# Dropdown in power table

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [May 7, 2024, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-in-power-table/90042 "2024-05-07T16:40:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-in-power-table/90042/2 "2024-05-07T17:04:49Z")

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> [@Force configure cell update in power table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/force-configure-cell-update-in-power-table/16318/7):
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> The much more efficient solution is to embed a custom editor, which will lookup the datasets dynamically whenever it’s appropriate. I’ve got a very simple example of this below; the project has an editable ‘Options’ dataset, and the available options in column B in the editable table will be dynamic based on the value in column A. The relevant code is here: root = self from javax.swing import JComboBox, DefaultCellEditor, DefaultComboBoxModel class CustomCellEditor(DefaultCellEditor):…

Here's a starting point of how to make multiple-layered custom dropdown options.

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