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I’d like to propose a fairly simple idea. We create reports with many OR sections. I would say it takes some time to go back over time to remember what each section was filtering for. There could be a simple solution where there is a label and description box for each OR section.

The Problem: If your company uses Workfront Data Connect on the Ultimate plan, you know it runs on an Adobe-managed Snowflake Reader Account. Because customers don't have admin-level database privileges on these instances, we can't create custom Snowflake Row Access Policies or Secure Views. This creates a huge security roadblock when trying to restrict sensitive data by team, region, business unit, etc.The Solution: Adobe should give its top tier customers native row-level filtering capabilities for Data Connect—either by provisioning provider-side Secure Views/Row Access Policies based on customer specs, or by adding row-level governance controls directly within the Workfront admin interface.Why Vote for This? Unlock Broader Usage: Safely roll out Data Connect insights to more teams without exposing restricted or sensitive rows. Tighter Security: Meet strict enterprise compliance and data governance standards natively. No More Workarounds: Stop building complex, costly ETL pipeli

Join Senior Product Manager, ​@LilitM  for this deep dive into one of the most impactful innovations in Workfront Planning: Global Record Types. This session walks through how global record types enable you to standardize key data structures across workspaces while still supporting the unique needs of individual teams. If you weren’t able to attend live — or want to revisit any part of the session — you can access everything below: Intro Slide Deck with Resources & Event Links Lilit’s Slides Webinar Recording One of the requests we discussed was gaining access to the companion spreadsheets that support the Adobe Summit - Marketing Planning and Metadata Strategy Lab. We’ve attached them as links below:Taxonomies Activities CampaignsAs Lilit mentioned during the session, we’d love to keep the conversation going here in the community. What questions do you still have?  Are there any use cases you'd like to explore further?  What features are you most excited about? Drop your thoughts,

Curious what actually goes on inside a Workfront user group session? Here's a taste. In a recent Workfront Central session, Deborah Baker (Marketing Workflow Leader) and Megan Lehman (Workfront Developer) walked through how they built a fully connected marketing system of record using Workfront Planning, Core, and Fusion, the kind of hands-on, behind-the-curtain walkthrough you won't find in the docs. This recap is the technical companion to their Perspectives article, Designing Workfront adoption for the long haul, which covers the strategy behind the build: people first, process second, system third. Here's how it comes together in practice.The challengeThe team set out to build an end-to-end template environment for a marketing-heavy organization, a major consolidation effort that condensed multiple separate intake requests into one streamlined flow. A request now comes in through Planning, spins out a program, a hero deliverable, and a request queue for one-off derivatives tied bac

What happens todayThe Workfront MCP Connector refuses to write any object name containing a colon, forward slash, double quote, or curly brace. This applies to both workflow_create_any_object and workflow_update_any_object.Workfront itself accepts all of them. The UI saves them, the database stores them, and the connector's own read path returns them intact. Reads pass. Only writes are blocked.Where it standsI raised this with Support. The engineer reproduced it and took it to Product, who confirmed it is a known, open discussion covering all Workfront object types with no decision yet. It is currently treated as a feature request rather than a bug, on the basis that the validation follows OS-level filename restrictions.That reasoning is worth a second look. The blocked set does not match any OS restricted set, curly braces are blocked but are legal in filenames on Windows, macOS and Linux, while several genuinely reserved characters are not blocked at all. And object names are not fil

At the request of some other posters here in the Community, here are some learnings from my first build of a custom Workfront to Jira integration using Fusion. All comments reference Jira Cloud, and reflect my candid, hopefully amusing, learnings from this trial project.    Why did we not use the native Workfront to Jira integration? This article is what I send out to our internal teams when they ask if I’ll configure it for them. https://www.putitforward.com/how-to-integrate-workfront-and-jira#toc-challengeswhenconnectingworkfronttojira  Also: Per Adobe Support, the connection user must be a full admin account and I operate on the principle of least-privilege. Unmonitored accounts should never be administrator level. (That’s my soapbox, and I’m staying on it.) 20/20 Hindsight – What would I do differently? Build a bigger POC – When I did my initial feasibility assessment, I thought I’d be able to use the existing connectors included in Fusion that are pre

