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# Expandable Table Columns

The information you need on an asset is not the same as what the next team needs. One group works with serial numbers, another with CPU specifications, internal references or contract numbers.

With Expandable Table Columns, you can show this organization-specific asset information as its own column in the inventory table. Instead of opening each asset individually or scanning a combined metadata field, your team sees the relevant value directly in the list.

## Configure a column

You set this up centrally under **Settings → Portal Settings → Expandable table columns**.

1. Select the table that should be extended.
2. Enter the name of the custom asset information you want to display.
3. Add it as a column.

The column name is matched against the additional information stored on your assets. Wherever a matching value exists, it appears in the inventory table.

Typical examples are serial numbers, CPU specifications, internal identifiers, contract references and organization-specific classifications.

## Available across the tenant, chosen per user

Once you have configured a column, it becomes available to everyone in the tenant.

It is not switched on automatically in every personal view. Each user decides whether to display it and can include it in their own saved table views. The configuration stays centrally managed, while people adapt the inventory view to their own responsibilities.

## Included in exports

Expandable columns are part of the inventory export. You can continue working with the values in spreadsheet tools and use them for reporting or further processing.

## What this currently covers

Expandable Table Columns are available for the **inventory table** and support custom information defined directly on assets.

Filtering and grouping by these columns is not yet possible inside the inventory view. The values are included in exported data, so you can filter them there.


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