View: show parent tasks up to 4 levels deep

Last update: November 6, 2024

Topics:
Reports and Dashboards

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User

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

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	Current: Request to modify a view Plan to modify a report New: Contributor to modify a view Standard 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 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

Go to a list of tasks.
From the View drop-down menu, select New View.
In the Column Preview area, eliminate all columns except for one.
Click the header of the remaining column, then click Switch to Text Mode > Edit Text Mode.

Remove the text you find in the Text Mode box, and replace it with the following code:

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.