Hi all, I tried to use a local definition of the COLUMNS property and have a "private" (that is, not exported to PDF) view of the time spent on something, something like this:
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*- #+TITLE: Test local columns #+COLUMNS: %40ITEM(Item) %13Effort(Effort){:} #+BEGIN: columnview :id global :maxlevel 1 :skip-empty-rows t | Item | Effort | Spent | |-------------+--------+-------| | Preliminary | 1:00 | | #+END: * Preliminary :PROPERTIES: :Effort: 1:00 :END: :LOGBOOK: CLOCK: [2018-11-16 fri 09:40]--[2018-11-16 fri 10:00] => 0:20 :END: * Soon :PROPERTIES: :Effort: 1:00 :END: :LOGBOOK: CLOCK: [2018-11-16 fri 11:00]--[2018-11-16 fri 12:00] => 1:00 :END: #+BEGIN: columnview :id local :indent t :skip-empty-rows t | Item | Effort | |------+--------| | Soon | 1:00 | #+END: * COMMENT Work :PROPERTIES: :COLUMNS: %40ITEM(Item) %13Effort(Effort){:} %CLOCKSUM(Spent) :END: #+BEGIN: clocktable :scope file :maxlevel 2 #+END: #+BEGIN: columnview :id global :indent t :skip-empty-rows t | Item | Effort | |-------------+--------| | Preliminary | 1:00 | | Soon | 1:00 | #+END: The local property in the "Work" node is honored by org-columns (C-c C-x C-c), -- nickname: Lele Gaifax | Quando vivrò di quello che ho pensato ieri real: Emanuele Gaifas | comincerò ad aver paura di chi mi copia. l...@metapensiero.it | -- Fortunato Depero, 1929.