# Chart Dataset Enabled Property **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** vision\ **Created:** [April 23, 2012, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-dataset-enabled-property/4339 "2012-04-23T21:41:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![techerdone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@techerdone](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/techerdone)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-dataset-enabled-property/4339/1 "2012-04-23T21:41:27Z")
Is there any way to access a charts dataset enable/disable property? I am trying to have some selection buttons that will eliminate specific pens from several plots in one chart. I can't use the easy chart because I need the database to be dynamically selected. ---
**Author:** ![Travis.Cox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Travis.Cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis.Cox)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 11:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-dataset-enabled-property/4339/2 "2012-04-23T23:45:11Z")
Yes. You can enabled/disable it using a scripting function on the chart. Here is an example:`chart = event.source.parent.getComponent('Chart') chart.setDatasetEnabled("Data", 0)`Just replace the “Data” with the name of the dataset you want to disable. ---
**Author:** ![techerdone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@techerdone](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/techerdone)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2012, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-dataset-enabled-property/4339/3 "2012-04-24T05:18:31Z")
Yes! Thank you. I looked through manual for this property and could not find anything. Is there a list of properties for components that is not listed in the manual? ---
**Author:** ![Travis.Cox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Travis.Cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis.Cox)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2012, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-dataset-enabled-property/4339/4 "2012-04-24T14:43:46Z")
This one is not documented right now but I made a note to put it in our system. ---
**Author:** ![Aaron\_Shivne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a8b319/32.png) [@Aaron\_Shivne](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Aaron_Shivne)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-dataset-enabled-property/4339/5 "2023-01-11T18:28:53Z")
My script is not able to see a root container property to dynamically set this property. ---
**Author:** ![MUNIYANDI\_D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@MUNIYANDI\_D](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MUNIYANDI_D)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-dataset-enabled-property/4339/6 "2025-02-05T06:35:19Z")
Hi Mr. @Travis.Cox , Is there any way to enable/disable the datasets in the chart for ignition vision? I had tried this way, but I got an error while triggering that condition. I had 4 datasets in that chart and I want to disable any one of these datasets in the chart. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/2/0/2081a20cdedf2089693813f7ec89e7a67fcf7781.png) Script: ```python chart = event.source.parent.parent.getComponent('Chart').chart if event.source.selected: chart.setDatasetEnabled("Data", 0) chart.setDatasetEnabled("lines", 1) chart.setDatasetEnabled("shapes", 1) else: chart.plot.rangeAxis.setAutoRange(True) chart.setDatasetEnabled("Data", 1) chart.setDatasetEnabled("lines", 0) chart.setDatasetEnabled("shapes", 0) ``` I put that script in the property change script in Checkbox. When I enable the Checkbow, required datasets should be enabled,d and other datasets should be disabled. Error: ```python Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 9, in File "", line 10, in Range_Assigning AttributeError: 'org.jfree.chart.JFreeChart' object has no attribute 'setDatasetEnabled' Ignition v8.1.44 (b2024102210) Java: Azul Systems, Inc. 17.0.12 ``` Thanks, Muniyandi D ---
**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:** [February 5, 2025, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-dataset-enabled-property/4339/7 "2025-02-05T12:47:50Z")
You have an extra `.chart` at the end of your script's first line. Take that off for the `.setDatasetEnabled()` method to work. ---
**Author:** ![Travis.Cox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Travis.Cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis.Cox)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-dataset-enabled-property/4339/8 "2025-02-05T21:44:33Z")
Correct but you will need the .chart on this line: chart.chart.plot.rangeAxis.setAutoRange(True) ---
