To work with columns in the Data Manager

You can sort columns or arrange them in order to reduce the amount of scrolling required to view or edit values in the data table. You can also freeze columns so they do not move as you scroll in the data table, or hide columns you do not want to view.

The display and order of columns in the data table for any data view are saved to a project-specific Data Manager Settings (DMS) file.

After the display or order of the columns for a project is set, a file with the name <project name>.dms is created in the following folder: \Documents and Settings\<user profile>\Application Data\Autodesk\<product name>\<product version>\<language>\Support\PnPProjects. The variable <project name> is the name of the project file that is opened in the Project Manager.

To sort columns in ascending or descending order

1. On the ribbon, click Home tab Project panel Data Manager.
2. In the Data Manager, in the drop-down list, click the appropriate data view.
3. In the tree view, click the node you want to display.
4. In the data table, click a column header to change the sort order.

1. On the ribbon, click Home tab Project panel Data Manager.
2. In the Data Manager, in the drop-down list, click the appropriate data view.
3. In the tree view, click the node you want to display.
4. In the data table, right-click the header of the column to freeze. Click Freeze.
   Note:

   When you freeze a column, the column and all columns to the left of it in the data table hold their position when scrolling. You can unfreeze a column by right-clicking its header and clicking Unfreeze.

To hide or show a column in the data table

1. On the ribbon, click Home tab Project panel Data Manager.
2. In the Data Manager, in the drop-down list, click the appropriate data view.
3. In the tree view, click the node you want to display.
4. In the data table, right-click the header of the column to hide. Click Hide.
5. To display hidden columns, right-click any column header and click Unhide.

To resize a column in the data table

1. On the ribbon, click Home tab Project panel Data Manager.
2. In the Data Manager, in the drop-down list, click the appropriate data view.
3. In the tree view, click the node you want to display.
4. In the data table column header, place your cursor over the separation line between two columns.
5. Drag the separation line to change the column width.

To rearrange column order in the data table

1. On the ribbon, click Home tab Project panel Data Manager.
2. In the Data Manager, in the drop-down list, click the appropriate data view.
3. In the tree view, click the node you want to display.
4. In the data table, click the column header of the column to move and drag it right or left to a new location.
   Note: When you close AutoCAD Plant 3D, the column order you specify in this procedure is written to the <project name>.dms file, which is saved in the PnPProjects folder. The PnPProjects folder is located under the folder \Documents and Settings\<user profile>\Application Data\Autodesk\<product name>\<product version>\<language>\Support.

To copy column order for a project on another workstation

1. In Windows Explorer, browse to the following folder: \Documents and Settings\<user profile>\Application Data\Autodesk\<product name>\<product version>\language\Support\PnPProjects.
2. Locate the file <project name>.dms and copy it to a shared folder on the network.
3. In Windows Explorer, on the workstation where you want to copy the column order, browse to the shared network folder and copy the file.
4. On the workstation where you want to copy the column order, browse to the following folder: \Documents and Settings\<user profile>\Application Data\Autodesk\<product name>\<product version>\<language>\Support\PnPProjects. Paste the <project name>.dms file into the folder.

To revert to the default data table column order

1. On the ribbon, click Home tab Project panel Data Manager.
2. In the Data Manager, in the drop-down list, click the appropriate data view.
3. In the tree view, right-click a node whose data table column order you want to reset, and do one of the following:
   • To reset the data table column order for only a selected node, click Reset Node Column Order.
   • To reset the data table column order for a selected node and all child nodes, click Reset All Child Node Column Orders.