Edit a view using text mode

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This is the name of the object or of the field as it appears in the database. For more information about how objects and fields appear in the database, see API Explorer.

The following scenarios exist:

1. If the name of the field you display is a phrase instead of a single noun, you must use camel case syntax for the valuefield. For example, for the Planned Start Date of a task the code is:

   Example: valuefield=plannedStartDate

2. If you want to display a custom field, the valuefield value is the actual name of the field, as you see it in the interface. For example, for a custom field named "More information", the code is:

   Example: valuefield=More information

3. If you want to display objects that are related to other objects in a view using the valuefield line of code the object names and attributes are separated by colons.

   For example, a column in a task view that would display the name of the Portfolio Owner has the following value for the valuefield line:

   Example: valuefield=project:portfolio:owner:name

   This indicates that from the object of the report (task), you can access the next related object (project), from there, you can access the following related object from project (portfolio), then the portfolio owner (owner) and then their name (name).

For information about how objects connect to one another, see the section Interdependency and hierarchy of objects in Understand objects in Adobe Workfront.

Note: If you choose a field in text mode that is not valid in the standard interface, you are not able to switch back to the standard interface within the column.

This line represents the format used to display the valuefield. The valueformat identifies whether an object or field displays as text, number, percentage, or date.

We recommend using HTML for your valueformat, especially when using valueexpression, to ensure the most accurate display of your information.

For information about additional values for this line, see Use conditional formatting in Text Mode.

You can add this line to replace valuefield, if you want to display a calculated field in the column.

You must enclose the valuefield of the objects in curly brackets every time you use it in a valueexpression.

The following scenarios exist:

1. If you want to display a field in a column in upper case, you would use:

   Example: valueexpression=UPPER({valuefield})

   The valuefield of the object is spelled as it appears in the API Explorer.

2. If you want to add multiple valuefields by stringing them together, you must separate them by a period.

3. For example, if you want to display the name of the Primary Assignee of a task using valueexpression, you would use:

   Example: valueexpreesion={assignedTo}.{name}

4. If you want to use a custom field in a valueexpression line you must precede the name of the field by DE: to indicate that it is a custom field. The name of the field is spelled as it appears in the interface.

   Important: When you use a custom field that is placed in a custom form section that has restricted permissions for some users, the calculation of the valueexpression is blank when those users view this calculation in a report. For information about adjusting permissions on custom form sections, see Create or edit a custom form.

   For example, if you have a custom field labeled "Developer Name" and you want to display this field in upper case in a column, you can use the following valueexpression to indicate this:

   Example: valueexpression=UPPER({DE:Developer Name})

   When referencing a Typeahead type custom field, use the following expression to reference the name of the object selected in a field labeled "Developer Name":

   valueexpression=UPPER({DE:Developer Name:name})

This line defines the text of a tool tip as you mouse over the name of the column. In this case it is using a key to translate the name value in the description text. If you want to modify the description, change this line to read:

Example: description=Your Value.

This line defines the column label. In this case it is using the abbreviated value based on the key.

If you want to modify the column name you can change this value to:

Example: name=Your Value

Name allows you to enter any text for the column name, whilenamekey requires you enter a key that is used to translate the name of a column.

To change the column name you can also add the displayname line, if one is not present.

You can add the following line to change the name of a column, which suspends the namekey/name value:

Example: displayname=Your Value

This line represents the number of pixels that are used for the column. If the line is omitted or set to 0 (zero) then the column does not appear in the view.

When you modify this field manually in text mode, you must also add the usewidths=true value to your column.

Insert this line only when you want the value displayed in a column to link to the object associated with it. The link opens the details page of the object. This value should match the valuefield= line. When you insert this, you must also add the link.valueformat= line.

For example, you can insert link.valuefield=priority in an issue view, and the Priority of the issue displays as a link. Clicking this link opens the Issue page.

Insert this line only when you have inserted the link.valuefield line to add a link to the value in a column. The link opens the details page of the object. This value should match the valueformat= line and indicates the format used to display the valuefield.

Important: When viewing the text mode in a built-in column that also includes a link, you notice a number of lines referring to the link. Some of those lines might no longer be supported or are unnecessary when you create your own custom column in text mode and add the link statements to it. The lines that are mandatory when adding a linked value are link.valuefield and link.valueformat.

This refers to how the values of each column are summarized. There are multiple lines that start with aggregator. and they all refer to the aggregator that summarizes the results of the column.

As a general rule, the aggregator. lines match those of the column object.

Example:

The Planned Hours column in a task report summarized by Sum may look like the following:

textmode=true valuefield=workRequired valueformat=compound aggregator.function=SUM aggregator.valuefield=workRequired aggregator.displayformat=minutesAsHoursString aggregator.valueformat=compound namekey=workRequired shortview=false

The aggregator. lines may contain a valuefield or a valueexpression.