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When you share an item across multiple boards with SIMB, it can quickly become hard to remember exactly where that item lives. The Item Locations Column solves this by automatically displaying every board the item exists on, directly inside the item row. Instead of manually hunting through boards, you get instant visibility and one-click navigation — right from where you’re already working.

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How it works

Item Locations Column
The Item Locations Column is created automatically on both the source board and the target board the moment you add an item to another board using SIMB. You don’t need to add the column yourself — it appears as soon as a cross-board connection is established.
The Item Locations Column only appears after an item has been added to at least one other board. If a board has no shared items yet, the column will not be visible.
Once the column is present, you can interact with it in three ways:

Hover to see board names

Hover over the icons inside the column to see the names of every board where the item currently exists.

Click to navigate

Click a board name to jump directly to that item on the selected board — no searching required.

Toggle on or off

If the column isn’t needed for your workflow, disable it from SIMB settings at any time.

Re-add if removed

If you disabled or deleted the column, you can restore it from Board Settings inside the SIMB tab.
Hovering the Item Locations icons reveals the names of every board the item lives on

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Disable the Item Locations Column

If this feature doesn’t fit your workflow, you can turn it off at any time.
1

Open an item and go to the SIMB tab

Click on any item to open it, then select the Same Item Multiple Boards tab.
2

Open Settings

Click the Settings (⚙️) icon in the top corner of the SIMB tab.
3

Toggle off Item Locations Column

Find the Item Locations Column toggle and switch it off.
The Item Locations Column toggle in SIMB Settings
Once disabled, SIMB will no longer create this column for newly shared items.
Disabling the toggle only prevents the column from being added to future items. Any Item Locations Columns that already exist on your board will remain visible until you manually delete them.

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Re-enable the Item Locations Column

If you disabled the column earlier and want to bring it back, you can restore it through Board Settings.
1

Open an item and go to the SIMB tab

Click on any item to open it, then select the Same Item Multiple Boards tab.
2

Open Settings

Click the Settings (⚙️) icon.
3

Go to Board Settings

Select Board Settings from the settings menu.
4

Add the Item Locations Column

Click Add Column next to Item Locations. The column will be restored on your board immediately.
The Add Column button next to Item Locations in Board Settings