Fourth Quarter 2024 release overview

Access level now available in environment promotion

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To expand the capabilities of environment promotion functionality, we've added the ability to include access levels. Now, you can configure an access level in a Sandbox environment, and then promote that access level to your production environment.

Available on these dates:

• Preview release: October 17, 2024

• Production release for all customers: With the 24.10 release (October 17, 2024)

A counter on custom forms shows the number of fields

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Custom forms are limited to 500 fields. On a long form, it can be difficult to know how many fields are on the form and whether you are approaching the limit. A counter has been added to custom forms on the bottom left. The counter displays how many fields are used on the form, and it is always visible as you scroll within the form designer.

Available on these dates:

• Preview release: October 1, 2024

• Production release for all customers: With the 24.10 release (October 17, 2024)

A "Select all" option is now available in layout templates

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To help you more easily display and hide fields with layout templates, a "Select all" check box was added to the Overview and Finance areas of the Details view in a layout template. This option is available when you have selected Project, Task, Issue, Portfolio, or Program under under "Customize what users see".

Available on these dates:

• Preview release: August 29, 2024

• Production release for all customers: August 29, 2024

Roll back environment promotion packages

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To make environment promotion more flexible and easier to use, we've enabled rollback functionality. Now, you can roll back packages within 24 hours, allowing you to more easily restore previous configurations that have been affected by an environment promotion package.

Available on these dates:

• Preview release: August 29, 2024

• Production for fast release: With the 24.9 release (September 12, 2024)

• Production release for all customers: With the 24.10 release (October 17, 2024)

Layout button on the custom form designer allows two or three columns

A "Layout" button on the custom form designer allows you to choose from a two- or three-column working area. The original form designer uses three columns and the field settings are displayed in the far right column. If you select two columns, the field settings are displayed next to the field library in the far left column.

Available on these dates:

• Preview release: August 12, 2024

• Production for fast release: N/A

• Production release for all customers: N/A

This feature has been removed from Preview and will not be released with any future releases.

View document decision status directly in the document list

You can now view a document's decision status directly in the document list.

Available on these dates:

• Preview release: October 3, 2024

• Production release for all customers: With the 24.10 release (October 17, 2024)

Quickly add previous reviewers and approvers to new document versions

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You can now quickly add reviewers and approvers from previous document versions.

Available on these dates:

• Preview release: October 3, 2024

• Production release for all customers: With the 24.10 release (October 17, 2024)

Updates to the Awaiting my approval widget in new Home

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We've made the following Changes to the Awaiting my approval widget:

• Renamed the widget: The name of this widget is now My approvals.
• Added Approvals I've Submitted as a filter option: You can now view approvals you have submitted in new Home with this widget.
• Deadline: You can now see the proof deadline if one has been set. If a deadline is not set, the deadline defaults to the creation date.

Available on these dates:

• Preview release: October 10, 2024

• Production release for all customers: October 10, 2024

Introducing Priorities: a simpler, streamlined, and intuitive Workfront experience for task owners

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Priorities enhances focus and productivity to help customers accomplish more in less time.

With Priorities, you can enjoy:

• Manage and prioritize daily tasks: Organize your day or week with consolidated navigation for better clarity.
• Greater productivity: Access project context and perform tasks quicker with fewer clicks.
• Personalized features: Benefit from features uniquely designed for task owners.

Available on these dates:

• Preview release: October 3, 2024

• Production release for all customers: With the 24.10 release (October 17, 2024)

Outlook integration login experience enhancements

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The login experience for Outlook integration has been streamlined so that all customers see the same button to log in to Workfront whether or not they are IMS-enabled. The subsequent login steps remain different for IMS and non-IMS instances, but the initial page is the same for all users.

Available on these dates:

• Preview release: August 6, 2024

• Production release for all customers: August 6, 2024

More relevant assignments added to the New Task workflow

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We have added the same functionality for more relevant smart assignments to the Assignments field in the New Task box when adding a task to a project and in a project task list.

Available on these dates:

• Preview release: February 13, 2024

• Production for fast release: With the 24.5 release (May 16, 2024)

• Production release for all customers: To be announced

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 24.5 release (May 16, 2024)

• Production release for all customers: To be announced

Copy/paste issue fix for the Desktop Proofing Viewer

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We have fixed an issue where content pastes incorrectly in Updates section of the Desktop Proofing Viewer.

New version: 2.1.39

Available on these dates:

• Preview release: October 2, 2024

• Production release for all customers: October 2, 2024

Blank screen fix for Desktop Proofing Viewer Windows users

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We fixed an issue with the new 2.1.36 Desktop Proofing Viewer version which caused some Windows users to see a blank screen after opening the viewer.

New version for Windows users: 2.1.37

Available on these dates:

• Preview release: August 30, 2024

• Production release for all customers: August 30, 2024

Chromium update for the Desktop Proofing Viewer

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We are upgrading the Desktop Proofing Viewer to support Chromium 126.0.6478.127 which will resolve issues with UI elements in interactive proofs.

Available on these dates:

• Preview release: August 29, 2024

• Production release for all customers: August 29, 2024

Workfront Data Connect available for new plans

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Workfront Data Connect will become available for organizations on one of the new Workfront plans. Data Connect allows organizations to access their data as a secure and scalable data lake, which can be analyzed and visualized using business intelligence tools or stored externally. Additionally, organizations can use Data Connect to view data analytics that were previously unavailable, such as time-based trend analysis, variable mapping, and analysis of external system data in combination with Workfront data.

Available on these dates:

• Production release for all customers: With the 24.10 release (October 17, 2024)

Only available for organizations on one of the new Adobe Workfront plans. Data Connect is included in the Ultimate plan or can be purchased as an add-on to the Prime and Select plans.

Summarize projects or updates with one click

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To make it easier to quickly see highlights of a project or an update stream, we've added Summarize buttons to those areas of Workfront. Now, you can click the button to generate a summary in the AI Assistant.

Previously users could open AI Assistant and type in a prompt to create a summary of the project or update stream.

Available on these dates:

• Preview release: October 3, 2024

• Production release for all customers: With the 24.10 release (October 17, 2024)

General availability of Adobe Workfront Planning

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Workfront Planning is available for all customers who purchased a Workfront Planning license, in addition to their Workfront license. Contact your account representative for more information about Workfront Planning.

For the latest Workfront Planning release information each quarter, see the Workfront Planning enhancements section below.

Available on these dates:

• Production release for all customers: August 28, 2024

Adobe AI Assistant available in Workfront

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To make it easier for you to accomplish your work, we've added Adobe's AI Assistant to Workfront. AI Assistant can help you by:

• Summarizing work items and documents, allowing you to quickly gain a general understanding of tasks, projects, and assets.
• Providing information from Experience League documentation, bringing instructions and reference material into Workfront, while linking to more in-depth documentation.
• Creating and refining formulas for calculated custom form fields, generating formulas from text prompts, or locating errors in existing formulas.

Your Workfront administrator can enable or disable AI Assistant for your organization. The AI Assistant is available for instances with Select, Prime, and Ultimate plans.

Available on these dates:

• Preview release: August 28, 2024

• Production release: August 28, 2024

Look-and-feel updates during the Fourth Quarter 2024 timeframe

Minor updates to the look and feel of various areas of the Adobe Workfront application are being made within the Fourth Quarter 2024 timeframe. Review the individual release notes for specific release dates.

Available on these dates:

• Preview release: Throughout the Fourth Quarter 2024 release timeframe

• Production release: Review the release notes for specific dates