Add context of Text Block from originating task in @mentions
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Hello!
I'd like to suggest the addition of the visibility of the block of text that mentions a task within the "mentioned" task's area where mentions are assimilated.
This would take advantage of the "text blocks" inside ClickUp in the various In this example, we have a task mentioned, and there's some text around the mention.
In the image attached with the pink highlight, there is some text in one of those blocks, and then a mentioned task:
We could get the absolute full context of that mention if you added the block of text that "does the mention" from the other task. I think it would work well in the area shown in yellow:
This would be a real ground-breaking feature for teams' traceability of tasks around ClickUp, as right now you can't see the context of the mention without clicking back to the originating task. This also brings in some of the "referencing" that Roam Research is getting a lot of buzz for. I attached a view of how this looks with Roam.
You guys already are ahead of most other apps out there in that you have these mentions in the first place. I think this would be one feature that would set you even further apart!
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Nimesh Baidhya
With the new relationship, ClickUp Docs has becoming more capable than before. But, this feature is really crucial to really make it more useable.
Thank you.
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Nimesh Baidhya: Agree and good to see this getting support!
Waleed Elaghil
Merged in a post:
References from Blocks next to mentions
Bill
Hi again guys,
I wanted to suggest that you think about adding the reference from the text Block that is next to mentions in ClickUp. This would be a fantastic point of reference for teams to quickly gain context about related items.
This is a hot topic right now being really advanced with a tool called Roam Research, that is putting a dent in Notion's dominance as a premier Wiki tool, because it is absent in Notion.
You already have great reciprocal referencing all around ClickUp, with the added benefit of being able to edit the references from the destination task (!!), terrific! This would give you even greater scope on this feature.
I mocked up how this could work:
- In a canvas anywhere in ClickUp - so task description, comment, doc, etc. - you have some text in a Block around a mentioned entity
- Then, in the destination reference, you'd simply have that Block's text replicated, so you can pick up the full context of the mention that occured in the other object.
I think this could be a huge differentiator for you guys, as most tools out there like Asana, Wrike, Notion itself, Coda, Zenkit, etc. have the ability to @mention, but unlike you guys, they don't pick up the reciprocal reference. If you add this context around it, you would step even further ahead of those tools, and I'm sure you could have people adopting ClickUp for this feature alone!
Thanks for listening and fingers crossed you can implement this!
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John Jones
Hello Waleed Elaghil! Could you merge this request:
Over here into this one? I think there is good support in the community, and if you're OK with it, would love to get the extra votes on in one place as I think this are the same too requests.
Thanks. Keep up the great work guys!
Waleed Elaghil
Thank you John Jones for letting me know! The task is merged 🙂
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Waleed Elaghil: OK thanks Waleed. If you have a moment, out of curiosity do the votes get lost? I see this just got one vote added, but that other request had about 8 I think. I was hoping to pool them to get this higher on your guys' backlog :)!
Thanks again!
Waleed Elaghil
John Jones: This happens whenever the voters are the same users in both posts.
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Waleed Elaghil: Thank you Waleed for the clarification!
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Just an update for the community to see some more implementation of this: Fibery is about to release a similar type feature. I think ClickUp could implement this to some degree differently, but just to give you the idea...
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And Nick Krekow, I promise not to hit you up again today, but just wanted to comment right here in this actual request I referred to over here:
I have also been “chatting” in direct email with a few of “the guys” from your Product team about this feature, so hopefully it’s of interest to you!
Cheers and keep up the great work, you guys are real innovators!
Bill
As a follow up, some other apps besides Roam are starting to release this, including amplenote, supernotes, Obsidian. I think this would be well received by ClickUp users alongside existing mentions, and would get you guys on yet another cutting edge!