Asana Recurring Tasks With Dated Subtasks Break When Completed Out of Order
When a recurring parent task has a dated subtask, completing the parent before the subtask date triggers incorrect behavior on recurrence — dates shift incorrectly and task sequences break. This affects teams using recurring workflows where subtask completion order varies. The bug is structural and reproducible, not a one-off edge case.
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