Default project columns

The following columns are available in all projects by default. All project members can access default columns.

Column name	Type	Description	Activated by default?
Assigned to/Assign tag	People	Used to assign items to users in the schedule and backlog.	Yes
Board Column	Drop list multiple choices	Column that the item is in on the sprint board.	No
Board Lane	Text	Lane that the item is in on the sprint board.	No
Category	Drop list single choice	Example of how a single choice drop list can be used to tag items to a specific feature area or defect type. Values: Requirement, Enhancements, Technology upgrade, Bug (A), Bug (B), Bug (C), Bug (D).	No
Committed to		On committed items, sprint the item is committed to.
Confidence	Drop list single choice	Standard confidence drop list. Often used to signify confidence in estimation and/or amount of unknowns contained within the item. Values: High confidence, Medium confidence, Low confidence.	No
Database ID	Number	Unique ID for the item in the entire database.	No
Duration		Duration of a scheduled task or sprint in days. Gantt mode only.
Estimated days	Number with decimals	Team estimate of the item size in ideal working days.	No
Finish		Visible in the Gantt mode only. Shows the end date of a scheduled task or sprint, or the set date for a release or milestone item.
Hyperlink	Text	Text field with hyperlink functionality. Often used to link to information outside of Helix Plan.	No
ID	Number	Item ID only unique within the project.
Last commented on	Date	Name of the user who last commented on the item.	No
Last updated by	Drop list single choice	Name of the user who last updated (edited) the item.	No
Last updated on	Date	Date and time when the item was last updated.	No
Linked to item	Text	Used to create bidirectional links between items in the same database.	No
Originally created by	Drop list single choice	Name of the user who created the item.	No
Originally created on	Date	Date and time when the item was created.	No
Pipeline or Workflow	Drop list single choice	Name of the pipeline or workflow set on the item.	No
Points	Number	Team estimate of the item size in story points.	No
Product backlog priority		Priority column used for backlog items.
Release tag	Drop list multiple choices	Shows which releases the item is tagged to.	Yes
Risk	Drop list single choice	Standardised risk drop list. Often used to signify the amount of risk the team is taking on by working on the item.	No
Sprint priority	Drop list single choice	Priority column used for sprint backlog items. Values: Very high priority, High priority, Medium priority, Low priority, Very low priority.	Yes
Start		Visible in the Gantt mode only. Shows the start date of a scheduled task or sprint.
Status		Item status, can be either standard status or workflow status.
Sub project path	Text	The hierarchical path to the item. Shown when the hierarchy tree view is not visible (e.g in reports etc.).	No
User story	Multi-line text	Multiline text field used for entering user stories on items. Only visible on items tagged as user stories. Edited in the Activity Details window.	Yes
Watch	People	Users who receive email when an item changes. Email must be configured on the Helix Plan Server and an email address must be set in the user's account to receive emails.	No
WBS		Position of the item in the backlog hierarchy.