2019.4 release overview

The 2019.4 release was made available in the Production environment the week of November 11, 2019. This page provides information about the functionality included in the 2019.4 release.

Enhancements for all users

Some functionality was released prior to the 2019.4 release. To see what was released prior to the 2019.4 release, see 2019.4 other enhancements.

The 2019.4 release contains the following enhancements:

List enhancements list-enhancements

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Some list enhancements (as indicated below) have been removed from the 2019.4 release. These enhancements were removed from the Preview environment on November 8, 2019 and will not be included with the 2019.4 release to Production. These enhancements will be added back to the Preview environment after the 2019.4 release to Production, and will be made available to Production in a future release.
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Updated look and feel of new lists - Modified

Project, Task, and Hours lists now have an updated look and feel. Other lists that were planned to be updated with the 2019.4 release will be updated with a future release.

Preview release: October 4, 2019

Production release: November 2019 with the 2019.4 release

New design applied to lists for Reports, Template tasks, Portfolios, and more -Removed from release

The new list design is now available on many additional list types.

Preview release: October 11, 2019

Production release: November 2019 with the 2019.4 release

New tooltip added to quick filters

Instead of using your browser's native functionality for finding an item in a list, you can use quick filters in all the redesigned lists.

Preview release: October 11, 2019

Production release: November 2019 with the 2019.4 release

New shortcuts for quick filters

Keyboard shortcut reminders are now available inside the search box of quick filters in lists to make it easier for you to access the filters.

Preview release: August 30, 2019

Production release: November 2019 with the 2019.4 release

Mobile enhancements mobile-enhancements

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Workfront app for iPad

Workfront now provides a new mobile app designed and optimized specifically for iPad.

For more information about using Workfront on both iPad and iPhone, see Adobe Workfront for iOS.

Preview release: No Preview availability

Production release: November 2019 with the 2019.4 release

Delete objects using the Mobile app on Android

You can now delete objects like tasks, issues, and timesheets in the Android mobile app.

Preview release: October 4, 2019

Production release: November 2019 with the 2019.4 release

Convert Tasks, Issues, and Requests to a Project using the mobile app on Android

You can now convert individual Tasks, Issues, and Requests to projects in the Workfront mobile app on Android.

Preview release: October 4, 2019

Production release: November 2019 with the 2019.4 release

Access existing Favorites and add new Favorites on mobile

You can now access the Favorites menu on the Workfront mobile app on both iOS and Android devices. You can access existing items from the Favorites menu and add new items to the Favorites menu.

Updated navigation on Android

Navigation in Android mobile app more closely resembles navigation when accessing Workfront in a browser

Resource Scheduling enhancements resource-scheduling-enhancements

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The Workload Balancer beta

The Workload Balancer provides a new interface for managing the workload of your resources. This is intended to replace the Resource Scheduler sometime in the future.

Preview release: October 11, 2019

Production release: November 2019 with the 2019.4 release

Resource Planner custom columns

Now, you can customize the columns that you display in the Resource Planner to include just the information that most interests you.

Preview release: October 24, 2019

Production release: November 2019 with the 2019.4 release

Other enhancements other-enhancements

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Start an automated proofing workflow from an Adobe CC document

Without leaving Adobe CC, you can start an automated proofing workflow for an Adobe CC document you have created.

Preview release: No Preview availability

Production release: November 2019 with the 2019.4 release

Workfront Maintenance Updates

For information about the maintenance updates made during the 2019.4 release, see Workfront Maintenance Updates.

Announcements

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:

Following is the removal timeline for these SSO options:

  • Limited support: August 2018 - January 2019

    Major issues submitted during this time will be fixed; low severity issues will not be addressed.

  • Deprecation: January 2019 - November 2019 (with the 2019.4 release)

    Not supported.

  • No longer available in Workfront for new configurations: November 2019

  • Required migration for existing customers: Early 2020

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 1.0 and 1.1 support Is ending tls-1-0-and-1-1-support-is-ending

In order to provide optimal security, Workfront is requiring that all integrations and web traffic using TLS 1.1 or earlier be upgraded to use TLS 1.2. In the Preview environment, TLS 1.0 is already disabled.

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

Q4 Product Roadmap Webinar q4-product-roadmap-webinar

Learn more about what’s to come during the Q4 Roadmap webinar. This webinar was held on November 6, 2019. Click the link to register and watch the recording on demand.

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