Create links for a task in multiple folders
I would like to have the possibility to replicate the same task in different folders. I'm not talking about a copy of a task (a duplicate), but the same task appearing in more than one folder. When I edit the task in one folder, it's changed in all others. It would be actually a link to one task.
In other words, imagine I have a folder called "Taxes", and another called "Car". I would like to have the "Pay car tax" in both folders.
To make it simpler to develop, I wouldn't mind if the task only belongs to one folder (example: "Taxes"), and what's on the other folders (example: "Car") is simply a link to the original task, showing in the user interface with a link icon.
This would increase the flexibility of MLO, as it would open the possibility for many other use-cases.
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Nunya Bidness commented
Yes, this would be really useful some times. A "linked task" if you will, that is the same task in multiple places. Edit / mark one done, all instances update. Sort of like a symlink if you are familiar with Linux type file systems.
@John Doe,
An example would be, I have folders for various stores under a purchasing folder. Some items (ex. oil) I could maybe buy at "auto parts store" or at "Wal Mart." Once item bought at one place, mark it done, and you don't need to buy it at the other.This is separate from contexts and other forms of organization.
I hope my example now is not attacked. lol
I am not sure how difficult this is to implement in code? Maybe if not too hard, it could be done before some of the higher voted options, that perhaps require more coding? Well, one can hope. :)
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Dan Dascalescu commented
Having a task reside in more than one folder is clearly useful, as distributed project management systems like Wrike show.
In Wrike, the organization is very simple: folders and tasks. A task can be added to as many folders as necessary. Tens of thousands of Wrike users use this feature.
Coming up with specific examples is a bad idea, because examples could be attacked in one way or another. Therefore, I'm going to just reiterate that many users of other systems love this feature, and MLO users have asked for it as well - see https://groups.google.com/d/msg/mylifeorganized/fuZe8JIvmic/xUcG7_w3z3EJ
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John Doe commented
What's the point of such functionality having already Task dependencies? I mean if you can not have different subtasks in two instances of such task, is there any another implementations?