Extra task fields (AKA "Custom Task Attributes")
I have recently been spending time with an MLO competitor which has a feature that they call "Custom Task Attributes", which I consider to be a total game-changer.
In effect these are task fields that you can add for yourself, and name them to whatever suits you, and then have them show up everywhere as if they were standard task data fields. In the competitor application the users is allowed to add a large number (e.g. 10?) of such "Custom Task Attributes" if wanted.
Moreover you can even chose whether each new field is plain text, or is a list. And if the field is to be a list, is it multi-selection or single selection. (And even whether data can be added to it by the user).
To me this is jaw-droppingly powerful and takes the configurability of the system to a whole new level.
Any takers?
J
PS If you are a follower of GTD method, please note that the above allows you to add fields like "Area of Responsibility" and action status (e.g. "Waiting", "Sometime-Maybe", "Active", "Later" etc), and even a "Waiting For" to define the user you are waiting for... all without resorting to messy workarounds.
Personally I would give all my votes for this if I could. And as user of an albeit modified version of the GTD method, who has over 500 tasks in my system, without such fields... sorry but MLO is of no use to me.
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Anonymous commented
The fields would have to be open to the "sort by" and "group by" mechanisms in order to make them useful.
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Adam Byers commented
You get my vote. I've been looking for this feature all over the internet and it seems like the only software that offers it is a team centered web based task/project management solution that costs about $45 a month for those advanced features.