Completed column is missing in my task list view - checkbox

Question

What I'm trying to accomplish; checkbox that show if a task is "done / finished"

But when I try to edit the library view I only get "% Complete" and not "Completed". Is there some settings I'm missing?

Do I have to create my own site column to get this functionality?

Solution

I found that I'm adding wrong list.

var list = web.Lists;
lists.Add(TasksListNameListName, "", SPListTemplateType.Tasks);

I should have used TasksWithTimelineAndHierarchy insted of Tasks! Then you get the checkbox out-of-the-box :)

var list = web.Lists;
lists.Add(TasksListNameListName, "", SPListTemplateType.TasksWithTimelineAndHierarchy);

Answer 1

Did you try to set the view to Basic style.. then reset them back to "Default" ?

It did the trick for our environment.

And also make sure you have applied the latest Microsoft SharePoint patches. Otherwise I think the problem is that check boxes don't show up on the view . Why don't you make the column drop down list with to option Completed or not and I am sure it will show up on view.

Answer 2

I don't know why this column is missing in your view editor, but you could just make a new column as a calculated field with formula =[% Complete]>=1 (like in the original one) and return type is yes/no.

Can you try that and look if this column would appear in your list view Editor?

Answer 3

I found that I'm adding wrong list template.

var list = web.Lists;
lists.Add(TasksListNameListName, "", SPListTemplateType.Tasks);

I should have used TasksWithTimelineAndHierarchy insted of Tasks! Then you get the checkbox out-of-the-box :)

var list = web.Lists;
lists.Add(TasksListNameListName, "", SPListTemplateType.TasksWithTimelineAndHierarchy);