# Table with Different Data Types In The Same Column

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-with-different-data-types-in-the-same-column/61313>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [June 28, 2022, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-with-different-data-types-in-the-same-column/61313 "2022-06-28T17:37:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Steve\_McQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Steve\_McQueen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Steve_McQueen)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2022, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-with-different-data-types-in-the-same-column/61313/1 "2022-06-28T17:37:07Z")

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I'm currently using Ignition 8.1. And I'm having trouble creating a table where one column has more than one data type. Where the table looks like something below:

## Tag Name | Data Type | Value | Timestamp

Tag1 | Boolean | 0 | 06/28/2022 12:30 PM  
Tag2 | Boolean | 1 | 06/28/2022 12:30 PM  
Tag3 | String | Open | 06/28/2022 12:30 PM  
Tag4 | Integer | 37 | 06/28/2022 12:30 PM  
Tag5 | Float | 37.37 | 06/28/2022 12:30 PM

I'm simply having trouble even figuring out how to create such a table. Any examples would be appreciated.

Back story: We add continuously adding new tags in our field location, however some of the tags don't need priority on the a main screen. But I would like the make a table that no matter now many tags get added there is always a place someone can look to see the value.....specially if I can bind this table to a Tag Browser Tree should be nice.

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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:** [June 28, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-with-different-data-types-in-the-same-column/61313/2 "2022-06-28T17:58:13Z")

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Ignition’s datasets, as a consequence of their Java structure, are strictly typed. You’ll have to manually create a dataset with an extremely broad type to allow any arbitrary value to be inserted; specifically you’ll want to use the `DatasetBuilder` Java class (search on the forums) to create the dataset and the `java.lang.Object` class as the type for the Value column.