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Search results: OpenPages Ideas

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Setting a default text value in Rich Text format

Currently we can set a string field display type as Rich Text format but there's no way to set a default value for that same field using a Rich Text format option for that default value.
over 6 years ago in OpenPages Ideas / Administration 0 Delivered

Provide an option to go directly into a object's Detail View from the List View

We're using v7.2.0.4. When displaying the List View of a parent or child object, users would like an additional option to go directly into the Detail View of a child or parent with a single click. Currently they have to click the parent/child ID i...
over 6 years ago in OpenPages Ideas / End User UI 0 Delivered

Usability issue with Association View

On the Risk to Control Association View, we have many fields displayed. This pushes the Prev an Next pagination button to the right hand side of the grid and not very user friendly as user has to scroll right first to click next and in many cases ...
over 6 years ago in OpenPages Ideas / End User UI 0 Delivered

URL type field should have ability to enter multiple links or Hypertext Links in the Text fields should showcase as URL's.

In the URL type field, currently we have ability to only add only one Http URL link. Our business requires the ability to add multiple links. When we tried to use Text fields(Text Box or Text Area) , the links are just displaying as normal strings...
over 6 years ago in OpenPages Ideas / Platform Features 0 Not under consideration

Copy Options

Legacy copy is a good user experience because it displays all the children of the object to be copied from. However, it does not have the option for excluding children of those objects.The 7.3 Copy wizard does have the option to include or exclude...
over 6 years ago in OpenPages Ideas / End User UI 0 Delivered

OP 8.0 - Option to hide values in task focused UI

Within the new task focused UI it is not possible to hide obsolete or unwanted string values from a list of enumerated string values if added to a chartType (doughnut, bar, pie, horizontal). Even when the enumerated string value is set to "Hidden"...
over 6 years ago in OpenPages Ideas / End User UI 0 Is a defect

Display workflow assignee by default without clicking and expanding.

Our support case was denied because they said the workflow assignee information is "not primary information". I disagree, because everyone who looks at a workflow wants to know who is currently assigned, especially those who are not currently assi...
almost 3 years ago in OpenPages Ideas / End User UI 2 Not under consideration

Display workflow assignee by default without clicking and expanding

Currently user open an OpenPages object, the workflow side bar doesn't display the assignee(s) by default. User needs to click the arrow to expand it to find the assignee. It will be better to allow the workflow Assignee to be displayed by default...
almost 3 years ago in OpenPages Ideas / End User UI 3 Not under consideration

End_User "DisplayName" Variable

We currently use $END_USER$ in a WF Action. This variable prints out the User Name for a user, which is typically a User ID for employees. It would be great to have a variable that prints out a corresponding Display name or email address vs the Us...
about 3 years ago in OpenPages Ideas / Administration 2 Future consideration

In the Business Entity Task View, show all Risks associated to Processes / Subprocesses for this Business Entity ONLY

Requirement: In the Business Entity Task View, show all Risks associated to Processes / Subprocesses for this Business Entity ONLY . Actual: displaying all risks for ANY process/subprocess in that entity or below. Support team confirmed this behav...
over 4 years ago in OpenPages Ideas / End User UI 2 Not under consideration