# Struggling with Table in Reports **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** reporting\ **Created:** [April 14, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/struggling-with-table-in-reports/115065 "2026-04-14T15:41:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NP209](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/np209/32/80704_2.png) [@NP209](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/NP209)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/struggling-with-table-in-reports/115065/1 "2026-04-14T15:41:25Z")
I am really struggling with understanding how to get this named query to show up properly in the reporting module. The number of columns is dynamic, its not always the same. I want the table to show the information exactly as its coming back like the image below shows, its fine if it uses multiple pages. But I need to always see the first column then display the other columns that will fit on the page next to it until they are all done. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/4/7/472765d8abf065f1c0d226fc5e4be104fbb49358.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/7/f/7f24e37d5b68acabd49eec3aff8f12f0f7f710bc.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/3/7/37f411dbafcb58234cb4660c96fe866ab123b821.png) ---
**Author:** ![carlosbqz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carlosbqz/32/52324_2.png) [@carlosbqz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/carlosbqz)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/struggling-with-table-in-reports/115065/2 "2026-04-14T16:34:26Z")
I wanted to do the same thing in the past but ended up creating an external python script. Phil has confirmed that it is not possible to have dynamic columns in the Reporting Module but there is a workaround: [How to manage the table component of a report when column number can change at runtime - Ignition - Inductive Automation Forum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-manage-the-table-component-of-a-report-when-column-number-can-change-at-runtime/53383/3) ---
**Author:** ![NP209](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/np209/32/80704_2.png) [@NP209](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/NP209)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/struggling-with-table-in-reports/115065/3 "2026-04-14T16:58:10Z")
lame, I was hoping this wasn’t the case still. Thanks