# create workflow that assigns a task when contract starts

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/create-workflow-that-assigns-a-task-when-contract-starts/47514>\
**Category:** Sales Hub Tools\
**Tags:** professional\
**Created:** [November 24, 2021, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/create-workflow-that-assigns-a-task-when-contract-starts/47514 "2021-11-24T15:54:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![NKeuper](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/nkeuper/32/35608_2.png) [@NKeuper](https://community.hubspot.com/u/NKeuper)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2021, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/create-workflow-that-assigns-a-task-when-contract-starts/47514/1 "2021-11-24T15:54:42Z")

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One of my deal propertys ist “Contract start date”. This date is different from the date the deal closed, usually lies 2-8 weeks in the future. I want to create a workflow that assigns a task to my bookkeeper to create and send an invoice to client contact 10 days after the contract start date.

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**Author:** ![karstenkoehler](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/karstenkoehler/32/68554_2.png) [@karstenkoehler](https://community.hubspot.com/u/karstenkoehler)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2021, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/create-workflow-that-assigns-a-task-when-contract-starts/47514/2 "2021-11-24T18:48:23Z")

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Hi @NKeuper,

Your deal-based workflow could look like this:

 ![](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/3X/a/f/aff568a99c030f3bc2844fe0e7fd7aae663b4109.png)

Best regards!

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**Author:** ![NKeuper](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/nkeuper/32/35608_2.png) [@NKeuper](https://community.hubspot.com/u/NKeuper)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2021, 6:57am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/create-workflow-that-assigns-a-task-when-contract-starts/47514/3 "2021-11-25T06:57:13Z")

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thank you much for the quick solution. However, after I select Triggers - Deal - Contract start I cant find the option “Contract start date is less then a day ago”. Where would I find it?

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**Author:** ![karstenkoehler](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/karstenkoehler/32/68554_2.png) [@karstenkoehler](https://community.hubspot.com/u/karstenkoehler)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2021, 7:02am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/create-workflow-that-assigns-a-task-when-contract-starts/47514/4 "2021-11-25T07:02:17Z")

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Hi @NKeuper,

This is a custom property that I created based on your initial description:

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> @NKeuper wrote:
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> One of my deal propertys ist “Contract start date”. This date is different from the date the deal closed, usually lies 2-8 weeks in the future.
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Could you confirm that you created this property as a deal property (and, for example, not as a company property) and that the type of the property is date?

 ![karstenkoehler_1-1637823720235.png](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/3X/d/3/d3044254b97f7456e5c6a69c40b7e31edc78a2ce.png)

Also, make sure that you’re working in a **deal** -based workflow, not a **contact** -based workflow. Otherwise, this option won’t show up:

 ![karstenkoehler_0-1637823700262.png](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/3X/b/6/b65b7c90ca2e9b45c2c169ceba008d914a07a7a9.png)

Best regards!

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**Author:** ![NKeuper](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/nkeuper/32/35608_2.png) [@NKeuper](https://community.hubspot.com/u/NKeuper)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2021, 9:27am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/create-workflow-that-assigns-a-task-when-contract-starts/47514/5 "2021-11-25T09:27:24Z")

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perfect, this worked, thanks so much.