# Metadata Table Widget Request

**URL:** <https://community.tago.io/t/metadata-table-widget-request/1707>\
**Category:** Feature Request\
**Created:** [February 13, 2025, 4:37am UTC](https://community.tago.io/t/metadata-table-widget-request/1707 "2025-02-13T04:37:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![christian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@christian](https://community.tago.io/u/christian)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 4:37am UTC](https://community.tago.io/t/metadata-table-widget-request/1707/1 "2025-02-13T04:37:00Z")

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### \*\*Hello I am proposing an idea for Tago to make a new widget called a Metadata Table Widget.

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This widget would allow users to select a main variable and then select/define a nested metadata object to target. Then the table would **dynamically create table columns** based on the **nested metadata object**. See example JSON and how it would work:

{ “variable”: “fridge\_data”, “metadata”: { “model”: “SmartCool X200”, “manufacturer”: “CoolTech Inc.”, “serial\_number”: “CT-2025-XYZ-789”, “status”: “Running”, “stock\_levels”: { “milk”: { “quantity”: 1, “unit”: “Liters”, “expiration\_date”: “2025-02-20” }, “eggs”: { “quantity”: 12, “unit”: “Pieces”, “expiration\_date”: “2025-02-18” }, “vegetables”: { “quantity”: 5, “unit”: “Kilograms” } } } }

#### **1️⃣ Widget Configuration:**

- **Step 1:** Select a **main variable** (e.g., `"fridge_data"`).
- **Step 2:** Define which **nested metadata object** you would like to use (e.g., `"stock_levels"`).
- **Step 3:** The widget **dynamically extracts keys from that object** and creates table columns.
- **Step 4:** Value of the keys are **auto-populated** into the table rows.
- **Step 5:** Automatically uses time and group from main variable.

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#### **How This Displays in the Widget**

| **Item** | **Quantity** | **Unit** | **Expiration Date** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Milk | 1 | Liters | 02/20/2025 |
| Eggs | 12 | Pieces | 02/18/2025 |
| Vegetables | 5 | Kilograms | - |

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### **Features of the Widget**

- Auto detects nested metadata objects and generates columns dynamically

- Allows apps to become more scalable and flexible.

- Uses less data and I/O

- Keep all same features of dynamic table like filters, pagination, etc.

- Could even support links allowing users to navigate to other dashboards within the run app, open up widgets from hidden tabs, embedded images, trigger analysis, etc

I think this widget would be a game changer and could be very powerful and quick to build and offer in [tago.io](http://tago.io) native widgets! 🙂