Custom fields by task type
beta
Ivan Villa
Problem:
Custom fields can become messy when you have different types of work (tasks) within the same lists. For example, having a bug, feature, and an epic task all in the same list would cause them all to have the same custom fields, even though I would want specific ones for each type.
Other issues arise when fields that should only belong to the top-level task spread down to all its subtasks.
Ask:
Custom fields should have the option to be added to a custom task type itself.
- Whenever I create a new task of that type, it will come along with all its custom fields.
- Those fields will not spread to any task that is not of that type.
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Ivan Villa
Hey Everyone 👋
I know there is a good number of people looking forward to custom fields by task type. I wanted to share this demo video I made for those in the beta, going over what custom fields by task type will bring.
Feel free to ask any questions!
If you signed up for the beta, we are working on some remaining items so we can further roll things out, but this is the team's focus!
Mostafa Shabanpour
A few minutes ago, we lost access to the custom fields for task types, and they are no longer visible to us. This change has disrupted all of our workflows. I would appreciate it if you could investigate this issue as a high priority and let us know why it happened, as well as how long it will take to resolve and return to normal. Not having this feature means that a large portion of our data is now inaccessible.
cielo
Anyway to know if this was released to me as a beta user?
Tomasz Banas
Any update?
Michael
OK in addition to having buttons by task type (so weird) it would also be nice to be able to turn the task types on in rollups (i think that's the right term)..
Raina Ahuja
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beta
Florian Schardt
"File" custom field cannot be used as task type custom field. This custom field type must be added to the functionality, it is very important for us.
Leo Bastian
Ivan Villa I have an adjustment proposal of the functionality:
Situation
Custom Fields can now live either under a task type or a location.
There are some edge case scenarios, where people used custom fields, that were supposed to belong to a task type (they weren't existing at that time) and now are in use, because the existed.
Complication
If I move the task types now to Task Type, these people and teams have to recreate the custom field, because it doesn't make sense for them to use the task type.
Resolution
Please consider if you can support the use case of being able to add the same custom field to a task type and location.
Michael
Ivan Villa Raina Ahuja - I guess this is still in Beta? I guess I got access? I never saw an email or notification I don't think, but it seems to be turned on in my workspace. Anyway, one of the things I was superexcited about was for a Button Custom Field I have set up for creating a subtask aaaannd Custom Field By Task Type doesn't support buttons... 💀😑🙄😡 Are buttons coming to CFbTT orrr?
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Trent Rains
Beta user: Guest users are unable to see the custom fields by task type even though the view permission in the field settings is turned on.
Michael
Trent Rains remember to tag Raina Ahuja
Reed Holland
I'm really liking the feature but there seems to be a bug that in the mobile app, you see fields from all task types even if you are not using that task type in the list you are viewing. It seems like there needs to be a separation between task type custom fields and location custom fields on clickup mobile.
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