Customize the Details view using a layout template

Last update: February 7, 2025

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  • Admin

As an Adobe Workfront administrator, you can use a layout template to determine what information appears when a user clicks the Details icon Details icon in the left panel while viewing a task, issue, document, program, or portfolio.

You can also change the order of the information in which this information appears. For example, for all tasks that your users see, you can move Custom Forms information to the top of the Details view for all tasks that your users see.

For information about creating layout templates, see Create and manage layout templates.

For information about layout templates for groups, see Create and modify a group’s layout templates.

After configuring a layout template, you must assign it to users for changes you made to be visible to others. For information about assigning a layout template to users, see Assign users to a layout template.

The changes you make to the Details view for an object also determine the availability and order of fields that users see in the following areas:

  • “Create object” boxes, such as Create Task

    New task dialog

  • “Edit object” screens when editing an object, such as Edit Task, Edit Issue, and Edit Project

    Edit task screen

  • “Edit objects” screens when editing objects in bulk. Currently this is supported for editing projects in bulk.

    Customize edit projects

  • Summary panel Summary panel for lists of tasks and issues

    Summary area

    NOTE
    Changes to the layout templates affect the order and availability of fields in the Summary panel only for the tasks and issues that are assigned to the logged-in user.

  • Conversion boxes, such as the Convert issue to task or Convert issue to project boxes.

    Convert issue to task box

For information about layout templates for groups, see Create and modify a group’s layout templates.

Access requirements

Expand to view access requirements for the functionality in this article.

You must have the following access to perform the steps in this article:

Adobe Workfront planAny
Adobe Workfront license*

New: Standard

Current: Plan

Access level configurationsTo perform these steps at the system level, you need the System Administrator access level. To perform them for a group, you must be a manager of that group.

*For more information, see Access requirements in Workfront documentation.

Customize what users see in the Details view

  1. Begin working on a layout template, as described in Create and manage layout templates.

  2. Click the down arrow Down arrow under Customize what users see, then click Project, Task, Issue, Program, or Portfolio.

  3. In the Details section, do any of the following to customize what users see in the Details view:

    • Drag any section headers Move icon to change their order.

    • Enable or disable options under the various areas (such as Overview, Finance, and Custom Forms) to show or hide them.

      If you hide all fields in one of these sections, the entire section is hidden.

      All of the fields are enabled by default. You can select or clear the Select all check box in an area to display or hide all of the fields in that area.

    Details view in layout template

  4. Continue customizing the layout template.

    Or

    If you are finished customizing, click Save.

    TIP
    You can click Save at any time to save your progress, then continue to modify the template later.
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