Column menu in EJ2 JavaScript Gantt control

2 May 202319 minutes to read

The column menu has options to integrate features like sorting, filtering, and autofit. It will show a menu with the integrated feature when users click the Multiple icon of the column. To enable the column menu, you should set the showColumnMenu property to true.

The default items are displayed in the following table:

Item	Description
`SortAscending`	Sort the current column in ascending order.
`SortDescending`	Sort the current column in descending order.
`AutoFit`	Auto fit the current column.
`AutoFitAll`	Auto fit all columns.
`Filter`	Show the filter option as given in the `filterSettings.type` property.

index.js
index.html
ej.gantt.Gantt.Inject(ej.gantt.Filter, ej.gantt.Sort, ej.gantt.Resize);

var GanttData = [
    {
        TaskID: 1,
        TaskName: 'Project initiation',
        StartDate: new Date('04/02/2019'),
        EndDate: new Date('04/21/2019'),
        subtasks: [
            {TaskID: 2, TaskName: 'Identify site location', StartDate: new Date('04/02/2019'), Duration: 0,Progress: 50, resources: [1]},
            {TaskID: 3, TaskName: 'Perform soil test', StartDate: new Date('04/02/2019'), Duration: 4, Predecessor: '2',Progress: 50, resources: [2, 3, 5]},
            {TaskID: 4, TaskName: 'Soil test approval', StartDate: new Date('04/02/2019'), Duration: 0, Predecessor: '3', Progress: 50 },
        ]
    },
    {
        TaskID: 5,
        TaskName: 'Project estimation',
        StartDate: new Date('04/02/2019'),
        EndDate: new Date('04/21/2019'),
        subtasks: [
            {TaskID: 6, TaskName: 'Develop floor plan for estimation', StartDate: new Date('04/04/2019'),Duration: 3, Predecessor: '4', Progress: 50, resources: [4]},
            {TaskID: 7, TaskName: 'List materials', StartDate: new Date('04/04/2019'),Duration: 3, Predecessor: '6', resources: [4, 8],Progress: 50},
            {TaskID: 8, TaskName: 'Estimation approval', StartDate: new Date('04/04/2019'),Duration: 0, Predecessor: '7', resources: [12, 5]
            }
        ]
    }]

var ganttChart = new ej.gantt.Gantt({
         dataSource: GanttData,
		 showColumnMenu:true,
		 allowResizing: true,
		 allowFiltering: true,
         allowSorting: true,
		 splitterSettings:{
		  position:'100%'
		},
         taskFields: {
            id: 'TaskID',
            name: 'TaskName',
		    startDate: 'StartDate',
            duration: 'Duration',
            progress: 'Progress',
			child: 'subtasks',
        },
		height:'450px'
});
ganttChart.appendTo('#Gantt');
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
    <title>EJ2 Gantt</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Gantt Controls">
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
	<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.2.2/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
    
    
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.2.2/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="es5-datasource.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>


<body>
    
    
    <div id="container">
        <div id="Gantt"></div>        
    </div>
<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
  ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}   
      </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>

You can disable the column menu for a particular column by setting the columns.showColumnMenu to false.

During the resizing action, the gantt component triggers the below two events.

The columnMenuOpen event triggers before the column menu opens.
The columnMenuClick event triggers when the user clicks the column menu of the gantt.

index.js
index.html
ej.gantt.Gantt.Inject(ej.gantt.Filter, ej.gantt.Sort, ej.gantt.Resize);
var ganttChart = new ej.gantt.Gantt({
        dataSource: GanttData,
		height:'450px',
        showColumnMenu: true,
        allowFiltering: true,
        allowResizing: true,
        allowSorting: true,
		taskFields: {
            id: 'TaskID',
            name: 'TaskName',
            startDate: 'StartDate',
			duration: 'Duration',
            progress: 'Progress',
			child: 'subtasks'
        },
        splitterSettings: {
            position: '100%'
        },
     columnMenuOpen: function() {
            alert('columnMenuOpen event is Triggered');
        },
    columnMenuClick: function() {
            alert('columnMenuClick event is Triggered');
        },
    columns: [
        { field: 'TaskID', headerText: 'Task ID' },
        { field: 'Progress', headerText: 'Progress' },
        { field: 'TaskName', headerText: 'Task Name' },
        { field: 'StartDate', headerText: 'Start Date' },
        { field: 'Duration', headerText: 'Duration' }
    ],
});
ganttChart.appendTo('#Gantt');
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
     <title>EJ2 Gantt</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Gantt Controls">
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
	<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.2.2/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
    
