Filter to show tasks for files that contain certain tags or files that have certain backliknks

[mikejlaurie]

Is there a way to filter tasks which are inside files that have either a specific tag or files that link to a specific place.

[claremacrae]

1. For future reference, please use Q&A for questions, not Ideas: Any New Feature Requests go in Issues please. I will move this.

Is there a way to filter tasks which are inside files that have either a specific tag or files that link to a specific place.

2. Yes, but it requires using in combination with dataview, and having a little confidence to edit JavaScript and is not documented.

There are starting points that you would have to pull together yourself. I do not have the time to write it for you.

• https://publish.obsidian.md/tasks/How+To/How+to+get+tasks+in+current+file#Using%20Dataview%20to%20generate%20Tasks%20blocks%20-%20the%20old%20way
• https://github.com/obsidian-tasks-group/obsidian-tasks/blob/main/resources/sample_vaults/Tasks-Demo/How%20To/Find%20tasks%20in%20notes%20with%20particular%20tag.md
• Tasks query that shows all tasks that are existing in (the current note's) outgoing links. #2392 (comment)

[claremacrae]

Great - thank you for reporting back.

[mikejlaurie]

thanks so much for the links, I manage to get it working!

/*
    PURPOSE: Tasks query that shows all  open tasks that are existing in pages which link to another page. Useful if you use Page links instead of tags  in obsidian
*/

let paths =dv.pagePaths("[[Page to link to ]]")
const pathFilters = paths.map((path) => `( path includes ${path} )`);
// Join the Tasks path filters in to a Boolean OR query.
let filterForOutlinks = pathFilters.join(' OR \\\n');

// Construct the Tasks query string:
const tasksQuery = `
    # Note that as of Tasks 5.0.0, this search will fail if any
    # of the outlinks have a ( or ) anywhere in their paths:
    ${filterForOutlinks}
    not done
    group by filename
    # Any other Tasks instructions can be added to this.
    
    # Get an explanation of the Tasks query.
    # Comment this out once you are happy with the results:
    # explain
`;

dv.paragraph('```tasks\n' + tasksQuery + '\n```');