# Easy Chart Database Pen problem

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-database-pen-problem/12376>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [November 17, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-database-pen-problem/12376 "2016-11-17T20:47:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![MoisesZV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@MoisesZV](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MoisesZV)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-database-pen-problem/12376/1 "2016-11-17T20:47:08Z")

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Hi, I have an Easy Chart with some database pens, my question is how can I specify a start date and end date? when I select the pens, don’t give that option, I’m using Manual mode.

[attachment=0]problema dbpens.png[/attachment]

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**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:** [November 17, 2016, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-database-pen-problem/12376/2 "2016-11-17T21:18:21Z")

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Start and end are properties of the chart as a whole, not of individual pens. In manual mode, you need to set those properties through scripting, or by binding date entry components, or otherwise bind date computations.

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**Author:** ![MoisesZV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@MoisesZV](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MoisesZV)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 12:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-database-pen-problem/12376/3 "2016-11-18T12:16:04Z")

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Thank you pturmel!