# What is the best way to store and retain the Text Field value in Ignition Perspective? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective\ **Created:** [June 11, 2026, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-store-and-retain-the-text-field-value-in-ignition-perspective/115942 "2026-06-11T05:18:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gholappratap923](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/49beb7/32.png) [@gholappratap923](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gholappratap923)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-store-and-retain-the-text-field-value-in-ignition-perspective/115942/1 "2026-06-11T05:18:29Z")
I am using Ignition Perspective. I have a Text Field where the operator enters data. When I navigate to another page/view and then return to the original page, the Text Field value becomes blank (null). I want the Text Field value to remain unchanged and persist after navigation until the user explicitly clears it using a button. What is the best way to store and retain the Text Field value in Ignition Perspective ? ---
**Author:** ![lane.duncan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/lane.duncan/32/83700_2.png) [@lane.duncan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lane.duncan)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 6:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-store-and-retain-the-text-field-value-in-ignition-perspective/115942/2 "2026-06-11T06:11:00Z")
Bind the text value to a a custom session property: > **[Session Properties | Ignition User Manual](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.3/ignition-modules/perspective/perspective-sessions/session-properties)** > > Session properties are available for use throughout Perspective Sessions. Sessions of a given project will have the same list of properties, however, the actual values are unique and independent for each running Session. ---
**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:** [June 11, 2026, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-store-and-retain-the-text-field-value-in-ignition-perspective/115942/3 "2026-06-11T11:22:57Z")
> [@gholappratap923](#): > > I have a Text Field where the operator enters data Is there more than one session? If so does the data need to be visible to all sessions? Does there need to be a record of what data was entered? ---
**Author:** ![dillon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/dillon/32/81537_2.png) [@dillon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dillon)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-store-and-retain-the-text-field-value-in-ignition-perspective/115942/4 "2026-06-11T12:07:27Z")
If it only matters for the current active session, and traceability doesn't matter, @lane.duncan's approach is good. If multiple sessions need it and you don't need to store that data long term, consider a [memory tag](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/platform/tags/types-of-tags#memory-tags). Otherwise, you might want to consider a database! ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-store-and-retain-the-text-field-value-in-ignition-perspective/115942/5 "2026-06-11T14:25:15Z")
Consider session custom props are scoped across multiple browser tabs, if that's of concern