# Report Table design issues

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-table-design-issues/79249>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** reporting\
**Created:** [September 16, 2023, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-table-design-issues/79249 "2023-09-16T04:56:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Dharani\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bc8723/32.png) [@Dharani\_T](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dharani_T)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-table-design-issues/79249/1 "2023-09-16T04:56:06Z")

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Hi,

I am currently working in report which looks like,

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/b/2/b2db6bddf1c511caff1be803b5976d7440f7271d.png)

Configuration done:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/a/b/ab90fed76e6706820dabdff4313b506a0f6050c8.png)  
if u see here  
Category 3 has max rows (9)  
others has less than this  
is there a way to append empty rows to other table until it matches this row

or how can we leave a space  
My expected result:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/c/8/c8a174f5391639131c8ad053a00d577d8cb5624c.png)

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**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:** [September 16, 2023, 5:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-table-design-issues/79249/2 "2023-09-16T05:08:31Z")

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See if you can do "nested tables". I have no idea if it's possible.

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**Author:** ![justinedwards.jle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/justinedwards.jle/32/37854_2.png) [@justinedwards.jle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justinedwards.jle)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-table-design-issues/79249/3 "2023-09-22T14:42:20Z")

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> [@Transistor](#):
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> "nested tables". I have no idea if it's possible.

I'm guessing this didn't work?

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**Author:** ![Dharani\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bc8723/32.png) [@Dharani\_T](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dharani_T)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2023, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-table-design-issues/79249/4 "2023-09-25T04:39:12Z")

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Yes !!

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**Author:** ![Dharani\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bc8723/32.png) [@Dharani\_T](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dharani_T)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2023, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-table-design-issues/79249/5 "2023-09-26T12:03:11Z")

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do you guys have any solution or alternative approach to this?