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Use the My Updates area

Last update: Tue Nov 15 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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You can use the My Updates area to quickly review the approvals waiting for your decision or the conversations you have been included in.

As a user with a Review license, you can find the My Updates area in the Main Menu by default and the My Updates area is the default landing page for you.

For information about Adobe Workfront licenses, see Adobe Workfront licenses overview.

If you have a license type different than Review, the Workfront or Group administrator must add the My Updates area to your layout template to display it in the Main Menu. For information, see Customize the Main Menu using a layout template.

Access requirements

You must have the following access to perform the steps in this article:

Adobe Workfront plan*
Any
Adobe Workfront license*
Request or higher
Access level configurations*

View access or higher to any objects for which you are tagged in a conversation or need to resolve an approval (Projects, Tasks, Issues, Documents)

Note: If you still don't have access, ask your Workfront administrator if they set additional restrictions in your access level. For information on how a Workfront administrator can modify your access level, see Create or modify custom access levels.

Object permissions

View permissions or higher to projects, tasks, issues, documents where you are tagged in a conversation or need to resolve an approval

For information on requesting additional access, see Request access to objects.

To find out what plan, license type, or access you have, contact your Workfront administrator.

Prerequisites

You must have the following before you begin:

  • If you have a Workfront license other than Review, your Workfront or Group administrator must add the My Updates area to the Main Menu using a layout template and assign you to that template.

  • Review-license users can view the My Updates area in their Main Menu by default.

Access the My Updates area

  1. Click My Updates in the Main Menu.

    The My Updates area opens.

    The approvals and requests for access that are assigned to you are listed in the first half of the page, under My Updates.

  2. (Optional) Scroll to the bottom of the My Updates area and click the right-pointing arrow to display more approvals that display on additional pages.

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    The first five approvals or requests for access display by default. The remaining approvals display on additional pages. You can display a maximum of 2000 approvals in the My Updates area.

  3. (Optional) Expand the Filter drop-down menu in the upper-right corner of the My Updates section and select from the following:

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    All Approvals that are submitted to you or delegated to you by another user. For information about delegating approvals, see Delegate approval request.
    Delegated Approvals Approvals delegated to you by another user.
    My Approvals

    Approvals submitted to you.

    For more information about approving items, see Approving work.

  4. To approve or reject an item or suggest changes to a document before approving do the following:

    1. (Optional) Click the drop-down icon next to your approval decision (Approve, Changes,Reject) and add a comment, then click Add.

      Or

      Click Skip if you do not want to enter a comment.

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      The Changes option displays only for document approvals.

      Depending on which drop-down icon you selected, the item is approved, rejected, or, in the case of a document approval, approved with a request to make additional changes.

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      If you do not want to add a comment to your decision, you can click the Approve, Reject, or Changes button and the approval decision is granted immediately.
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      For more information about approving work, see Approving work.

  5. Click Grant access to grant the access request submitted to you

    Or

    Expand the Change access drop-down menu to modify the access requested before you grant it.

  6. (Optional) Click Ignore to clear the access request from your approval list without granting it.

  7. Click Delegate my approvals to delegate the approvals submitted to you if you are unavailable to make approval decisions for some time. For more information about delegating approvals, see Delegate approval request.

  8. Scroll to the Mentions area underneath your approvals. Here, you can view all items where you have been included in a conversation.

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    The first 50 mentions display by default.

  9. (Optional) Click Show More Updates to view more mentions.

  10. (Optional) Click Reply to respond to a comment, enter your response, then click Reply again.

    For more information about updating items, see Update work.

  11. (Optional) Click Pin current page to pin the My Updates area to your top navigation.

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