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Say I have the following action structure:
  • Project 1
  • Task A (Due 1/4)
  • Task B (Due 1/2)
  • Task B.1 (Due 1/1)
  • Task B.2 (Due 1/2)
  • Project 2
  • Task C (Due 1/3)

I would like to see a list of these actions sorted by their due dates, while retaining their hierarchy. Here's exactly the kind of list that I want to see:
  • Task B (Due 1/2)
  • Task B.1 (Due 1/1)
  • Task B.2 (Due 1/2)
  • Task C (Due 1/3)
  • Task A (Due 1/4)

I have not found a way to get this kind of list in OmniFocus. It seems that my two options are:

1) Use a Project Perspective:

While this does retain the action hierarchy, it also groups the actions into their projects, which doesn't produce the same list as the one I want. In the following example, Task A appears before Task C even though it has a later due date.

Example:
  • Project 1
  • Task B (Due 1/2)
  • Task B.1 (Due 1/1)
  • Task B.2 (Due 1/2)
  • Task A (Due 1/4)
  • Project 2
  • Task C (Due 1/3)


2) Use a Context Perspective:

While this mode does show the actions without any project grouping, it also gets rid of the hierarchy of the actions.

Example:
  • Task B.1 (Due 1/1)
  • Task B.2 (Due 1/2)
  • Task B (Due 1/2)
  • Task C (Due 1/3)
  • Task A (Due 1/4)

This makes it very difficult to understand what "Task B.1" is, if it doesn't repeat "B" in its title.

Is there any way to get the results like I want them?

Last edited by Senseful; 2011-02-21 at 10:23 PM..
 
 


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