# Component Documentation

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-documentation/60399>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** perspective, ignition81, vision\
**Created:** [June 6, 2022, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-documentation/60399 "2022-06-06T13:09:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-documentation/60399/2 "2022-06-06T14:39:19Z")

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As of 5/31, there is a Documentation available to all resources. While components are not resources, Views are, and it sounds like you might be using Views as specialized components. If you right-click the named View node (not the `root` node), then there should be a Documentation option available in the context menu:

 ![Screen Shot 2022-06-06 at 7.39.02 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/a/a/aae0197e833c8eb3b3f1719a2a31ef7bda7da445.png)

> [@Nightly 8.1 Changelogs - 2022](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nightly-8-1-changelogs-2022/54636/85):
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> Weekly Changelog: 8.1.19-b20220531 Visualization 4028: The designer’s “Resource Notes” panel deviates from standard design, is not universally applicable Expanded the concept of ‘resource documentation’ to apply to all resources. Right click any resource in the project browse tree to edit the documentation describing that resource. Note: Named query and report resources had a unique documentation field previously. This documentation will be upgraded to the new style once the resource is open…

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