# Create dataset or Table in Ignition

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-dataset-or-table-in-ignition/90080>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [May 8, 2024, 6:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-dataset-or-table-in-ignition/90080 "2024-05-08T06:19:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Sudhanthiralakshmi\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@Sudhanthiralakshmi\_M](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sudhanthiralakshmi_M)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 6:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-dataset-or-table-in-ignition/90080/1 "2024-05-08T06:19:32Z")

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Is it possible to create a temporary table or dataset in Ignition and Log the Tags/Query output to the created dataset or table

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**Author:** ![Ujwal\_Wankhede](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/4af34b/32.png) [@Ujwal\_Wankhede](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ujwal_Wankhede)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 7:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-dataset-or-table-in-ignition/90080/2 "2024-05-08T07:32:15Z")

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Perspective or Vision ?  
If you are looking for dataset tag then here is the reference

> **[Tag Data Types | Ignition User Manual](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/platform/tags/tag-data-types#dataset-tag-example)**
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> This page details the different data types that can be applied to standard tags.

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**Author:** ![Sudhanthiralakshmi\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@Sudhanthiralakshmi\_M](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sudhanthiralakshmi_M)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 9:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-dataset-or-table-in-ignition/90080/3 "2024-05-08T09:08:30Z")

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Thank you for sharing the thread. In addition to this, I also need suggestion on how to Insert values to the Created dataset from different tags dynamically

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**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-dataset-or-table-in-ignition/90080/4 "2024-05-08T09:10:49Z")

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> [@Sudhanthiralakshmi\_M](#):
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> I also need suggestion

Please describe the real problem you are trying to solve. There may be a better way.

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**Author:** ![Sudhanthiralakshmi\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@Sudhanthiralakshmi\_M](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sudhanthiralakshmi_M)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-dataset-or-table-in-ignition/90080/5 "2024-05-08T09:23:16Z")

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How to write a value to the dataset datatype tag.  
I need to add/write the value to the dataset datatype tag from other tags.  
eg., If we configured a dataset with 2 rows and 2 columns (X and Y). how to update the values to X and Y column dynamically

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**Author:** ![Ujwal\_Wankhede](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/4af34b/32.png) [@Ujwal\_Wankhede](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ujwal_Wankhede)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 9:26am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-dataset-or-table-in-ignition/90080/6 "2024-05-08T09:26:38Z")

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Refer Altering a Dataset section

> **[Datasets | Ignition User Manual](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/platform/scripting/python-scripting/variables-datatypes-and-objects/datasets#altering-a-dataset)**
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> Datasets and PyDatasets