Bases : Sub-items / Parent-child relationship

Feature requests
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Use case or problem

I want to manage tasks with subtasks in Bases (1 task = 1 file) while keeping a clear parent-child hierarchy. Right now, subtask relationship cannot be displayed (like Notion does)

Proposed solution

Add support for nested items (parent/child relationship) in Bases so that subtasks can inherit a parent-child relationship. This would allow:

  • Displaying subtasks under their parent task
  • Preserving hierarchy without flattening into top-level tasks

Current workaround (optional)

Using the module TaskNotes which offers this ability

Related feature requests (optional)

Inspired by Reddit discussion on subitems in Bases (66 upvotes)

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Sounds somehow related to Bases: multi-level grouping - Feature requests - Obsidian Forum. Maybe a dedicated built-in “Parent” property isn’t necesary, but a way of defining your own property and allow nested/multi-level grouping in the way you described would be nice.

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Yes, I think allowing nested grouping would solve this.