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Activity Column (_social)

The Activity Column is a virtual column that shows social/collaboration actions for each record — likes, comments, assignments, and tags — directly in the grid row.


Enabling the Activity Column

View tab → Activity Column toggle.

The _social column appears at the far right of the grid (after the meta column if both are enabled).


What It Shows

Each row's activity cell shows icon buttons:

IconAction
❤ HeartLike / Unlike the record. Count shown next to icon.
💬 CommentOpen comment dialog to add a comment
👤 AssignAssign the record to a user (creates a ToDo)
🏷 TagAdd or remove tags

For submittable DocTypes (Sales Invoice, Purchase Order, etc.), a docstatus badge also appears showing Draft / Submitted / Cancelled.


Liking a Record

Click the heart icon. The count increments immediately (optimistic update). The like is saved to Frappe in the background. Click again to unlike.

Adding a Comment

Click the comment icon → a dialog opens → type your comment → click Add. The comment is saved as a Comment document linked to the record.

Assigning a Record

Click the assign icon → a dialog opens → search for a user → optionally add a description and due date → click Assign. This creates a ToDo linked to the record.

Tagging a Record

Click the tag icon → a dialog opens → type or select tags → click Save. Tags are stored as Tag Link records.


Dark Theme

The activity column is fully dark-theme compatible. All icons and dialogs use Frappe CSS variables for automatic theme switching.


Persistence

Activity column visibility is saved in user settings and workbooks.