Adding a column to MS loop task list?

Question

We are using the Loop Component as a Task List for a large team. The built-in Columns are Task, Assigned to, and Due Date. We would like to have an additional column for Comments. How can this be done? Is it still not possible.

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Answer 1

Dear Manoj Wijesooriya

Welcome to the Microsoft Community, we are glad to assist you.

We understand that you want to add a “Comments” column to Loop's tasks list.

We would like to explain that in Loop, when you create a new Tasks List, there are four columns by default, Task, Assigned to, Due date, and Bucket, and these four columns cannot be changed.

We have tested and found that it is not possible to create new columns in Tasks List.

Improved task list components in Loop (microsoft365.com)

However, considering your needs, may I ask if you are using the Bucket column? This column is categorized by tags, but you can add comments to this column if you want.

We also recommend that you submit your request to the Loop team, as it would be a great suggestion to add a new column, either in the Loop software or on the web (please provide as much detail as possible, including images, copying videos, etc., if convenient), where a dedicated developer will look at it and comment on your feedback.

After sending in your feedback, you can share the feedback link in this forum so that other users with similar issues, including me, can vote for your feedback, the more votes the more likely it is to get the attention of the development team, thank you for your cooperation.

Finally, while I can't help you any further, I hope the information I've provided has helped you find a better direction. If you need our assistance in the future, please feel free to contact us.

Thank you for your interest in Microsoft products and your understanding.

Best Regard

Tracy | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Answer 2

I have the same need as mention above.

Using task list is a critical and important part of Loop and working effectively together - but we really should be able add more columns to personalize the use of task list - and still have the possibility to have connection to To Do list for all distributed tasks .

Trond Boe

Flebu International

Norway

Answer 3

Hi Trond

I was very frustrated by those lack of features and decided to go for a different platform for task management and note. The database features, relationships, task management etc provide much more flexibility for my personal needs as well as company needs.

Manoj

Answer 4

Hi Manoj

Thank you for your response.

We are looking into Asana and Monday.com as possible solutions (and there are a lot of others "out there")

I know from experience that it is really difficult to test to many solutions for a company deeply and compare them objectively at the same time as many people should have input to what is best for them...

We are working tailor made products for industry and maritime business (we have sales companies in Norway, Sweden and Finland - our production is in Estonia). Our conclusion is that sales companies need another solution on top of the ERP-system we use to place orders in Estonia.

We wish to have it flexible - but at the same time search for critical tasks to be done etc.

We can manage to use Planner together with Loop - but there is plus and minus about how to solve this in Microsoft solutions.

Is it possible to hear about your choice/your needs?

Answer 5

Hi Trond

Thanks for the reply. We are a small startup in New Zealand. It is expensive to have multiple options. We tried to keep it to two. Office for communication, meetings and document management also we use SharePoint for collaboration especially to share research results etc. Although, office comes with planner and Note for tasks and notes, they are not flexible and difficult to customize.

So, we started using Notion. I was sceptical at the beginning, but it turned out to be one of the best I used so far. I tried many tools. But I am eventually settled to Notion now. MS Loop also similar but with less features and less flexibility. This question was raised when I try to adopt Loop for our task management but ended up in a failure. Above is a just a one problem. We use Notion for Task management across many projects, and then note management, managing code snippets, etc. Loop would have been a perfect solution as it comes with office 365 but it is not there yet, for now at least. But one problem with Notion is, it is 100% cloud, so I am worried.

Thanks

Manoj