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Planner with Resource Calendars
Hi, I have a team with differing working hours e.g. some are 8 and some 6 per day. Is there anyway I can setup this flexible resource availability for my resources under Planner? I was hoping to use the "Resource calendars" option but have been advised this is not released yet. We are running this under Planner Premium. Any advice is much appreciated! Thanks.
Conversations in new planner - did anyone get it to work?
Hi In the new planner premium version, have anyone got the conversation field to work within a task ? The link you find there now links to MS forum "Use the Project or Roadmap app in Teams" but is is for the old ms projects and to "add this plan to a channel" is now working at all. The old planner, not premium, had the conversation field working fine...
Subtasks - What level is needed?
My company is looking into utilizing our Planner so that multiple people have access to the same plan, but for the team to create subtasks we have to purchase premium plans. What level (1, 3 or 5) is needed to create a subtask? The breakdown found https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/planner/microsoft-planner-plans-and-pricing does not specify subtasks.Performance Issues
I'm experiencing significant lag and performance issues using Planner premium in both Edge and Teams. I'm on a brand new i7 PC with 64GB of RAM and 1GB fiber, so I know it's not my hardware... Examples of stalling: When creating tasks in Grid view, after adding a 3rd or 4th task, when I tab off of the Title field it will revert back to the default text, ignoring my input. This breaks my flow state and severely slows me down. When assigning tasks, I'll often have someone selected and hit Enter but the UX is still rendering some random person that isn't included in the permission group, then prompting me to add them. It's soooo slow. Ultimately, I've just procured a premium license, was excited to try the features, thought it would fit my use case, rolled it out to dozens of executives, and now have egg on my face for a horrible user experience. What gives?
Planner App in Teams Needs Performance Improvements
Here is a feedback item I added to the feedback portal. I thought I might as well post it here as well to see if Microsoft can shed some light on this for the community. Thanks! The new Planner App in Teams needs a bit of a performance improvement. Here is one example: Oftentimes, when I click on “My Tasks” in the Planner App, it continuously refreshes for about a minute or two as it syncs tasks from various sources (To Do, Planner, Project for the Web, Follow-Up emails, etc.). This constant refreshing makes it difficult to scroll to a task, as the view keeps resetting until the syncing is complete. Occasionally, this also leads to mistakenly clicking or completing a task. For instance, if I try to click the completion button and the screen refreshes just before I do, it ends up completing the wrong task. Then, I have to identify and undo the incorrect completion. It would be better if the app fetched all items before rendering the view/page.
Issues with Task Details Opening (intermittent issue)
In plans created in Planner Premium I cannot reliably open the Details Card from the task's (circled i) or task sub-menu. When I either click on the (circled i) or make the selection to Open Details. This happens whether I'm opening from Planner in Teams, or the web-based Planner application. This same behavior has been noted by multiple users in my organization. Steps I've takes are Cleared Browser Cashe Cleared Teams Cashe Any idea what the cause is, and how to fix it? Thank you, JoeMicrosoft where is the love for my Custom/non-default environment?
Like a lot of customers I have a custom environment for planner. I feel like a second class citizen when so many updates are for the default environment. Has anyone heard any news about advancements in a non-default environment. Specifically a way to get all tasks in one place for all resources?
Multiple plan owners
In Plan details there is not the option to add multiple owners for same plan. This option is available in MS Teams. I have noticed that when you are not the owner of a plan, you cannot copy that plan. Our group has created a task plan template that we use to make multiple plans for each year and attach the plans to coordinating teams. For this template, we could really use multiple owners even though it is attached to a team with multiple owners
Feature Request: Enhanced Text Field Support in Custom Fields for Premium Plans
Hello Microsoft Planner Team, As an Engineering Manager at LinkedIn, I've recently started using Microsoft Planner Premium for my engineering team's sprint management. While the custom fields feature has been incredibly useful, I've encountered significant limitations with the "Text" field type that are impacting our workflow. Current Issue: I created a custom field called "Scrum Notes" to capture detailed sprint-related information. However, when I enter multi-line text, it automatically converts to a single line, making it difficult to read and organize structured notes. Feature Requests: I would like to request three enhancements for custom fields with "Text" type: Multi-line Text Support: Enable newline characters (\n) to be preserved when entering text in custom fields. Currently, all text is collapsed into a single line, which severely limits readability for longer notes. Expandable Text Preview: Display up to 300 characters in the Grid view with an "expand" or "show more" option when clicked. This would allow teams to see a preview without cluttering the view, while still being able to access the full content when needed. Rich Text Formatting: Add support for basic text formatting (bold, italics, bullet points) within text-type custom fields, similar to the formatting available in the Comments section. This would significantly improve the organization and readability of notes, especially for technical documentation like scrum notes, technical decisions, or implementation details. Use Case: Our team uses the "Scrum Notes" field to document: Sprint planning decisions Technical implementation notes Blockers and dependencies Action items from standups Without multi-line and formatting support, these notes become difficult to parse, forcing us to use external documentation tools, which defeats the purpose of having centralized task information in Planner. Impact: These enhancements would make Microsoft Planner significantly more powerful for engineering teams and other technical users who need to capture detailed, structured information directly within their project management tool. I'd appreciate any feedback from the community on whether others are experiencing similar limitations, and if there are any workarounds currently available. I've also submitted this feedback through the in-app feedback mechanism. Thank you for considering this enhancement!
