Asana · Arazzo Workflow

Asana Create a Task and Nest It Under a Parent

Version 1.0.0

Create a standalone task and then set its parent so it becomes a subtask.

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asana

Workflows

promote-task-to-subtask
Create a task and nest it under a parent task.
Creates a task, then sets its parent so it becomes a subtask.
2 steps inputs: parentTaskGid, taskName, workspaceGid outputs: parentGid, taskGid
1
createTask
Create the standalone task in the workspace.
2
setParent
Nest the new task under the parent task.

Source API Descriptions

Arazzo Workflow Specification

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arazzo: 1.0.1
info:
  title: Asana Create a Task and Nest It Under a Parent
  summary: Create a standalone task and then set its parent so it becomes a subtask.
  description: >-
    A reorganization flow. The workflow creates a standalone task in a workspace
    and then sets its parent to an existing task, turning the new task into a
    subtask of the parent. Each request is written inline so the reorganization
    can be read and executed without opening the underlying OpenAPI description.
    The set-parent endpoint lives only in the full Asana description, so every
    step is addressed through that single source.
  version: 1.0.0
  x-realizes-capability-ids:
  - BC-900.30
  x-capability-derivation:
    method: 'deterministic join: sourceDescriptions -> per-tag OpenAPI -> tag/capability edge. No classification at this step.'
    min_confidence: 0.7
    sources:
    - capability_id: BC-900.30
      capability_name: Project Management
      spec: asana-tasks-api-openapi.yml
      confidence: 0.85
    model: Turbo EA Capabilities by Vincent Verdet — Turbo EA, https://github.com/vincentmakes/turbo-ea-capabilities, CC BY 4.0
sourceDescriptions:
- name: tasksApi
  url: ../openapi/asana-tasks-api-openapi.yml
  type: openapi
workflows:
- workflowId: promote-task-to-subtask
  summary: Create a task and nest it under a parent task.
  description: >-
    Creates a task, then sets its parent so it becomes a subtask.
  inputs:
    type: object
    required:
    - workspaceGid
    - taskName
    - parentTaskGid
    properties:
      workspaceGid:
        type: string
        description: Workspace gid the new task belongs to.
      taskName:
        type: string
        description: Name of the task to create.
      parentTaskGid:
        type: string
        description: Gid of the task that will become the parent.
  steps:
  - stepId: createTask
    description: Create the standalone task in the workspace.
    operationId: $sourceDescriptions.tasksApi.createTask
    requestBody:
      contentType: application/json
      payload:
        data:
          name: $inputs.taskName
          workspace: $inputs.workspaceGid
    successCriteria:
    - condition: $statusCode == 201
    outputs:
      taskGid: $response.body#/data/gid
  - stepId: setParent
    description: Nest the new task under the parent task.
    operationId: $sourceDescriptions.tasksApi.setParentForTask
    parameters:
    - name: task_gid
      in: path
      value: $steps.createTask.outputs.taskGid
    requestBody:
      contentType: application/json
      payload:
        data:
          parent: $inputs.parentTaskGid
    successCriteria:
    - condition: $statusCode == 200
    outputs:
      parentGid: $response.body#/data/parent/gid
  outputs:
    taskGid: $steps.createTask.outputs.taskGid
    parentGid: $steps.setParent.outputs.parentGid

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