# Exclude weekend due dates when creating Tasks in Workflows **URL:** \ **Category:** HubSpot Ideas\ **Tags:** workflows, tasks\ **Created:** [January 24, 2020, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/exclude-weekend-due-dates-when-creating-tasks-in-workflows/18349 "2020-01-24T22:10:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hollybo](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/hollybo/32/105525_2.png) [@hollybo](https://community.hubspot.com/u/hollybo)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/exclude-weekend-due-dates-when-creating-tasks-in-workflows/18349/1 "2020-01-24T22:10:31Z")
Wouldn’t it be great to have an option to have tasks created from a workflow, “skip” weekends when assigning due date? I have my tasks setup to be due 1 day from creation at 5PM. Our response goal is 1 business day. So if I could get these tasks to not count weekends as days, that would be Nirvana. Kind of like how you can choose to have emails not send on weekends. Does anyone know if that feature is available with the service hub? … that might give me more amo to lobby for an “upgrade” 😉 LOL ![Due Date Task.PNG](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/3X/e/c/ecda547b3400c2b5b12be931c6999039b14c15ea.png) ---
**Author:** ![VitalityWrks](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/vitalitywrks/32/35608_2.png) [@VitalityWrks](https://community.hubspot.com/u/VitalityWrks)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 5:07am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/exclude-weekend-due-dates-when-creating-tasks-in-workflows/18349/2 "2020-02-28T05:07:30Z")
Yes. This is a really good idea, as this has really limited some of my important (and rather basic) workflows. ---
**Author:** ![Emilia\_agroptim](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/emilia_agroptim/32/30191_2.png) [@Emilia\_agroptim](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Emilia_agroptim)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 9:35am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/exclude-weekend-due-dates-when-creating-tasks-in-workflows/18349/3 "2020-10-16T09:35:23Z")
Super needed here! ---
**Author:** ![nick\_zinc](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/nick_zinc/32/48165_2.png) [@nick\_zinc](https://community.hubspot.com/u/nick_zinc)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 9:35pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/exclude-weekend-due-dates-when-creating-tasks-in-workflows/18349/4 "2020-11-13T21:35:57Z")
We have a similar need. Sales needs to follow up with customers within 1 day of a submitted ticket (read quote). Right now any tickets created on a Friday at are due Saturday. Ideally this would be Monday. ---
**Author:** ![nick\_zinc](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/nick_zinc/32/48165_2.png) [@nick\_zinc](https://community.hubspot.com/u/nick_zinc)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/exclude-weekend-due-dates-when-creating-tasks-in-workflows/18349/5 "2020-11-13T21:45:51Z")
This isn’t the best solution, but a partial work around would be to have your workflow only execute at particular times. This isn’t ideal of course, as it basically just delays the task creation until monday, but might help to curb some of assigning ![34273i87CCD8DE5BAF9DA7.png](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/3X/c/c/cc8c2cea39f988b7e55760a7de6a5c21153ab55d.png) ---
**Author:** ![hollybo](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/hollybo/32/105525_2.png) [@hollybo](https://community.hubspot.com/u/hollybo)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/exclude-weekend-due-dates-when-creating-tasks-in-workflows/18349/6 "2021-05-12T14:51:33Z")
[@nick\_zinc](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/67199) nice! I think I’ll try out this workaround. ---
**Author:** ![KAWilliamson](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/kawilliamson/32/88643_2.png) [@KAWilliamson](https://community.hubspot.com/u/KAWilliamson)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 9:19am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/exclude-weekend-due-dates-when-creating-tasks-in-workflows/18349/7 "2021-05-17T09:19:00Z")
This would be extremely handy for me too we don’t work weekends and I am constantly having to change lots of task dates to avoid weekends! ---
**Author:** ![Marcdo](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/marcdo/32/69256_2.png) [@Marcdo](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Marcdo)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2021, 4:04am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/exclude-weekend-due-dates-when-creating-tasks-in-workflows/18349/8 "2021-08-07T04:04:24Z")
This is something that is already offered by other solutions such as pipedrive in their most basic plans and would be extremely helpful if hubspot could integrate. ---
