Customize columns

About customizing columns

You can add the same field multiple times with different aggregation configurations, e.g., to compare initial estimates at an epic or feature level with rolled-up estimates, add the story points filed twice, and set the sum to no parent for one of the fields.

Screenshot of the Column Views page in box configuration.

Pay attention to the origin of a field. For more information, see the Concept of a field page.

Screenshot of the Column Views page in box configuration.

Available features

The available aggregation and display options will vary depending on the type of field added as a column.

Feature

Description

Feature

Description

Column configuration - display

Select how to display the available data. The most common options include:

  • Text

  • Lozenge

  • Date

  • Date with time

Fields such as Time Tracking have additional options:

  • Progress

  • Progress with %

  • Reported/expected progress

  • Reported/expected progress %

 

Column configuration -aggregation

Select how the data will be aggregated on the parent level of WBS:

  • None

  • Minimum

  • Maximum

  • Sum

  • Sum without parent

  • Average

  • Average without parent

  • Children by status category (Sum without parent aggregation is used)

  • Children by status category % (Sum without parent aggregation is used)

Tree root

Select the field next to display the WBS tree (task hierarchy).

Remove column

Remove the field column from the task list.

Field name

List of available fields which can be added as a column to the Gantt task list.

Field type

Type of available fields - depending on the type, different display and aggregation options will be available.

Add field

Add a field as a column.

Column configuration

Select the display and aggregation settings.

Field search box

Search the list of available fields.