# 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](/ai-suite/smart-columns/smart-works.md) that are covering the most used scenarios. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.ngsurvey.com/ai-suite/smart-columns/smart-columns-properties.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.