2019.2 release activity overview
This page provides information about the functionality included in the 2019.2 release. To download this content in PDF format, go here.
- Workfront Production environment for clusters 2, 4, and 6 - May 23
- Workfront Production environment for clusters 1, 3, and 5 - May 24
- Workfront Proof Production environment - May 21
The 2019.2 release contains enhancements for both system administrators and other users.
Enhancements for Administrators
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Specify Job Roles on Hour Entries
You can now specify a job role when logging time in Workfront.
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Allow users without a proofing license to apply actions and resolve comments
Users without a proofing license can now apply actions to comments and resolve comments.
Enhancements for All Users
Resource Management Enhancements
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New Resource Management Access Level
A new level of access is now available for Resource Management, allowing users with a Plan license to Edit access.
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Order Projects by Portfolio Priorities in the Resource Planner
You can now order projects by their portfolio priority in the Resource Planner.
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Resource Planner Filter Improvement
The filtering experience in the Resource Planner is now more simple when you add a new field (Group) to the built-in filter criteria.
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Display Portfolio Priority in the Resource Planner
You can now enable a setting in the Resource Planner that allows you to display the priority of the project according to the portfolio that it is assigned to.
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Share Filters in the Resource Planner
You can now share filters you create in the Resource Planner with select users, teams, groups, job roles, or companies.
Agile Enhancements
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Track Percent Complete Progress on Issues in the Agile Tools
You can now track the progress of issues on the Kanban and Scrum boards.
Project Enhancements
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Display the Entire Row of a Parent Task in Bold in a Task List
In a task list, the row that contains a parent task is displayed in bold.
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New Column Width Defaults in New Lists
Now, Workfront automatically adjusts the width of the columns according to the value format information in each column.
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Reverse Changes on the Task Lists
A new Autosave button on the task list enables you to select whether you want the changes you make to be automatically saved, or whether you want to see the effects of your changes before saving them.
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Attach Default Custom Forms and Approval Processes to Tasks
You can now configure default custom forms and approval processes to attach to tasks when you add tasks to a project.
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Find Groups Faster When Customizing Statuses
The drop-down menu on the Statuses tab in the Setup area is now a typeahead menu.
Integration Enhancements
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Updated Workfront for Adobe Creative Cloud Integration
The Workfront for Adobe Creative Cloud extension now includes the integration with Workfront Library.
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Workfront for Microsoft Teams Improvements
You can now submit work requests and manage your Workfront notifications when using Workfront for Microsoft Teams.
Proofing Enhancements
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Allow users without a proofing license to apply actions and resolve comments
Users without a proofing license can now apply actions to comments and resolve comments.
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Tag Any User when Commenting on a Proof in the Proofing Viewer
When you are commenting on a proof, you can now tag or “@mention” anyone with an email address recognized by Workfront.
Mobile Enhancements
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Improved List Experience in iOS and Android
The look and feel for all list views are now updated in both the iOS and Android apps.
Enhancements Released Directly to Production
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On any Proof Approval report, you can now use the new Is Current Document Version filter to include only the current versions of proofs waiting for your approval.
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If you have objects that are no longer used, you can now deactivate them to hide them from lists in order to prevent users from associating them with other objects.
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Find Groups Faster When Customizing Statuses
The drop-down menu on the Statuses tab in the Setup area is now a typeahead menu.
Announcements
Workfront Library Now Available workfront-library-now-available
Workfront Library is an enterprise digital content hub you can use to manage the full lifecycle of your organization’s digital assets.
API Version 3 No Longer Supported api-version-3-no-longer-supported
Support for API version 3 ended in November 2018. For more information about the support schedule for versions of the Workfront API, see API versioning and support schedule.
TLS Support Is Ending tls-support-is-ending
In order to provide optimal security, Workfront is requiring that all integrations and web traffic using TLS 1.0 or earlier be upgraded to use TLS 1.1 or later. This change is already in effect in the Preview environment.
For more information, see TLS 1.2 to be required in Adobe Workfront.
Flash Application Removal flash-application-removal
All functionality that relies on Flash technology has been removed from Workfront since the 2018.3 release and replaced with a new solution.
For detailed information about the legacy Flash tools and their replacements, see Replacement of Flash-based tools in Adobe Workfront.
Various Single Sign-On Options to Be Removed various-single-sign-on-options-to-be-removed
The following Single Sign-On (SSO) options are now supported only in a limited capacity; they will be removed from the product in the second half of 2019:
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LDAP
For more information about using LDAP with Workfront, see Configure Adobe Workfront with LDAP.
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Active Directory
For more information about using Active Directory with Workfront, see Configure Adobe Workfront with Active Directory.
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SAML 1.1
For more information about using SAML 1.1 with Workfront, see Configure Adobe Workfront with SAML 1.1.
Following is the removal timeline for these SSO options:
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Limited support: August 2018 - January 2019
Major issues submitted during this time will be fixed; low severity issues will not be addressed.
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Deprecation: January 2019 - August 2019
Not supported.
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No longer available in Workfront: August 2019
Webinars
Workfront Product Roadmap Webinar Q2 2019
The Q2 2019 Product Roadmap Webinar was presented Thursday, May 23, 2019.
Join the Workfront product management team to learn more about our product vision, the 2019 roadmap, and how to get involved.
To view the webinar recording, see Q2 2019 Product Roadmap Webinar.
Workfront Product Roadmap Webinar - Q1 2019
The Q1 2019 Product Roadmap Webinar was presented by the Workfront Product Team.
To view the webinar recording, see .