Viewing the news feed

The news feed is a live stream of activity from P4 Plan projects. You can view the news feed from the To Do List. See Using the To Do List.

By default, the news feed includes all activity (e.g., new and changed tasks, comments, priority changes, etc.) for all projects you are a member of and in any sprints/iterations you are allocated to. You can control the information displayedin the news feed.

1. Select To Do List.

The To Do List opens and the news feed is displayed on the right side.

2. To customize the information displayed or position of the news feed, select one of the following buttons in the New feed pane.

Button Select to:
Filter the information displayed in the news feed. See Filtering information displayed in the news feed.
Move the news feed pane below the To Do List or to the right of it.
Open the news feed in a separate window. Select X to close the window and view the news feed in same windows as the To Do List.
Close the news feed pane. To open it again, select News feed in the toolbar.

Filtering information displayed in the news feed

1.Select in the News feed pane.

The Filter news feed dialog opens.

2. Choose any Filter incoming news options to filter the activity displayed in the news feed based on your assigned items, your sprint/iteration allocations, specific users, or specific projects.

  • Select Exclude sprints/iterations I am not a member of to only display activity for sprints or iterations you are allocated to.
  • Select Only on items I am assigned to only display activity for items assigned to you.
  • Select Only from these users to select specific users to display activity from. The Only from these users dialog opens. Select a user in the Available list and select > to move them to the Selected list. You can also search for users.
  • Select Only from these projects to select specific projects to display activity from. The Only from these projects dialog opens. Select a project in the Available list and select > to move it to the Selected list. You can also search for projects.

3. Select or clear any Include news types options to specify the type of activity to display.

4. Select OK to save the changes.