Thank you to everyone who joined our latest Content Supply Chain User Group meeting! We were joined by Lilit from the Adobe product team for a live demonstration of Workfront Planning and a great discussion about how it works alongside Workfront Workflow.Here are some of the main takeaways:Workfront Planning as the strategic layer. Planning brings ideation, campaign planning, prioritization, and portfolio-level visibility into Workfront, while Workflow remains the primary place for managing project execution. Flexible structure and governance. Teams can create workspaces and record types to represent campaigns, tactics, events, products, or other types of work. Global record types allow operations teams to define a consistent structure that can be used across multiple workspaces, while leadership gets a consolidated view across teams. Connecting Planning and Workflow. Planning records can be connected directly to Workfront projects without Fusion, and the connection is visible from bot

We have just enabled Adobe storage and frame.io for approvals/reviews. we have noticed quite a few oddities, but one that should be easily fixable is changing the email that gets sent out to approver/reviewers.  We noticed that when sending to gmail, and probably other services, the email displays very large:Hi ____, _________ wants you to review the following for approval:[Message clipped]  View entire message This is not a great experience for the reviewer and forces them to click the link to actually get to the review link.According to a search, gmail does this for messages over ~100kb in size. I downloaded my email and it was ~300kb.  It seems like an easy change to modify these emails so they display properly.

Description - While viewing all Project Tasks, having a dedicated Field/Column for logging Task HoursWhy This Feature is Important - Having the ability to log hours directly from the Project Tasks page and not needing to navigate to either the Task itself, or the Open Summary tab would be incredibly helpful. This would reduce User effort in logging time, while also removing any possible confusion for new Users navigating to the Task, and back to the Project, or navigation within the Open Summary tab.How the Feature Would Work - Added Field/Column to the standard Project View as a place for Users to log hours. This could be done via a button similar to the Status Icons that directly opens the ‘Log Time’ panel (without leaving the Project page). Alternatively this could be a Field where Users enter a numerical value that is then added to their Actual hours, and then removed from the Field. Current Behavior - Currently, Users need to navigate to the Task itself to log hours, or use the Op

In plenty of spaces in Workfront, when you search a list of objects, it feeds you all objects (active and inactive). This is particurarly true for filtering. I understand why we get everything and the kitchen sink, however it can be confusing and overwhelming. It would be helpful to visually represent what is active versus inactive. Some options:Gray out the names of inactive objects Add a symbol like an asterisk to the beginning of the object name (but not the end because these dropdown windows sometimes truncate names)

Canvas Dashboards are more than just another reporting option in Adobe Workfront. They offer a powerful way to visualize, understand, and take action on your work. However, since they function differently from traditional reports, many teams either avoid using them or never fully realize their potential.View the interactive, practitioner-focused session featuring Skye Hansen, Lead Functional Architect at Merkle, and Matt Mitchell, Principal Product Manager at Adobe. Discover how to use Canvas Dashboards effectively with clear, practical guidance, without getting bogged down in configuration details.Skye and Matt will explain how Canvas Dashboards fit into the broader Workfront reporting landscape, highlight their advantages over other report types, and show you how to build dashboards that people actually use. Specifically, you’ll learn:How Canvas Dashboards integrate with the Workfront reporting landscape and the unique capabilities they offer beyond standard reports and dashboards. W

As a light/contributor/standard user (Reviewer and/or Approver), I want to be able to tag in a comment another user who is not in the workflow. This person should then be able to comment the proof but not make any decision

It would be great to have more flexibility when designing custom forms, particularly around field layout and presentation.Suggested enhancements:Greater control over field height and width, rather than being limited to the current sizing options. More freedom to position fields exactly where required on the form. Additional formatting options such as: Custom colours for sections, headings, or fields Text formatting (bold, italics, font size options) Highlighting important information or mandatory areas Visual styling to make forms more engaging and easier to navigate These improvements would help administrators create more intuitive, user-friendly forms, improve the overall user experience.Business benefit: More visually appealing and structured forms can improve adoption, reduce user error, and make complex request forms easier to complete. 

It would be very helpful to me as an admin to be able to prevent users from creating objects with the same name (IE multiple projects with the title “Project 1”). We have a lot of users who will duplicated projects or other objects and name them the same thing as their counterparts, which causes confusion among team members. We also have users who have accidentally duplicated objects without realizing it, then can’t determine which was the original.

