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Status Under review
Workspace Apptio
Created by Guest
Created on Dec 8, 2023

Permit defining default width of table fields in Ad Hoc Component Configuration

As a TBMA, I would like greater control over defining the column width of fields I add to a table and have the width persist when time options (eg Months Year to Date, Current Month, Year to Date) and/or other fields are added as row/column fields.

Today, I can work directly with the table and define a column width.

https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/APPTIO/MessageImages/e9678b3f46004ce6b0b3d1d28e34030f.png

....but when I activate a time option (eg Current Month), the widths are set to a much larger width (even higher than the default width of when the fields were originally added).

https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/APPTIO/MessageImages/39dd69c60fec417899a6420eb2037924.png

Default width of columns appears to be "100".

https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/APPTIO/MessageImages/090ec4504223470a8cdf40bb3d5ece1b.png

Width of the the column after applying a time option grows to "166"!

https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/APPTIO/MessageImages/2de2bfd461534b42ae732419aed1d919.png

I propose adding a mouse-context menu from the Ad Hoc Component Configuration with option to define a width for fields in Rows or Values. Such a setting would override the default width for the field so any display of that field would be within expectations and avoid having to revise the report for each future time period or other scenario causing the field's width to be reset.

https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/APPTIO/UploadedImages/R2dH2h6rTeqFWmqMjYzs_2023-12-08_12-57-32.png

  • ADMIN RESPONSE
    Dec 9, 2024

    Adding to the product roadmap.  We will address this request as part of the UX Modernization effort in 2024.