# Embedded View displaying Certain Tab

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/embedded-view-displaying-certain-tab/115467>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [May 11, 2026, 7:22am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/embedded-view-displaying-certain-tab/115467 "2026-05-11T07:22:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![nelgielie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/278dde/32.png) [@nelgielie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nelgielie)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 7:22am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/embedded-view-displaying-certain-tab/115467/1 "2026-05-11T07:22:37Z")

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I have a main view containing **3 tabs** , along with an **embedded view**. The requirement is for the embedded view to **permanently display the "Outside Plant" tab** without requiring any user interaction.  
Could anyone advise on the best approach to achieve this in Perspective?

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**Author:** ![vtran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/779978/32.png) [@vtran](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vtran)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/embedded-view-displaying-certain-tab/115467/2 "2026-05-11T13:46:09Z")

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You can change the `currentTabIndex` to 1, and it will default to Outside Plant tab.

A better way is to create a custom parameter with a value 1, and bind`currentTabIndex` to it. That way, even if you click other tabs in designer while making edit, it'll still default to Outside Plant later.

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**Author:** ![Nol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Nol](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nol)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/embedded-view-displaying-certain-tab/115467/3 "2026-05-11T14:36:44Z")

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On view launch set tab index to 1.

> [@nelgielie](#):
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> permanently display the "Outside Plant" tab

You can also try setting tabs to disabled if you only want them access to the Outside plant tab. Then they can't toggle to a different tab if that's what you're asking.

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**Author:** ![nelgielie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/278dde/32.png) [@nelgielie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nelgielie)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 7:44am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/embedded-view-displaying-certain-tab/115467/4 "2026-05-12T07:44:37Z")

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Thank you for the reply! What I meant was:

1. My **main view** must always remain on the **Inside Plant** tab

2. My **embedded view** must always display the **Outside Plant** tab only

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**Author:** ![Chris\_Bingham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Chris\_Bingham](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Chris_Bingham)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/embedded-view-displaying-certain-tab/115467/5 "2026-05-12T12:35:25Z")

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Change your `tabs` array to an array of objects, each containing keys for `text` (string matching current tab name) & `disabled` (boolean). Consider also adding a `runWhileHidden` (= False) property.  
Read the first entry for `tabs` under [Perspective Tab Container - Properties](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/appendix/components/perspective-components/perspective-container-palette/perspective-tab-container#properties) for additional info.  
From there, plan to pass a parameter in to your embedded view which you will bind to within these new disabled properties (perhaps also the currentTabIndex prop) to achieve your goal.