Join us on Wednesday, August 5 from 12:00–3:00 PM EDT for the next Workfront Skill Exchange, featuring two parallel tracks packed with practical, real-world insight from Workfront customers, partners, and Adobe experts. This edition kicks off with an opening keynote from Angela Zhang (Adobe), followed by two tracks running side by side:  Workfront Learn Track (Emcee: Becky Barus, Qualcomm) WF101: Build for the Bot — Designing Workfront for Automation & AI (Kaylee Richard, Accenture)  WF102: Streamlining Planning with Workfront AI (Autumn Earle, Perficient)  WF103: Workfront Reporting Hidden Gems: 10 Tips That Will Save Time and Impress Leadership (Daniel Clarke, EMMsphere)  WF104: Mastering Workfront Admin Basics: Tips To Accelerate Your Onboarding (Jen Mancini, Aramark) Workfront Grow Track (Emcee: Jenna Martinez, Adobe) WF201: Tackling Workfront for User Adoption (Danielle Johnston, Adobe + Kellie Gardner, EMMsphere)  WF202: Your New AI Teammate: Mastering Workfront's Brand Revie

First a client expressed this desire, then a community member asked about something similar so I wanted to see how/if this works.  And it does!   Set up the template I wanted to create a project overview page, so I just started with the fields I wanted to display on the page. Not an actual Word template but simply a docx file with placeholders for data.    Open up MSWord (or an editor that writes docx files) and let's get started. Note the field names don't have to be related to the actual Workfront field - you set the template placeholder name and map it to the value you want to display (more on that later). For now, We Just write out what we want to see, and format it accordingly. Each placeholder is wrapped with double-curly braces. Example:   In some cases, we don't want to have extra space or a label on the page if we don't have a value. We can use a rudimentary IF tag. you determine the tag name, and the start gets a pound sign, the end gets a slash

Great turnout for our July roundtable — 27 attendees and 82 chapter members and counting (23 new members since our June 1 meeting!). We had folks register and join from across the country, plus one respondent all the way from London, spanning system admins, Fusion developers, marketing operations leaders, and end users.Our main topic was a live demo of the Workfront MCP Server and an overview of current Workfront AI capabilities, presented by David Kershaw of Techmera. David walked us through the three AI paradigms available in Workfront today, then showed the MCP Server in action against a live instance.AI Assistant. The in-Workfront chatbot. Best for summarizing what's on the current page, answering documentation and configuration questions, and (usefully) helping with calculated fields without the hallucinations you'd see from a generic LLM. AI Collaborator. Embeddable AI agents that plug into workflows. The Content Reviewer is generally available today — think of it as an AI teamma

We have just gotten access to the Adobe storage and included (free) frame.io integration. We’re not happy about the need for users to create and login to a frame.io account to see proofs for review.I think ideally, a user with a WF account should not be asked to create a separate account and login, it should just use their WF credentials.For our guest approvers in WF, I could be wrong, but it seems that they are now being asked to sign in/ create a frame.io account and receiving an email to set up a separate account in Workflow? I’m curious what others are seeing? I’m especially curious about what people are seeing who have a frame.io license on the same enterprise as Workfront. is it the same, do you not get asked to log into frame? etc etc.

Pull up a chair. 🪑 The Ohio Workfront User Group is back in person on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, and we'd love to see you there.We're partnering with TELUS Digital, who are opening their downtown Columbus space to host us for the evening. This one is a casual, open forum for Workfront admins, builders, and anyone looking to get more value out of the platform.We'll spend time on what's actually working, where teams are getting stuck, and how others are solving for governance, adoption, and automation. Whether you're scaling Workfront across business lines or still building your foundation, you'll leave with ideas you can put to use right away.Attendance isn't capped, but early RSVP helps us plan the space and food.Register here: https://workfront-augs.adobe.com/events/details/adobe-workfront-wug-ohio-presents-august-in-person-meet-up/New to the group? This is a great first one. No prep, no pressure, just good conversation with people who work in Workfront every day.

