# tablenode properties #

![Table node icon](https://dataplatform.cloud.ibm.com/docs/content/wsd/nodes/scripting_guide/clementine/images/table_node_icon.png)The Table node displays data in table format\. This is useful whenever you need to inspect your data values\.

Note: Some of the properties on this page might not be available in your platform\.

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tablenode properties  

Table 1\. tablenode properties

| `tablenode` properties | Data type                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Property description                                                                                                                                     |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `full_filename`        | *string*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | If disk, data, or HTML output, the name of the output file\.                                                                                             |
| `use_output_name`      | *flag*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Specifies whether a custom output name is used\.                                                                                                         |
| `output_name`          | *string*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | If `use_output_name` is true, specifies the name to use\.                                                                                                |
| `output_mode`          | `Screen`  <br>`File`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Used to specify target location for output generated from the output node\.                                                                              |
| `output_format`        | `Formatted` (\.*tab*)  <br>`Delimited` (\.*csv*)  <br>`HTML` (\.*html*)  <br>`Output` (\.*cou*)                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Used to specify the type of output\.                                                                                                                     |
| `transpose_data`       | *flag*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Transposes the data before export so that rows represent fields and columns represent records\.                                                          |
| `paginate_output`      | *flag*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | When the `output_format` is `HTML`, causes the output to be separated into pages\.                                                                       |
| `lines_per_page`       | *number*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | When used with `paginate_output`, specifies the lines per page of output\.                                                                               |
| `highlight_expr`       | *string*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                          |
| `output`               | *string*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | A read\-only property that holds a reference to the last table built by the node\.                                                                       |
| `value_labels`         | *\[\[Value LabelString\]*   <br>*\[Value LabelString\] \.\.\.\]*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Used to specify labels for value pairs\.                                                                                                                 |
| `display_places`       | *integer*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Sets the number of decimal places for the field when displayed (applies only to fields with REAL storage)\. A value of `–1` will use the flow default\.  |
| `export_places`        | *integer*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Sets the number of decimal places for the field when exported (applies only to fields with REAL storage)\. A value of `–1` will use the stream default\. |
| `decimal_separator`    | `DEFAULT`  <br>`PERIOD`  <br>`COMMA`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Sets the decimal separator for the field (applies only to fields with REAL storage)\.                                                                    |
| `date_format`          | `"DDMMYY" "MMDDYY" "YYMMDD" "YYYYMMDD" "YYYYDDD" DAY MONTH "DD-MM-YY" "DD-MM-YYYY" "MM-DD-YY" "MM-DD-YYYY" "DD-MON-YY" "DD-MON-YYYY" "YYYY-MM-DD" "DD.MM.YY" "DD.MM.YYYY" "MM.DD.YYYY" "DD.MON.YY" "DD.MON.YYYY" "DD/MM/YY" "DD/MM/YYYY" "MM/DD/YY" "MM/DD/YYYY" "DD/MON/YY" "DD/MON/YYYY" MON YYYY q Q YYYY ww WK YYYY` | Sets the date format for the field (applies only to fields with `DATE` or `TIMESTAMP` storage)\.                                                         |
| `time_format`          | `"HHMMSS"`  <br>`"HHMM"`  <br>`"MMSS"`  <br>`"HH:MM:SS"`  <br>`"HH:MM"`  <br>`"MM:SS"`  <br>`"(H)H:(M)M:(S)S"`  <br>`"(H)H:(M)M"`  <br>`"(M)M:(S)S"`  <br>`"HH.MM.SS"`  <br>`"HH.MM"`  <br>`"MM.SS"`  <br>`"(H)H.(M)M.(S)S"`  <br>`"(H)H.(M)M"`  <br>`"(M)M.(S)S"`                                                       | Sets the time format for the field (applies only to fields with `TIME` or `TIMESTAMP` storage)\.                                                         |
| `column_width`         | *integer*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Sets the column width for the field\. A value of `–1` will set column width to `Auto`\.                                                                  |
| `justify`              | `AUTO`  <br>`CENTER`  <br>`LEFT`  <br>`RIGHT`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Sets the column justification for the field\.                                                                                                            |

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