Fourth Quarter 2023 release overview

This page provides information about functionality that is included in the Fourth Quarter 2023 release. These enhancements will be included in the following releases:

Monthly release Quarterly release
  • 23.8 (August 31, 2023)
  • 23.9 (September 28, 2023)
  • 23.10 (October 26, 2023)
  • 23.10 (Week of October 26, 2023)

The 23.10 release webinar will be held on October 5, 2023. You can register for the webinar here.

Off-cycle features (those releasing to Production prior to the Fourth Quarter 2023 release date) are highlighted in yellow.

IMPORTANT

The 23.3 release included the option to move your organization to monthly releases. Therefore, Workfront is changing the numbering scheme of releases to account for both monthly and quarterly release tracks.

  • If you are on the fast release (monthly) track, the release after 23.3 is 23.8, on August 31, 2023.
  • If you are on the quarterly release track, the release after 23.3 is 23.10, in the week of October 26, 2023.

Quarterly releases will include functionality from three monthly releases. For example, the 23.10 quarterly release will include functionality released in the 23.8, 23.9, and 23.10 monthly releases.

Monthly and quarterly releases are planned to be available on the last Thursday of the month.

Monthly release Quarterly release
  • 23.8 (August 31, 2023)
  • 23.9 (September28, 2023)
  • 23.10 (October 26, 2023)
  • 23.10 (Week of October 26, 2023)
  • No release (November 2023)
  • No release (December 2023)
  • 24.1 (January 2024)
  • 24.1 (January 2024)

For more information on the fast release process, see Enable or disable the fast release process.

Adobe Workfront enhancements

Administrator enhancements

Feature

Release dates

Add value options from an external API to a custom form New in Preview!

A new field type, External lookup, is now available on the custom form designer. When you have data stored on an external system, this field type allows you to load options from an external API and filter based on other field values in the custom form.

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: September 14, 2023

  • Production for fast release: With the 23.9 release

  • Production for quarterly release: With the 23.10 release

Boards enhancements

Feature

Release dates

Enhancements to user assignments on boards and cards

Enhancements are now available that add flexibility when adding users to boards and cards in Adobe Workfront Boards.

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: August 21, 2023

  • Production for all customers: August 24, 2023

Add documents on connected cards

You can now attach documents on connected cards on Adobe Workfront Boards. Any documents you add on the card become available on the Documents tab of the connected task or issue, and the same file types are supported in both areas.

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: August 21, 2023

  • Production for Boards early access: August 24, 2023

  • Production for fast release: N/A

  • Production for quarterly release: With the 23.10 release

Documents available on connected cards as view-only

For connected cards on Adobe Workfront Boards, you can now view documents such as images and PDFs. You can either preview a document in the browser or download it to your computer.

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: August 3, 2023

  • Production for Boards early access: August 10, 2023

  • Production for fast release: N/A

  • Production for quarterly release: With the 23.10 release

Board view of a project now available for issues

You can now access a Board view of a project issue list. The Kanban board can help you track the progress of the issues in a more visual way than viewing them in the list.

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: August 3, 2023

  • Production for Boards early access: N/A

  • Production for fast release: N/A

  • Production for quarterly release: With the 23.10 release

Integration enhancements

Feature

Release dates

Enhancements to experience when sending documents to SharePoint (GraphAPI)

We've made some changes to make it easier to locate folders when sending documents to your SharePoint (GraphAPI) folders

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: August 24, 2023

  • Production for all customers: August 31, 2023

Upgrades to drag-and-drop for document integrations

We've made some enhancements to add clarity and remove user error when dragging and dropping a file into a linked folder.

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: August 24, 2023

  • Production for all customers: August 31, 2023

Project enhancements

Feature

Release dates

Updated design when adding a new issue to a project

In production for Fast Release

This update has been announced with the 23.3 release.

We have updated the New Issue box which displays when submitting a new issue to a project. Now, the interface matches the New request box which displays when submitting a new request to a request queue.

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: July 26, 2023

  • Production for fast release: With the 23.8 release

  • Production for quarterly release: With the 23.10 release

Dynamic re-calculation of calculated fields on forms

In production for Fast Release

Calculated fields on a form attached to an object are now dynamically re-calculated in real time when dependent values on any form on the page are modified. This allows you to see the updated results without saving the form.

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: August 17, 2023

  • Production for fast release: With the 23.8 release

  • Production for quarterly release: With the 23.10 release

Set planned hours on child recurring tasks with Simple duration type without assignments

In production for Fast Release

We have made a change in the way Planned Hours are allocated to recurring tasks with no assignments and a Simple duration type. Now, when you set Planned Hours on a new recurring task with a Simple Duration Type and no assignments, the hours are also allocated to the individual recurrences. Prior to this change, the hours were not saved for individual recurrences when the parent tasks were unassigned.

