Column Operations

Rename Columns

Right-click column headers to rename columns. Required columns (Tape, Start, End) cannot be renamed.

Duplicate Columns

Create copies of columns with new names. Useful for creating variations or backups of column data.

Delete Columns

Remove columns you no longer need. Required columns are protected from deletion.

Copy Column Data

Copy data from one column to another. You can optionally copy only to selected rows.

Column Visibility

Toggle which columns are displayed using the column visibility popover (click the filter icon in the header bar, or press Cmd+Shift+C). The popover includes a search field for quickly finding columns.

Column Views

Views save both which columns are visible and their display order. When you apply a view, both the column selection and the column arrangement are restored exactly as they were saved.

Built-in views like “Minimal” show the most important ALE columns in a sensible default order. You can also create custom views from your current column selection and ordering, rename them, update them, or delete them via the context menu.

Default Column Order

When opening a file, columns are automatically ordered with the most commonly used columns first: Name, Duration, Start, End, Tape, Source File, Clip, Tracks, FPS, Scene/Scene_Name, Shot, Take/Take_Name, Reel_Name, and Camera_ID. Remaining columns follow in their original file order.

Column Sorting

Click column headers to sort data ascending or descending. Click again to reverse the sort order.

To set the default sort for newly opened documents, see Settings Dialog.

Column Resizing

Drag column borders to adjust column widths to fit your content.

Column Reordering

Drag column headers to reorder columns and organize your table layout. Your custom order is preserved while working with the document. To keep an arrangement permanently, save it as a view.

See also: Data Editing and Row Operations.