# Tag data disappears when trying to graph it **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective\ **Created:** [September 3, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-data-disappears-when-trying-to-graph-it/95506 "2024-09-03T21:21:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![face\_plant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@face\_plant](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/face_plant)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-data-disappears-when-trying-to-graph-it/95506/1 "2024-09-03T21:21:38Z")
Hello! I am attempting to graph a tag's data in realtime using perspective's [time series line chart](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/appendix/components/perspective-components/perspective-chart-palette/perspective-time-series-chart) and it seems that the tag data disappears when I try to graph it. I followed the steps from the **Time Series Chart** [lesson on ignition university](https://inductiveuniversity.com/videos/time-series-chart/8.1) which are: 1. Create a line time series component 2. Bind the **data** property of the **series** property and select the tag that should be graphed. 3. Press okay and the graph loads the tag's realtime data. I'm not sure what I am doing wrong since the video was pretty straight forward. Here is some photos to give more context This is my binding setup. I have a single series called `realtime tag data` and have selected the `[edge]IO/CT301_AI` tag to graph ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/9/0/90ab0c65782be9c6641ade558cd030a90ba2415f.png) The data viewer shows theres no data, but the tag certainly has data (as seen in the tag browser) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/9/f/9f343614e6e45ffa24bff843936dedd127934d38.png) Please let me know if there is anymore info I can provide. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-data-disappears-when-trying-to-graph-it/95506/2 "2024-09-03T21:31:22Z")
The tag in your last screenshot doesn't have history enabled. ---
**Author:** ![face\_plant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@face\_plant](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/face_plant)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-data-disappears-when-trying-to-graph-it/95506/3 "2024-09-04T12:54:07Z")
@PGriffith Hmm, I am trying with another tag (FT101) and I've made sure that it's history is enabled, but it's still not showing up in the graph. Could something be wrong with my historian? I am using ignition edge ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/8/4/8481076d0f5c0c629a3c56821e33dfe135986943.png) ---
**Author:** ![face\_plant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@face\_plant](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/face_plant)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2024, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-data-disappears-when-trying-to-graph-it/95506/4 "2024-09-04T16:27:08Z")
Figured it out. To graph realtime tag data, you must enable history (as @paul-griffith said above) and make sure that the tag's storage provider (under `History` in the tag editor) is not none ---
**Author:** ![lrose](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/lrose/32/62724_2.png) [@lrose](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lrose)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-data-disappears-when-trying-to-graph-it/95506/5 "2024-09-04T17:43:06Z")
I’ve been hit with that several times. Might be a nice feature request that you get a pop up reminding you that you haven’t selected a storage provider.