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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 featur...
I can confirm these limitations from my own experience. More flexible support for structured notes and custom fields would make Planner much more useful.
A few related enhancements would also help:
- A date field for notes: It would be useful to record the date of a meeting or update alongside notes linked to a specific task.
- Better support for comments: The Comments field is not a suitable replacement for structured notes: in my experience, comments cannot be edited, are difficult to keep organized, and cannot be searched.
- Custom fields like those in Jira: The ability to create and configure fields more freely would help teams adapt Planner to their workflows.
- Progress based on subtasks: It would be helpful if a task’s completion percentage could be calculated from its completed subtasks.
These additions would make it easier to keep task-related notes, updates, and progress information organized in Planner.