## Column Preferences

The column preferences are used to control the field layout on the Main Menu. A similar format is used for creating reports.

The vertical ordering of the selected columns represents the order in which columns are displayed. Dragging a field up or down the selected column list will move the column right or left in the column layout.

A number of attributes can be set for each column () as listed below. Additional columns can be added () or removed ().

The selected columns to the right for example, produce the layout shown below.
The comment field appears on it's own line because it has a row field setting, which is explained below.

## Column Attributes

Selected columns can be configured with a number of column attributes to help organize data appropriately.

Width: | Set the default width for a field which is given to the browser. The browser may add more space, depending on the contents and size of the table. See additional column preferences for option to try and make exact width reports (ie: fixed layout/remove full width)
Min Width: | Set the minimum width of a column in the table. This is generally the best way to set a width for a browser.
Max Length: | Specify the maximum number of characters that will be shown for the data of a field.
Wrapping: | Specify that the data for the field will wrap dynamically using the dynamic width given to it by the table.
Full Row: | Display the data for a field using the full width of the table, below the other standard field listings. The Comment field is using this option in the above example.
Historical: | Show a historical list of values for a field. These values are prefixed by a [H] tag, where H denotes the entry id for each historical value. The Comment field is using this option in the above example.
Separated: | Separate historical values with a bold time stamp. This option replaces the [H] tag, used by the Historical setting. The Comment field is using this option in the above example.
Strip HTML: | This option strips any html that may be in the field details to help with report formatting
Relationship Field Options

Inline Fields:

This option allows the user to specify the field ids that are used to show a relationship field details, rather than usning the default setting. This option concatenates the field data as text (ie: "1 2" becomes "Issue 77 | The subject for this issue" ), rather than showing in table form.
Ids can be found in the Edit Attributes section for each field in column Preferences. Default field ids are < 100. A value of 100 is added to custom field ids from the system.

#### Additional Column Preferences

Showing Child Issue List For Each Parent: This option will create a hierarchy of child issues in the Main Menu, using highlighted color for each child level. Make sure to check off the child column fields that you want to see. If they are not checked off, the value will not be shown. This can help you clean up the page and identify data faster.

NOTE The number of issues at the top of the Main Menu list indicates the number of issues listed that currently match the specified filter. However, all children will be listed under a parent for this option (assuming permissions). If the child issue does not match the current filter, the issue will be listed in a lighter gray font, rather than the normal black.

Add space between details for each row: This checkbox simply allows you to display a space between each row on the Main Menu.

Remove full width setting of main tables: This removes the 100% width setting and lets the browser determine the width of the table as per the contents.

Default Column Width: Set the general width for columns. The default width for FIT tables is 10%. You may set to any css width value (px/%/em) or "auto" to use browser defaults.

Fixed Layout: A fixed table layout will stop the browser from adding extra space to columns that do not fit in the set width. Any overflow text will not be seen.