# Smart Columns Properties

The smart column properties let you define how your smart column will use or transform the data from one or multiple of your existing respondents answers.

## 🔅 Smart column properties

* **`Column name`** is the name that will be used as a header on your grids or data exports .
* **`Reporting alias`** will be used as a header on your data exports if they have reporting aliases enabled.
* **`Smart work`** allows you to transform the data of each of your respondent based a specific use case. You can choose between several [smart works](https://docs.ngsurvey.com/ai-suite/smart-columns/smart-works) that are covering the most used scenarios.