2018.1 release activity overview
This page provides information about the functionality available in the 2018.1 release.
The 2018.1 release contains enhancements both for Workfront administrators and other users.
Enhancements for Administrators enhancements-for-administrators
The following sections describe enhancements that are available for Workfront administrators in the Workfront 2018.1 release:
- Updated Layout Template to Support the Home Area
- Disable Proofing Email Notifications Sent from Workfront
- Group Administration for Users and Layout Templates
- Reset Password UI Updated for group administrators
- Access Level Setup Options for group administrators
- Create Timesheet Profiles for Groups
- Recover Deleted Items for Users as a group administrator
- Schedules Managed by group administrators
- Configure Resource Availability and User Allocations to Calculate Based on the User Schedule
Enhancements for All Users enhancements-for-all-users
The following sections describe enhancements that are available for end-users in the Workfront 2018.1 release:
Resource Planning Enhancements
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Display Resource Planner Data under the Business Case and Updated Business Case Summary
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Display the Percentage of Planned Hour Allocation in the Resource Planner
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Visualization in the Resource Planner - User Allocation Chart
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Remove the Resource Budgeted Hour Object from Workfront Removed
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Warning Message Displays When the 2,000 Item Limit Is Reached in the Resource Planner
Resource Scheduling Enhancements
Project Enhancements
- The “Automatic and On Change” and “Change Only” Update Types Trigger Updates to the Parent Objects at the Same Time as Tasks Are Updated
- Resize Timeline Snapshot on the Gantt Chart
- Enable Edit Mode in the Gantt Chart
- Remove Predecessors When Editing the Gantt Chart
- Gantt Chart Updates
- New Portfolio Optimizer
Home Area (Updated My Work)
Agile Improvements
- Add Tasks and Issues to the Iteration Directly from the Task or Issue Details Page
- Include Issues on the Scrum Backlog and Story Board for an Agile Team
- Apply Groupings and Filters to the Backlog for an Agile Team
- Create a Blank Iteration and Update it Later
- The “Focus” and “Capacity” Fields Are Pre-Populated When Creating an Iteration
proofing viewer Improvements (HTML5)
Proofing Improvements within Workfront
- Link Proofs from Workfront Proof to Workfront
- Can No Longer Remove a Proof from a Document
- Updated Look and Feel When Generating and Opening Proofs
- View Proof Progress from the Document List
- New Option to View the Print Summary from the Document List
- Updated Look and Feel for Generating or Opening the Proof from the Document List
- Various Links Removed from Documents on the Document List
- View File Names on Combined Proofs
- View the Current Active Stage of a Proof from the Document List
- Improvements When Adding Proofs