# Task ownership update

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/task-ownership-update/124141>\
**Category:** Tips, Tricks & Best Practices\
**Tags:** workflows, crm, how-to\
**Created:** [January 16, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/task-ownership-update/124141 "2025-01-16T16:49:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![\_MMDL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/b19c9b/32.png) [@\_MMDL](https://community.hubspot.com/u/_MMDL)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/task-ownership-update/124141/1 "2025-01-16T16:49:09Z")

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Is it possible to update the assignee of a task, every time the object associated is updated with a new owner?  
For example,  
Deal D is created and a Task T is assigned to Owner A, the deal owner is changed to Owner B, how can Task T be automatically update to be assigned to Owner B

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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:** [January 16, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/task-ownership-update/124141/2 "2025-01-16T17:53:44Z")

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Hi [@\_MMDL](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/536440),

Yes, this is possible via the ‘Edit record’ workflow action in a deal-based workflow:

 ![](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/3X/1/f/1fd0082e8717e03b081d92682a13245964322704.png)

Best regards!

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**Author:** ![\_MMDL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/b19c9b/32.png) [@\_MMDL](https://community.hubspot.com/u/_MMDL)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/task-ownership-update/124141/3 "2025-01-17T14:00:15Z")

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That would affect all tasks. not just the future, but also the past, correct?  
I found out that now there are tasks based workflows and that may be a more controlled solution.  
Thanks for the reply

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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:** [January 17, 2025, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/task-ownership-update/124141/4 "2025-01-17T14:01:26Z")

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[@\_MMDL](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/536440) correct.

Task-based workflows are unfortunately not an option because they don’t allow re-enrollment based on changes on associated objects.

In other words: If your deal is re-assigned for the second, third, fourth time, tasks would stay with their previous owner.

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**Author:** ![\_MMDL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/b19c9b/32.png) [@\_MMDL](https://community.hubspot.com/u/_MMDL)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/task-ownership-update/124141/5 "2025-01-17T14:05:47Z")

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Great feedback!!