Ex: Add custom lists of objects

[PeterBaker0]

Scope & Context

We would like to be able to create lists of objects without having to create a view which filters over a value.

Current behavior

Say I want a list which is a saved subset of People. Right now, I have to create some new property over which I can filter, so that this list reflects my selection of People.

Expected behavior

I would like a new type of View which is just a List. This list has a selection of People (or any object type), and can be added to and removed from. This List is shared between users, and in all other ways operates the same as other Views. The List could be filtered, but this filter would not be saved to the List (since the list inclusion/exclusion itself is the filter). The List could be ordered, and this order would be shared between users.

Example:

I want to create a 'campaign email list' which is just a selection of People. I can then export from this list easily, for example. Right now it takes a lot of steps to do this very simple action - i.e. data model-> add property -> add view -> filter by this property -> go back to all people -> modify property -> see this reflected in filtered list. I would prefer the ability to just maintain standalone lists.

[Bonapara]

Thanks for the suggestion, turning this into a discussion!

[PeterBaker0]

@Bonapara no worries! It would be a great feature for us.

[fundmoreio]

Also, lists could come with list-specific fields that can be shown on the record's detail view.

[PeterBaker0]

What do you mean? Could you give an example of this use case?

[fundmoreio]

Sure, an example use case could be a Sales pipeline. You don't want to store "contract value" and "close date" on every Company record. So these fields would only appear once a Company is added to the Sales list.

In Twenty, you could create an Opportunity to represent this. But this means you can have multiple Opportunities belonging to the same Company in one pipeline. With lists, it's the Company record itself that's in the pipeline.

Attio does this well. You can see the Lists section towards the bottom right of the screen. (By the way, I don't mean to say Attio is better - Twenty being open source is a game changer.)

[PeterBaker0]

I see - that would actually be very useful for our situation as well. E.g. we want to track users involved in user testing. We could then add relevant fields here e.g. which particular round of user testing, feedback provided, etc.

[Bonapara]

Favorites and favorites folders are about to be released. You won't be able to see their content in lists or kanbans yet, but they will eventually become a list feature.