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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. Thanks
