How to display status for On, Off, Faulty
I have a table which shows whether devices are ON
or OFF
.
Currently, it looks like this
Status | Name | Some other columns |
---|---|---|
? | DeviceA | |
? | DeviceB | |
? | DeviceC |
There is a new requirement, which is to show devices which are FAULTY
.
A faulty device can be ON
or OFF
.
The most straightforward solution would be to put the FAULTY
label next to the ON/OFF icon, like so
Status | Name | Some other columns |
---|---|---|
? | DeviceA | |
? FAULTY |
DeviceB | |
? FAULTY |
DeviceC |
However, I'm concerned about users confusing the ? for FAULTY
Some possible alternatives I've considered:
- Spell out
ON
OFF
instead of using ?? - Make
FAULTY
its own column, instead of sharing a column withON``OFF
- Find an appropriate icon for
FAULTY
& possiblyHEALTHY
What would be the best solution?