Create custom prompts using text mode
In this video, you will learn:
- What a custom prompt is
- How to create a custom prompt using text mode
- Some examples that you can use in your reporting
“Create custom prompts” activities
Activity: Create custom prompts
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Create a custom prompt that shows the following project statuses in the prompt drop-down menu:
- Planning
- Current
- Completed
- Dead
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Modify the prompt to show current projects that are due this month.
Answers
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Your custom prompts should look similar to this and have the following text mode:
Once you save the custom prompt, the prompt drop-down menu should look like this:
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The text mode in your custom prompt should look like this:
status=CUR&plannedCompletionDate=$TODAYbm&plannedCompletionDate_Mod=between&plannedCompletionDate_Range=$TODAYem
And the drop-down label for active prompts should be updated to reflect the change in the code like this:
