Clicking + at the bottom of a column to add data is pretty normal and intuitive. Unfortunately the data structure bears no resemblance to the data order one has prescribed in “customize” or the field order on the table on the table.
The same applies just clicking on a task/item to view data. The fields are all over the place.
One thing I can say is that the customize structure is consistent, viewing is not.
Hello @birgli, thanks for the question and explanation of the problem.
This is a bit complicated but I’ll try to explain it.
In the item sidebar (expanded item), the attributes will be in the order in which you added them. But you can easily change that order by drag and drop - just click the attribute you want to move and drag it to its new place.
In the tabs, however, the attributes can take any order you want - and in different tabs, you can have a different order. For example, in my first tab I would need the assignee to be the first column, but in my second tab, I would need the Priority to be my first column. So it depends on your needs, and it’s not fixed. This is because each tab can function as a separate view and deciding on the order of fields in one tab, doesn’t necessarily mean you want it the same way in another tab.
Of course, you can also drag and drop your fields/attributes however you want to create the order you need.
The side bar doesn’t match the order when using customise. It is always the order in which they were created. this does cause issues, particularly for data entry where one expects the fields to take on the order as per customisation.
It is a quirk, be good if it can be ironed out in future iterations.
Yes, I was trying to explain this is how it’s supposed to work. As the sidebar of the item is always going to look the same, no matter where you open it, it’s the same item with the same order of the attributes.
However, each tab is a separate ‘view’ with a different setup. So we can’t really ‘fix’ the order of the attributes and say, it should always be the same for each tab, because the point of the tabs is to be flexible, and that’s why you can customize the order of the attributes in each tab separately.
I guess what I am saying is that it would be good to be able to organise the attributes in the main table.
When getting the side bar, it always reflects the original order of creation. This means if I realise I need another column (or delete and add one), in the side bar it will always go to the end and does not reflect how I customize or sort things (in the main original table).
To be clear, when clicking on any item in a view, it is the side bar one sees in the original order (only showing the fields I have selected. So for data entry or change, a cell is not where I expect things to be.
Yes, I understand, thanks for explaining. I guess the main issue here is that there actually isn’t a ‘main table’ as you mention. Or, the system doesn’t see it that way.
There is a certain order in which attributes are generally displayed. I must say that this exceeds my technical knowledge, but I agree with you that there should be a more logical way of how the fields are ordered.
I’ll make sure to look into this a bit when I have some time and educate myself a bit more from the dev team to understand the logic behind the order.
HI There apologies for reviving a year old post. It would be nice to be able to rearrange attributes maybe in the Folder settings menu. This would be useful even if that setting keeps modal/sidebar view static for all other views.
I have several times had to add a new attribute after the fact. If I want the new attribute to appear near the top of the modal/sidebar popup, I have to delete and recreate all of the lower attributes. If I could simply rearrange the attributes in the Folder settings menu, or even the Board settings menu, that would be very useful. Even if it is static for all views, it is still useful.
Example: I create a folder that will contain a list of tasks. After creating all attributes I decide that I want to add a check box attribute to the task. That check box attribute will be at the bottom in the modal view. If I want to place it on the top, I have to remove and then add all attributes. Just to have the checkbox at or near the top.
The attributes in the modal panel should respond to being rearranged by drag and drop. Newly added attributes always show up at the bottom of the other attributes in the modal side panel, but then you should have the ability to drag and drop them anywhere amongst the other attributes.
Hi @keithrivas, welcome to the community, we are happy to see you here
Thank you for the detailed explanation of the issue you seem to have, however - you can always rearrange the attributes in that specific modal, if you expand the item, you can click and hold onto the attribute itself and move it up and down in order to rearrange the attribute itself. When you set a specific order of attributes in the modal view, the order will be the same for all other items in that same folder. Just as @chrish mentioned in his comment.
