# Group or Pivot on a Custom Column that Is Not a Section

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**Created:** [19 August 2023 00:26 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/group-or-pivot-on-a-custom-column-that-is-not-a-section/512591 "2023-08-19T00:26:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [19 August 2023 00:51 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/group-or-pivot-on-a-custom-column-that-is-not-a-section/512591/2 "2023-08-19T00:51:38Z")

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Welcome, @anon67999919,

Does this help:

> [@Is There Life Beyond "To Do | Doing | Done" Boards? Answer: "Yes!"](https://forum.asana.com/t/is-there-life-beyond-to-do-doing-done-boards-answer-yes/162252):
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> In many Asana client environments I see way too many projects all structured identically with these (or similar) Columns: To Do Doing Done Surely not everything can best be organized identically in this sole manner! There must be a loss of clarity and understanding or a missed opportunity here. Not to mention that, in many cases, Asana’s List View amounts to a better choice than Board View given the use case (see also [People stuck in board view](https://forum.asana.com/t/people-stuck-in-board-view/162119)), and offers more raw power where needed. But …

You can also tweak the idea, perhaps, to accommodate your needs.

That only requires any paid Asana plan (for custom fields).

Also, the new Saved views feature, rolling out now and expected to be available to all by end of this month, could help further:

> [@Surface the most relevant information by saving views for you and your team](https://forum.asana.com/t/surface-the-most-relevant-information-by-saving-views-for-you-and-your-team/489251):
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> Hi Asana Community! I’m Maggie Blackburn, and I’m a Product Marketing Manager at Asana here to share some exciting new product updates with you all. More than ever, it’s critical to deliver projects on time. In order to do that, it’s important to get clarity into what’s happening across team members and also make it simple for them to find what they need. That’s why we’re introducing saved views for projects to help you and your team see what’s most relevant to your work. This feature allows …

Larry

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