# Time Series Chart using Named Query

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-series-chart-using-named-query/74237>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [May 26, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-series-chart-using-named-query/74237 "2023-05-26T20:24:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Art\_Irvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Art\_Irvin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Art_Irvin)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-series-chart-using-named-query/74237/1 "2023-05-26T20:24:40Z")

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I am curious if anyone has tried setting up a time series chart on a flex view in perspective by using a named query as the data source.

I have a perfectly good named query that works well with a time series chart when the chart is in a report.

However, using the exact same query when I place the time series chart on a flex view it gives the error 'object found, array expected'. Obviously, I am missing something important. TIA

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**Author:** ![djs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@djs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/djs)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-series-chart-using-named-query/74237/2 "2023-05-26T20:46:14Z")

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Could you show a screenshot of the _series_ property of the chart?

I'm guessing that you bound to the _series_ property rather than the _data_ property within a series.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/8/0/80fc03a2ce3695dc949eabecf6cc02614bce19af.png)

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**Author:** ![Art\_Irvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Art\_Irvin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Art_Irvin)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-series-chart-using-named-query/74237/3 "2023-05-26T21:02:07Z")

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Yes that's exactly where I had it set. So, I have 4 columns in the data one is a time/event column the others are numeric data. I'm getting good data back but not according to the chart. What am I missing here.

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/9/3/93b3331964c1699a7fa55f44334ffe5c4d5fd8c9.png)

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**Author:** ![Art\_Irvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Art\_Irvin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Art_Irvin)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-series-chart-using-named-query/74237/4 "2023-05-26T21:56:05Z")

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Got it, it just magically started working. Serious
