Tasks - more Progress Status Types

It will be great if you add task statuses different than 'in progress' and 'closed' i.e. we are software company that have different workflow:
'not started', 'in progress', 'done', 'for testing', 'competed', 'archived'

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Sudheer YVN shared this idea · June 09, 2014 · Flag idea as inappropriate… · Admin →

started ·

AdminFreedcamp (Feedback Squad, Freedcamp) responded · April 21, 2021

It is in staff testing mode right now. To release even in the beta we also need to make sure the mobile and Gmail./Oulook integrations also support custom statuses.

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started ·

AdminFreedcamp (Feedback Squad, Freedcamp) responded · March 17, 2021

We will share implementation details for those who is interested to learn more and provide feedback early on.

Related to it
- table view with the ability to select columns including custom fields for tasks is in staff testing mode right now
- Kanban view with the ability to select what you want to use as columns – progress statuses, assignees, priorities, or even start/due dates
- flexible grouping – you will be able to group not only by task list but also be assigned to, priority, assigned to, etc. In also includes no grouping option allowing to sort tasks in a project or across projects in a single list. This function will initially be released in the List, Kanban and Table views (with later release on the Gantt view)

planned ·

AdminFreedcamp (Feedback Squad, Freedcamp) responded · February 26, 2020

Hi All,

I updated the concept and published http://bit.ly/2uvRsKy

Please feel free to join FB community and post your feedback here or on FB – here is a direct link – http://bit.ly/38ZfmNG

Cheers,
Igor

planned ·

AdminFreedcamp (Feedback Squad, Freedcamp) responded · March 25, 2018

Hi All,

I updated the concept and published https://freedcamp.com/Freedcamp_LxR/Freedcamp_Devel_yOf/wiki/wiki_public/view/d0hab

Please feel free to join FB community and post your feedback here or on FB – here is a direct link – https://www.facebook.com/groups/freedcamp/permalink/841454019654582/

Cheers,
Igor

planned ·

AdminFreedcamp (Feedback Squad, Freedcamp) responded · March 13, 2018

Hi All,

We think that each task can be only in progress, not in progress or completed but true – not in progress task can have a clarification sub-status like ‘waiting for a feedback’ or ‘postponed’ and we do consider adding sub-statuses in the future. Things like ‘Testing’, ‘Review’ – task lists can be used to handle. A task in ‘Testing’ task list will still be in progress, not started or completed because if you set it as status you will never know if actual testing phase not started, in progress or completed. To handle this in Kanban view we plan to allow to switch Kanban view to show columns as task lists in addition to by status available now. Hope it helps what is planned and what to expect.

Summary:
- add substatuses (allow to edit them)
- Kanban columns either per status+sub-status or task list

Please email your Freedcamp account email if you want to be invited to internal Freedcamp discussion to define a roadmap for this feature in Freedcamp and work with the Freedcamp team.

Cheers,
Igor

planned ·

AdminFreedcamp (Feedback Squad, Freedcamp) responded · March 11, 2018

Hi All,

We think that each task can be only in progress, not in progress or completed but true – not in progress task can have a clarification sub-status like ‘waiting for a feedback’ or ‘postponed’ and we do consider adding sub-statuses in the future. Things like Testing, Review – task lists can be used to handle. A task in Testing list will still be in progress, not started or completed because if you set it as status you will never know if actual testing phase not started, in progress or completed. To handle this in Kanban view we plan to allow to switch Kanban view to show columns as task lists in addition to by status available now. Hope it helps what is planned and what to expect.

Cheers,
Igor

planned ·

AdminFreedcamp (Feedback Squad, Freedcamp) responded · July 13, 2017

Hi All,

Just an update that we start work on Custom Fields feature which can workaround more statuses problem until this is fully supported.

You will be able to create custom field ’Substatus", for example, add new statuses to it and set it on your task and use filters we already have to filter by substatus.

You will not see more than 3 columns in Kanban view with this approach.

Cheers,
Igor

planned ·

AdminFreedcamp (Feedback Squad, Freedcamp) responded · February 14, 2017

Hi All,

Just an update that we start work on Custom Fields feature which can workaround more statuses problem until this is fully supported.

