# Power Table - Dropdown Configuration

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-dropdown-configuration/74682>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** vision, ignition81, scripting\
**Created:** [June 7, 2023, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-dropdown-configuration/74682 "2023-06-07T06:35:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-dropdown-configuration/74682/4 "2023-06-07T14:19:28Z")

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General concepts here:

> [@Power Table - filtering by hidden rows](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-filtering-by-hidden-rows/33967):
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> Is it possible to filter a power table using values in a hidden column? I have the following in a custom method on a Power Table and it seems to work fine when the filter columns are not hidden in the Power Table’s Dataset: def filterRowsByColumnValue(self, column\_name): model = self.getTable().getModel().getActualModel() column\_count = model.getColumnCount() i = 0 #find the index of the column by column name while i \< column\_count: name = model.getColumnName(i) if name == column: …

Some documentation to follow:

[VisionAdvancedTable](https://files.inductiveautomation.com/sdk/javadoc/ignition81/8.1.1/com/inductiveautomation/factorypmi/application/components/VisionAdvancedTable.html), [JideSoft Grids (JideTable)](http://www.jidesoft.com/products/grids.htm), [JTable](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.desktop/javax/swing/JTable.html), [TableModel](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.desktop/javax/swing/table/TableModel.html), [TableColumnModel](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.desktop/javax/swing/table/TableColumnModel.html)

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