Summary overview
The highlighted information on this page refers to functionality not yet generally available. It is available only in the Preview Sandbox environment.
You can use the Summary panel to review and update work item information directly from a list of tasks issues, documents, or from other areas of Adobe Workfront that display tasks and issues.
The following table displays the areas where you can locate and use the Summary panel:
This article describes how to access and use the Summary panel for tasks and issues in lists.
For information about accessing the Summary in the Workload Balancer, see Update work items in the Workload Balancer using the Summary.
For information about accessing the Summary for documents, see Summary for documents overview.
Access requirements
You must have the following access to perform the steps in this article:
*To find out what plan, license type, or access you have, contact your Workfront administrator.
View the Summary panel in a list of tasks or issues
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Go to a task or issue and select an item in the list.
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Click the Summary icon
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Click the Open Summary icon
After you open the Summary, it stays open as you click or select other tasks or issues and remains open until you manually close it.
note tip TIP You can only select one task or one issue at a time to view their details in the Summary panel. Example of the Summary panel in the Preview environment:
Example of the Summary panel in the Production environment:
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(Optional) To close the Summary panel, do one of the following:
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In a task or issue list, click the Open Summary icon
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Click the X icon in the upper-right corner of the Summary panel.
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In the Submitted section of the Requests area, click the Close Summary icon
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Click the X icon in the upper-right corner of the Summary panel.
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Percent Complete
Use the progress bar at the top of the Summary to update the percent complete for the task or issue that you’ve selected. Enter a number or drag the bar to the correct percentage.
Updates
Use the Updates section of the Summary to view recent updates and make updates on the task or issue you selected. Click See all to go directly to the Updates tab on the task.
Example of Updates in the Preview environment:
Example of Updates in the Production environment:
Documents
Use the Documents section of the Summary to see documents attached to the task or issue you selected. Click the thumbnail to open a document preview. To go directly to the Documents tab on the task or issue, click the Documents title.
Details
Use the Details section of the Summary to view high-level work item details, make assignments, or add start dates. Click See all to go directly to the Details tab on the task or issue.
Subtasks
This section is only available for tasks. Use the Subtasks section of the Summary to view New, In Progress, and Closed subtasks on the task you selected. Click the Status drop-down menu to switch between statuses. To go directly to the Subtasks tab on the task, click the Subtasks title.
If you have not added any subtasks to the task, click Add one here to go directly to the Subtasks tab on the task.
Hours
Use the Hours section of the Summary to log hours on the task or issue you selected. Click Log Time and enter your hours. To go directly to the Hours tab on the task or issue, click the Hours title.
The hour count in the Summary displays the hours you log. Other users will have different hour totals in the Summary depending on the time they log on the task.
If there are no planned hours on the task or issue and you have logged time, the hours bar displays red.
Approvals
Use the Approvals section of the Summary to view approvals attached to the task or issue you selected. If you have not added any approvals, select an existing approval from the drop-down menu or click Create single-use approval process to go directly to the Approvals tab on the task or issue.
To go directly to the Approvals tab on the task or issue, click the Approvals title.
