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The <span class="keyword wintitle">Configure Columns</span> dialog box lets you configure the columns in the Assembly and BOM panes.</span>




<p>To display this dialog box, click 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Configure Columns</span>
 
<img class="image" src="../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSTreeColumns.png"/> 

in the Assembly or Collaboration pane toolbar, or click
 


<span class="ph uicontrol">Configure BOM Columns</span>

 
<img class="image" src="../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSTreeColumns.png"/> 

in the BOM pane toolbar.


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<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" class="table" frame="void" border="1" rules="all"><thead class="thead" align="left"><tr class="row"><th class="entry" valign="top" id="d48973e32">Command Name / Icon</th>
<th class="entry" valign="top" id="d48973e34">Description</th>
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<tbody class="tbody"><tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d48973e32 "><span class="ph uicontrol">Multi columns</span></td>
<td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d48973e34 ">(Assembly pane only.) Lets you select multiple columns to display in the Assembly pane. By default, only actor names are displayed.</td>
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<span class="ph uicontrol">Available properties</span>
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<td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d48973e34 ">Specifies which properties you can select:
<ul class="ul"><li class="li">
<span class="ph uicontrol">Properties</span> - Lists Composer properties, such as color and opacity.</li>
<li class="li">
<span class="ph uicontrol">Meta-Properties</span> - Lists CAD and user-defined properties.</li>
<li class="li">
<span class="ph uicontrol">Evaluated Properties</span> (BOM tree only) - Lists computed values, such as 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Qty (Bom.quantity)</span>.</li>
</ul>
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<tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d48973e32 "><span class="ph uicontrol">Move Down</span> <img class="image" src="../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSButtonMoveDown.png"/></td>
<td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d48973e34 ">Moves the selected property down in the list, which moves the corresponding column to the right.</td>
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<tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d48973e32 "><span class="ph uicontrol">Move Up</span> <img class="image" src="../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSButtonMoveUp.png"/></td>
<td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d48973e34 ">Moves the selected property up in the list, which moves the corresponding column to the left.</td>
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<tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d48973e32 "><span class="ph uicontrol">Rename</span> <img class="image" src="../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSButtonRename.png"/></td>
<td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d48973e34 ">Renames a column. To rename a column, select a column, click the button, and type a new name.
<p><span class="run-in">Tip:
		</span> You can also rename a column by selecting the property and pressing 
<span class="ph uicontrol">F2</span>.</p>
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<tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d48973e32 "><br/><img class="image" src="../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSButtonAdd.png"/><br/></td>
<td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d48973e34 ">Adds displayed columns by moving the properties selected under 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Available properties</span> to 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Displayed properties</span>.</td>
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<tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d48973e32 "><br/><img class="image" src="../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSButtonRemove.png"/><br/></td>
<td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d48973e34 ">Removes displayed columns by moving the properties selected under 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Displayed properties</span> to 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Available properties</span>.</td>
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<tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d48973e32 "><span class="ph uicontrol">Display common root</span></td>
<td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d48973e34 ">(Available for BOM tree only. Applicable to string properties and meta-properties only.) Displays the shared initial string, if any, when multiple actors have the same BOM ID.
For example, if 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Bolt_1</span>, 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Bolt_2</span>, and 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Bolt_3</span> have the same BOM ID, the 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Name (Actor.Name)</span> property displays 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Bolt_</span>. When the option is cleared, 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Name (Actor.Name)</span> has no value.
<p>Note:
    	 This option is not global for all columns. Set this option for each column whose corresponding property supports it.
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<tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d48973e32 "><span class="ph uicontrol">Load</span></td>
<td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d48973e34 "><p>Loads a Composer tree configuration (<span class="ph filepath">.smgTreeConfig</span>) file, which contains column configuration information.</p></td>
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<tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d48973e32 "><span class="ph uicontrol">Save</span></td>
<td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d48973e34 "><p>Saves the column configuration as a Composer tree configuration (<span class="ph filepath">.smgTreeConfig</span>) file.</p></td>
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<tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d48973e32 "><span class="ph uicontrol">Set as Default</span></td>
<td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d48973e34 "><p>Sets the current column configuration as the default for new documents.
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