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How to Add a Progress Column and Keep Filters in Planner Premium
Question details
The user wants to add a Progress column and keep filter settings persistent in Microsoft Planner Premium, expecting the same behavior as Planner Basic.
- Product
- Microsoft Planner Premium
- Device & OS
- not provided
- Scenario
- Tracking task progress and setting up saved or persistent filter views in a Premium work plan.
- Observed behavior
- The standard Progress column is missing from the Premium interface, and applied filters disappear immediately after the page is refreshed.
Note that Planner Premium is built on the Project for the Web architecture, which means its available columns, tools, and filter behaviors differ fundamentally from Planner Basic.
Use the % Complete Column to Track Progress
Since the traditional Progress column is unavailable in Planner Premium, you must use the % Complete column to log and monitor task progress.
Planner Premium aligns with Project for the Web, meaning task progression is measured by completion percentage rather than qualitative text statuses.
Navigate to your Planner Premium work plan and select the Grid view to see your list of tasks.
Click on the 'Add column' (or '+') option at the right end of your column headers, and select '% Complete' from the dropdown list.
Click into the % Complete cell for any task and enter a value (such as 0%, 50%, or 100%) to represent its current progress.
Manage Workarounds for Non-Persistent Filters
Understand that filters not persisting after a refresh is a current product limitation in Planner Premium, and use alternative views to organize tasks.
Track Project Progress Seamlessly with WPS Office
If limitations like missing Progress columns and disappearing filters in Planner Premium are disrupting your workflow, consider managing your tasks with WPS Office. WPS Spreadsheet offers a powerful, flexible environment where you can build custom project trackers with persistent filters that save exactly as you left them.
- 1. Download WPS Office: Visit the official WPS website to download and install the free WPS Office suite.
- 2. Create a Project Tracker: Open WPS Spreadsheet and use a built-in template or create a new sheet with custom Progress columns and permanent filters.
- 3. Save in Excel Format: Save your task management file as an .xlsx document to ensure full compatibility with colleagues using Microsoft Office.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is the standard Progress column missing in Planner Premium?
Planner Premium is built on the Project for the Web platform, which uses a different architecture than Planner Basic. In this premium environment, the traditional Progress column is replaced by the % Complete column for tracking task advancement.
Is there a way to save my filter settings so they don't disappear?
Currently, no. The inability to save persistent filters in Planner Premium is a known product limitation inherited from Project for the Web. Filters will reset every time you refresh the page or navigate away.
Where else can I edit the progress of my tasks?
Even though the standard Progress field isn't available in the main Premium grid, you can still view and update progress metadata by navigating to the 'My Tasks' view, or by organizing your tasks into progress-based buckets in the Board view.
