# Bar Chart Preview mode error

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bar-chart-preview-mode-error/53007>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [November 12, 2021, 7:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bar-chart-preview-mode-error/53007 "2021-11-12T07:38:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![prasath.t](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@prasath.t](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/prasath.t)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 7:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bar-chart-preview-mode-error/53007/1 "2021-11-12T07:38:40Z")

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Hi, i am using bar chart in report… i am getting this error when i change to preview mode

```auto
13:05:10.753 [AWT-EventQueue-0] WARN reporting.CategoryChart - Unable to run chart customization function.
org.python.core.PySyntaxError: SyntaxError: ("mismatched input '<EOF>' expecting INDENT", ('<function:configureChart>', 1, 32, 'def configureChart(data, chart):\n'))

	at org.python.core.ParserFacade.fixParseError(ParserFacade.java:95)
	at org.python.core.ParserFacade.parse(ParserFacade.java:205)
	at org.python.core.Py.compile_flags(Py.java:2205)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.script.ScriptManager.compileFunction(ScriptManager.java:899)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.script.ScriptManager.compileFunction(ScriptManager.java:880)
	at com.inductiveautomation.rm.shape.j2dshapes.CategoryChart.render(CategoryChart.java:389)
	at com.inductiveautomation.rm.shape.j2dshapes.AbstractJ2DShape.getDisplayedFill(AbstractJ2DShape.java:76)
	at com.inductiveautomation.rm.shape.RMShape.paintShape(RMShape.java:3107)
	at com.inductiveautomation.rm.shape.j2dshapes.AbstractJ2DShape.paintShape(AbstractJ2DShape.java:101)
	at com.inductiveautomation.rm.shape.RMShapePainterJ2D.sendPaintShape(RMShapePainterJ2D.java:243)
	at com.inductiveautomation.rm.shape.RMShape.paintShapeAll(RMShape.java:3080)
	at com.inductiveautomation.rm.shape.RMShape.paint(RMShape.java:3059)
	at com.inductiveautomation.rm.shape.RMShape.paintShapeChildren(RMShape.java:3123)
	at com.inductiveautomation.rm.shape.RMShape.paintShapeAll(RMShape.java:3091)
	at com.inductiveautomation.rm.shape.RMShape.paint(RMShape.java:3059)
	at com.inductiveautomation.rm.shape.RMShape.paintShapeChildren(RMShape.java:3123)
	at com.inductiveautomation.rm.shape.RMShape.paintShapeAll(RMShape.java:3091)
	at com.inductiveautomation.rm.shape.RMShape.paint(RMShape.java:3059)
	at com.inductiveautomation.rm.shape.RMShape.paintShapeChildren(RMShape.java:3123)
	at com.inductiveautomation.rm.shape.RMShape.paintShapeAll(RMShape.java:3091)
	at com.inductiveautomation.rm.shape.RMShape.paint(RMShape.java:3059)
	at com.inductiveautomation.rm.viewer.RMViewerShape.paint(RMViewerShape.java:197)
	at com.inductiveautomation.rm.shape.RMShapePainterJ2D.paintShape(RMShapePainterJ2D.java:231)
	at com.inductiveautomation.rm.viewer.RMViewer.paintComponent(RMViewer.java:837)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.paint(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.paint(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JViewport.paint(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.paint(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.paint(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.paint(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.paint(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.paintToOffscreen(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.RepaintManager$PaintManager.paintDoubleBufferedImpl(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.RepaintManager$PaintManager.paintDoubleBuffered(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.RepaintManager$PaintManager.paint(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.RepaintManager.paint(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent._paintImmediately(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.paintImmediately(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.RepaintManager$4.run(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.RepaintManager$4.run(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
	at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.RepaintManager.prePaintDirtyRegions(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.RepaintManager$ProcessingRunnable.run(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
	at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
	at com.inductiveautomation.snap.swing.RibsEventQueue.dispatchEvent(RibsEventQueue.java:99)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
13:05:10.748 [SwingWorker-pool-1-thread-1] WARN reporting.CategoryChart - Unable to run chart customization function.
org.python.core.PySyntaxError: SyntaxError: ("mismatched input '<EOF>' expecting INDENT", ('<function:configureChart>', 1, 32, 'def configureChart(data, chart):\n'))

	at org.python.core.ParserFacade.fixParseError(ParserFacade.java:95)
	at org.python.core.ParserFacade.parse(ParserFacade.java:205)
	at org.python.core.Py.compile_flags(Py.java:2205)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.script.ScriptManager.compileFunction(ScriptManager.java:899)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.script.ScriptManager.compileFunction(ScriptManager.java:880)
	at com.inductiveautomation.rm.shape.j2dshapes.CategoryChart.render(CategoryChart.java:389)
	at com.inductiveautomation.rm.shape.j2dshapes.AbstractJ2DShape.getDisplayedFill(AbstractJ2DShape.java:76)
	at com.inductiveautomation.rm.shape.RMShape.paintShape(RMShape.java:3107)
	at com.inductiveautomation.rm.shape.j2dshapes.AbstractJ2DShape.paintShape(AbstractJ2DShape.java:101)
	at com.inductiveautomation.rm.shape.RMShapePainterJ2D.sendPaintShape(RMShapePainterJ2D.java:243)
	at com.inductiveautomation.rm.shape.RMShape.paintShapeAll(RMShape.java:3080)
	at com.inductiveautomation.rm.shape.RMShape.paint(RMShape.java:3059)
	at com.inductiveautomation.rm.shape.RMShape.paintShapeChildren(RMShape.java:3123)
	at com.inductiveautomation.rm.shape.RMShape.paintShapeAll(RMShape.java:3091)
	at com.inductiveautomation.rm.shape.RMShape.paint(RMShape.java:3059)
	at com.inductiveautomation.rm.shape.RMShapePainterJ2D.paintShape(RMShapePainterJ2D.java:231)
	at com.inductiveautomation.rm.shape.RMShapeImager.createImage(RMShapeImager.java:98)
	at com.inductiveautomation.reporting.designer.workspace.design.PreviewPanel$SnapshotGenerator.doInBackground(PreviewPanel.java:165)
	at com.inductiveautomation.reporting.designer.workspace.design.PreviewPanel$SnapshotGenerator.doInBackground(PreviewPanel.java:146)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.SwingWorker$1.call(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.SwingWorker.run(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

