Saving Column Widths of the View in App Settings

Article Number:040611

You can adjust the column widths of fields in a view by dragging the right border of a field on the "View" screen.
Dragging the right border of a field You can save the adjusted column widths in the App Settings.
When you adjust and save the column widths for a view, the adjusted column widths are applied also to other users when they use the view.

If users have individually adjusted the column widths, the column widths set by individual users take precedence.
Procedure for Individual Users to Adjust Column Widths in a View

Steps

This section explains the steps to adjust the column widths and save them in the App Settings.

  1. Open the "View" screen and drag the right border of a field whose column width you want to adjust.
    Dragging the right border of a field

  2. Click the Change app settings icon (the down arrow to the right of the App Settings icon), then select Save Current Column Widths.
    The down arrow on the right side of the "App Settings" icon

  3. When the Save Current Column Widths in App Settings dialog appears, Click Acknowledge & Continue.
    When you click Acknowledge & Continue, the "View" screen in App Settings opens and the Column Width Settings dialog appears. The column widths of fields displayed in the view are automatically entered in the Column width (px) input fields. The "Acknowledge & Continue" button

  4. In the Column Width Settings dialog, click Save.
    The "Save" button on the "Column Width Settings" dialog

  5. Click Save on the upper left side of the setting screen for views. The "Save" button at the upper left of a view's settings screen

  6. Click Update App on the upper right side of the screen. The "Update App" button

  7. On the confirmation dialog, click Update App.

The view with adjusted column widths is saved in the App Settings.
The adjusted column widths are applied also to other users when they use the view.

Even after the adjusted column widths for a view are saved in the app settings, individual users can adjust the column widths to their preference. The column widths adjusted by individual users are preserved based on the combination of a login user and Web browser.
Procedure for Individual Users to Adjust Column Widths in a View

When a user clicks Reset Column Widths after adjusting the column widths to their preference, the column widths are changed back to those saved in the App Settings.

Adjusting column widths on the view setting screen

It is also possible to check and adjust column widths of fields on the view setting screen.

  1. Click the Change app settings icon (the down arrow) to the right of the App Settings icon (the gear-shaped icon at the upper right of the "View" screen), then select Open Settings of This View.

  2. Open Column Width Settings from the Options icon at the right of the Visible Fields and Column Order section. The "Column Width Settings" icon selectable from the "Options" icon

  3. Check or change the values in the Column width (px) input fields.

Clearing the settings and restoring the column widths to their original state

If the column widths for a view have never been saved in the App Settings, no values are specified in the Column width (px) input fields for the view.
Also, if you clear all the values entered in the input fields and save the settings, the column width settings are cleared. You will then see the column widths automatically adjusted by your web browser. The "Column Width Settings" dialog