# How do I customize a Power Table to change color of a row depending on PLC output

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** scripting, vision\
**Created:** [July 25, 2023, 1:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-customize-a-power-table-to-change-color-of-a-row-depending-on-plc-output/76824 "2023-07-25T01:28:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-customize-a-power-table-to-change-color-of-a-row-depending-on-plc-output/76824/5 "2023-07-25T18:52:37Z")

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I had to do something similar. I had a PLC with a step counter and wanted to highlight the specific step the PLC said it was one. I configured my colors in a configureCell extension function. I had to use a little java magic to actually make it work though. You might find the thread of value

> [@What triggers configureCell on a powertable?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-triggers-configurecell-on-a-powertable/63454):
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> I have a table that lists out a sequence of steps the PLC is going through. I want to highlight the current step that is being run and to grey out the previous steps and right now I have a custom property on my table that is bound to the PLC tag that says what step it is on like this and in my configureCell I have the following script - try: curStep = self.currentSequenceStep - 1 if rowIndex \< curStep: return {'background':'grey'} elif rowIndex == curStep: return {'back…

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