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Custom fields
Add labels to tasks so you can sort, filter, and automatically report on work.
Capture the right data
Tag tasks by priority, status, or anything else that’s important to your team.
Drive consistency
Reuse custom fields across your organization, so everyone reports work the same way.
Trust your processes
Make reliable calculations and design your own automations based on custom fields.
Create custom fields
Organize work your way: Decide how to track work, then create custom fields to match.
Track anything: Choose between different field types, like dates, people, text, or numbers.
Make it scannable: Use color coding to help team members understand the status of work at a glance.
Supercharge your data
Find it fast: Filter projects by custom fields to easily sort and find what you’re looking for.
Calculate totals: Instantly summarize data across tasks, like time spent or available budget.
Analyze your numbers: Run calculations on project data to generate actionable insights.
Narrow down reporting: Pull reports based on custom fields to track the details you care about.
Customize automations: Use custom fields to trigger rules—like automatically assigning a task when a field is updated.
Maintain your system
Share far and wide: Use custom fields for a single project, or add them to your company-wide library.
Manage permissions: Maintain consistency by choosing who can make edits.
Build your automation engine
Custom fields are just the start. Put these features together to track, assign, and kick off work with a few clicks.
Templates
Standardize your team’s best practices with ready-made guides for projects and tasks.
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