For Asset (Shot, Sequence, etc.) List views there used to be a “Task View” alongside Detail View and Thumbnail View and List View. It would list the tasks, grouped by asset. And in that Task View we had a nice Filter option that allowed us to filter by Asset OR Task. It seems to not exist anymore, what happened to it? Or am I missing something?
I know I could just create a Task page to work similarly, but it was nice being able to switch between Asset and Task view in one page or one tab.
Hey Steve
You’re right — Task View was deprecated over a decade ago (back around the 5.0 release I think), and as you noted, the Tasks page with a saved filter is the current equivalent.
The trade-off you’re describing is real: switching to a separate page isn’t quite as seamless as toggling views within the same context. I’ll pass that feedback along to the team.
Cheers,
Mason
I guess if you have an old enough site things are still there.
Task View, Card View and Calendar View.
The Calendar View option is really really handy, I’d love to see it reinstated or revamped.
@Ricardo_Musch That’s right. Until recently I was at a studio that was still on a shotgridstudio.com site set up in 2012. So it makes sense that I’ve only just realized that it disappeared over a decade ago. I wonder why task view and calendar view were removed, they were so helpful, especially that task view! I’d love to see it come back. I mean, it obviously still works, right, since it still exists in some studios.
What is Task View supposed to do different than making a Task page and grouping by Entity?
Since it’s one page, you can filter the results (or set up a filtered page) and easily switch between entity and task lists. Especially if users are more comfortable navigating on the asset level, they can easily pop into the task view while keeping the context of their current search or filter set. And for pages we set up for them, we don’t need a page for each view.
Also, on a Task page grouped by entity, you don’t have easy access to the Entity filter the way you do for Entity/task view:
In order to filter by a non-default Entity field on a task view page:
More fields… / Link / Asset (or Shot or Sequence…) / Field
In order to filter by a non-default Entity field on an Entity page / task view:
Entity tab in filter / field
It seems small, but it’s a very helpful thing for users that don’t understand the way things are technically linked.
