Customize Columns for Subtasks in Task View
Matt Langlois
It would be great if in the Task View we could have the ability to customize (globally) the columns that we see next to each task.
By default it is Assignees, Priority, and Due Date, with an option to manually add in columns, but that doesn't translate globally.
I think a separate global setting for this would be a great addition as a lot of us are looking at start date and due date, not just due date.
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Melanie Brook
I wish we could change the default subtask columns to assignee, due date, and time estimate. We only ever use priority on the parent task level so we don't need it on the subtask level and we can't live without time estimate. It's annoying to have to change this on every project we set up.
Jaco
2025: Still no relevant update. Do you still need 1000 votes for this or is it time to move away?
Lily Chan
Merged in a post:
Global view template for subtasks
Yavor Stoychev
Yavor Stoychev
Lily Chan, I apologise for the late reply. I confirm, the fields/columns in the subtask shall often differ from the ones we are using in the parent task, e.g. some custom fields appearing in the parent task are not necessary to be viewed in the subtask. Our objective is to have a way to "set" which columns are always displayed in the subtasks in a certain list and/or space, i.e. a template for subtasks regarding columns.
Our best case scenario is to have control over:
1) default columns viewed in subtasks, including newly created ones
2) "inheriting" variables of custom fields from parent task by subtasks, e.g. the custom field Client Code
3) Parent task due date automatically changes to the soonest due date of the subtasks, e.g. three subtasks having due dates 10 January, 20 January, 30 January, when you close the one with due date 10 January, to have the parent task's due date to automatically change to the nearest subtask due date, i.e. 20 January.
Lily Chan
Yavor Stoychev: Thank you for your thorough explanation. There's an existing feature request for requirement #1 for having different fields/columns for subtasks compared to parent task, so I will merge this request into that one.
For requirement #2 or inheriting fields from parent tasks, can you please vote on this feature request to get the latest updates? https://feedback.clickup.com/feature-requests/p/let-subtasks-inherit-standardcustom-fields-of-parent-tasks
For requirement #3 of parent task dates changing based on subtasks, can you please vote on this feature request to get the latest updates? https://feedback.clickup.com/feature-requests/p/remap-parent-task-dates-based-on-subtasks
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Yavor TEST
Lily Chan, I apologise for the late reply. I confirm, the fields/columns in the subtask shall often differ from the ones we are using in the parent task, e.g. some custom fields appearing in the parent task are not necessary to be viewed in the subtask. Our objective is to have a way to "set" which columns are always displayed in the subtasks in a certain list and/or space, i.e. a template for subtasks regarding columns.
Our best case scenario is to have control over:
1) default columns viewed in subtasks, including newly created ones
2) "inheriting" variables of custom fields from parent task by subtasks, e.g. the custom field Client Code
3) Parent task due date automatically changes to the soonest due date of the subtasks, e.g. three subtasks having due dates 10 January, 20 January, 30 January, when you close the one with due date 10 January, to have the parent task's due date to automatically change to the nearest subtask due date, i.e. 20 January.
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Sam Bearbower
Yes please — this would be a game changer for anyone managing workflows through subtasks. We use subtasks extensively for sequential sales outreach, and rely on fields like Start Date, Date Done, and custom fields like Email Version Sent to track our pipeline.
It’s frustrating that we can’t set a global default view to see these columns consistently across all subtasks in task view. Manually re-adding them each time is tedious and risks important details being missed.
Stanisław Piotrowiak
When constructing atomic tasks for the main task, I have to spend time editing the column view manually each time. When can we expect ClickUp to finally create this feature? Very many users are waiting for it.
Lily Chan
Hi Yavor Stoychev - can you provide an example to help us understand your feature request better?
Yavor Stoychev
Hello Lily Chan, we would like to have a measure of control as to what columns are always shown when subtasks are created under a task, for example: when creating a subtask it will always show the priority, latest comment, specific custom fields and deadline. Please ask me if it is still unclear.
Lily Chan
Yavor Stoychev: Do the fields/columns you want to display for subtasks differ from ones you'd want to see displayed for the parent tasks in that view?
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Heather
Is there an update on this? So much wasted space with the unnecessary columns that don't stay hidden when you remove them. And it's incredibly frustrating to have to hover your mouse over the subtask name when working in a different window. If I could wrap text, I could just follow through all the steps without needing to move my mouse all the time.
Rob Giardina
Extremely annoying when planning a spring using subtasks -- losing a lot of time when doing this repeatedly for 10s of tasks
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