Workfront

kautuk_sahni · 9/1/25

Welcome Back to the Adobe Workfront Customer Newsletter!
In this Issue:

What’s new in Workfront Q3 2025 release — Unified Approvals, Home enhancements, and proofing updates
Sneak peek at Q4 2025 features, including AI Reviewer and external lookup custom fields
Submissions now open for the 2026 Adobe Experience Maker Awards
Announcing the inaugural Adobe Workfront Champions Class of 2025–2026
Save the date: Workfront Q4 2025 Release Webinar on October 9
Fresh training resources — text mode, filters, dashboards, calendar reports, and more
Upcoming events in September: Admin Chats, Fusion webinars, and Workfront Collective
How you can lend your expertise by answering unresolved Community questions
Spotlight on Blueprints: project templates, dashboards, and org structures ready-to-use
Community Spotlight: Top Contributors

Q3 2025 Release (July): Unified Approvals rolls out in phased deployment (starting mid-July), replacing legacy approvals with team-based workflows, templates, versioning, KPI tracking via Home widgets, and Canvas dashboard reporting. The Desktop Proofing Viewer is updated to v2.1.50 (tooling only), and GenStudio for Performance Marketing now integrates proofing, enabling review and final-approval workflows within Workfront. Improvements continue with Home: the “All Approvals” widget is now “Document Approval Metrics,” commenting mentions are enhanced, and report delivery is more secure. Minor interface refinements round out the release for a smoother user experience.

Q4 2025 Release (Preview – October): Introducing the Multi-select External Lookup custom form field, allowing admins to pull multiple options from external APIs (e.g., Jira, Salesforce). The new Workfront AI Reviewer (beta) automatically scores image brand compliance and provides actionable feedback for faster approvals. Enhanced Adobe Express + Proofing integration enables deep collaboration through markups, e-signatures, audit logs, and multi-stage workflows. Home and requests receive usability boosts—redesigned My Requests widget, filterable unified request views, new formula functions (REMOVEACCENTS, REPLACEPATTERN, PASCAL), an “Advanced” button for assignments, and improved visibility into resource allocation with Workload Balancer and role assignments.

Submissions open: 2026 Adobe Experience Maker Awards.

Spectacular customer experiences don’t just happen — they’re imagined, built, and brought to life by Experience Makers like you. Now it’s your turn to take center stage.

Submissions are open for the 2026 Adobe Experience Maker Awards. Each company can apply in up to three of ten categories, including The Groundbreaker— a new award celebrating individuals or teams laying the foundation for increasingly personalized experiences, and The Conductor, which recognizes companies accelerating time-to-market by streamlining content creation and delivery workflows with Adobe Workfront and Adobe Experience Manager.

Apply today!

Adobe Workfront Champions – Inaugural Class of 2025-2026

We’re excited to announce that the Adobe Champion Program will soon reveal its 2025–2026 classes — and for the first time, Workfront will be included! This inaugural class celebrates top Workfront experts from around the world. Stay tuned for the official blog announcement and check back here for updates.

Fourth Quarter 2025 release scheduled for October 16, 2025

The Adobe Workfront Fourth Quarter 2025 Release is happening next month! Make sure to read through the release notes on Experience League so that you're up to date on what's coming, what's changing, and what's being deprecated.

SAVE THE DATE! Make sure to register for the Adobe Workfront Fourth Quarter 2025 Release Webinar on October 9 at 8:00 a.m. PT.

Notable Resources:

The Customer Support team is available 24/7 if you have questions or run into any issues/potential bugs
Be sure to check the Status site for performance and outages as well as the Known Issues page for identified bugs before reaching out! Bookmark these pages for quicker access.
You can opt into monthly (fast) releases if you prefer – learn more about how to enable that feature here, Enable fast Workfront release cycles
Watch this short 1-minute video from Monique Evans of Stanley Black & Decker, an experienced customer and Community Advisor on how to become Workfront release-ready

Training

Experience League Training Updates

Check out the latest updates to our Workfront Training videos!

