# Random Assign on Topic Creation?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-assign-on-topic-creation/235983>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** assign, automation\
**Created:** [August 12, 2022, 12:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-assign-on-topic-creation/235983 "2022-08-12T12:33:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 12:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-assign-on-topic-creation/235983/1 "2022-08-12T12:33:43Z")

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I find it hard to believe that Discourse Automation cannot randomly assign a user from a group on topic creation in specific categories.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/f/8/b/f8b0d2280872faa512e53453cef77e7d82506187.png)

I worked with the support they seem to echo the same thing.

I went on to use the “Random Assign” script, and the Trigger can only be “Recurring/Point in Time.” I assumed may periodically, automation will assign a user to topics.

But then I see “Assigned Topic ID”. If there’s a single Topic ID I need to provide, I wonder what use case requires multiple people to be randomly be assigned to same topic in either Recurring/Point in Time?

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