Working with Column Groups and Column Properties
Each of the following kinds of metadata tables has an associated set of column properties and column groups that you can use control the appearance of data in VPE Manager and in aPriori end user tables such as material and machine tables:
• Machine type: See Working with Machine Metadata.
• Material type. See Working with Material Metadata.
• Material stock type: Working with Material Stock Metadata
• Tool shop type. See Working with Tool Shop Metadata.
• Tool material type. See Working with Tool Material Metadata.
• Lookup table definition. See Working with Lookup Tables.
Follow these steps to manage column properties and column groups:
1 Navigate to a type table.
2 Click the 
icon to the left of the table name in the editing pane. The column properties and column groups page appears in a new tab in the editing pane.
icon to the left of the table name in the editing pane. The column properties and column groups page appears in a new tab in the editing pane.
The data table column names appear under Available Fields and Displayed Fields. These are the displayed names that correspond to the metadata table values of Field Name. Only those under Displayed Fields are displayed in VPE Manager and aPriori end user data tables.
To view and modify a column’s properties, select the column name from Available Fields or Displayed Fields. The following fields appear under Column Properties
o Name: value of Field Name for this column.
o Display Name: displayed name of the column.
o Formatter: controls the format of displayed values.
o Parent Group: column group in which this column appears. In VPE Manager tables and aPriori end user tables, column groups can be expanded by clicking the plus sign.
To change which columns are displayed, select a column or group and use the left and right arrows, 
and 
. Note that if you select a group and click the left arrow, all the columns in that group are moved out of Display Fields. Note also that whenever you move a column into Display Fields, you must re-specify its Parent Group.
and . Note that if you select a group and click the left arrow, all the columns in that group are moved out of Display Fields. Note also that whenever you move a column into Display Fields, you must re-specify its Parent Group.To change the order in which columns appear in VPE Manager and aPriori end user tables, select a column or group, and use the up and down arrows, 
and 
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and .Create and delete column groups with 
and 
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and .3 Select Save from the File menu, or click 
in the toolbar, to save your changes.
in the toolbar, to save your changes.