Allow Automation to create items in the same location as the previous task

Automatically creating new items is almost incredibly helpful EXCEPT for the fact that (as far as I can tell) you have to decide on a specific location for it to be created in the automation.

I want to be able to tell it to automatically create the task in the same location as the task that triggered it.

The same kind of Automation setting would be helpful to automatically assign the item to the individual in the task that triggered the Automation or in the Project if relevant. 

Right now Automations are on the cusp of being incredibly helpful but are lacking some of these features that would make them more flexible. 

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Thank you for sharing your idea in the Community Rob Culp! There's a lot of focus on automation at the moment, and I hope you've enjoyed the recent updates! I'll now pass your feedback to our team 👍

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Hello,

Yes, it would also usefull for us.

In my case, I would like to be able to insert the item created by an automation in the same parent task and set some values for it like assignee dates, duration etc... directly via the automation

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Hello Constant Biblocque 👋

Thanks for adding your suggestion and supporting the post above. Your comment has been forwarded to the responsible team. We will keep you informed if there are any updates or developments in the coming months.

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Has this been resolved yet?

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Hi Bonne Turner thanks for reaching out. At the moment, it is still required to specify a location when creating new items. Regarding Rob’s second suggestion, when a new task or project is created, it is possible to change the assignee to either:
 
1. Users who triggered the rule: Select the person who does the action specified in the rule trigger.
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2. Item author: Select the person who created the item (if an author exists)



Will this be helpful? If you could also provide your use case, it would give us a better understanding and assist our Product Team during their review.

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