Is there a way to copy specific fields\sections from one custom report to new custom report?

Up until you posted I wasn't even aware that it was possible to have 499 fields in a report. I'm a little in awe of what this must look like.

There's probably not an easy way to do this, unless one of the AtAppStore apps works for this purpose. (You can ask Doug Den Hoed about this)

Your only other option would be to download the report as a kickstart, amend the view file, which is entirely in textmode, and then reupload.

Fair warning:

0) this is a skill that is probably only worth learning if you're planning to do it often, otherwise I would just find an intern and have them do it.

1) the columns will all need to be renumbered as you take out surrounding columns. Some sort of source code editor is probably better for this than just plain Notepad.

2) the kickstart XLS file will probably come over with several extra tabs you don't need. and should delete. If you just keep the report tab and adjust it to indicate that you're kickstarting a new report into the system you should be fine -- however, I would still kickstart it into your sandbox environment to start with.

Good luck! This is so fascinating.

Thanks for the tag, @Skye Hansen‚ .

@Quincy Vazquez‚ I invite you to try our Excel Updater Generator solution which lets you choose an object type, select a category, then run it to generate an Excel file with a PROJECTS/TASKS/ISSUES/etc tab containing columns for all core and custom parameters for the category that matches, and a text file with the accompanying view definition.

Copy the contents of the latter, edit it as desired (e.g. removing all but the ID, name, and custom data definitions), and then copy and paste the results into a new Workfront view to efficiently see all the desired column rather than having to drag and drop them through the Workfront view builder.

In short: you can add 499 columns to a report in a matter of minutes.

Regards,

Doug