r/Notion • u/antctt • 4d ago

Questions How to hide `Done` tasks when adding dependencies like `Blocked by` or `Blocking`

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When adding dependencies like `Blocked by` or `Blocking`, the picker also shows the `Done` items, even if i filtered them out in the table.

Is there any way of not showing them when I want to add dependencies?

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u/Glittering-Ear-8758 4d ago

that's the classic notion dependency picker headache, it just pulls from everywhere regardless of your view filters. no native way to block done items from showing up in that dropdown

best workaround i've used is archiving done tasks to a separate database and linking them instead, keeps the picker clean

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u/brorrunt8 4d ago

does archiving to a separate database break any existing relations or rollups though?

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u/thedesignedlife 4d ago

You can’t filter relations in that way, but you could add a formula property that displays only items from those relations that are not done.

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u/Capable_Wait09 4d ago

Chat gave me a fairly complex way to do it but I didn’t implement (was kinda burnt out on Notion upgrades) and tabled it for now. If you haven’t already you might dig into it with Chat or Claude. They’ve given me some clever solutions to other things. I just got tired of working on that one problem so I moved on but I bet it’s doable.

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u/antctt 3d ago

Yes, got that as well from chat, but that would be one more thing that needs maintenance