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The table below provides an overview of how built-in fields function in the App.

Task Attributeattribute

Mapped to External Platform external platform

Available for Basic Tasksbasic tasks
(tasks that exist only in the App)

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Icon

YES, non-configurable

YES

Item ID

YES, non-configurable

YES

The built-in "Item ID" column will aggregate items/tasks/card IDs from different platforms and display them in a single column. The "Item ID" field cannot be modified to display any other value.

Item name

YES, non-configurable

YES

The “Item name” field is mapped to monday item name by default and cannot be removed.

Start date

YES, configurable

YES

It can be mapped to the “Timeline” or “Date” column. When the “Date” column is chosen, the “End date” field has to be mapped to another “Date” column.

Trello cards don't have start dates. A built-in field uses the due date value (effectively, the built-in field start and end dates of Trello cards are mapped to the due date).

Basic task dates are displayed in the built-in “Start date” column.

End date

YES, configurable

YES

It can be mapped to the “Timeline” or “Date” column. When the “Date” column is chosen, the “Start date” field has to be mapped to another “Date” column.

A built-in field uses the due date value (effectively, the built-in field start and end dates of Trello cards are mapped to the due date).

Basic task dates are displayed in the built-in “Start date” column.

Baseline start date

NO

YES

Baseline end date

NO

YES

Milestone

YES, non-configurable

YES

Mapped to the “Timeline” column used for start and end dates.

Period mode

NO

YES

Color

NO

YES

Native App field. It can't be mapped to display values from external tools.

Assignee

YES, configurable

NO

It can be mapped to the “People” column.

Status

YES, configurable

NO

It can be mapped to the “Status” column. BigPicture supports custom colors of statuses set in monday.

Duration Calendar Days

NO

YES

Based on the number of calendar days (start to end date).

  • counts all days between the start/end date (including weekends, holidays, etc.)

  • inline editing (NO)

Duration working days

NO

YES

Based on the number of working days (non-working days excluded).

  • counts days between the start/end date → excludes weekends, holidays, absences of an assignee etc.

  • inline editing (YES)

Outline level

NO

YES

Dynamically built Data Type - the values aren't permanently associated with tasks; the field value adjusts to reflect WBS changes.

Display Options:

  • Indent level

  • Sequential index

Outline level → shows how deep the task is in the tree structure (WBS).

Sequential Index → shows where the task is located in the WBS structure (similar to the notation of the table of contents in the book)

Note: filtering does not affect the Sequential Index. 

Overdue Start/End Date

NO

NO 

The Overdue Start Date field calculates the difference between the current task Start Date (when the status category is To Do). 

  • Data type: number

  • Only calculates full calendar days

  • If the difference is larger than 0, the difference as a number of days is displayed as an integer

  • If the difference is 0 or smaller, the field is blank

  • If the status category is In Progress or Done, the field is blank

  • No inline editing

  • Aggregations: default Number data Type aggregations

The Overdue End Date calculates the difference between the current task end date and the status category End Date (when the status category is not done).

  • Data type: number

  • Only calculates full calendar days

  • If the difference is larger than 0, the difference as a number of days is displayed as an integer

  • If the difference is 0 or smaller, the field is blank

  • If the status category is Done, the field is blank

  • No inline editing

  • Aggregations: default Number data Type aggregations

Sub-box

YES

YES

The field displays the name of the sub-boxes in which the task is located (only the name of the box one level down is displayed). The field can hold more than one box name, as a task can be in multiple boxes.

The field is in the ready-only mode.

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The field is especially useful in higher-level boxes to group tasks:

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