View: external URL using custom data field
You can display a link to an internal custom URL by using a Calculated Custom Field named “Custom URL” in a Task View.
This helps you quickly link from certain objects in a view to certain areas of the application directly from your reports.
When creating a calculated custom field, you must first create the field, then create the View.
The following sections are an example of a calculated custom field for tasks. The custom field is called Custom URL. The custom view displays the field’s value as well as the URL field for tasks.
Using the same steps, you can create similar calculated custom fields and custom views for all the objects in the system that have a Custom Form.
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.
Create the “Custom URL” calculated custom field
For information about creating a calculated custom field, see Add calculated fields to a form.
If you have access to create a custom form, you can create a calculated custom field for tasks called “Custom URL.” This field links directly to the Overview subtab within the Task Details tab.
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Create a calculated custom field.
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In the Calculation field, enter the following code:
CONCAT(‘‘https://
<domain>.my.workfront.com",“/”,“task/”,ID,"/overview’’) -
Replace “
<domain>” with your actual domain name, without the brackets. The/overviewportion of this URL directs the link to the Overview section in the left panel of the task. -
After creating your Calculated Custom Field, attach the Custom Form with this field to several tasks in Adobe Workfront that you want display in your new view.
Create the view which displays the “Custom URL” and “URL” fields of the task
The task View in the example below displays the Calculated Custom Field called “Custom URL” as a direct link to the Overview subtab within the task Details tab, as well as the URL field of the task.
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To customize this view:
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Go to a list of tasks.
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Expand the View drop-down at the top of your task list.
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Click Customize View.
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Remove all the columns inside the view, except for the first column.
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Click the header of the first column.
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Click Switch to Text Mode > Edit Text Mode.
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Remove the text in the Edit 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.stretch=100 column.0.valuefield=name column.0.valueformat=HTML column.0.width=150 column.1.description=Custom URL column.1.link.isnewwindow=true column.1.link.url=customDataLabelsAsString(Custom URL) column.1.linkedname=direct column.1.listsort=customDataLabelsAsString(Custom URL) column.1.name=Custom URL column.1.querysort=URL column.1.shortview=false column.1.stretch=0 column.1.valuefield=Custom URL column.1.valueformat=customDataLabelsAsString column.1.width=150 column.2.descriptionkey=url column.2.linkedname=direct column.2.listsort=string(URL) column.2.namekey=url.abbr column.2.querysort=URL column.2.shortview=false column.2.stretch=0 column.2.valuefield=URL column.2.valueformat=HTML column.2.width=150In this example the ‘column.1.’ lines display the value in the ‘Custom URL’ field as a link into the task’s Overview section; ‘column.2.’ displays the value stored in the URL Field of the task.
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Click Done > Save View.