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Level 10
March 14, 2017
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Clear complete tasks from "my work" & show % complete

  • March 14, 2017
  • 17 replies
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Tasks that are marked as "canceled" or "100% complete" from the project should clear from "my work".

I'd also like to see %complete in my work.

17 replies

Level 2
March 22, 2017

Agreed, clicking on DONE or setting the task to COMPLETE should both result in the updating the project and the My Work task lists

Level 4
May 17, 2017

Love this. The other problem we have with this is that when we look at a user's allocation, the tasks/projects still pull into staffing allocations if the due date range falls within the time frame I am looking at. If the task is 100% complete, it should not pull into allocation or My Work.

Level 10
May 26, 2017

I understand that the logic is that even if a PM has marked a task as 100% on behalf of a user, they should confirm that they actually did the work, by clicking 'Done'. I think this functionality should be retained, but there could be a configuration option (perhaps as part of the Layout Template) that said whether users need to also click Done for 100% complete tasks.

Level 10
June 19, 2017

I understand what you're saying David, but if as a PM I have marked the task "complete" on behalf of someone or other changes, then it is presumed complete. Sometimes it's a struggle to get users to mark tasks in Workfront or even review their "my work" because it gets so busy/cluttered. They won't spend the time to go thru the list, so being able to help clear some of those items based on a direct conversation would be helpful.

Level 10
June 20, 2017

Hi definitely see your point Tammy and we would probably prefer to use it the way you describe. My point was just that it might be good to keep the current functionality as an option for teams/companies who want to work that way.

Cheers

Level 6
June 28, 2017

I agree that tasks completed & Project closed should be automatically removed from user's My Work tab.

I experience the same as Tammy has relayed - it's a struggle to get users to mark tasks in Workfront & the users get frustrated that they are spending time updating tasks that are already completed or closed.

Level 3
July 7, 2017

An alternative could be that when the task or issue is marked in any status that equates with complete, the item is greyed out in a similar fashion as it is when a project has been marked closed or on hold. That way, it's easily identifiable by the team member and they can quickly remove it from their list.

Another option could be that they would add a tab or recently closed/removed area. All items that have been marked as complete or in some way done, including tasks/issues on closed projects, would show up in this area and could be reviewed, reopened, etc.

I'd love to hear if others can think of another way this could be resolved.

Level 2
July 14, 2017

The 'greyed' background is a practical idea as it should be a functionality that is easy to integrate in to the software

Level 10
July 17, 2017

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Level 8
August 22, 2017

I suspect the reason it's there is that if the user (not the PM) clicks 'Done' and then realises there's a bit more to do, they can still correct/edit it. If it disappears completely from 'My Work' as a team member (and many don't stray beyond 'My Work') it may be lost.

Perhaps we add a tab at the level of 'working on' and 'work requests' for 'recently completed', and clicking on done automatically removes it from 'working on' and puts it on 'recently completed'.