I am using Coda to manage my TODO list and loving it. I have sets of things that I like to check in on periodically. Things like doing a balance workout once a week, updating my investments spreadsheet once a month or getting the gutter people to come clean our gutters early Fall before the rains. …

Hi, With credits to @Ander , the below post might be of your interest. [image] Template w/ tasks that start on day 1, 3, 10, 30 of project @Jason_Diller I don’t think that I really understood your question, but on the off chance that I did, perhaps a date control would …

@Sridhar_Ramaswamy PTAL at this template https://coda.io/t/My-Reminders_t9AXEcoMPbW - this one sends a periodic reminder - you could take similar logic and instead of notifiying about the task, move the task to your regular TO-DO List.

Hi Sridhar, Here is an example I put together for your specific use case - I focus on solving for the tasks recurring on an n-month periodicity. The key idea here is to use the relativeDate function in the “Periodic tasks” table to identify if the next occurrence of a specific task is scheduled to…

Whoa! This is brilliant!! Thank you, Preeyanka. One small detail: it would be good to update last completed date after the task has been entered into the regular todo list. Since I can’t add multiple actions to a button press, should I duplicate the column and associate the buttons in that column w…

:woman_facepalming: Thanks for the catch - I got so excited about the first part that I forgot the second step! I’ve corrected the example and will update the instructions as well. To your question - yes I’ve done exactly that. I created a second button column to update the “Last completed” colum…

Awesome! I just implemented the two buttons and had automation push both of them. This is such a cool solution to a long standing issue I have struggled with. Thanks again, Preeyanka. Go Coda! –Sridhar

@preeyanka Hey! I just went through your automate your to-do list guide and was stuck somewhere. Can we please discuss it further?

@Sridhar_Ramaswamy could you please share the template of your Doc please. I was looking for the exact same solution and seeing that you’ve cracked it, could I use your Doc template as well? Thanks!

Way to generate periodic tasks

Jean_Pierre_Traets March 11, 2019, 6:55pm 2

Hi,

With credits to @Ander, the below post might be of your interest.

Kind regards,
Jean Pierre

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Way to generate periodic tasks

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