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Manage column views
On this page, you can learn how to:
Configure default column views (box type configuration).
Set inheritance mode to determine available default column views (box type configuration).
Configure column views for a particular box (box configuration).
Security and access
Keep in mind:
A box type contains the default settings applicable to multiple boxes (all boxes of a given type). Those settings are adjusted in the BigPicture Administration.
Box configuration refers to the settings of a single, individual box. They are dependent on the box type settings.
The table presents what you can configure at the box type and box levels.
Area | Security and access | What can be configured |
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Box type configuration | Only a user with the App admin security role can access and manage the box type configuration. Go to the App Administration > Box type > choose the box type you want to edit > Gantt / Scope > Column views.  | For a box type (all boxes of a given type), you can configure:
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Box configuration | Only a user with a minimum box admin security role can access and manage the box configuration. Go to box configuration > Gantt / Scope > Column views. Alternatively, you can access the box configuration page directly from the Gantt / Scope module. Navigate to the Current view and select the Manage Column views from the drop-down menu. | For a particular box, you can configure:
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Inheritance mode
Selecting an inheritance mode determines if an upper-level box imposes the configuration. As a result, when the inheritance mode is set to inherited or own with inherited, the column views from upper-level boxes appear in the column views drop-down of the Gantt and Scope modules.
See more about inheritance mode on the https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SPM/pages/1918700886 page.
Column view creator
To learn more about managing column views, see the https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SPM/pages/1918668503 page.
Default column views
Changing the default column views doesn't impact existing boxes of a given type - only boxes created after changed settings are affected.
Portfolio boxes (none scope boxes)
The table presents the default columns views for portfolio boxes.
Module name | Default column views for portfolio boxes |
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Gantt module |
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Scope module |
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