View: document report with link to a proof

Last update: February 20, 2025

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In this document view, you can insert a link to a proof of the current version of the document.

View document with proof link

Access requirements

Expand to view access requirements for the functionality in this article.

You must have the following access to perform the steps in this article:

Adobe Workfront plan	Any
Adobe Workfront license*	New: Contributor to modify a filter Standard to modify a report Current: Request to modify a filter Plan to modify a report
Access level configurations	Edit access to Reports, Dashboards, Calendars to modify a report Edit access to Filters, Views, Groupings to modify a filter
Object permissions	Manage permissions to a report

To apply this view:

Go to a list of documents.
From the View drop-down menu, select New View.
Click Add Column.
Click Switch to Text Mode, then Edit Text Mode.
Remove the text you find in the Edit Text Mode box, and replace it with the following code:
displayname=Proof Link shortview=true textmode=true valueexpression=CONCAT("https://Your domain.my.workfront.com/document/",{currentVersion}.{ID},"/proof/",{currentVersion}.{proofID},"/view") valueformat=HTML
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Replace “Your domain” with your actual Workfront domain. For example, if your company’s Workfront url is Company.my.workfront.com, your domain is “Company.”
Click Done, then Save View.
(Optional) Update the view name, then click Save View.
(Optional) To ensure you display only documents with proofs, add a filter by doing the following:
1. Click the Filter drop-down menu, then click New Filter.
2. Click Add a Filter Rule and start typing “Proof Owner”, then select Proof Owner ID when it displays in the list.
3. Select Is Not Blank for the filter modifier.
4. Click Save Filter.
5. (Optional) Update the filter name, then click Save Filter.
Click the link in the Proof Link column to access the proof of the last version of the document.

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