# Trouble Hiding Column Data in a Perspective Table

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trouble-hiding-column-data-in-a-perspective-table/106507>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective, ignition81\
**Created:** [May 21, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trouble-hiding-column-data-in-a-perspective-table/106507 "2025-05-21T14:58:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jeffrey\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e47c2d/32.png) [@Jeffrey\_Smith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jeffrey_Smith)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trouble-hiding-column-data-in-a-perspective-table/106507/1 "2025-05-21T14:58:48Z")

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I am having some issue getting column data to stay hidden. I am creating a custom property with the dataset that I need. In this dataset is information I want hidden but want to be able to access for formatting reasons. When I set up the column configurations and hide the column containing the appropriate date, it hides just fine. However, when I add an addition column configuration to display a view for some iconography, the hidden data is auto-populating into the new column even though the "field" names do not match.

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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:** [May 21, 2025, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trouble-hiding-column-data-in-a-perspective-table/106507/2 "2025-05-21T15:04:40Z")

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Make sure _ **all** _ of your column configurations have **exactly** matching field names specified.

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**Author:** ![Jeffrey\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e47c2d/32.png) [@Jeffrey\_Smith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jeffrey_Smith)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trouble-hiding-column-data-in-a-perspective-table/106507/3 "2025-05-21T15:06:39Z")

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They do. The only column name that does not have a corresponding dataset name is the iconography column that I added a configuration for

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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:** [May 21, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trouble-hiding-column-data-in-a-perspective-table/106507/4 "2025-05-21T15:10:24Z")

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All columns must have a corresponding name in `props.data`. If no match, the table picks one. Simplest solution would be to add a dummy column to your data and put that in `props.columns`.

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**Author:** ![Jeffrey\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e47c2d/32.png) [@Jeffrey\_Smith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jeffrey_Smith)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trouble-hiding-column-data-in-a-perspective-table/106507/5 "2025-05-21T15:13:22Z")

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Odd workout but whatever works. Thanks