You will be able to create custom field ’Substatus", for example, add new statuses to it and set it on your task and use filters we already have to filter by substatus.

It will however not change your ability to see more than 3 columns in Kanban view.

Cheers,
Igor

planned ·

AdminFreedcamp (Feedback Squad, Freedcamp) responded · August 12, 2016

Hi All,

If we add separate statuses – we will have to redo a LOT – Kanban to support 6-8 columns, List view etc etc.

What if we will do the same UserVoice does – https://www.dropbox.com/s/4dtvporv9mlvgu9/multiple%20statuses.png?dl=0
we will keep 3 statuses – No Progress, Doing, Done and allow you guys to create 2-5 sub-statuses.

No Progress (category not selectable)
—In Planning
—In Review
—Ready to start

Doing (category not selectable)
—In Progress
—Delayed
—Blocked
—Pending

Done (category not selectable)
—Cancelled
—Duplicate
—Completed
—In Review

So we stay in 3 main statuses but give you options to decide if ‘Delayed; is in ’Doing’ category for you or in ‘No Progress’.

As we want to keep things simple – this will be Task Status extension which you will have to add from Marketplace to all or some projects in your account.

What do you think?

Cheers,
Igor

planned ·

AdminFreedcamp (Feedback Squad, Freedcamp) responded · July 20, 2016

Hi All,

If we add separate statuses – we will have to redo a LOT – Kanban to support 6-8 columns, List view etc etc.

No Progress
In Planning
In Review
Ready to start

Doing
In Progress
Delayed
Blocked
Pending

Done
Cancelled
Duplicate
Completed
In Review

So we stay in 3 main statuses but give you options to decide if ‘Delayed; is in ’Doing’ category for you or in ‘No Progress’.

As we want to keep things simple – this will be Task Status extension which you will have to add from Marketplace to all or some projects in your account.

What do you think?

Cheers,
Igor

under review ·

AdminFreedcamp (Feedback Squad, Freedcamp) responded · November 11, 2015

Good morning/afternoon/evening everyone!

NEW UPDATE

After having a Skype conversation with Dan I decided to update status here:

— if we will find a sponsor for this particular feature set – we will add ‘Custom status’ module which will allow to add extra 5 statuses and have up to 8 column in Kanban.

— if we will not find a sponsor we will most likely keep 3 main statuses and allow extra sub-statuses to be added with options to filter by status and sub-status. This is because it will take much less time and will not require to fix upcoming iPhone app.

Cheers,
Igor

OLD UPDATE

As you know we also have Kanban view in Freedcamp and we would really like to keep it 3 columns (unlike Trello where you can create 20 columns naming each with a different status).

What will you say if we will keep 3 statuses as now

No Progress
In Progress
Completed

and allow you to add sub-statuses

No Progress/Delayed
No Progress/On Hold
In Progress/Testing
In Progress/Pending Response
Completed/Duplicate
Completed/Cancelled

What do you think about this?

Cheers,
Igor

under review ·

AdminFreedcamp (Feedback Squad, Freedcamp) responded · October 19, 2015

Good morning/afternoon/evening everyone!

As you know we also have Kanban view in Freedcamp and we would really like to keep it 3 columns (unlike Trello where you can create 20 columns naming each with a different status).

What will you say if we will keep 3 statuses as now

No Progress
In Progress
Completed

and allow you to add sub-statuses

No Progress/Delayed
No Progress/On Hold
In Progress/Testing
In Progress/Pending Response
Completed/Duplicate
Completed/Cancelled

What do you think about this?

Cheers,
Igor

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Morgan Loomis commented · November 16, 2016 15:01 · Flag as inappropriate

+1 for custom statuses. You would create new status and choose which kanban column it goes in, plus icon and colour. Dragging into a kanban column would need to prompt for status, or else you could have a default status for each column (which would basically be the status hierarchy which was proposed). Or do like jira and show different status options in different regions of the column. This would avoid a long list of presets which people might not need, and allow users to create exactly the status options which are required for the project.

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AdminFreedcamp (Feedback Squad, Freedcamp) commented · October 19, 2016 17:26 · Flag as inappropriate

@Wayne - with this approach we can stay within 3 columns and allow fully custom statuses.

