# Report - bindings on report component **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition81, reporting\ **Created:** [March 22, 2024, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-bindings-on-report-component/87734 "2024-03-22T09:23:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ayanakoji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Ayanakoji](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ayanakoji)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-bindings-on-report-component/87734/1 "2024-03-22T09:23:17Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/e/6/e6bacd3a49394500ea8b72924a0b4120a91b8bd7.png) is this possible on reporting? because I want to manipulate the width based on available data samples, thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 9:26am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-bindings-on-report-component/87734/2 "2024-03-22T09:26:38Z")
The Width property expects a number but your binding is returning text. How is that supposed to work? ---
**Author:** ![Ayanakoji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Ayanakoji](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ayanakoji)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 9:31am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-bindings-on-report-component/87734/3 "2024-03-22T09:31:28Z")
ahh sorry its a data source that calculating the max width/number of samples, I'm using it on simple table, its working on rectangle shape but on simple table its not ---
**Author:** ![Ayanakoji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Ayanakoji](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ayanakoji)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 9:31am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-bindings-on-report-component/87734/4 "2024-03-22T09:31:59Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/4/5/45725d80baf70e58c6160af7025d098b04e90ba9.png) ---
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 9:34am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-bindings-on-report-component/87734/5 "2024-03-22T09:34:19Z")
Show your binding and how it is generating "test" as the output. ---
**Author:** ![Ayanakoji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Ayanakoji](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ayanakoji)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 9:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-bindings-on-report-component/87734/6 "2024-03-22T09:37:53Z")
hi sir, here ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/8/0/80dc16d18a2f9928d85c7c0761029670bf2baa8a.png) ---
**Author:** ![Ayanakoji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Ayanakoji](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ayanakoji)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-bindings-on-report-component/87734/7 "2024-03-22T10:00:51Z")
see this example, its working on rectangle component (shape) but not on simple table 🫠 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/3/3/3375b1ae8fed5a20e0486ef879c9aed855a9b32f.png) ---
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 10:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-bindings-on-report-component/87734/8 "2024-03-22T10:39:04Z")
Sorry, I don't think I can help with this. Tip: don't assume everyone on the forum is a 'sir'. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ayanakoji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Ayanakoji](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ayanakoji)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 10:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-bindings-on-report-component/87734/9 "2024-03-22T10:53:19Z")
all goods, oops my bad! ---
**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:** [March 22, 2024, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-bindings-on-report-component/87734/10 "2024-03-22T14:35:03Z")
It's entirely possible the simple table just doesn't actually evaluate this binding, due to a bug. ---
**Author:** ![Ayanakoji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Ayanakoji](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ayanakoji)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-bindings-on-report-component/87734/11 "2024-03-22T14:37:31Z")
Hi, is it a bug also on the latest version? ---
**Author:** ![Vi\_Quang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/vi_quang/32/82707_2.png) [@Vi\_Quang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Vi_Quang)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-bindings-on-report-component/87734/12 "2024-03-22T17:40:29Z")
Appears to be a bug that does affect the current version. I made a ticket for it.