# Finding the right path to view

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/finding-the-right-path-to-view/72331>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [April 11, 2023, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/finding-the-right-path-to-view/72331 "2023-04-11T23:02:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![mdemaris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mdemaris/32/54639_2.png) [@mdemaris](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mdemaris)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/finding-the-right-path-to-view/72331/1 "2023-04-11T23:02:32Z")

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Need some advice here.

I have these three views:

```auto
Page/Items
Page/CheckOut
Page/inv/ItemsTest

```

From the Items view, I open the `CheckOut` with a script action, `perspective.openPopup`, where the path `="Page/CheckOut"`.

Trying to open the same view from `ItemsTest`, path `="Page/CheckOut"` does not work.

Full script:  
`system.perspective.openPopup("itemSignoutId","Page/itemSignout", params={"p_item":self.props.selection.data[0].ItemID}, showCloseIcon = True, resizable = True)`

same ID, same params, same value

I've tried opening another view in the Page folder, and that does not work either. So, is there a way to climb back up the tree to a parent folder and open up a view? For instance, using `..` similar to MSDOS?

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**Author:** ![mdemaris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mdemaris/32/54639_2.png) [@mdemaris](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mdemaris)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 12:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/finding-the-right-path-to-view/72331/2 "2023-04-12T00:08:24Z")

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Well, apparently (somehow) I missed including one column. I was sure I added it to both views (using a break point container, with two embedded views), but the Designer said "you're an idiot!" lol.