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Add or edit a custom field, section break, or widget

Last update: Mon Oct 27 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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The highlighted information on this page refers to functionality not yet generally available. It is available only in the Preview environment for all customers. After the monthly releases to Production, the same features are also available in the Production environment for customers who enabled fast releases.

For information about fast releases, see Enable or disable fast releases for your organization.

You can add a new custom field or widget directly from the Fields area in Workfront, without opening a custom form to create the field.

You can also edit the properties of a custom field, section break, or widget that is used in custom forms. These include the item’s label, name, instructions, and so on.

Setting a custom field as Inactive excludes it from reports, filters, and views, and the field is no longer available in the custom forms field library. All new fields are set to Active by default.

If you remove a custom field from a custom form, it still exists on all other forms it was added to, and you can edit it on a form or in the Fields area. For information on deleting a field, see Delete a custom field or widget from the system.

For information about custom fields and widgets in custom forms, see Create a custom form.

Access requirements

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Adobe Workfront license

Standard

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Access level configurations Administrative access to custom forms

For information, see Access requirements in Workfront documentation.

Add a custom field or widget

  1. Click the Main Menu icon Main Menu in the upper-right corner of Adobe Workfront, or (if available), click the Main Menu icon Main Menu in the upper-left corner, then click Setup Setup icon .

  2. Click Custom Forms.

  3. Click Fields to open the Fields area.

  4. Click New Custom Field.

  5. In the box that displays, enter the required and optional information for the item you are adding.

    For more information, see Create a custom form.

  6. Click Create.

Edit a custom field, section break, or widget used in a custom form

  1. Click the Main Menu icon Main Menu in the upper-right corner of Adobe Workfront, or (if available), click the Main Menu icon Main Menu in the upper-left corner, then click Setup Setup icon .

  2. Click Custom Forms.

  3. Click Fields to open the Fields area, or Sections to open the Sections area.

  4. Select the custom field, section break, or widget, then click Edit icon .

  5. In the box that displays, change any of the options available for the item you are editing.

    For more information, see Create a custom form.

  6. When you are finished, click Edit.

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