**Author:** ![alebioda](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/alebioda/32/74736_2.png) [@alebioda](https://community.hubspot.com/u/alebioda)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/exclude-weekend-due-dates-when-creating-tasks-in-workflows/18349/9 "2021-11-08T21:58:21Z")
Unfortunately, that workaround doesn’t work for what we need, our sales team will have a task assigned that is due in 2 days for instance, so if the task is assigned Friday, they come to work on Monday with a ‘past due’ notice on the task, when in reality, the task shouldn’t be due until Tuesday since we work M-F. I think this would be a huge benefit and feature add. ---
**Author:** ![MGarvey](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/mgarvey/32/78471_2.png) [@MGarvey](https://community.hubspot.com/u/MGarvey)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/exclude-weekend-due-dates-when-creating-tasks-in-workflows/18349/10 "2022-03-25T19:50:19Z")
I’ve had multiple request from within my organization for this feature. Tasks with weekend due dates are causing some issues. ---
**Author:** ![MLuisGarcia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a5b964/32.png) [@MLuisGarcia](https://community.hubspot.com/u/MLuisGarcia)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2022, 10:42am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/exclude-weekend-due-dates-when-creating-tasks-in-workflows/18349/11 "2022-07-08T10:42:01Z")
We found the same issue… Hope they will implemented it soon. ---
**Author:** ![NSmith8910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/45deac/32.png) [@NSmith8910](https://community.hubspot.com/u/NSmith8910)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 1:49am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/exclude-weekend-due-dates-when-creating-tasks-in-workflows/18349/12 "2023-03-21T01:49:46Z")
I have created over 70 workflows to automate tasks at various points for my team, using delays through the workflows so that tasks pop up after certain actions. However we are findin a huge issue with the fact out business is open monday to friday and the tasks will pop up on weekends as the workflows run. There is no option to exclude weekends so that tasks default to the next business day. This seems so basic but a big thing that’s missing! Please help Hubspot by creating this update!! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![EGolborne](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/egolborne/32/62359_2.png) [@EGolborne](https://community.hubspot.com/u/EGolborne)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 11:35pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/exclude-weekend-due-dates-when-creating-tasks-in-workflows/18349/13 "2023-03-22T23:35:44Z")
Hi there, Thank you so much for this feedback! I’m a product manager on the workflows team and we are currently in the process of updating the Create Task action in workflows to allow you to choose to only count business days when setting both the Due Date and the Email Reminder Date. I will follow back up when this is out in public beta so you can request access in your portal! Thanks, Emma ---
**Author:** ![EGolborne](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/egolborne/32/62359_2.png) [@EGolborne](https://community.hubspot.com/u/EGolborne)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/exclude-weekend-due-dates-when-creating-tasks-in-workflows/18349/14 "2023-03-30T16:23:46Z")
Hi All - This is now in public beta! You can request access to the beta, if you have workflows access, by going to your HubSpot portal, clicking on your portal name on the top right, and then going down to “Product Updates”. On the left side of the page click on “Betas”. Find the beta titled “[Public Beta] Set task due date to count business days in workflows” and on the right of it you should see a button to join the beta. You can also click on the beta to read more information about it and how it works. Once you’ve joined, you can then go to the workflows tool and the Create a Task action should be updated to allow you to select business days. If you run into any issues or bugs, feel free to message me directly! ---
**Author:** ![EGolborne](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/egolborne/32/62359_2.png) [@EGolborne](https://community.hubspot.com/u/EGolborne)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/exclude-weekend-due-dates-when-creating-tasks-in-workflows/18349/15 "2023-04-10T16:47:41Z")
Hi All - This is now live! You will now be able to select business days for the due date and email reminder when configuring the Create Task action in workflows. Thanks for this feedback! ---
**Author:** ![HJohnson3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bbce88/32.png) [@HJohnson3](https://community.hubspot.com/u/HJohnson3)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/exclude-weekend-due-dates-when-creating-tasks-in-workflows/18349/16 "2023-11-13T20:11:39Z")
Any plan on adding this as a feature to Sequences as well? This is great that it’s now available in workflows but sequences introduce the same challenges so I am curious when the capability will be added there.