It does not stop us from allowing all your statuses to be columns but we can do it LATER.

Proposed here solution is MVP to allow more statuses without redoing a lot in Freedcamp. Shortest path for it to be done and released.

As for departments being able to act as statuses - probably better to use it this way - https://www.dropbox.com/s/vfet3uwizdqxstr/Kanban%203%20columns%20workaround.png?dl=0

but looks like you do not need - not completed, in progress and completed statuses in each department.

Have you considered Trello at all? If you only push tasks between manufacturing process columns and each person responsible for a step is to grab as many top tasks as possible, do them and move them to next step - looks like Trello will work better for you.

Until we will implement this and also add support multiple statuses columns in Kanban we will never be a perfect system for your workflow, unfortunately.

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Wayne commented · October 19, 2016 07:33 · Flag as inappropriate

It sounds to me like the freedcamp methodology uses users as departments instead of creating kanban departments and assigning users to departments. this can work but a little more of a work around. still will work fine.

This can work yes. It would be beneficial if the user can custom name those subcategories. Each business is different and it would help for certain. Kanban systems are all about moving a project along a whiteboard's department columns. For example, in our business, we create a concept of something, then it goes to our engineering to be drawn, then over to manager for approval, then over to partsperson to order raw material, then comes into recieving/shipping, then goes to inspection, then goes to either machining CNC or welding, then back to Inspection, then to painting, then to marketing, then to inventory.
So if doing a kanban system you'll need to allow the user to create custom columns, however with your system of subgroups it can still work but instead of calling subcategories as sub-status names, allow the user to create custom named sub columns of department names.

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Serhiy commented · October 13, 2016 02:58 · Flag as inappropriate

Hi guys! I have one suggestion. Now in task groups, we use only three columns: "No progress", "In Progress" and "Completed". However what if i want to use more columns, four or more? Please add function which allow to add such number of columns what I want, when i create new task groups. Thanks.

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Rene Hooft commented · August 09, 2016 06:54 · Flag as inappropriate

I think this would be a great first step and then start planning the redo of the Kanban style to support multiple custom columns.

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AdminFreedcamp (Feedback Squad, Freedcamp) commented · August 05, 2016 08:46 · Flag as inappropriate

@Scott - have you checked - https://www.dropbox.com/s/4dtvporv9mlvgu9/multiple%20statuses.png?dl=0 This is what THIS portal provides (UserVoice)? Kind of status categories wherev YOU as a user define what you want to be the options in each.

In you case you will decide if you want to create "Not approved" in "No Progress" category or you will just use "In Progress" in "Doing" and reassign back to developer who will be notified and read supposedly last comment as what was missed and needs fixing. Just a matter if you want to see "Not approved" tasks while their status as such and no one started working on it again and put it to "In Progress".

You will decide if "In Review" has to be in "Done" or "In Progress". It is totally flexible and up to you.

In systems like Jira you can spend some time and define full workflow as to what happens if a task is approved or rejected etc.

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Scott C. Lemon commented · August 05, 2016 08:35 · Flag as inappropriate

Here is my issue with the list that you have provided.

What occurs when a user moves a task from Doing/In Progress to Done/In Review ... and the creator/stakeholder rejects the status as they feel it is not done properly. What status are you suggesting they move the task back into?

Would it go back to No Progress/Ready to start? Since the developer might not be able to immediately go back to the task?

Or it's to go to Doing/InProgress? Even though the developer might not actually return to the task immediately?

We could make this work ... but I'm curious your thoughts on the design of this flow ...

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AdminFreedcamp (Feedback Squad, Freedcamp) commented · August 05, 2016 06:04 · Flag as inappropriate

+29 votes from https://freedcamp.uservoice.com/forums/126945-suggestions-for-features/suggestions/13972368-an-option-for-waiting-on-approval-as-a-workflow

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AdminFreedcamp (Feedback Squad, Freedcamp) commented · July 20, 2016 21:03 · Flag as inappropriate

If we add separate statuses - we will have to redo a LOT - Kanban to support 6-8 columns, List view etc etc.

