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I have a somewhat similiar request ...

It would be cool if support could be added to enter more flexible date "rules" for recurring tasks.

As an example, I have a task which is recurring for the "last thursday of the month". In the current scheme, I have to manually modify the outstanding task for this month to ensure it is due on the correct date.

Posted 4 years ago

kervin87

Needed this function just yesterday

Posted 2 years ago

italianwaite

Similar to above, There are things that I need to do on a certain day each month (e.g. 1st Tuesday of every month), but I need to be reminded of this task the day before. This might appear to be an obvious fix (e.g. just have the task repeat on the first Monday of every month.) But what if the first day of the month is a Tuesday? Then that reminder would not happen until 6 days later. So I would need a repeat setting like this: 'every month on the day before the 1st tuesday'. Or something similar.

Posted 2 years ago

I want this function too.

Posted 1 year ago

Yes, I have quite a few tasks that must be completed on the last day of the each month. This would be a very desirable feature.

Posted 1 year ago

We shouldn't have to "vote" this feature in. It should be there already.

Posted 1 year ago

Unfortunately, the only solution I see (unless the programmers do something) is to set the recurring task for the 31st. It will repeat only on months that have 31 days. Then you have to set up a separate reminder for the months of April, June, September and November for the 30th and have each one of them repeat annually. If you wish, you can create one for February 28th and have it repeat annually. Also, you could have one for February 29th, and have it repeat every four years. This, I know, is like going from Mexico to Arizona via Alaska, but it's the only way I can see that you can automate this reminder.

Posted 1 year ago

sw2979

It would be much appreciated if the developers could "tickle the little grey cells" and add this feature. While maybe not the most commonly used, it seems to be in the very next category.

Posted 1 year ago

+1

Posted 1 year ago

hurcane

I would vote for a "last" option as well. I specifically need last day of the month tasks.

Posted 1 year ago

jerrytsai

I'm with smaier, and quite surprised this is not available. With appreciation and respect, I like RTM, and appreciate its service. But I don't LOVE RTM and this is one of the reasons why. The difficulty of customizing RTM to my liking-- which IMO is not all that demanding-- precludes me, a Pro user, from proselytizing on RTM's behalf.

Powers that be at RTM, if you ever used ReDo on the Palm OS, it handled, easily, simply, and logically, all repeating tasks.

I have a task that repeats on the third Tuesday of odd-numbered months. With RTM, this would requires 6 separate entries OR 1 entry (with a note to ignore the task in even-numbered months). In ReDo, it only required one entry and it did it right without needing any notes.

Posted 1 year ago

piotrek.2048

Yes, this is important feature!

Posted 1 year ago

utahtoad

I vote yes.

Posted 1 year ago

Start of the month would also be useful.

eg.

Start/End of month
Start/End of quarter
Start/End of year.

Also option to pick last none weekend.

So if the 31st is a Saturday, return the 30th.

Posted 1 year ago

randy.coulman

I would also like the ability to schedule things for the last day of every month.

Posted 1 year ago

+1

Posted 1 year ago

+1

Posted 1 year ago

okolnost

Anyone has an idea why this feature would taky 3 years to implement. Yes, I understand that it is probably low on importance list, but I do not think it has such low benefit/cost ratio that it should take 3 years... Guys, is this really so complex?

Posted 1 year ago

Pleeeeeeeeeease

Posted 1 year ago

low on importance list? But it is the basic functionality of the programs to manage tasks! poorly...

Posted 1 year ago

karlo.castillo

I was looking for a way to do this with one of my tasks. Came here to check and im glad someone has already made a suggestion, 4 years ago...

I'll settle with setting these tasks on the 28th of each month and then postponing them. A dirty hack but what are the other options?

Posted 11 months ago

beanj007

Agreed... I use RTM for bills management so this would be SUPER handy for that. I've just been putting it on the 1st and then on pay day, looking ahead a day. Not ideal, but the least headache method.

Posted 11 months ago

You can use these patterns:

every month on the last friday
every month on the 28th

or you could use sleeper tag "z1d" and a pattern with
every month on the 1st

Posted 11 months ago

morrisonpeter

bump, +1, how do I vote? Just became a pro user and this is the first limitation I have encountered that I would like fixed with a new feature.

In a perfect world, I would like to see the ability to say "X number of days before 1st." This would cover everyone's requirements with only one change to the code (except those that require the last weekday of the month). For the most part I only require 1 day before the 1st (last day of the month), but there are times I would like a task due 3 days or 1 week before the end of the month, so the X variable would solve that.

Thanks RTM! These forums rock.

Posted 11 months ago

kerryrosenhagen

+1. Seems pretty basic.

Posted 7 months ago

hofmannarts

Morrisonpeter is absolutly right. I often need the ability to say "last day of the month -x days" e.g. for finishing the timesheet in the office or to capture the power consumption. It cant' be to difficult to ad this.

Posted 7 months ago

I also thought that this feature is implemented, and was kind of disappointed when didn't find it

Posted 6 months ago

dnorthut

On the surface this seems like a very simple set of due on / repeat values. Love to see this get implemented!

Posted 4 months ago