# Properties Panel disappears on Alarm Pipelines

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/properties-panel-disappears-on-alarm-pipelines/7059>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [August 15, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/properties-panel-disappears-on-alarm-pipelines/7059 "2013-08-15T21:31:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![davisr19](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@davisr19](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/davisr19)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/properties-panel-disappears-on-alarm-pipelines/7059/1 "2013-08-15T21:31:17Z")

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Running Ignition 7.6.2 b2368  
After I open Designer the Property Editor Panel appears until I click on the Alarm Pipelines folder or one of the alarm pipelines in the folder. I cannot edit Notification properties in the pipeline.

The panel reappears when I open a window from the Project Browser or click on the Windows folder.

The Property Editor panel is checked when I look under View/Panels from the Designer menu.

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/properties-panel-disappears-on-alarm-pipelines/7059/2 "2013-08-15T21:39:43Z")

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Hmm, I’m afraid I don’t quite understand the problem you’re having.

The Property Editor panel should get swapped out for the Pipeline Block Editor panel if you’ve got a folder or pipeline selected in the tree. Is this not happening?

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**Author:** ![davisr19](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@davisr19](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/davisr19)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/properties-panel-disappears-on-alarm-pipelines/7059/3 "2013-08-15T21:51:42Z")

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I found that I needed the Pipeline Block Editor. Once I checked the box under the View/Panels I am now able to edit the pipeline blocks.

It would improve usability if the Pipeline Block Editor would become visible when the user double clicks on a pipeline block.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/properties-panel-disappears-on-alarm-pipelines/7059/4 "2013-08-15T21:53:06Z")

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[quote=“davisr19”]I found that I needed the Pipeline Block Editor. Once I checked the box under the View/Panels I am now able to edit the pipeline blocks.

It would improve usability if the Pipeline Block Editor would become visible when the user double clicks on a pipeline block.

Thanks[/quote]

Hmm… it does for me. I’ve never seen it hidden before.

I’ll ask around and see if anybody else has experienced this.

EDIT: I see what’s going on. If it’s been explicitly turned off under View \> Panels, it doesn’t show up when you select a pipeline.