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Change the Column Layout

You can change the column layout by adding columns or removing the columns displayed, and by changing the sort order of the columns.

Add and Remove Columns

You can add or remove columns from a page using the Configure: List Column Layout page. Use the Layout section of the page to add and remove columns.

The Selected Columns field lists the names of the columns that appear on the page portlet by default. The Available Columns field lists the names of additional columns that you can add to the page or portlet. Available columns are those fields that are included with CA Clarity PPM out of the box but that are not used as defaults, and those custom-made by your CA Clarity PPM administrator.

To add or remove columns from display

1. On the list page you want to configure, click the Actions menu and choose Configure.

   The Configure: List Column Layout page appears.

2. Do one or both of the following:
   • To add an available column, select the name of the column you want to add in the Available Columns field and click the Move Right (right arrow) icon to move it to the Selected Columns field.
   • To remove a column from display, select the name of the column you want to remove in the Selected Columns field and click the Move Left (left arrow) to move it to the Available Columns field.
3. Click Save and Exit to return to the page or portlet you started from, where you can view the changes you made.

Change the Column Sort Order

By default, list pages are configured to display data by object name in ascending order. For example, resources and roles are listed in alphabetical order by resource or role name. Use the sort order option to change the order in which the columns display data. For example, you might want data to be listed by ID rather than by object name.

To change column sort order

1. On the page you want to configure, click the Actions menu and choose Configure.

   The Configure: List Column Layout page appears.

2. In the Column Sorting section of the page, complete the following fields:
   • Next to each Sort By field, choose the name of the column by which you want to sort from the Column drop-down. Do this for each of the fields by which you want to sort. For example, to sort first by ID then by priority, choose "External ID" from the Column drop-down for the First "Sort By" Field, and then choose "Priority" from the Column drop-down for the Second "Sort By" Field.
   • For each Sort By field, select the direction of the sort type. Your choices are "Ascending" and "Descending".
3. Click Save and Exit to return to the page or portlet you started from, where you can view the changes you made.