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Work package default type

Added by Vladislav Hristov almost 3 years ago

I am currently evaluating OpenProject and stumbled upon something which I am unable to find if it is possible to do or not.

Currently it seems like when creating a new work packaged inside another work package (or at the bottom of the current view) the default type is always the first one in the list. I often find the need to constantly change the type from one to another.

For example, imagine a simple workflow where we have two type of work packages - FEATURE and TASK. Usually I find my self creating a bunch of FEATUREs then splitting them to TASKs. If the default type is TASK, for every feature I create, I need to switch the type to FEATURE. If the default type is FEATURE, for every task I create I need to switch back to TASK during the work splitting process.

Is it possible instead of using the default type every time a new work package is created to reuse the last one created?


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RE: Work package default type - Added by Samantha Machon almost 3 years ago

Hi Vladislav,

Thank you very much for your question. 

The default work packages type is defined in the Administration. Please navigate to Administration ->Work packages ->Types. The type that is at the top of the list is the default type. To change it, use the arrows on the right to move another work package type to the top of the list.

It is currently not possible to reuse the previous work package type by default when creating a new work package. However, if this would be an important feature for you, feel free to submit a feature idea as described here: https://www.openproject.org/docs/development/submit-feature-idea/

Best regards
Samantha

RE: Work package default type - Added by Vladislav Hristov almost 3 years ago

Thanks for the information Samantha,

I created #43760 

While this is not a showstopper, I believe it would be a nice to have feature.

RE: Work package default type - Added by Samantha Machon almost 3 years ago

Thanks a lot for creating this feature request, Vladislav!

My colleague has described another workaround in it which I will share here again:
"Another workaround for you could be to make use of the work package table filters. For example, go to the work package -> Open filter section -> Add filter for "type" = "feature". All inline created work packages will now automatically have the type "feature" to match the filter criteria. Once you want to add Tasks, you just change the filter."

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