# Component Visibility with no Database Connection

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-visibility-with-no-database-connection/11239>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [February 20, 2016, 12:49am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-visibility-with-no-database-connection/11239 "2016-02-20T00:49:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![lanebaumann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f1d935/32.png) [@lanebaumann](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lanebaumann)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2016, 12:49am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-visibility-with-no-database-connection/11239/1 "2016-02-20T00:49:25Z")

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Hi everyone,

I was wondering how to view components bound to tags when you are not connected to a database? With no connection the components are grayed out and display a no database connection symbol. Similar to when you are live but the tag is unavailable. Is there any way to view these components normally when working without a database connection? (Like when they come straight from the symbol factory or when they are not bound to a tag).

Thanks everyone.

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**Author:** ![lanebaumann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f1d935/32.png) [@lanebaumann](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lanebaumann)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2016, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-visibility-with-no-database-connection/11239/2 "2016-02-20T00:53:13Z")

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Nevermind I found what I was looking for.

For future reference the view—disable overlays checkbox is what I was looking for.