i using jqgrid in project . want update/refresh specific column data out refreshing entire grid. please give me idea that. here possible solution. can use 'setcell' in jqgrid set value specific cell in column. see fiddle here: https://jsfiddle.net/99x50s2s/4/ i hope above fiddle give idea complete task. <table id="sg1"></table> <div id="psg1"></div> <br> <button type="button" id="setcolumnbtn">update 'amount' column</button> jquery("#sg1").jqgrid({ datatype: "local", gridview: true, loadonce: true, shrinktofit: false, autoencode: true, height: 'auto', viewrecords: true, sortorder: "desc", scrollrows: true, loadui: 'disable', colnames:['inv no','date', 'client', 'amount','tax','total','notes'], colmodel:[ {name:...