When in their My Tasks, my 2 guest users do not have the option to add Task Status or Task Type columns. They simply aren’t an option to toggle on/off when they click Customize, even when they have cleared their filters. Is this possible? They do have the option to toggle on/off for Tags, Created B…

I’m afraid that’s a limitation of Guests (any plan level): they can’t configure custom fields in My Tasks (or projects), though they can use them (change their values). Thanks, Larry

I confirmed that Task Status and Task Type are custom fieldsbwe created. I am in the trial period of a Starter subscription, so not sure if that has anything to do with it. If so, I will go ahead and pay! :slight_smile:

Thank you, Larry! My guests do not need to configure these fields, but they do need to be able to view them. Are you saying that is an option?

@Tori_Correll , Sorry for not being more clear. In the task detail pane, Guests can view custom fields and change their values. It’s just that they can’t view them as attribute columns in My Tasks List view. Hope that makes more sense.

Larry, you are a lifesaver, thank you! If I may ask a couple of additional questions related to this and an asana help article I found on standard fields… [image] Is there a list of all standard fields? Tips and Tricks Hi @James_Falco and @Phil_Seeman , and thanks for your…

Hi @Tori_Correll , First, thanks for the nice comment! I think it will help you a lot to read this help article, at least the initial sections and major ones, and the later Permissions section, though I’m afraid that hasn’t been updated so it’s misleading–it tasks about “Editor and Commenter” but n…

Hi @Tori_Correll , Apart from @lpb 's useful links, you may also be interested in this: [image] tada Free Custom Field Templates! Forum Leaders tips Ever needed a custom field in your Asana space but never had the time to set it up? Like a huge dropdown field of all 249 …

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Hi @Tori_Correll ,

Apart from @lpb 's useful links, you may also be interested in this:

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