier.  I reached out to zapier support because it seems all my custom fields have disappeared from this action, no matter the project.  Wondering if it’s a bug.  It’s killing our workflow today.

ken.a
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Hi @Ryan Wong and @rmjaskie,

I did some digging into this, and it seems like this is a known bug with the Asana integration where the Create Task Action step allows you to map values for custom fields, but does not always POST values.

Our team is aware of the issue and is working on a fix. I've added your email address as another affected user. That does a few things:

  • Bring this to the attention of the integration developers
  • Help track and prioritize fixes
  • Allows us to notify you via email if/when this is fixed

Unfortunately, I do not have an ETA, but I’ve added you to the list of users affected by this issue so we can let you know as soon as we have any updates.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

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