# Ignition Perspective Root Container Events

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-root-container-events/108475>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [July 15, 2025, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-root-container-events/108475 "2025-07-15T13:50:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![jparsons1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f14d63/32.png) [@jparsons1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jparsons1)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-root-container-events/108475/1 "2025-07-15T13:50:41Z")

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I created a template device for an analog input in which if you click on it brings up a faceplate popup. The event is placed on the root container. In action though this doesn't work and I am not sure why. I have tried the following:

- Using the OnClick Event
- Using the OnSelect Event
- Using different popup screens to ensure its not a faulty path.
- moving the objects in the template in order to click on the root container itself.

Nothing seems to work. Maybe I am using the wrong action or just have some sort of misunderstanding of how this should work?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/a/3/a3e2544590073fc79b1b1e6e5bd142002ec47a98.png)

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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:** [July 15, 2025, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-root-container-events/108475/2 "2025-07-15T14:26:19Z")

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Have you tried it in the browser? Popups don't work in Designer as its "browser" is limited to the view you're working on.

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**Author:** ![jparsons1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f14d63/32.png) [@jparsons1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jparsons1)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-root-container-events/108475/3 "2025-07-15T16:34:15Z")

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Yeah you were right.