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May 19, 2026
Question

Auto-Attach Custom Form to Documents

  • May 19, 2026
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Hi WF Community,


Based on what I’ve read, I don’t believe you can automatically have a custom form attached to documents that users add to a record.  I know you can for project, task and issue records, but I just wanted to do a gut check here to ensure I’m not missing a feature.

Thanks!

Nick

    3 replies

    skyehansen
    Community Advisor and Adobe Champion
    May 19, 2026

    correct. I usually attach through fusion.

    Level 2
    May 20, 2026

    Correct. Workfront doesn't have a native auto-attach for custom forms on documents the way it does for projects, tasks, and issues through queue setup or project preferences.

    That said, Fusion bridges this gap cleanly. You can build a scenario that:

    1. Triggers on a Document created event (Watch Events→ DOCU object type, "created")

    2. Filters by the parent object type if needed (e.g., only documents added to tasks)

    3. Makes an API call to attach your custom form to the document using the objectCategories endpoint

    The call is essentially a POST to attach the category (form) ID to the newly created document ID. Once it's running, it's invisible to users, the form just appears on every document automatically.

    The only caveat: there's a brief delay between upload and form attachment since Fusion is event-driven, so users may see a moment without the form before it populates. If that's a concern, a webhook-based trigger (rather than polling) tightens that window considerably. I have a scenario that does exactly this. Thanks

    ChrisStephens
    Community Advisor
    Community Advisor
    May 22, 2026