# Reports and getting data to show up **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [September 19, 2024, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reports-and-getting-data-to-show-up/96213 "2024-09-19T23:05:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![D\_Mitri\_Tompkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@D\_Mitri\_Tompkins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/D_Mitri_Tompkins)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reports-and-getting-data-to-show-up/96213/1 "2024-09-19T23:05:40Z")
Trying to make a report that shows a history tag's value charted for the last 24 hours, and am struggling unnecessarily. Any resources other than the inductive automation videos that could be actually useful? Those videos show literally nothing applicable to what I'm doing haha. I've created a tag history data source: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/3/b/3b6c4e1cac0f810d8e8f9844db5070f1ea1408da.png) but attempting to access the individual tags from the key browser doesn't work, as in there is no drop down menu for the data source: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/8/7/872df87d66653cda9f9a7752cf853c33e301a2f9.png) Am I missing an obvious and crucial step here? ---
**Author:** ![David\_Stone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/david_stone/32/79749_2.png) [@David\_Stone](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/David_Stone)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reports-and-getting-data-to-show-up/96213/2 "2024-09-19T23:33:25Z")
Can you prove there is historical data being stored for these tags? ---
**Author:** ![D\_Mitri\_Tompkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@D\_Mitri\_Tompkins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/D_Mitri_Tompkins)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reports-and-getting-data-to-show-up/96213/3 "2024-09-20T15:53:41Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/c/2/c237e9618d946a4013068375cf74f85f21319998.png) As in other than this? ---
**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:** [September 20, 2024, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reports-and-getting-data-to-show-up/96213/4 "2024-09-20T16:08:21Z")
That's just showing the live values of the tags - although the clock icon does indicate that history has been turned on. Create a view (Perspective) or window (Vision), add a table and create a binding to the tag history over a date range where you expect to have some data. See what gets displayed. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Mitri\_Tompkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@D\_Mitri\_Tompkins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/D_Mitri_Tompkins)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reports-and-getting-data-to-show-up/96213/5 "2024-09-20T19:46:54Z")
Yeah it seems like there isn't historical data being stored. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reports-and-getting-data-to-show-up/96213/6 "2024-09-20T23:47:25Z")
Show us the tag datatype and the history configuration. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Mitri\_Tompkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@D\_Mitri\_Tompkins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/D_Mitri_Tompkins)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 12:09am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reports-and-getting-data-to-show-up/96213/7 "2024-09-21T00:09:49Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/f/1/f1b14dc36039ce6fe88f30b81d8cddb759c96577.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/8/b/8b29812fb00ec985452e6ab27cd5bc675cc768b8.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/c/8/c81999ee079f1cad7e1cfc1b3bc751f1867aa558.png) And it is an OPC tag ---
**Author:** ![David\_Stone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/david_stone/32/79749_2.png) [@David\_Stone](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/David_Stone)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2024, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reports-and-getting-data-to-show-up/96213/8 "2024-09-22T21:35:47Z")
Are there any faults in the Gateway regarding DB access? Also have the values of those tags changed since you added them to the historian? ---
**Author:** ![D\_Mitri\_Tompkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@D\_Mitri\_Tompkins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/D_Mitri_Tompkins)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reports-and-getting-data-to-show-up/96213/9 "2024-09-23T15:12:00Z")
No database faults and yes the values have changed, I noted them all down to be sure of it even. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Mitri\_Tompkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@D\_Mitri\_Tompkins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/D_Mitri_Tompkins)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reports-and-getting-data-to-show-up/96213/10 "2024-09-23T16:54:13Z")
Never mind, oh my lord it was the simplest thing ever, forgot that Order of the parameters matters, start date needed to be after end date, working now ---
**Author:** ![David\_Stone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/david_stone/32/79749_2.png) [@David\_Stone](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/David_Stone)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reports-and-getting-data-to-show-up/96213/11 "2024-09-23T21:34:23Z")
Sometimes the best learning is fixing it yourself, good work.