With the Add Column batch operation you can add a new column to multiple other boards at once.
This operation will create an entirely new column, configure it if necessary and add it to all of the boards you have selected in the overview table. It is the perfect shortcut for your workflow in monday.com if you want to add a column to many boards at once but don't want to deal with the manual configuration for each board on its own. Using the Add Column operation to batch-add a column can therefore save you a lot of time and effort when working with your boards in monday.com.
As with the other batch operations you can access the Add Column operation in the operations bar by selecting one or more boards from the overview table.
The operations bar will only get displayed if you have boards selected. If you have difficulty finding the operations bar make sure you have ticked off at least one board in the overview table.
Configuration of operation
Select the boards from the table you want to add a new column to by ticking off the checkboxes.
Click on Add Column in the operations bar.
A pop-up window will get opened. Here you can configure the column you want to add to the selected boards. First, enter the column name of the new column. The column will get named like this on all boards it will get added to.
Afterwards, choose the column type of the new column from the dropdown menu. For some column types you can enter an advanced configuration by clicking on Configure column type if the link gets displayed under the dropdown menu. You can find more information about the advanced configuration of the specific columns in the section Configuration of Columns.
Once you have configured the column you want to add, click on Add to add the column to all of the boards you have selected. Make sure to confirm your configuration before you add the column.
If you have accidentally added the wrong column, you can use the Remove Column operation to effortlessly remove the column again from the boards.
Configuration of columns
For some column types there is an advanced configuration of the new column available. It is important to note that this option is not present for all column types. If you can enter an advanced configuration for the column type you have selected in the dropdown menu, a link named Configure column type will get displayed under the dropdown menu.
You can procceed with the advanced configuration of the column by clicking on the link and entering the details in another pop-up window.
For the following columns an advanced configuration is available:
- Status: Select a status in a column.
- Dropdown: Add a dropdown menu in a column to choose from multiple labels.
- Date: Enter a date in a column.
- People: Add a user in a column.
- Numbers: Add a numerical value in a column containing a number.
- Checkbox: Add a checkbox which can get ticked off in a column.
- Priority: Select a priority in a column.
- Timeline: Add a timeline in a column.
- Label: Add a label in a column.
For the following columns no advanced configuration is available:
- Text: Add a plaintext column containing a text string.
- Files: Upload files in a column.
- Formula: Enter a formula in a column.
