# Convert container type

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-container-type/27409>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [August 13, 2019, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-container-type/27409 "2019-08-13T18:16:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 13, 2019, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-container-type/27409/2 "2019-08-13T18:36:52Z")

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If you shift+right-click a view and select “Copy JSON” you can paste that into a text editor, then change the `root` object “type” property. From there you can copy the new edited JSON and shift+right-click the view again and select “Paste JSON” and then it should update.  
Keep in mind when you do this, all the components within the view will not update their Position properties to look anything like it did before the root was converted. They will get some defaults that may not make a whole lot of sense and will require you manually edit them.

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