# Pass a dataset to a PowerChart

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pass-a-dataset-to-a-powerchart/85316>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [February 6, 2024, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pass-a-dataset-to-a-powerchart/85316 "2024-02-06T18:38:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![justop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7993a0/32.png) [@justop](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justop)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2024, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pass-a-dataset-to-a-powerchart/85316/1 "2024-02-06T18:38:14Z")

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Is it possible to pass a dataset to a PowerChart much the same way one would for a TimeSeriesChart? I'm only seeing an option to create a pen and pass a tag path to pens.data.source

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2024, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pass-a-dataset-to-a-powerchart/85316/2 "2024-02-06T18:45:19Z")

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No, the PowerChart does its own queries.

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**Author:** ![justop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7993a0/32.png) [@justop](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justop)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pass-a-dataset-to-a-powerchart/85316/3 "2024-02-06T18:46:03Z")

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Thank you!