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: August 17, 2023

  • Production for fast release: With the 23.8 release

  • Production for quarterly release: With the 23.10 release

Other enhancements

Feature

Release dates

New commenting experience beta enhancements

In production for Fast Release

Enhancements to the Updates section are being made available within the Fourth Quarter 2023 release timeframe for the commenting experience beta. These enhancements will be made available in the Production environment for all customers with the Fourth Quarter 2023 release (October 2023).

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: Throughout the Fourth Quarter 2023 release timeframe

  • Production for fast release: Starting with the 23.8 release

  • Production for quarterly release: With the 23.10 release (unless otherwise specified)

New Canvas Dashboards beta enhancements

In production for Fast Release

Enhancements to Canvas Dashboards are being made available within the Fourth Quarter 2023 release timeframe as part of the ongoing beta. These enhancements will be made available in the Production environment for all customers with the Fourth Quarter 2023 release (October 2023).

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: Throughout the Fourth Quarter 2023 release timeframe

  • Production for fast release: Starting with the 23.8 release

  • Production for quarterly release: With the 23.10 release (unless otherwise specified)

New quick access buttons for the My Work widget New in Preview!

Further expanding your ability to manage work directly from New Home, new quick access buttons have been added to the My Work widget.

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: September 13, 2023

  • Production for fast release: With the 23.9 release

  • Production for quarterly release: With the 23.10 release

New filter options for New Home

In production for Fast Release

New filter options are now available for the My Work widget in New Home. Options include filters for object types (tasks, issues, and requests) and statuses (not ready, ready to start, working on, and completed).

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: August 17, 2023

  • Production for fast release: With the 23.8 release

  • Production for quarterly release: With the 23.10 release

Custom terminology support for New Home

To better meet the unique needs of organizations, New Home now utilizes custom terminology for objects as defined in an instance's layout templates. For example, if "Project" objects have been relabeled as "Campaigns" in your Workfront instance, the My Projects widget will instead display as My Campaigns in New Home.

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: August 17, 2023

  • Production for all customers: August 31, 2023

Try New Home button removed for accounts that have disabled New Home

In production for Fast Release

The Try New Home button is no longer present for accounts where New Home has been disabled. New Home must be re-enabled by the system administrator before individual users can use the button to try New Home.

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: August 17, 2023

  • Production for fast release: With the 23.8 release

  • Production for quarterly release: With the 23.10 release

Change to New Home default widget set

In production for Fast Release

The To-dos widget, which requires permission to create tasks, is now only present in the default widget set for users with the Standard, Plan, or Work license types. Additionally, the widget has been automatically removed from the Home pages of users with all other license types.

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: August 17, 2023

  • Production for fast release: August 17, 2023

  • Production for quarterly release: August 17, 2023

Look-and-feel updates during the Fourth Quarter 2023 timeframe

Minor updates to the look and feel of various areas of the Adobe Workfront application are being made within the Fourth Quarter 2023 timeframe. Review the individual release notes for specific release dates.

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: Throughout the Fourth Quarter 2023 release timeframe

  • Production release: Review the release notes for specific dates

Announcements

Workfront Fusion enhancements

New features in Workfront Fusion are available in Production at a cadence outside of the Fourth Quarter 2023 release schedule. For more information about the latest features, see Adobe Workfront Fusion release activity.

Workfront Scenario Planner enhancements

There are no Scenario Planner updates at this point in the release. This area will be updated when updates are available.

Workfront Proof enhancements

There are no Workfront Proof updates at this point in the release. This area will be updated when updates are available.

Workfront Goals enhancements

There are no Workfront Goals updates at this point in the release. This area will be updated when updates are available.

API version 16

For API version 16, we’ve modified some resources and endpoints. Some of the changes support new functionality, and others make it easier for you to use the information available through the API.

For information on what’s new and updated, see What’s new in API version 16.

For information on API versions, see API versioning and support schedule.

Workfront Maintenance Updates

For information about the maintenance updates made during the 22.3 release, see Workfront Maintenance Updates.

Training updates

Explore the latest updates made to learning programs, learning paths, videos, and guides for each Adobe Workfront product release. For more information, see the “What’s New” section of the Workfront Tutorials page.

Functionality soon to be removed from Workfront

The following functionality is soon to be removed from Workfront:

Deprecation of the Proof mobile app with 23.10

We will be officially deprecating the Proof mobile app with the 23.10 release. The general Workfront mobile app has been enhanced with new proofing functionality (see the release note under Workfront Mobile enhancements for more information), and users are advised to begin using it for proofing work as soon as possible.

Note that the Workfront mobile app requires a Workfront login. External users and guests can continue to use the Proof app for proofing work; however, it is no longer supported and will become unavailable with 23.10.

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