Problem
Many of my largest databases have an obscene amount of columns, and it can sometimes be kind of a pain to sort through them and find the ones I need.
Workarounds
Prefixes and Suffixes
Previously I used prefixes (d_Data, fx_Header1, etc.), but this made it harder to reference, since
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I’d have to remember the prefix
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I could no longer quickly reference the column with its true name (so I could no longer start typing
@Hea… to autocompletefx_Header1) -
They influence sorting in the Columns list.
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It looks really ugly in the Table view!
Suffixes seem to be the better way to go, since they get tacked onto the end. But they still show up in various views, like Table and Card.
Emoji
Lately I’ve been resorting to adding emojis to my columns just so I can visually tell what their purpose is: 
for decorative elements, 
for calculated values, 
for user settings, 
for relations, etc.
It helps quickly visually sort through the noise, but it’s still not ideal:
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takes longer to search with in the column Search pane
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same issues as above if used as prefix
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still shows up on Table view!
Proposed Solution
Would we be able to give “tags” to our columns that are invisible in standard views, but show up in the Column list?
Something like this:
It’d also be great if we could have a way to filter or sort by these tags.