diff --git a/src/nodeClass.js b/src/nodeClass.js
index 59fba71..0e7c1cf 100644
--- a/src/nodeClass.js
+++ b/src/nodeClass.js
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ class nodeClass {
       },
       functionality: {
         positionVsParent: uiConfig.positionVsParent || 'atEquipment', // Default to 'atEquipment' if not specified
+        distance: uiConfig.hasDistance ? uiConfig.distance : undefined
       }
     };
 
diff --git a/src/specificClass.js b/src/specificClass.js
index d861c2f..8546f1e 100644
--- a/src/specificClass.js
+++ b/src/specificClass.js
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ class Measurement {
   updateOutputAbs(val) {
     
     //only update on change
-    if(val != this.outputAbs){
+    if (val != this.outputAbs) {
 
       // Constrain value within process range
       if (val < this.config.scaling.absMin || val > this.config.scaling.absMax) {
@@ -512,8 +512,13 @@ class Measurement {
       this.emitter.emit('mAbs', this.outputAbs);// DEPRECATED: Use measurements container instead
 
       // In the new method just update the measurement container and let the parent subscribe to it
+      if (typeof this.config.functionality.distance !== 'undefined') {
+        this.logger.debug(`Updating type: ${this.config.asset.type}, variant: ${"measured"}, postition : ${this.config.functionality.distance} container with new value: ${this.outputAbs}`);
+        this.measurements.type(this.config.asset.type).variant("measured").position(this.config.functionality.distance).value(this.outputAbs, Date.now(),this.config.asset.unit );
+        return;
+      }
       this.logger.debug(`Updating type: ${this.config.asset.type}, variant: ${"measured"}, postition : ${this.config.functionality.positionVsParent} container with new value: ${this.outputAbs}`);
-      this.measurements.type(this.config.asset.type).variant("measured").position(this.config.functionality.positionVsParent).value(this.outputAbs, Date.now(),this.config.asset.unit ); // New method
+      this.measurements.type(this.config.asset.type).variant("measured").position(this.config.functionality.positionVsParent).value(this.outputAbs, Date.now(),this.config.asset.unit );
     }
   }