Adding conditional subprojects into a specific subproject using request forms

I am using request forms to create a project with a number of subprojects.
I want to add a conditional sub project that will live in a specific sub project yet to be created by the template I am using. Sounds a bit confusing but this the structure below.

Main Project
-sub-project 1
-sub-project 2
- sub-project 2a
- sub-project 2b
-sub-project 3

The template creates the main project, and subprojects 1, 2 and 3.
I would like - sub-project 2a to be created specifically inside -sub-project 2 when a certain answer is selected on a multiselect question, say question 5 on the request form, and - sub-project 2b to be created inside sub-project 2 when a certain answer is selected on a multiselect question, say question 7 on the request form.

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Pietro Poli

Hi @Nana Agyekum Bannor,
as far as I know you won't be able to do this with current forms and automations.
I did something similar via Wrike Integrate, after creating the Main project, I run a check on the populated fields, and based on the selections I identify the "sub-project" and have the "sub-project 2a" created inside it.

Ali Moses

What if you had 4 blueprint versions of subproject 2:

-sub-project 2
- sub-project 2a
- sub-project 2b
-sub-project 2
- sub-project 2b
-sub-project 2
- sub-project 2a
-sub-project 2

Then, based on the answer to the question, you selected one of the four blueprints for subproject creation? You would probably have to use a single-select question with this method though, so not sure if that would work for you.

Pietro Poli

Good idea @Ali Moses

Mike Fank

@Ali Moses That's how we did it.

You can simplify it further by cross-tagging common tasks into both projects (maybe that's what you are saying, and I'm not understanding).

Blueprint 1
Subproject 1
Subproject 2a
Subproject 3

Blueprint 2
Subproject 1
Subproject 2b
Subproject 3

Then subprojects 1 and 3 are cross-tagged into both blueprints.

Using this method, you have to be creative on your request form. Question 2 splits into 2 different pages, then question 4 splits again, eventually getting to a single question that will pick the blueprint that has all the required projects.

@Pietro Poli - That's how you did it. You and I were working on this same issue about a year ago.

Pietro Poli

Yes @Mike Fank,
we can schedule a call to show each other what we have done

Tiffany Sands

I was going to say the smae thing as @Ali Moses that is how I've set things up. It means a lot of CIT's and Blueprints but just make sure to label everything and to remove CIT's and Blueprints that aren't needed to keep everything clean and orderly.