Requirements for work items to display in the worklist

There are built-in requirements for which work items display in certain widget work list. Work items must meet these requirements in order to appear in the following widget’s worklists.

My tasks widget

Tasks must meet the following requirements to appear in the My Tasks widget:

  • The task status does not equate with Complete.
  • The logged in user must be assigned to the task.
  • The task status is not equal to Done.
  • The project the task belongs to must be in a status that equates with Current.

My issues widget

Issues must meet the following requirements to appear in the My Issues widget:

  • The logged in user must be assigned to the issue.
  • The issue status does not equate with Complete.
  • There is not a unresolved object attached to the issue.
  • The issue status is not equal to Done.
  • The project the issue belongs to must be in a status that equates with Current.

My teams widget

Team requests must meet the following requirements to appear in the My Teams widget:

  • The logged in user belongs to the team the work item is assigned to.
  • The work item status does not equate with Complete.
  • The work item does not have an unresolved approval process attached.
  • The work item is not a recurring task.
  • The project the work item belongs to must be in a status that equates with Current.

Filter your work

You can filter items in a widget’s Worklist to see only specific types of items. For example, you can filter the My Work Worklist to display only issues or requests.

NOTE
The filter options are stored in the browser. If you consistently use the same browser on the same computer (and do not clear the site data) the selected filters, do not change. If you switch browsers or computers, then the filters revert to the default option, which is with all filters deselected.

To filter your work:

  1. Click the Main Menu in the upper-right corner, then click Home.

  2. (Conditional) Click Customize to add any of the following widgets:

    WidgetDescription
    BoardsDisplays any boards that you have created or have been invited to use
    My WorkDisplays tasks and issues assigned to you
    My ProjectsDisplays projects that you own or projects you are on
    My TasksDisplays tasks assigned to you
    My IssuesDisplays issues assigned to you
    My RequestsDisplays all requests that you have submitted
    My ApprovalsDisplays all of your pending, assigned, delegated, and submitted approvals
  3. Click the Filter icon in the right-top corner of the widget worklist.

  4. Choose a Suggested filter or a filter that you have created.
    For detailed information on suggested filters, see Home widget filters overview.

  5. (Optional) Toggle Stack filters on to select multiple filter options.

Group your work

You can group the widget worklist to keep your work items organized.

To group your worklist:

  1. Click the Main Menu in the upper-right corner, then click Home.

  2. (Conditional) Click Customize to add any of the following widgets:

    WidgetDescription
    BoardsDisplays any boards that you have created or have been invited to use
    My WorkDisplays tasks and issues assigned to you
    My ProjectsDisplays projects that you own or projects you are on
    My TasksDisplays tasks assigned to you
    My IssuesDisplays issues assigned to you
    My RequestsDisplays all requests that you have submitted
    My ApprovalsDisplays all of your pending, assigned, delegated, and submitted approvals
  3. Click the Group icon in the right-top corner of the widget worklist.

  4. Choose a Suggested grouping or a grouping that you have created.

Customize worklist columns

You can choose which columns appear in the widget worklist:

  1. Click the Main Menu in the upper-right corner, then click Home.

  2. (Conditional) Click Customize to add any of the following widgets:

    WidgetDescription
    BoardsDisplays any boards that you have created or have been invited to use
    My WorkDisplays tasks and issues assigned to you
    My ProjectsDisplays projects that you own or projects you are on
    My TasksDisplays tasks assigned to you
    My IssuesDisplays issues assigned to you
    My RequestsDisplays all requests that you have submitted
    My ApprovalsDisplays all of your pending, assigned, delegated, and submitted approvals
  3. Click the Column icon in the right-top corner of the widget worklist.

  4. Toggle the columns on or off depending on your preferences.

  5. (Optional) Click the Drag icon to reorder the columns.

View late items

Adobe Workfront uses the following dates to determine if work requests are late:

  • Tasks: Planned Completion Date
  • Issues: Planned Completion Date
  • Documents: Submitted date
  • Timesheets: Submitted date
  • Approvals: Submitted date
  • Proof approvals: Proof deadline
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