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

or

Current: Plan

Access level configurationsSystem Administrator

For more detail about the information in this table, see Access requirements in Workfront documentation.

Delete a custom system status

  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. In the left panel, click Project Preferences > Statuses.

  3. To delete the status across the entire system (including for individual groups), mouse over the status, click Edit, then ensure that Lock for all groups is selected. Click Save.

    Or

    To delete the system status but retain it for individual groups, mouse over the status, click Edit, then ensure that Lock for all groups is unselected. Click Save.

  4. Hover over the status you want to delete, then click Delete.

  5. In the message that appears, click Delete Status.

  6. In the Delete Status box that displays, select a status in the field labeled Set all projects currently with this status to.

    Projects that were using the status that you are deleting are set to the status you select.

    Statuses are available in the drop-down list only if they equate with the same status as the status you are deleting.

    For example, if you are deleting a status that equates with Current, only statuses that also equate with Current are available to select.

  7. Click Delete Status.

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