# Need Help Controlling Tag Browser in Power Chart Component

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**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")\
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**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")

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> [@GOKULAKANNAN\_P](#):
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> 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):
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> 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.

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