Workflow: Add Task & Sub Tasks To OmniFocus
Aug 24 One thing I frequently do in OmniFocus is to add an action group, that is a task with a series of sub tasks. Action groups are flexible because they can be turned into projects if necessary, or be a series of tasks within a project.
The Workflow works by asking you for the main task, then it asks for the sub tasks. Each sub task is indented (and has a dash added in front of the name to make it TaskPaper friendly), and then the whole lot is put into my OmniFocus inbox.
Exact Workflow Steps:
Ask for Input
: This is the main task.Text
: Add a dash before it - which in TaskPaper makes it a task not a project.Add to Variable
-Task List
Ask for Input
: Ask for the sub tasks.Split Text
: Turn this into a repeatable itemRepeat with Each
- go through the sub tasks.Text
: Add the tab indent and the dash before each task.Add to Variable
-Task List
Get Variable
-Task List
. This makes sure we get the main task too, the output of the repeat loop would just be the sub tasks.Combine Text
: Put the action group together.Add TaskPaper to OmniFocus
: Everything goes into my OmniFocus inbox.
You can get the workflow here: Add Task & Sub Tasks To OmniFocus.