Understand basic text mode for groupings: Learn about text mode, camel case, and some basic text mode that you can use in your report groupings in Workfront.
Understand basic text mode for views: Learn about text mode, camel case, and some basic text mode that you can use in your report views in Workfront.
Create OR statements in filters: Workfront's flexible filter logic allows users to refine reporting views using default "AND" rules, optional "OR" conditions, and organized filter groups for complex criteria.
Create custom prompts: Learn what a custom prompt is, how to create a custom prompt using text mode, and some examples that you can use in reporting in Workfront.
Understand basic text mode for filters: Learn about text mode, camel case, and some basic text mode that you can use in your report filters in Workfront.
Understand built-in issue filters: Learn how to review built-in issue filters to see how they're built and create your own issue filter in Workfront.
Understand built-in project filters: Learn how to review built-in project filters, create your own, and share filters system-wide.
Understand built-in task filters: Learn how to review built-in task filters to see how they're built and create your own task filter in Workfront.
Create filters with date-based wildcards: Learn how and when to use date-based wildcards and how to build a filter based on the current date.
Create filters with user-based wildcards: Learn how to use user-based wildcards and how to build a filter based on the logged in user.
Understand additional calendar report options: Learn how to copy, edit, share, and delete a calendar.
Activity - Create a calendar report: Step by step instructions on how to create a customer calendar showing your incomplete tasks and issues.
Create a custom calendar report: Learn how to create a custom calendar showing work items and personal time off.
Understand the calendar report interface: Get to know the calendar interface including calendar groupings, views and actions.
Create a task report: Learn how to create a task report with a complex filter and find the reports you create in Workfront.
Create a basic view: Learn what a view is, how to create a view, and how to share a view with other users in Workfront.
Track proof progress: Learn how to use SOCD indicators, proof progress, and reports to track the progress of a proof in Adobe Workfront.
Initial scenario design exercise: Learn some basic navigation tips for when you first log into Workfront Fusion, as well as building your first scenario.
Understand report settings: Learn how to access Workfront report settings and what some common report settings are used for.
Send and share reports: Learn how to send reports to users, teams, or any email address, and how to share reports with anyone in Workfront.
Create dashboards: Organize and display project data with Workfront dashboards, which can be customized, accessed easily, shared, and printed for seamless project management and collaboration.
Create a matrix report: Learn when a matrix report can be useful and how to create a matrix report in Workfront.

Featured events

Free Virtual Events

September 5 at 9:00 a.m. PT – Connect: Admin Chat for Marketing & Creative
September 11 at 8:00 a.m. PT – Admin 101: Getting Workfront Data
September 16 at 8:00 a.m. PT – Admin 101: Bring Your Questions
September 17 at 11:00 a.m. PT – Making JSON sing with Workfront Fusion + JSONata
September 22 at 6:00 a.m. PT – Workfront Collective
September 23 at 9:00 a.m. PT – Fast and Functional: Blueprints in Adobe Workfront
September 30 at 8:00 a.m. PT - Pitch Perfect: Defining & Communicating Workfront Value

Additional events will be published to the Experience League soon! Be sure to check out the Events page to view and register for all upcoming sessions.

Lend Your Expertise in the Workfront Community

The Workfront Community thrives because of the knowledge and generosity of its members — and your expertise makes a real difference! At times, some questions remain unanswered or unresolved, and this is where your skills are most valuable. We invite our Super Users, Advisors, and SMEs to take a moment to review and contribute:

These quick links provide a fast way to spot questions that most need attention. If you’re short on time, they’re a handy shortcut. Though we always encourage exploring the wider Community for new discussions as well.

Your thoughtful answers not only help fellow users succeed but also enrich the collective knowledge of the Workfront ecosystem. Even adding context or clarifying an existing reply can guide a question toward resolution. Thank you for sharing your expertise and continuing to support the Community!

Best practices, at your fingertips

Did you know there is a catalog of ready-to-use project templates, dashboards, and organizational structures right inside of Adobe Workfront? Blueprints provide the basic building blocks, so you don’t have to start from scratch.

Sign up for our System Admin Essentials email series - or share it with new folks on your team - and for the next few months you'll receive Workfront tips and best practices, including how to get the most from Blueprints.

Community Spotlight: Top Contributors

Every question answered strengthens the Workfront ecosystem. Thank you to our amazing Community experts for sharing their time and knowledge!

Top 10 Workfront Contributors (last 3 months):

@skyehansen , @Sven-iX , @Madalyn_Destafney , @KellieGardner , @JustinRenteria2 , @RowvillBh1 , @Kurt_Jones , @Richard_Le_ , @SuryaLakhani , @Lyndsy-Denk. See the full Workfront leaderboard here

Top 5 Workfront Fusion Contributors (last 3 months):

@Sven-iX , @IvanBebek-iX , @Rafal_Bainie , @NathanJo1 , @Lawson02 See the full Workfront Fusion leaderboard here

Let’s Hear From You!
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