Creating Template Tasks with Duration and Planned Hours Using Workfront Fusion

Introduction

Creating template tasks with duration and planned hours in Workfront can be a bit tricky. This article will walk you through the necessary steps to configure and successfully create template tasks with a duration of 1 day and planned hours of 2 hours.

Steps

1.       Drop a “Create Record” module in the scenario editor.

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2.       Choose the correct Workfront connection and select the Record Type as Template Task.

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3.       Under the fields to map check the check boxes:

·       Duration Type

·       Duration Unit

·       Duration Locked

·       Work Locked

·       Name

·       Parent ID

·       Role ID

·       Template ID

·       Work (This field represents Planned Hours)

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4.       Perform Field Mapping

·       Map the fields as per your requirements.

·       Ensure that both Duration Locked and Work Locked are set to Yes.

o   Note: This step is crucial. If these fields are not locked, the duration and planned hours will not be properly set.

·       Another important point: Planned Hours is represented by the field Work in the mapping section.

 

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5.       After the running the scenario with this module, the template task will be created as shown below.

 

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