# sendMessage to parent view but not page

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sendmessage-to-parent-view-but-not-page/67417>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, perspective\
**Created:** [December 9, 2022, 5:03am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sendmessage-to-parent-view-but-not-page/67417 "2022-12-09T05:03:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![nideyijuyidong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7cd45c/32.png) [@nideyijuyidong](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nideyijuyidong)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2022, 6:34am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sendmessage-to-parent-view-but-not-page/67417/4 "2022-12-09T06:34:36Z")

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Are output params enough? It should be possible to call it in the parent page.

> [@Perspective: Accessing Output Params in a View](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-accessing-output-params-in-a-view/24410/2):
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> I typically have to generate them. I’m assuming when you say embedded view, you are using the component, so you should have a params property in properties. Just declare the name the same as on the other side and if your direction matches(input/output/bidirectional) it should work. [image]

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