Ownership, approvals & accountability

These templates build an accountability trail: who previously owned an item, who changed its status, who commented or attached files, and who owns parents and projects. Use them in list views, approval flows, or audit reports.

Template Field type Description
Parent assignee

Advanced text formula

Name of the assignee in the parent of the current work item.

Last comment

Advanced text formula

Text of the last comment in the current work item.

Previous assignee

Advanced text formula

Name of the previous assignee in the current work item.

Last assignee change author

Advanced text formula

Name of the last user who changed the Assignee field.

Parent reporter

Advanced text formula

Name of the reporter in the parent of the current work item.

Attachment authors

Advanced text formula

Display name of the authors of the attachments in the current work item.

Last comment author

Advanced text formula

Name of the author of the last comment of the current work item.

Count comments

Advanced text formula

Number of comments in the current work item.

Count comment authors

Advanced text formula

Number of users who have authored a comment in the work item.

Comment authors

Advanced text formula

List of names of all comment authors of the current work item.

Count attachment authors

Advance number formula

Number of users who added an attachment in the work item.

First comment author

Advanced text formula

Name of the author of the first comment of current work item.