{"revision":"c10276e953456835cdbb1f3a60d58ae1980be353","document":{"id":27411,"path":"it-business-management/project-management/add-display-column.md","title":"Add a custom column to the planning console","bundle":null,"doc_type":null,"release":"australia","body":"\n# Add a custom column to the planning console\n\nDefine the columns that you want to make available in the project planning console, portfolio workbench, program workbench, and the release management Gantt chart.\n\n## Before you begin\n\nRole required: it\\_pps\\_admin\n\n## Procedure\n\n1.  Navigate to **All** &gt; **Project Administration** &gt; **Settings** &gt; **Planning Console**.\n\n2.  Add a custom display column for planning console.\n\n    1.  In the Planning Console list, select a console to which you want to add the custom column.\n\n        For example, select `Project[pm_project]` to add a column to the project planning console.\n\n    2.  To create a display column for the selected console, select **New** in the **Planning Console Display Column** related list.\n\n    3.  On the Planning Console Display Column form, fill in the fields.\n\n<table id=\"table_irt_mrm_rx\"><thead><tr><th>\n\nField\n\n</th><th>\n\nDescription\n\n</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>\n\nLabel\n\n</td><td>\n\nLabel for the column to be displayed in the planning console.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nType\n\n</td><td>\n\nData type of the column.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nJSON Column\n\n</td><td>\n\nThe JSON column name used internally by the Gantt chart when data is sent. **Note:** Leave blank. This field is auto-populated when you add a column for the display column in step 3.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nOrder\n\n</td><td>\n\nPosition at which the column appears in the planning console.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nInclude in Tooltip\n\n</td><td>\n\nCheck box for the column to be shown in tooltip in timeline in the planning console.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nWidth\n\n</td><td>\n\nDefault width of the column in planning console.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nFire BR on Save\n\n</td><td>\n\nOption if the business rules should be triggered when the column is modified in the planning console.**Note:** The field is not visible on the form by default. Configure the form to add this field.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nTrigger recalculation\n\n</td><td>\n\nOption if the recalculation of date and duration should be triggered when the column is modified in the planning console.**Note:** The field is not visible on the form by default. Configure the form to add this field.\n\n</td></tr></tbody>\n</table>    4.  Select **Submit**.\n\n    The column is added in the `Planning Console Display Column [pm_console_display_column]` table.\n\n3.  Map the planning console display column created in step 2 to a column in a table defined in `Planning Console Table [pm_console_table]`.\n\n    1.  In the **Planning Console Display Column** related list, open the display column record.\n\n    2.  To create a record of actual column in the `Planning Console Column [pm_console_column]` table, select **New** in **Planning Console Columns** related list.\n\n    3.  On the Planning Console Column form, fill in the fields.\n\n<table><thead><tr><th>\n\nField\n\n</th><th>\n\nDescription\n\n</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>\n\nDisplay Column\n\n</td><td>\n\nDisplay column created in the Planning Console Display Column `[pm_console_display_column]` table.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nConsole Table\n\n</td><td>\n\nConsole table to be mapped to the display column.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nTable\n\n</td><td>\n\nActual table from where the data is pulled in the display column. The field is auto-populated when you select a Console Table.For example, select a table from `[pm_project]` or `[pm_project_task]` for a display column added in the Project planning console `Project [pm_project]`.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nColumn\n\n</td><td>\n\nActual column in the **Table** from where data comes for the display column.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nEditable\n\n</td><td>\n\nCheck box to make the column editable in the planning console.\n\n</td></tr></tbody>\n</table>    4.  Select **Submit**.\n\n\n## Result\n\nThe display column appears in the column filter list \\(\\[Omitted image \"filter\\_icon.png\"\\] Alt text: Filter icon\\) in the planning console.\n\n**Parent Topic:**[Custom columns in the planning console](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-management/custom-columns-planning-console.md)\n\n**Related topics**  \n\n\n[Using Planning console - Legacy](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-management/c_TheProjectPlanningConsole.md)\n\n"}}