"Show on card" previews for attachments (pictures) not showing up
Hi Our planner plans across the company now do not show the preview for a picture, excel sheet, or powerpoint when you select "show on card" under the attachments section. It just gives a generic symbol or image of the program (see attached). If the task is viewed on a mobile device, then the preview shows as expected. Is this more global that is needed to be fixed or are others not having this issue. ThanksComments missing in MS Planner Android App
Hello everyone, When opening an individual task in the Android App of Microsoft Planner, I'm no longer able to see the comments history for many of my tasks. It is broken since 5 days. It seems to be a problem limited to the Android app. When opening Microsoft Planner on the web or in the iOS app, I can still see the full comments history as usual. I tried deleting cache and un/reinstalling the Android app on my Galaxy S21FE, but the issue still remains. The strange thing is also that not all tasks are affected. For some tasks, I can still see the full comments history. Also, when posting a new comment on a task in the Android app, I cannot see it after hitting send, but later in the Web/iOS app. I'm wondering if anyone else is facing the same issues? I've created a support ticket in the MS365 Admin Center, but support hasn't gotten back to me yet after 72 hours (it's severity level C).Nested Parent/Subtasks in Board View
I recently upgraded to planner and project plan 5 (planner premium), with one of my most anticipated features being subtasks and dependencies. My group usually uses board view to look at our tasks, but if I make a parent/subtask relationship in the grid view, the parent task is not shown in the board view. I know most people use one plan for one specific project, but my tech impaired supervisors need one place to look at all projects, so I need to have everything in one plan to reduce difficulties in navigating planner and finding tasks. I am testing out using portfolios for this reason as well. I am hoping someone else has the same wish and this can become an action item in the future.Tasks by Planner Cards Notes Formatting
Hello, new formatting in the planner card notes section makes copy and paste horrible from excel docs and formats to a dark font in dark mode making text un-readable. I see this is due to a rich text update.. how can we disable this? This makes the notes section nearly unusable! Thank you,Auto mark done for planner task when flagged email has been marked complete
Current Behavior: When an email in Outlook is flagged for follow-up, a corresponding task is created in Planner under the “Flagged Email” section. However, if the user marks the email as Complete in Outlook, the related Planner task remains in the Not Started status. Impact: This creates inefficiency and confusion in task management. Users must manually mark the Planner task as completed even though the email was already marked complete, resulting in duplicate effort. Proposed Solution: Automatically update the Planner task status to Completed when the associated flagged email in Outlook is marked as complete.
Planner Notifications Showing as Sent by Me
Our employees are receiving Planner notifications that appear to come directly from me, the CIO, even though I did not initiate or assign those tasks. This creates confusion, as staff believe I am personally assigning work or flagging overdue items. Questions: Is there a way to revert to the previous “email address removed for privacy reasons” sender behavior? If not, can this be logged as a design limitation for consideration (e.g., toggle or admin control)? What best practices are recommended to prevent confusion in the meantime? This behavior feels misleading and disruptive, so I want to ensure it’s documented as a design concern rather than treated as a support closure. The workaround I was given by Microsoft support was to pay for another E3 license for each of our supervisors/managers so that they can monitor that the emails are initiated by them. Our company cannot afford these licenses--we support intellectually challenged and disabled children and adults and we know that our federal funds have ended and the federal government does not believe in supporting our clients. Thank you for any advice.
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