View: show parent tasks up to 4 levels deep
This task view shows the task name in the first column and (if they exist) up to 4 parent tasks in separate columns in the same list.
Access requirements
You must have the following access to perform the steps in this article:
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| Adobe Workfront plan | Any |
| Adobe Workfront license |
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| Access level configurations* |
Edit access to Reports, Dashboards, Calendars to modify a report Edit access to Filters, Views, Groupings to modify a view |
| Object permissions | Manage permissions to a report |
For more detail about the information in this table, see Access requirements in Workfront documentation.
Show parent tasks up to 4 levels deep
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Go to a list of tasks.
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From the View drop-down menu, select New View.
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In the Column Preview area, eliminate all columns except for one.
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Click the header of the remaining column, then click Switch to Text Mode > Edit Text Mode.
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Remove the text you find in the Text Mode box, and replace it with the following code:
code language-none column.0.descriptionkey=name column.0.link.linkproperty.0.name=ID column.0.link.linkproperty.0.valuefield=ID column.0.link.linkproperty.0.valueformat=int column.0.link.lookup=link.view column.0.link.valuefield=objCode column.0.link.valueformat=val column.0.linkedname=direct column.0.listsort=string(name) column.0.namekey=name.abbr column.0.querysort=name column.0.shortview=false column.0.valuefield=name column.0.valueformat=HTML column.0.width=150 column.1.descriptionkey=parent column.1.link.linkproperty.0.name=ID column.1.link.linkproperty.0.valuefield=parent:ID column.1.link.linkproperty.0.valueformat=int column.1.link.lookup=link.view column.1.link.valuefield=parent:objCode column.1.link.valueformat=val column.1.linkedname=parent column.1.listsort=nested(parent).string(name) column.1.namekey=parent column.1.querysort=parent:name column.1.shortview=false column.1.stretch=0 column.1.valuefield=parent:name column.1.valueformat=HTML column.1.width=150 column.2.description=Parent Parent column.2.link.linkproperty.0.name=ID column.2.link.linkproperty.0.valuefield=parent:parent:ID column.2.link.linkproperty.0.valueformat=int column.2.link.lookup=link.view column.2.link.valuefield=parent:parent:objCode column.2.link.valueformat=val column.2.linkedname=parent column.2.listsort=nested(parent:parent).string(name) column.2.name=Parent Parent column.2.querysort=parent:parent:name column.2.shortview=false column.2.stretch=0 column.2.valuefield=parent:parent:name column.2.valueformat=HTML column.2.width=150 column.3.description=Parent Parent Parent column.3.link.linkproperty.0.name=ID column.3.link.linkproperty.0.valuefield=parent:parent:parent:ID column.3.link.linkproperty.0.valueformat=int column.3.link.lookup=link.view column.3.link.valuefield=parent:parent:parent:objCode column.3.link.valueformat=val column.3.linkedname=parent column.3.listsort=nested(parent:parent:parent).string(name) column.3.name=Parent Parent Parent column.3.querysort=parent:parent:parent:name column.3.shortview=false column.3.stretch=0 column.3.valuefield=parent:parent:parent:name column.3.valueformat=HTML column.3.width=150 column.4.description=Parent Parent Parent Parent column.4.link.linkproperty.0.name=ID column.4.link.linkproperty.0.valuefield=parent:parent:parent:parent:ID column.4.link.linkproperty.0.valueformat=int column.4.link.lookup=link.view column.4.link.valuefield=parent:parent:parent:parent:objCode column.4.link.valueformat=val column.4.linkedname=parent column.4.listsort=nested(parent:parent:parent:parent).string(name) column.4.name=Parent Parent Parent Parent column.4.querysort=parent:parent:parent:parent:name column.4.shortview=false column.4.stretch=100 column.4.valuefield=parent:parent:parent:parent:name column.4.valueformat=HTML column.4.width=150 -
Click Done > Save View.
The name of the task displays in the first column, and if the task has any parents, up to 4 parents display in the remaining columns.