# Machine selection with Interactive table like widget
**URL:** https://community.tulip.co/t/machine-selection-with-interactive-table-like-widget/11310
**Category:** Product Suggestions
**Tags:** machine
**Created:** [April 25, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/machine-selection-with-interactive-table-like-widget/11310 "2024-04-25T15:32:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@kefl](https://community.tulip.co/u/kefl)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/machine-selection-with-interactive-table-like-widget/11310/1 "2024-04-25T15:32:44Z")
Hello,
Would it be possible to have a machine selection widget that acts similarly to the interactive table?
The goal is to visualize a list of different machines with predefined attributes (status, part counter, last cleaning date,… ) and select one machine out of the list.
Kind Regards,
Kevin
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### Author:  [@stefan](https://community.tulip.co/u/stefan)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2024, 8:29am UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/machine-selection-with-interactive-table-like-widget/11310/2 "2024-05-03T08:29:27Z")
Hi Kevin, thanks for reaching out!
This is an interesting proposal that has not come up before. Can you elaborate a bit more how you would use this?
A few ideas on how you could approach this today:
- Combine a single select widget set to “All machines” or a list of machines to store the selected machine to a variable with a machine status widget showing the data for the selected machine. Limitation here is that you will only see the attributes / activity fields for the selected machine.
- Add the desired machines to a Tulip Table and set up an automation to update the desired attributes / activity fields when the respective machine outputs data (or on a timer). You can then show this interactive table in an App just like you described.
Best,
Stefan
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### Author:  [@kefl](https://community.tulip.co/u/kefl)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2024, 11:55am UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/machine-selection-with-interactive-table-like-widget/11310/3 "2024-05-03T11:55:19Z")
Hello Stefan,
Thanks for your answer and your proposals.
My goal is to give the operator the freedom to choose one machine among multiples. His/her choice will be based on several Machine Attributes : Status, Next cleaning date, last product it was used for, location, …
The interactive table for Machines would allow the operator to view all those attributes for all machines at once and make the decision.
KR,
Kevin