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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 Inheritance mode page.
Column view creator
To learn more about managing column views, see the Column view creator 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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