List Column Types
- Robert Alexander Marshall
List column types
These column types are available when you customize a Comala Boards List
Labels
Label Checkmark
Use the Checkmark column type to let users add or remove a single label.
To add the checkmark column type
select the Checkmark column type
enter the Column Header
select an existing label or create a new one
select a Color in the color-selection window then click
choose Accept
The list row appears colored if the label is associated with a page.
Label Dropdown
Use the Dropdown column type to let users choose one of a group of labels for a page.
By default, there is a blank selection included in the dropdown so the user can remove the label from a page.
To add a dropdown column type:
select the Dropdown column type
enter the Column Header
aad a Label name
add the Caption
The caption is the text that appears on the list dropdown menu when viewing the list.
click Accept when all labels and captions are entered
Page Information
Properties
To list the page properties
select the Properties column type
enter a Column Header
select a Page Property
choose Accept
Metadata Column
Access and add to page metadata using these metadata column types
Dropdown
Select a metadata value out of a dropdown list.
To add a metadata dropdown column to the list:
select Dropdown under Metadata column types
enter a Column Header
enter the dropdown choices in the Options field
click + to add another option, or click - to delete an option
click Accept
Text
A text column enables users to add single-line comments to a list.
To add a metadata text column to the list
select Text under Metadata column types
enter a Column Header
enter the Input Size, which is the number of characters allowed
click Accept
Text Area
A text area column provides a text field in which users can enter Confluence wiki markup.
For example, entering {cheese} into the text area renders as 'I like cheese!'.
Use common fields to define the width and height in rows for the text area.
To add a text area column to a list:
select Text Area under Metadata column types
enter a Column Header
enter the number of Columns and Rows to set the height and width of the text-area field
click Accept
Reference
The Reference column retrieves the values displayed in another list column with the same header name. The value of existing metadata in each row is displayed read only.
To use the reference column type in a list:
Select the Reference column type.
Enter a Column Header that is the same as another column header in the list.
Accept.
Wiki Markup
Use wiki markup in a column to display page-specific information for each row.
To use wiki markup in a list:
select the Wiki Markup column type
enter a Column Header
enter the wiki markup
click Accept
For example, in an employee list, a wiki markup column with !employee.jpg! displays images with that file name attached to a page.
Common fields
These are common fields for all Column type options
Width
define a column's width in pixels or percentage
CSS Class
add the CSS class name
applies the CSS class rules that have been defined in the Global Stylesheet
Read Only
check this box to restrict editing on this column