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Level 4
July 2, 2020
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Rich text features to some of the WF native fields, specifically Issue Descriptions? Switch current custom text fields to rich text?

  • July 2, 2020
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Does anyone know if there are plans to

  1. add the rich text features to some of the WF native fields, specifically Issue Descriptions
  2. increase the character limit on current text fields
  3. ability to switch current custom text fields to rich text without loosing data.
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Level 10
July 2, 2020
Hi Kristy, We at Truist certainly hope there are no plans to do this. We’d prefer these “Rich Text” features not be implemented at all because they result in quite useless data from a reporting perspective and we don’t need them. Switching native fields to this format would be disaster. And now as configuration experts, we have a field type that we have to explain away as something that shouldn’t be used when people ask “what’s that?” as we build forms. If you don’t believe me on the useless front, try building a view that renders that “Rich Text” in a report and see how it looks. The only value I see is in the amount of data you can store in a field, which just screams “more useless data!” to me that I still can’t render in a view. What’s the point? It’s time we stop trying to bend Workfront to do what it’s not meant to do by adding ideas we all don’t need but that a few of us really want. Narayan (Truist)
Level 4
July 3, 2020

Hi Narayan,

Thank you for the feedback!

I'm sorry to hear that you don't find rich text formatting useful, though I just want to bring to your attention that the lists support has been added and now available on your Preview instance for New Workfront Experience.

More details are available here.

I hope this helps.

Thanks,

Gevorg

Level 4
July 8, 2020

Hi Narayan,

Thanks much for the feedback!

May I ask if you've performed the tests in the New Workfront Experience? As that is where those capabilities are supported.

If you're seeing "Sample Formatted Text" and could not inline edit in NWE, please raise a bug to our support team, so that we can investigate that behaviour.

Thanks,

Gevorg