Column types reference
Foundation ships with roughly 17 built-in column types, plus automatic support for any Jira custom field on your site. Each type has its own renderer (how the cell looks) and, where supported, its own inline editor (how you edit it).
Core columns
Section titled “Core columns”| Column | What it shows | Editable |
|---|---|---|
Summary | The issue title with a tree indent, expand/collapse, and optional issue-type icon. Always the first column. | Yes — text |
Status | Category-colored lozenge (To Do / In Progress / Done). | Yes — picks from Jira transitions |
Assignee | Avatar, initials, or name (your choice). | Yes — user search |
Reporter | Same rendering as Assignee. | Yes — user search |
Priority | Jira priority icon plus name. | Yes — dropdown |
Issue Type | Icon plus type name. | Read-only |
Key | Clickable link that opens the issue in Jira. | Read-only |
| Column | What it shows | Editable |
|---|---|---|
Start date | Locale-formatted date. | Yes — calendar |
Due date | Locale-formatted date. | Yes — calendar |
Created | Date with relative time (“3 days ago”). | Read-only |
Updated | Same format as Created. | Read-only |
Planning fields
Section titled “Planning fields”| Column | What it shows | Editable |
|---|---|---|
Sprint | Active sprint name with a state badge. | Yes — dropdown of board sprints |
Story Points | Right-aligned number. | Yes — number input |
Labels | Lozenges, one per label. | Yes — comma-separated input |
Components | Lozenges, project-scoped. | Planned |
Fix versions | Lozenges, project-scoped. | Planned |
Project | Project key and name. | Read-only |
Calculated columns
Section titled “Calculated columns”| Column | What it shows |
|---|---|
Progress | A colored bar plus percentage. Four different calculation modes. See Progress column. |
Custom fields
Section titled “Custom fields”Custom fields from your Jira instance appear automatically once you add them. Foundation detects the type by Jira schema and renders them as:
- Single / multi / radio / checkbox selects — lozenges, editable via dropdown.
- Cascading select — “Parent / Child” text, editable via two-level dropdown.
- Text / number / URL — plain text, clickable link, or right-aligned number.
- Date and date-time — locale-formatted, editable via calendar.
- User and multi-user pickers — avatars, editable via user search.
- Group, version, and multi-version pickers — lozenges with the expected pickers.
Unrecognised custom fields from marketplace apps show their best-effort display value and are read-only.
See Custom fields for the full editing matrix.