Curious about what the Workfront API can really do for you? Join Nathan Johnson ​@NathanJo1, Adobe Technical Support Engineer III, as he breaks down the fundamentals and brings APIs into the real world. In this session, Nathan walks through the basics of the Workfront API, what it is, how it works, and why it matters, before diving into his five favorite use cases that showcase its power in action.  From foundational knowledge to real-world application, this session will give you a clear, approachable path into the world of Workfront APIs, guided by an expert who works with them every day. Whether you're new to APIs or looking to expand your technical toolkit, this session will help you connect the dots between concept and capability.  Access the event resources below: Slide Deck PDF  Webinar Recording We’d love to start a series on this topic, so let’s keep the conversation going:  What questions do you still have?  What are your favorite Workfront API use cases? Are there any use cas

 Join Chris Perez, Sr. Director of Digital Marketing, and Amanda Letbetter, Director of Operations, Marketing Services at McKesson Corporate Affairs, where they share how they tackled the challenge of scaling work distribution and project management across a high-volume, multi-brand environment.  Starting from a highly manual process, where project managers were juggling dashboards, Outlook calendars, and spreadsheets to assign work, they launched a Workfront Fusion automation scenario that now handles intake routing, project scoring, resource assignment, and template selection automatically. The result? So much time saved, allowing their teams to reclaim time to focus on higher-value strategic and collaborative work. If you weren’t able to attend live, or want to revisit any part of the session, you can access the resources below: Intro Slide Deck PDF with Fusion Resources page  McKesson Slides  Webinar Recording Thank you for being part of the community and be sure to register for mo

Hosted in partnership with the Adobe Workfront Product Management team, this 1-hour webinar highlighted the latest AI (MCP), Workfront Planning, Workflow, and Automation & Integration feature enhancements that are scheduled to roll out in the Third Quarter Release on July 16, 2026.  AI & Workflow Enhancements Workfront Planning Enhancements Automation & Integration EnhancementsIf you weren’t able to attend live or want to revisit any part of the session, you can access the recording below.  NOTE: We are finalizing the slides and the Q&A, so we will add an update to this post if you want to subscribe and receive a notification. Webinar Recording  Slide Deck PDF Event Q&A - posted belowDrop your thoughts, follow-up questions, or takeaways below and feel free to connect with others who attended! Thank you for being part of the community and be sure to register for more upcoming events!  FYI: For the final release of each quarter (26.7 this quarter), users on the fast r

Share Your Validation Logic Recipe and be Featured in the Next Cookbook! One of the most common requests we've heard from customers over the past few months is simple: I want a list of real-world Validation Logic examples. While we did share a few in the event, Mastering Business Rules & Validation Logic in Workfront, we recognize that you want even more - more examples from your peers. So, we're excited to bring that idea to life with an upcoming Customer Validation Logic Cookbook, but…Whether you've built a simple rule that prevents bad data entry or a sophisticated workflow safeguard, your example could help inspire other Workfront customers and spark new ideas across the community. Not sure what Validation Logic is? Validation Logic is basically a smart rule on a custom field that checks the value entered to ensure it matches the defined criteria OR displays a custom error message. Learn more in this Experience League article.Examples include:Allowing only the Project Owner to

Scenario Planner could be a really useful tool the way that it’s set up for the way we currently handle capacity planning, but it only uses Planned Hours assigned to a role. Once those hours are assigned to a user, they no longer pull into a Plan. If it can also pull in assigned planned hours based on a user’s assigned job role, that would significantly increase the value of this tool.

Welcome to the July edition of the Workfront Wire!   This is your new monthly roundup built for Workfront customers. Think of this as your one-stop-shop for the latest news, updates, events, and everything happening across the Workfront world. Each month, we’ll bring you what’s new, what’s next, and what you should know to get the most out of Workfront, without having to dig for it. Let’s get into it, and we’ll see you again next month for the next edition of the Wire.  Upcoming Release: Adobe Workfront Third Quarter Release  The Adobe Workfront Third Quarter Release (quarterly) is scheduled to be available on Thursday, July 16 so now is the perfect time to review the Release Notes to see what's coming, what's changing, and what's potentially being deprecated.   And be sure to register for the release webinar with the Product Management team on Thursday, July 9 at 8:00 AM PT, to see the latest enhancements in action, get a real-time look at key changes, and ask your questions directly