Julien da Costa
Maybe it's a crazy idea... but I thought about it today.
Sometimes it's more convenient to write/search data in custom fields, and other times it's more convenient to write/search data in the task description.
The crazy idea that came to my mind is whether it would be possible to insert a custom field value into the task description (and have it automatically update in the description when I change the task's custom field value).
In other words, through the features that ClickUp provides when we type " / " in the task description — allowing us to choose between dividers, buttons, templates, headers, etc. — there could also be an option like "Custom Field" that would let us select one of the custom fields from the list. This text block would then display the value of the chosen custom field for the respective task.
Example:
I have a custom field called "Amount" which is a numeric field in euros.
In the description, I create a report where I talk about expenses and observations, and I want to include in the report the value from the "Amount" (€) custom field.
  1. I would type "/custom field" or "@@@@@custom field" in the task description;
  2. I would select the respective custom field containing the desired value;
  3. From there, I could see the value in the ClickUp list view (via the custom field), in Dashboards view, or in the task description (via this feature);
  4. When I updated the custom field, the value would automatically update in the task description;
  5. This way, I wouldn't need to update a value twice (in the task description and the custom field) to keep the information up to date, and it would let me to export/print the task description, like a report.
I try to demonstrate it on image attached.