Update or edit a work item in the Home area
You can view and add updates to a work item within the Home area in Adobe Workfront. You can also edit other data related to the work item if you have access to edit it.
Access requirements
You must have the following access to perform the steps in this article:
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| Adobe Workfront plan | Any |
| Adobe Workfront license* |
New: Standard Or Current: Work or higher |
| Access level configuration | Edit access to Tasks and Issues |
| Object permissions | Contribute permissions or higher to the tasks and issues you need to work on |
*To find out what plan, license type, or access you have, contact your Workfront administrator. For more information, see Access requirements in Workfront documentation.
View updates on a work item
You can view updates on any work item in the Work List:
- Click the Main Menu
- In the Work List area, select the item where you want to view updates.
Updates are displayed in the right panel.
Add a comment to a work item
You can provide updates on any work item in the Work List:
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Click the Main Menu
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(Conditional) Click Customize to add any of the following widgets:
table 0-row-2 1-row-2 2-row-2 3-row-2 4-row-2 5-row-2 6-row-2 7-row-2 Widget Description Boards Displays any boards that you have created or have been invited to use My Work Displays tasks and issues assigned to you My Projects Displays projects that you own or projects you are on My Tasks Displays tasks assigned to you My Issues Displays issues assigned to you My Requests Displays all requests that you have submitted My Approvals Displays all of your pending, assigned, delegated, and submitted approvals -
Locate the work item that you want to update.
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Hover over the name, then click Add new update.
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Begin typing your comment.
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(Optional) In the Tag people or teams box, start typing the name or the email of a user, or a team that you would like to include in this comment, then select it when it displays in the list.
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(Optional) Use the options in the Rich Text toolbar to format your text, add emojis, links, or images to your comment, to enhance your content.
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Click Submit to add the comment to the work item.
note important IMPORTANT You can edit your comment only within 15 minutes from submitting it. To edit a comment, click the More menu in the upper-right corner of the comment, then click Edit.
For more detailed information about adding updates, see Add an update to a work item.
Edit a work item
You can edit any field on any work item that you have access to edit.
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Click the Main Menu
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(Conditional) Click Customize to add any of the following widgets:
table 0-row-2 1-row-2 2-row-2 3-row-2 4-row-2 5-row-2 6-row-2 7-row-2 Widget Description Boards Displays any boards that you have created or have been invited to use My Work Displays tasks and issues assigned to you My Projects Displays projects that you own or projects you are on My Tasks Displays tasks assigned to you My Issues Displays issues assigned to you My Requests Displays all requests that you have submitted My Approvals Displays all of your pending, assigned, delegated, and submitted approvals -
Hover over the work item, then click the Summary icon.
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In the Summary panel, hover over the field you want to edit.
If you have rights to edit the field, the field is highlighted as you hover over it. -
Click the field you want to edit, then make your desired update.
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Click away from the field to save your changes.