Customizing Columns in the Materials Table
🧮 Customizing Columns in the Materials Table
Overview
Ontraccr gives you full control over what data appears in your materials table. With the Columns configuration tool, you can show or hide fields to match your workflow — whether you're focused on cost tracking, quoting, or inventory.
This article explains how to customize the columns visible in your Materials Page view.
🛠 How to Access the Columns Tool
- Navigate to the Materials Page.
- In the top-right corner, click the “Columns” button (gear or dropdown icon).
✅ Available Columns You Can Toggle
You can turn each of the following columns on or off:
📄 Basic Info
- ID – Internal system ID
- Description – Item summary
- Part Number – Your unique product code
- Supplier – Vendor or manufacturer
💰 Cost & Pricing
- Material Cost
- Material Markup
- Material Price
- Labor Cost
- Labor Markup
- Labor Price
📦 Inventory Tracking
- Quantity
- Quantity Allocated
- Quantity Available
- Threshold
- Locations
📏 Units & Codes
- Unit Type
- Cost Code
📌 Tip: You can hide unused fields to streamline your view for estimating, procurement, or job costing.
🧠 Real Use Cases
- Estimating team: Hide internal cost data, show only prices and descriptions.
- Procurement team: Show suppliers, costs, quantities, and thresholds.
- Operations manager: Include labor pricing, quantity available, and cost codes.
📝 Column Settings Are Per-User
Changes you make to your column view are specific to your login:
- Other users in your account will have their own settings.
- Great for teams that need different views of the same data.