# Setting up a list with custom template columns

Through the `fields` input, you can set up column with custom template, following the following steps:

1. Add the column in the ColumnConfig array:

   **`sample.component.ts`**

   ```typescript
   ...
   import {AfterViewInit, ViewChild} from '@angular/core';
   ...
   import {ColumnConfig, ViewType} from '@valtimo/components';
   ...

   // For custom templates, the fields need to be set after the view was initialized
   export class SampleComponent implements AfterViewInit {
   ...
   @ViewChild('sampleId') public sampleTemplate: TemplateRef<any>;
   public fields: Array<ColumnConfig>;
   ...

   public ngAfterViewInit(): void {
   ...
     this.fields = [
       {
         viewType: ViewType.TEXT,
         key: 'title',
         label: 'sample.translation.title',
       },
       {
         viewType: ViewType.TEXT,
         key: 'description',
         label: 'sample.translation.description',
       },
       {
           viewType: ViewType.TEMPLATE,
           template: this.sampleTemplate,
           key: '',
           label: 'Sample title',
       },
     ];
   ...
   }
   ...
   }
   ```
2. Add your template in the HTML of the component

   **`sample.component.html`**

   ```angular2html
   <valtimo-carbon-list
       [items]="items"
       [fields]="fields"
   ></valtimo-carbon-list>
   ...

   // The "data" field in the template contains the item of the row, the index of the item in the list and the length of the list

   <ng-template #sampleTemplate let-data="data">
    Custom: {{data.item.title}} - {{data.item.description}} - {{data.index}} - {{data.length}}
   </ng-template>
   ```

This will create a list with a context menu:

![list-with-custom.png](/files/3gomgCGUJYeJt6Z9xhU8)


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