# system.perspective.alterDock Params

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-perspective-alterdock-params/114641>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, perspective\
**Created:** [March 24, 2026, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-perspective-alterdock-params/114641 "2026-03-24T12:51:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bushmatic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/bushmatic/32/87014_2.png) [@Bushmatic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bushmatic)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-perspective-alterdock-params/114641/7 "2026-03-25T15:35:38Z")

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I noticed yesterday myself that the documentation for `system.perspective.alterDock` is wrong for the display settings. I was making a lock/unlock feature for a dock with similar logic to @deon.korb’s script. See the end of this post:

> [@Dock Parameters Resetting between each page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dock-parameters-resetting-between-each-page/76160/7):
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> What about having dock parameters/configurations persist when opening new pages with the same dock configuration? This thread is regarding that issue, not the topic of altering multiple docks at once. My issue is very similar to @Michael_White’s. I have a simple button to show/autoHide the dock (among other configuration changes, including content, modal, handle…) using system.perspective.alterDock(). Default is autoHide. When clicking a link in the docked view to navigate to a new page (but wi…

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