```

xml code

```auto
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<sample-data>
	<!--This is the raw data used to create the report preview.-->
	<Current Time>2021-11-12 13:05:10.500</Current Time>
	<DataSetBarchart>
		<row-0>
			<Date>2021-11-08</Date>
			<Elec_kWhT>31</Elec_kWhT>
			<Gas_kWhT>595</Gas_kWhT>
			<EPI_kWhT>673</EPI_kWhT>
		</row-0>
		<row-1>
			<Date>2021-11-09</Date>
			<Elec_kWhT>41</Elec_kWhT>
			<Gas_kWhT>661</Gas_kWhT>
			<EPI_kWhT>765</EPI_kWhT>
		</row-1>
	</DataSetBarchart>
	<Datasetparameter>
		<row-0>
			<date>2021-11-08</date>
			<gasnm3>23256</gasnm3>
			<electricitykwh>12881</electricitykwh>
			<gaskwh>244768</gaskwh>
			<productionm2>411</productionm2>
			<eleckwhm2>31</eleckwhm2>
			<gaskwhm2>595</gaskwhm2>
			<epikwhm2>673</epikwhm2>
		</row-0>
		<row-1>
			<date>2021-11-09</date>
			<gasnm3>29555</gasnm3>
			<electricitykwh>19452</electricitykwh>
			<gaskwh>311064</gaskwh>
			<productionm2>470</productionm2>
			<eleckwhm2>41</eleckwhm2>
			<gaskwhm2>661</gaskwhm2>
			<epikwhm2>765</epikwhm2>
		</row-1>
	</Datasetparameter>
	<EndDate>2021-11-10 00:00:00.000</EndDate>
	<Frequency>weekly</Frequency>
	<Header dataset>
		<row-0>
			<Date>Date</Date>
			<Gas Volume>Gas Volume[Nm3]</Gas Volume>
			<Electricity>Electricity[kWh]</Electricity>
			<Gas>Gas[kWh]</Gas>
			<Production>Production[T]</Production>
			<Elec>Elec[kWh/T]</Elec>
			<Gass>Gas[kWh/T]</Gass>
			<EPI>EPI[kWh/T]</EPI>
			<Bar label>kWh/T</Bar label>
		</row-0>
	</Header dataset>
	<Report>
		<Gateway>UKI-001</Gateway>
		<Name>Boardline Performance Report</Name>
		<Path>Boardline Performance Report</Path>
		<Timestamp>2021-11-12 13:05:10.500</Timestamp>
	</Report>
	<ReportName>Boardline Performance Report</ReportName>
	<ReportTitle>EMS REPORTING</ReportTitle>
	<StartDate>2021-11-08 00:00:00.000</StartDate>
	<scope>Line</scope>
</sample-data>

```

can any one help to fix this error?

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**Author:** ![SKA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ska/32/29528_2.png) [@SKA](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SKA)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bar-chart-preview-mode-error/53007/2 "2021-11-12T09:04:20Z")

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WITH XML Validation in Notepad++ is shows this:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/2/8/2840299850ccf5c7c5c28b5f4dc78f16cc56ef4b.png)

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**Author:** ![prasath.t](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@prasath.t](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/prasath.t)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bar-chart-preview-mode-error/53007/3 "2021-11-12T09:15:04Z")

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I am getting this error in client run time also… Data is fetching correctly in chart… But in console its showing this error… How to remove this error?

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**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bar-chart-preview-mode-error/53007/4 "2021-11-12T09:52:32Z")

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From [XML Elements](http://www.w3schools.com/XML/xml_elements.asp) at W3Schools:

XML elements must follow these naming rules:

- Element names are case-sensitive
- Element names must start with a letter or underscore
- Element names cannot start with the letters xml (or XML, or Xml, etc)
- Element names can contain letters, digits, hyphens, underscores, and periods
- _ **Element names cannot contain spaces** _

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bar-chart-preview-mode-error/53007/5 "2021-11-12T17:21:26Z")

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The XML is unrelated to the actual issue you’re having.  
Share a screenshot of your code in the `configureChart` extension function.

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**Author:** ![prasath.t](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@prasath.t](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/prasath.t)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bar-chart-preview-mode-error/53007/6 "2021-11-12T17:40:56Z")

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This is getting in bar chart in report module.  
. I didn’t written anything in script. Or else How to find in report module bar chart whether i have the script or not… Please help me out

I don’t know how to check configure chart function in report module chart

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bar-chart-preview-mode-error/53007/7 "2021-11-12T17:47:13Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/d/5/d5f3827356f6035b701f95e42a4e6fac7ff7dce2.png)  
Look in the property inspector for your chart(s). If you didn’t deliberately write any script, just make sure ‘Enabled’ is not checked.

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**Author:** ![prasath.t](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@prasath.t](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/prasath.t)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bar-chart-preview-mode-error/53007/8 "2021-11-12T17:52:30Z")

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Thanks now i have disabled… Its not throwing error now