# Power Table – Full width text row (like merged cells)?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-full-width-text-row-like-merged-cells/115195>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** vision\
**Created:** [April 22, 2026, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-full-width-text-row-like-merged-cells/115195 "2026-04-22T11:58:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![harshini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e19b73/32.png) [@harshini](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/harshini)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-full-width-text-row-like-merged-cells/115195/1 "2026-04-22T11:58:15Z")

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Hi,

I am using a Vision Power Table and trying to display a label row like:

```python
Green Silo Group #2 - Blending Scale #4  

```

Currently I am adding a spacer row (`SiloNum = -1`) and using `configureCell` to show text in first column and hide others.

Issue:

Text is getting truncated (e.g., _Green Silo..._) and not spanning across the row.

Is there any way in Vision Power Table to:

- merge cells / span columns

- allow text to extend across full row

Or is the only option to handle this outside the table?

Thanks.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/5/6/56fe0017705f0d6a528858a2f3d86d505e4920e7.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-full-width-text-row-like-merged-cells/115195/2 "2026-04-22T13:03:31Z")

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I haven't done this, but it is likely possible. The PowerTable component uses an embedded JideTable, which includes cell span functionality. Documentation is not readily available, unfortunately.

> **[JIDE Software - JIDE Grids - Advanced Swing Table, SortableTable,...](https://www.jidesoft.com/products/grids.htm)**

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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:** [April 22, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-full-width-text-row-like-merged-cells/115195/3 "2026-04-22T15:28:16Z")

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This is 'natively' possible in the power table - just add rows to the `cellSpanData` dataset:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/f/a/fa20e213391d119f4467613a9efaaadebe644a38.png)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/e/3/e34078acb1a518ae25155f56ffaef3f77978621c.png)

The columns in the cell span dataset are pretty self explanatory (note that the indices start from 0).

> **[Power Table Features​ - Vision - Power Table | Ignition User Manual](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.3/appendix/components/vision-components/tables/power-table#power-table-features)**
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> The power table is a more customizable version of the table component. The power table contains advanced features such as drag-and-drop rows, multi-column sorting, column filtering, and cell-spanning.

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-full-width-text-row-like-merged-cells/115195/4 "2026-04-22T15:38:19Z")

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> [@paul-griffith](#):
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> the `cellSpanData` dataset

Huh. T-I-L. 🫡