What if we will do the same UserVoice does - https://www.dropbox.com/s/4dtvporv9mlvgu9/multiple%20statuses.png?dl=0
we will keep 3 statuses - Not Started, Doing, Done and allow you guys to create 2-5 sub-statuses.

No Progress
In Planning
In Review
Ready to start

Doing
In Progress
Delayed
Blocked
Pending

Done
Cancelled
Duplicate
Completed
In Review

So we stay in 3 main statuses but give you options to decide if 'Delayed; is in 'Doing' category for you or in 'No Progress'

Cheers,
Igor

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AdminFreedcamp (Feedback Squad, Freedcamp) commented · July 20, 2016 21:03 · Flag as inappropriate

If we add separate statuses - we will have to redo a LOT - Kanban to support 6-8 columns, List view etc etc.

What if we will do the same UserVoice does - https://www.dropbox.com/s/4dtvporv9mlvgu9/multiple%20statuses.png?dl=0
we will keep 3 statuses - Not Started, Doing, Done and allow you guys to create 2-5 sub-statuses.

No Progress
In Planning
In Review
Ready to start

Doing
In Progress
Delayed
Blocked
Pending

Done
Cancelled
Duplicate
Completed
In Review

So we stay in 3 main statuses but give you options to decide if 'Delayed; is in 'Doing' category for you or in 'No Progress'

Cheers,
Igor

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Leesa commented · July 20, 2016 14:13 · Flag as inappropriate

Hi Igor
Any update on this a few months later? Would be keen to know if this is in the works and when it may be available. Am finding I need this feature more and more now.
Thanks! :)

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Filipe commented · June 14, 2016 03:31 · Flag as inappropriate

I just need one column.. In review.

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jos bults commented · May 19, 2016 04:24 · Flag as inappropriate

What I do now is use groups for the different statuses, but that is an entirely manual way of dealing with it. And it's prone to mistakes and omissions. (Beside that it's horribly slow).

I'm now dealing with 80 projects...

IMHO: 12 freely to define statuses - labels.
We use:
NEW
QUOTED
SAMPLE
ORDERED
INVOICED
DOWNPAID
PAID
DECLINED
FINISHED

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mealnie commented · May 16, 2016 09:08 · Flag as inappropriate

I think it would be great to have more options too, like "approved", "refused", "pending"..

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Андрей commented · May 06, 2016 02:07 · Flag as inappropriate

Hi, it wold cool to add colored marks with optional name for tasks and(or) groups (5 color for 5 pennons and 5 optional names)

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AdminFreedcamp (Feedback Squad, Freedcamp) commented · April 27, 2016 17:27 · Flag as inappropriate

Sorry - no update.

Team is busy - some code, some provide support, some talk to investors and some close sponsorship deals with our business users to have funds to keep moving forward - http://blog.freedcamp.com/2015/11/25/sponsor-feature-development-get-freedcamp-life-time-free-with-unlimited-storage/ faster.

Igor

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Anonymous commented · April 27, 2016 17:11 · Flag as inappropriate

Hi Igor - Any update on adding sub-statuses or allowing a more traditional Kanban style board?

Thanks

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Philip commented · April 13, 2016 14:39 · Flag as inappropriate

My company would use additional status options primarily for a review process.

This is how we would envision the status interface to be like.

https://jsfiddle.net/t2u7d2bd/4/

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AdminFreedcamp (Feedback Squad, Freedcamp) commented · February 19, 2016 20:35 · Flag as inappropriate

An "on hold" feature

Our due dates fluctuate all the time. The project still exists but there is no set due date so we don't want to mark it as complete but we also don't want it look like we haven't finished it. So a task would be: not started, in progress, complete, on hold.

Zarina

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Hugo Santos commented · February 09, 2016 17:57 · Flag as inappropriate

Would be great to have the ability to create custom 'to-do' statuses.
I am a teacher on digital project management.
Different industries, different jobs, pretty much everything has a different workflow. Now we can abstract it and make it sort-of 'one-size-fits-all' but that sometimes just ends up being more confusing/alienating than anything.
You can find workflow design tools, like the one on Jira, and other project management tools. If we could have that, now that would be fantastic!

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