# Perspective table column dynamic render type and viewPath

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-column-dynamic-render-type-and-viewpath/44789>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [March 23, 2021, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-column-dynamic-render-type-and-viewpath/44789 "2021-03-23T12:30:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![bschroeder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/bschroeder/32/13260_2.png) [@bschroeder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bschroeder)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-column-dynamic-render-type-and-viewpath/44789/1 "2021-03-23T12:30:13Z")

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Is it possible to dynamically change the render type and viewPath for a row based on a value in the row?

I’m populating the table data with a simple dict list with a name and setting.  
Then on a transform on the table data I’m doing the following to try and insert the render and viewPath as part of the data.

```auto
	tableRows = []
	for row in value:
		tableRow = {}
		tableRow['name'] = row.name
		settingValue = row.setting
		if self.view.custom.printer.driver == 'OS':
			if row.name == 'OSPrinterName':
				setting = {
					'value':row.setting,
					'render':'view',
					'viewPath':'Embedded/_Setup/_System/_Printers/Printer-List'
				}
		
		tableRow['setting'] = setting
		tableRows.append(tableRow)
	return tableRows

```

However it doesn’t seem to be changing the render type for that row and showing the view dictated in the viewPath.

Am I trying to do something that isn’t supported or am I missing something here?

Thanks for the help!

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**Author:** ![matthew.ayre](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/matthew.ayre/32/19499_2.png) [@matthew.ayre](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/matthew.ayre)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-column-dynamic-render-type-and-viewpath/44789/2 "2021-03-23T13:46:35Z")

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Hi @bschroeder, I don't think this is supported, but I may be wrong.

The manual states ([here](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Perspective+-+Table)):

> Object data items must have a **value** property. Optionally they can also have properties to indicate the style for the object and whether it is editable.

I don't think render and viewPath are valid properties. I believe this functionality is meant to be part of the props.rows.subview.

Using this you could create a generic view that takes the viewPath as a param and displays it. Then you just need to configure the subview.viewPath (which should be your generic view) and the viewParams (based on your row logic).

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**Author:** ![bschroeder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/bschroeder/32/13260_2.png) [@bschroeder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bschroeder)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-column-dynamic-render-type-and-viewpath/44789/3 "2021-03-23T13:48:24Z")

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Some of the properties are randomly supported. Like enabled. So I was hoping that these were as well.

Your suggestion is my next step, I’m just trying to keep from having multiple layers if I don’t have to.