# Need Help Controlling Tag Browser in Power Chart Component **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition81, perspective\ **Created:** [May 30, 2025, 6:31am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-help-controlling-tag-browser-in-power-chart-component/106846 "2025-05-30T06:31:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GOKULAKANNAN\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/0ea827/32.png) [@GOKULAKANNAN\_P](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/GOKULAKANNAN_P)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 6:31am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-help-controlling-tag-browser-in-power-chart-component/106846/1 "2025-05-30T06:31:07Z")
Hello, I would like to control the **Tag Browser** in the **Power Chart** component—for example, filtering tags, changing the display name of tags, selecting specific properties, etc. However, I couldn't find any exposed properties or configuration options to manage the Tag Browser directly within the Power Chart component. Could someone please advise on how to achieve this, or suggest any possible workarounds? Thank you in advance for your support! **Best regards,** Gokulakannan.P ---
**Author:** ![lrose](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/lrose/32/62724_2.png) [@lrose](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lrose)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 11:47am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-help-controlling-tag-browser-in-power-chart-component/106846/2 "2025-06-02T11:47:24Z")
> [@GOKULAKANNAN\_P](#): > > Could someone please advise on how to achieve this, or suggest any possible workarounds? You don't. If you need a "custom" tag browser, currently you're only choice is to develop it your self. Not trivial. There are many posts on the forum detailing the limitations of the Power Chart component up to and including its current itteration. One of the most popular ones: > [@\[FEATURE\] Increase usability of the Perspective Power Chart component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-increase-usability-of-the-perspective-power-chart-component/51474): > > 8.1.5 Putting it bluntly, the Perspective trend tool has a lot of work left to be done to it in order for it to be a useful tool. In its current state, it's very difficult to use. To me, the ability to easily view and diagnose issues from a trend is a cornerstone of any SCADA application. EDIT: Demos from another SCADA: The main things are: Edit: 0) IMO, these are the 2 biggest issues currently with the Power Chart: [[FEATURE] Increase usability of the Perspective Power Chart component - #55…](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-increase-usability-of-the-perspective-power-chart-component/51474/55) Long story short if you chose to use the Power Chart component you're stuck with it's limitations. I'm confident that someone at IA is working on these, however, I wouldn't expect to see any changes until after 8.3 sometime. ---
**Author:** ![michaeelphillips](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@michaeelphillips](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michaeelphillips)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-help-controlling-tag-browser-in-power-chart-component/106846/3 "2025-06-02T19:29:13Z")
You can use the `system.tag.getConfiguration()` function to retrieve tag properties and then filter or modify the display names as needed, and you can create a custom interface where you can manage tag selections and display them in the Power Chart. ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-help-controlling-tag-browser-in-power-chart-component/106846/4 "2025-06-02T20:47:01Z")
> [@michaeelphillips](#): > > You can use the `system.tag.getConfiguration()` function You can read/write tag props, including writing new custom tag props, with `system.tag.readBlocking` and `system.tag.writeBlocking/Async`, which is less destructive than using `system.tag.getConfiguration()`. By destructive, I mean using `getConfiguration` (and corresponding `system.tag.configure` to write changes) with tags within a UDT instance will override _all_ of the props set on them within the UDT definition thus essentially disconnecting their configuration from the definition. Unless you ensure to remove all of the keys except for `name` and `tagType` from the objects you get from `getConfiguration`. I would highly recommend for this instance to use tag.read/write functions instead.