# Change Root Container Type To a View that Has already been Created **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective\ **Created:** [July 26, 2021, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-root-container-type-to-a-view-that-has-already-been-created/49218 "2021-07-26T23:12:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![evanwolfe2525](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b2d939/32.png) [@evanwolfe2525](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/evanwolfe2525)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-root-container-type-to-a-view-that-has-already-been-created/49218/1 "2021-07-26T23:12:37Z")
Is there a way to change the root container type of an EXISTING view? Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![cmallonee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cmallonee/32/6416_2.png) [@cmallonee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmallonee)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-root-container-type-to-a-view-that-has-already-been-created/49218/2 "2021-07-27T00:55:57Z")
No, once you select the root container type, you’re locked in. ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 2:41am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-root-container-type-to-a-view-that-has-already-been-created/49218/3 "2021-07-27T02:41:23Z")
Unless of course you change it in the json, but you’ll also then need to fix up your component position props as well. I wrote a script to do this for me ---
**Author:** ![evanwolfe2525](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b2d939/32.png) [@evanwolfe2525](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/evanwolfe2525)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-root-container-type-to-a-view-that-has-already-been-created/49218/4 "2021-07-28T22:31:21Z")
Thank you both. ---
**Author:** ![eduardo.ojalvo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/eduardo.ojalvo/32/14356_2.png) [@eduardo.ojalvo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/eduardo.ojalvo)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-root-container-type-to-a-view-that-has-already-been-created/49218/5 "2022-02-15T15:19:24Z")
It´s great!!! I was looking for how to do it. Thank you very much. ---
**Author:** ![hewking32](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5ac83/32.png) [@hewking32](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hewking32)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 9:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-root-container-type-to-a-view-that-has-already-been-created/49218/6 "2022-09-22T09:21:09Z")
@nminchin can you please share where to find the json associated with the root container? how complex is the script to change container type? regards ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 11:02am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-root-container-type-to-a-view-that-has-already-been-created/49218/7 "2022-09-22T11:02:21Z")
Shift + right click on the view and there’s a copy and paste json option. Otherwise, you can also edit the View’s json in the file in the file system itself ---
**Author:** ![hewking32](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5ac83/32.png) [@hewking32](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hewking32)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 11:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-root-container-type-to-a-view-that-has-already-been-created/49218/8 "2022-09-22T11:27:13Z")
that’s great - i will add this skill to my toolbox 🙂