Configuring list columns

 

For most lists, you can define which columns of the list shall be displayed and at which position. Besides, you can change the column width in these so-called configurable lists. The button on the right-hand side of the list header shows you whether a list is configurable.

The list configuration of an overview mask is adopted for the detailed view of individual data records of this list.

Procedure for showing or hiding list columns

1.

In the list header, select .

The following mask opens:



2.

The pop-up window Column configuration shows all column captions of the opened list in the current sequence.

The buttons have the following meaning:

Button

Meaning/action

Shows the status of the column in the list:

Column is displayed.

Column is not displayed.

Column is always displayed and cannot be edited by you.

Only for columns that you can edit: to change the display status, click on the button.

Your action is immediately visible in the list.

Moves the column within the list

Grab the button with a left click of the mouse, drag the line to the desired position and drop the line.

Your action is immediately visible in the list.

Save

Saves your changes as the permanent default for this list

The button is active as soon as you change the current configuration.

3.

To close the column configuration and not permanently save it but instead apply it once, click on a mask area outside of the pop-up window Column configuration.

If you did not save the column configuration by clicking on Save, the mask will be shown in the application's initial order when it is opened next.

Please note: if you display many lists, a PDF export of the list usually is not as legible. In this case select a CSV export. You can post-edit the columns of the exported CSV file with a suitable programme.

Procedure for changing the width of list columns

1.

Move the cursor over a column separator in the list header.

The cursor changes to «.

2.

You have the following options:

To define the column width yourself, take hold of the column separator with the mouse and drag until the column has the desired size.

Your change is saved automatically.

To adjust the width of the column to its content, double-click on the column separator.

The following characteristics apply to configurable list columns:

When first loading the list, the columns have the minimum width required for the column content.

If a column contains so much text that it cannot be fully displayed, ellipsis points are appended at the end of the display area. If you double-click on the column separator in the list header, the column will be displayed with its optimum width so that the entire content is visible.

Columns that contain a selection list (for example, the column Check status in the file outbox) and the column Action cannot be changed with regard to their width.