**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:** [February 5, 2025, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-dataset-enabled-property/4339/9 "2025-02-05T21:53:40Z")
For posterity, the function Travis originally mentioned (and a bunch of other utilities) are documented on this page: > **[Vision - Chart Scripting Functions | Ignition User Manual](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/appendix/components/vision-components/charts/chart/chart-scripting-functions#setdatasetenabled)** > > This page details the various component and extension functions available for Vision's Chart component. ---
**Author:** ![MUNIYANDI\_D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@MUNIYANDI\_D](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MUNIYANDI_D)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-dataset-enabled-property/4339/10 "2025-02-06T05:48:46Z")
Hi @pturmel, thank you for your suggestion. But I got an error after doing that regarding the suggestion you gave. Script: ```python chart = event.source.parent.parent.getComponent('Chart') if event.source.selected: chart.setDatasetEnabled("Data", 0) chart.setDatasetEnabled("lines", 1) chart.setDatasetEnabled("shapes", 1) else: chart.plot.rangeAxis.setAutoRange(True) chart.setDatasetEnabled("Data", 1) chart.setDatasetEnabled("lines", 0) chart.setDatasetEnabled("shapes", 0) ``` Error: ```python Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 9, in File "", line 10, in Range_Assigning AttributeError: 'org.jfree.chart.JFreeChart' object has no attribute 'setDatasetEnabled' ``` Thanks, Muniyandi D ---
**Author:** ![andrew.budaiev](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/andrew.budaiev/32/72921_2.png) [@andrew.budaiev](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrew.budaiev)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 5:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-dataset-enabled-property/4339/11 "2025-02-06T05:53:03Z")
> [@MUNIYANDI\_D](#): > > ```python > chart.setDatasetEnabled()("Data", 0) > > ``` You have extra parentheses here. ---
**Author:** ![MUNIYANDI\_D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@MUNIYANDI\_D](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MUNIYANDI_D)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-dataset-enabled-property/4339/12 "2025-02-06T06:43:58Z")
Sorry, i mistakenly gives extra parentheses. Now, i had corrected @andrew.budaiev . Script: ```python chart = event.source.parent.parent.getComponent('Chart').chart if event.source.selected: chart.setDatasetEnabled("Data", 0) chart.setDatasetEnabled("lines", 1) chart.setDatasetEnabled("shapes", 1) else: chart.plot.rangeAxis.setAutoRange(True) chart.setDatasetEnabled("Data", 1) chart.setDatasetEnabled("lines", 0) chart.setDatasetEnabled("shapes", 0) ``` But,, i got that same error again. Error: ```python Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 1, in File "", line 10, in Range_Assigning AttributeError: 'org.jfree.chart.JFreeChart' object has no attribute 'setDatasetEnabled' Ignition v8.1.44 (b2024102210) Java: Azul Systems, Inc. 17.0.12 ``` ---
**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:** [February 6, 2025, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-dataset-enabled-property/4339/13 "2025-02-06T13:01:33Z")
You put the `.chart` back on the end of the first line. Take it off. ---
**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:** [February 6, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-dataset-enabled-property/4339/14 "2025-02-06T16:05:21Z")
> `event.source.parent.parent.getComponent('Chart')` This gives you a reference to the **Ignition** chart component. That's what has the `setDatasetEnabled` method. > `event.source.parent.parent.getComponent('Chart').chart` This gives you a reference to the underlying **Jfreechart** component. This has a variety of methods for changing rendering of the actual graphical chart, but does _not_ have the `setDatasetEnabled` method you're trying to use. ---
**Author:** ![MUNIYANDI\_D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@MUNIYANDI\_D](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MUNIYANDI_D)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2025, 5:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-dataset-enabled-property/4339/15 "2025-02-07T05:42:53Z")
Thank you, Mr. @pturmel for your suggestion. Finally, I got what I expected. Thanks, Muniyandi D ---
**Author:** ![MUNIYANDI\_D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@MUNIYANDI\_D](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MUNIYANDI_D)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2025, 5:44am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-dataset-enabled-property/4339/16 "2025-02-07T05:44:02Z")
I understood Mr. @paul-griffith , Thanks for your suggestion. Thanks, Muniyandi D ---
**Author:** ![ltoscano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3be4f8/32.png) [@ltoscano](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ltoscano)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2025, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-dataset-enabled-property/4339/17 "2025-11-05T00:32:28Z")
Hello All - Same idea but I want to disable the component altogether. If my history source goes away the chart keeps throwing up errors regardless of whether I disable the dataset or not. Any thoughts?