# How do I remove unwanted dates

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-remove-unwanted-dates/106271>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [May 14, 2025, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-remove-unwanted-dates/106271 "2025-05-14T19:30:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![NP209](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/np209/32/80704_2.png) [@NP209](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/NP209)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2025, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-remove-unwanted-dates/106271/1 "2025-05-14T19:30:54Z")

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How do I remove the dates between data points?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/2/0/208d4e26d3fba68f0288e429e945bf289301ba49.png)

I only want to see the days with data.

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**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2025, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-remove-unwanted-dates/106271/2 "2025-05-14T19:43:24Z")

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If this is related to your now deleted similar question which stated that you were trying to do this on a Time Series Chart component then the answer is that you can't. A time series, by definition has a continuous timeline on the X-axis.

To do what you want you need to use the [XY Chart component](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/appendix/components/perspective-components/perspective-chart-palette/perspective-xy-chart) and set the X-axis to render as "category" (but format the labels as dates or hours or whatever).

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**Author:** ![NP209](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/np209/32/80704_2.png) [@NP209](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/NP209)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2025, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-remove-unwanted-dates/106271/3 "2025-05-14T21:24:56Z")

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Yeah you caught me lol. I deleted my post because I didn't like the way I phrased it. Today has been a struggle to focus, you were a big help. I appreciate you.

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**Author:** ![pascal.fragnoud](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pascal.fragnoud/32/24728_2.png) [@pascal.fragnoud](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pascal.fragnoud)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-remove-unwanted-dates/106271/4 "2025-05-14T21:37:14Z")

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You can edit your posts instead of deleting and recreating them.