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title: "Showing List Index Position in Ontraccr Boards"
url: "https://help.ontraccr.com/en/article/showing-list-index-position-in-ontraccr-boards"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2025-05-27T10:03:02.531Z"
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# Showing List Index Position in Ontraccr Boards

## 🧮 **Showing List Index Position in Ontraccr Boards**  
 

### **Overview**

In **List View**, you can enable index numbers to show the **position of each card** in its status column. This helps with **ordering, prioritizing, and tracking** cards in workflows where sequence matters — such as queues, ranking systems, or task checklists.

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## 🎯 **Why Use Index Positioning?**

Showing list index positions is helpful when:

-   You want to know the **exact order** of cards within a status
-   You need a **ranked workflow** (e.g., first-in-first-out, priority queues)
-   You want a **quick visual reference** in List View
-   You’re reviewing task progress or service queues by sequence

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## 🧩 **How to Enable List Index Positioning**

1.  Open your board and click the **⚙️ Settings icon**.
2.  In the **Details** tab, check the box for **“Show List Index Position.”**
3.  Click **Submit**.

✅ Cards in List View will now display an index number based on their order in each column.

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## 📋 **Where Index Numbers Appear**

-   Visible **only in List View**
-   Displayed to the left or top of each card, showing position in the current column
-   Automatically updates as cards are **reordered or moved**

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## ✅ **Example Use Cases**

| Use Case | Why It Helps |
| --- | --- |
| Field service scheduling | View task priority by order in queue |
| Estimating request triage | Quickly see which requests are next |
| HR candidate review | Rank top applicants in each stage |
| Procurement approvals | Track oldest to newest POs needing approval |

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## 🧠 **Tips & Edge Cases**

-   This feature is **only visible in List View**, not Card or Timeline views
-   Use it to **spot bottlenecks** or determine which cards have been sitting longest
-   Combine with **Time in Status** (see Sort options) for even deeper insights
-   Ideal for **task-focused teams** or high-volume queues