First Quarter 2024 release overview

This page provides information about functionality that is included in the First Quarter 2024 release. These enhancements are planned to become available in the Production environment for all customers with the 24.1 release on January 18 and 19, 2024.

The 24.1 release webinar was on January 11, 2024. You can register for the webinar to view an on-demand recording here.

Off-cycle features (those releasing to Production prior to the First Quarter 2024 release date) are highlighted in yellow.

IMPORTANT
The 23.3 release included the option to move your organization to monthly releases. Therefore, Workfront has changed the numbering scheme of releases to account for both monthly and quarterly release tracks.
Monthly and quarterly releases are planned to be available on the Thursday of the second full week of the month, unless otherwise specified.
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Monthly release Quarterly release
  • No release (November 2024)
  • No release (December 2024)
  • 24.1 (January 2024)
  • 24.1 (January 2024)
  • 24.2 (February 2024)
  • 24.3 (March 2024)
  • 24.4 (April 2024)
  • 24.4 (April 2024)
For more information on the fast release process, see Enable or disable the fast release process.

Adobe Workfront enhancements

Administrator enhancements

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Proof/document decisions now available for the previous 12 months

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The Users Decisions reports for both new and legacy license types now display the number of decisions for the current month as well as the previous 12 months.

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: December 14, 2023

  • Production for fast release: With the 24.1 release

  • Production for quarterly release: With the 24.1 release

Boards enhancements

Feature
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Dynamic boards archive completed cards when the board is created

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When you create a dynamic board, you have the option to include completed tasks and issues on the board. For projects with large numbers of completed tasks and issues, the dynamic board might have performance issues. Now, when you create a dynamic board and choose to include completed work, the tasks and issues are brought onto the board as archived cards.

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: December 21, 2023

  • Production for all customers: December 21, 2023

Document management enhancements

Feature
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Updated statuses for document approvals

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To make document approval status more clear, we've updated available document status approvals. Now, the approval status accounts for reviewers marking their review complete, as well as cases where there are only reviewers but not approvers.

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: December 7, 2023

  • Production for fast release: With the 24.1 release

  • Production for quarterly release: With the 24.1 release

This feature is part of a phased release and is currently only available for specific customers.

Mark a review as complete

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To make it more clear when a document has been reviewed and is ready for the next approval stage, we've created a new Complete my review button.

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: November 16, 2023

  • Production for fast release: With the 24.1 release

  • Production for quarterly release: With the 24.1 release

This feature is part of a phased release and is currently only available for specific customers.

Document review and approval status displays in document header

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To make the review and approval process more transparent, we've added the status to the header of the Document Details page.

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: November 9, 2023

  • Production for fast release: With the 24.1 release

  • Production for quarterly release: With the 24.1 release

This feature is part of a phased release and is currently only available for specific customers.

Home enhancements

Feature
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New Pending approvals widget available

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To make it easier for you to see the status of approvals and reviews on projects you own, we've added a new Pending Approvals widget to Home.

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: January 3, 2023

  • Production for fast release: With the 24.1 release

  • Production for quarterly release: With the 24.1 release

This feature is part of a phased release and is currently only available for specific customers.

Administrator controls for new Home using layout templates

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Administrators can now customize new Home for users using layout templates. Customization options include selecting mandatory widgets and their position, choosing a background, and widget-specific options for choosing available filters and groups (and setting defaults).

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: December 21, 2023

  • Production for fast release: With the 24.1 release

  • Production for quarterly release: With the 24.1 release

My Work quick action buttons changed to only display on mouseover

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To improve performance, the quick action buttons available in the My Work widget will now only be displayed when a work item is hovered over with the mouse.

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: November 29, 2023

  • Production for all customers: November 29, 2023

Integration enhancements

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Mapping metadata in Experience Manager Assets Essentials now uses xcm:keywords instead of dc:subject

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We've updated the Experience Manager Assets Essentials integration to match the experience in the Experience Manager Assets as a Cloud Service integration. Now, when mapping multiple single-line text fields to a single field in Experience Manager Assets, both services use the xcm:keywords field.

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: January 10, 2023

  • Production for fast release: January 10, 2023

  • Production for quarterly release: January 10, 2023

Typeahead fields now available in Adobe Experience Manager Integration

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To make it easier to link fields between Workfront and Adobe Experience Manager, we've added support for typeahead fields in the metadata mapping. Now, you can map typeahead fields to corresponding fields in Adobe Experience Manager.

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: November 16, 2023

  • Production for all customers: November 29, 2023

Automatically publish assets in Adobe Experience Manager

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We've added another workflow to the Adobe Experience Manager integration. Now, you can set your assets to automatically publish when sent to Adobe Experience Manager. The integration can be configured to publish to the Adobe Experience Manager publish service, or to an Adobe Experience Manager brand portal.

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: November 9, 2023

  • Production for all customers: November 9, 2023

Project enhancements

Feature
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More relevant smart assignments

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We have changed the algorithm that Workfront uses to calculate and suggest smart assignments for tasks. The new algorithm applies in the following areas in Workfront where you assign a task: task lists, the Assignments area in the task header, Home, and the Summary panel.

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: December 21, 2023

  • Production for fast release: With the 24.3 release (March, 2024)

This feature will be removed from Preview on December 19, 2024 and from fast release Production with 25.1 (January 2025).

Update stream and notification enhancements

Feature
Release dates

Drag and drop image in a comment in the Updates section

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To enhance the content of your comments, you can now quickly drag and drop an image in a comment or reply in the Updates section of an object.

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: December 14, 2023

  • Production for fast release: With the 24.1 release

  • Production for quarterly release: With the 24.1 release

The new commenting experience captures all information for projects, tasks, issues, and documents

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Projects, tasks, issues, and documents display all updates in the new commenting experience area, since the beginning of your Workfront instance.

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: November 28, 2023

  • Production for all customers: November 28, 2023

Search for a comment or user in the Updates section

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To quickly find information in the Updates section of an object, you can now search for a keyword from a comment or for any user associated with a comment.

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: November 16, 2023

  • Production for fast release: With the 24.1 release

  • Production for quarterly release: With the 24.1 release

Copy and paste an image in a comment in the Updates section

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To provide context to the content of a message, you can now quickly attach images to your comments by copying them from your computer and pasting them in a new update or reply.

Available on these dates:

  • Preview release: November 16, 2023

  • Production for fast release: With the 24.1 release

  • Production for quarterly release: With the 24.1 release

Announcements

Workfront Fusion enhancements

New features in Workfront Fusion are available in Production at a cadence outside of the First Quarter 2023 release schedule. For more information about the latest features, see Adobe Workfront Fusion release activity.

Workfront Scenario Planner enhancements

There are no Scenario Planner updates at this point in the release. This area will be updated when updates are available.

Workfront Proof enhancements

There are no Workfront Proof updates at this point in the release. This area will be updated when updates are available.

Workfront Goals enhancements

There are no Workfront Goals updates at this point in the release. This area will be updated when updates are available.

API version 17

For API version 17, we’ve modified some resources and endpoints. Some of the changes support new functionality, and others make it easier for you to use the information available through the API.

For information on what’s new and updated, see What’s new in API version 17.

For information on API versions, see API versioning and support schedule.

Workfront Maintenance Updates

For information about the maintenance updates made during the First Quarter 2024 release, see Workfront Maintenance Updates.

Training updates

Explore the latest updates made to learning programs, learning paths, videos, and guides for each Adobe Workfront product release. For more information, see the “What’s New” section of the Workfront Tutorials page.

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