# Adding a dynamic group in and Easy Chart Trend

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, vision\
**Created:** [September 13, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-a-dynamic-group-in-and-easy-chart-trend/95958 "2024-09-13T14:06:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Brad\_Niemi1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Brad\_Niemi1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brad_Niemi1)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-a-dynamic-group-in-and-easy-chart-trend/95958/1 "2024-09-13T14:06:15Z")

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I am trying to add a group to an existing easy chart. not sure if I add a dynamic group (need help) or something else.  
In this pic, the group name I want is 5 - PPM  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/b/c/bced1ae9dc60ccacd81311ce55e9020d8007d31d.png)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/0/b/0bca67ebd9189fedb72c8bdc4b324210de60af15.png)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/6/6/66da3b05debe71e4cc055b38c658947db59c0b22.png)  
But I have the all the group names in here, but 5 - PPM  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/2/1/21cb2f1c798353d9f84770967c43830e708468f7.png)

Thanks

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-a-dynamic-group-in-and-easy-chart-trend/95958/2 "2024-09-13T14:20:53Z")

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Dynamic groups have nothing to do with Subplots. Dynamic groups are only for sharing a piece of WHERE clause on a DB pen.

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**Author:** ![Brad\_Niemi1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Brad\_Niemi1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brad_Niemi1)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-a-dynamic-group-in-and-easy-chart-trend/95958/3 "2024-09-13T14:32:41Z")

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thanks, but then how do I get a new group name for the 5 - PPM?

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-a-dynamic-group-in-and-easy-chart-trend/95958/4 "2024-09-13T14:40:43Z")

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Just put that group name in the `.pens` or `.tagPens` dataset for those pens. You don't have to create dynamic groups at all if you aren't using the where clause feature.

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**Author:** ![Brad\_Niemi1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Brad\_Niemi1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brad_Niemi1)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-a-dynamic-group-in-and-easy-chart-trend/95958/5 "2024-09-13T14:45:44Z")

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thanks  
the most obvious things are the hardest to find.