    
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.2.2/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="es5-datasource.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
       
     
    <div id="container">
        <div id="Gantt"></div>
    </div>


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
  ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}   
      </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>

Custom column menu items can be added by defining the columnMenuItems. Actions for this customized items can be defined in the columnMenuClick event.

index.js
index.html
ej.gantt.Gantt.Inject(ej.gantt.Filter, ej.gantt.Sort, ej.gantt.Resize);
var ganttChart = new ej.gantt.Gantt({
        dataSource: GanttData,
		height:'450px',
        showColumnMenu: true,
        allowFiltering: true,
        allowResizing: true,
        allowSorting: true,
		taskFields: {
            id: 'TaskID',
            name: 'TaskName',
            startDate: 'StartDate',
			duration: 'Duration',
            progress: 'Progress',
			child: 'subtasks'
        },
        columnMenuItems:[{text:'Clear Sorting', id:'ganttclearsorting'}],
        columnMenuClick: function(args){
            if(args.item.id === 'ganttclearsorting'){
                ganttChart.clearSorting();
            }
        },
        splitterSettings: {
            position: '75%'
        },
        sortSettings:{
            columns:[{direction: "Ascending", field: "TaskID"}]
        },
        columns: [
            { field: 'TaskID', headerText: 'Task ID' },
            { field: 'Progress', headerText: 'Progress' },
            { field: 'TaskName', headerText: 'Task Name' },
            { field: 'StartDate', headerText: 'Start Date' },
            { field: 'Duration', headerText: 'Duration' }
        ],
});
ganttChart.appendTo('#Gantt');
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
     <title>EJ2 Gantt</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Gantt Controls">
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
	<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.2.2/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
    
    
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.2.2/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="es5-datasource.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
       
     
    <div id="container">
        <div id="Gantt"></div>
    </div>


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
  ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}   
      </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>

Sometimes, you have a scenario that to hide an item from column menu for particular columns. In that case, you need to define the columnMenuOpenEventArgs.hide as true in the columnMenuOpen event.

The following sample, Filter item was hidden in column menu when opens for the Task Name column.

index.js
index.html
ej.gantt.Gantt.Inject(ej.gantt.Filter, ej.gantt.Sort, ej.gantt.Resize);
var ganttChart = new ej.gantt.Gantt({
        dataSource: GanttData,
		height:'450px',
        showColumnMenu: true,
        allowFiltering: true,
        allowResizing: true,
        allowSorting: true,
		taskFields: {
            id: 'TaskID',
            name: 'TaskName',
            startDate: 'StartDate',
			duration: 'Duration',
            progress: 'Progress',
			child: 'subtasks'
        },
        splitterSettings: {
            position: '100%'
        },
    columns: [
        { field: 'TaskID', headerText: 'Task ID' },
        { field: 'Progress', headerText: 'Progress' },
        { field: 'TaskName', headerText: 'Task Name' },
        { field: 'StartDate', headerText: 'Start Date' },
        { field: 'Duration', headerText: 'Duration' }
    ],
     columnMenuOpen: function (args) {
        for (var item of args.items) {
            if (item.text === 'Filter' && args.column.field === 'TaskName') {
                item.hide = true;
            } else {
                item.hide = false;
            }
        }
    },
});

ganttChart.appendTo('#Gantt');
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
     <title>EJ2 Gantt</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Gantt Controls">
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
	<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.2.2/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
    
    
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.2.2/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="es5-datasource.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
       
     
    <div id="container">
        <div id="Gantt"></div>
    </div>


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
  ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}   
      </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>

Column menu in EJ2 JavaScript Gantt control

Column menu events

Custom Column Menu Item

Customize menu items for particular columns