SharePoint lists are often used to record and manage items through a lifecycle or workflow. A SharePoint List status column can be used to display where in that lifecycle (or which “state”) the item is. SharePoint status indicators can also be used to easily display what actions should be performed on an item based on its current status. SharePoint status columns are also incredibly helpful when implementing workflows in Microsoft Power Automate as they can be used to trigger execution of certain actions. Fortunately, thanks to the advanced capabilities of SharePoint Online in comparison to older versions of SharePoint, you can implement status columns in a variety of different ways. The tutorial video below will demonstrate several different ways that you can create a status column in a SharePoint Online list.
Different Types Of SharePoint List Status Columns
Note that the screenshots below illustrate different ways that you can implement a status column in SharePoint. The video tutorial at the bottom of this page (and here) will provide step-by-step instructions outlining how you can implement these example status columns in your SharePoint lists.
SharePoint List Status Column Using Conditional Formatting
The screenshot below illustrates a SharePoint list status column that is implemented as a choice type field with conditional formatting. SharePoint list conditional formatting allows you to automatically change the appearance of an item field based on the value selected. To learn more about SharePoint list conditional formatting, check out this comprehensive tutorial.
SharePoint List Red Yellow Green Status Column
The screenshot below illustrates a more advanced approach to developing SharePoint list status columns. This approach leverages JSON to display status values as red, green and yellow circles. These SharePoint status indicators are rather easy to implement. Note that the JSON syntax required to implement the SharePoint color coding is publicly available here.
SharePoint List Percentage Bar Status Column
The screenshot below illustrates an example SharePoint list conditional formatting percentage column. This approach leverages JSON syntax to display a numeric value as a horizontal bar graph. This SharePoint list percentage column is is a great way to display task status. Note that you can access the JSON syntax used to implement this status column here. The SharePoint tutorial below will guide you through the steps to implement it.
[…] The first example will demonstrate SharePoint assign task email notifications. This notification will send an email with the task details to the user selected in the assigned to field when a new task is added to the list. To jump straight to this part of the tutorial, check out the clip below. Note if you want to learn how to add the visual task status columns that are implemented in the SharePoint List in the tutorial, check out this post. […]