# Why is Wrapping in Container Required? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective, ignition81\ **Created:** [January 22, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-is-wrapping-in-container-required/113481 "2026-01-22T14:11:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ChZeman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@ChZeman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ChZeman)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-is-wrapping-in-container-required/113481/1 "2026-01-22T14:11:12Z")
Maybe I’m missing something, but I am unable to drag components from the toolbox into the specific containers I want them in. I can drag them to the project tree only if I intend to drop them in the root container. Fine, I’ll just move them or cut and paste. I right-click the container I want to put them in and click paste, but it puts them item(s) back in the root container again. I can drag to the layout and but that doesn’t put them in the container(s) either. The only way I can get stuff where I want it is to drop it in root and wrap it in a container, but then I can’t add anything else I want to that new container. ??? ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine\_Quick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jasmine_quick/32/80380_2.png) [@Jasmine\_Quick](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jasmine_Quick)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-is-wrapping-in-container-required/113481/2 "2026-01-22T14:16:02Z")
Is there a target icon next to the container that you're trying to add components to? You might need to double click a few more times (depending on how deep) Also, when using the "wrap in container " trick, you then likely need to set the grow property of the wrapped component to 0 to be able to add more items, and then adjust as needed. Wrapping it automatically sets the grow to 1. ---
**Author:** ![ChZeman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@ChZeman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ChZeman)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-is-wrapping-in-container-required/113481/3 "2026-01-22T14:19:44Z")
This is all I have in my views. If I try to drag a component to any of those containers, all I get is a red circle with a slanted red line. I can drag something to LeftPanel in the the layout and it drops it in there, but I can’t drop anything in LeftControls. ![Screenshot from 2026-01-22 08-16-27](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/9/4/94fdceba7d92ea26e93bcaaa374df3350c4a3a4d.png) ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-is-wrapping-in-container-required/113481/4 "2026-01-22T14:20:54Z")
You have to "Deep Select" the target container before you can drop into it. The bulls-eye target icon is placed in the tree next to the currently deep selected container. (Have you gone through the Inductive University courses for Perspective? If not, you should.) ---
**Author:** ![ChZeman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@ChZeman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ChZeman)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-is-wrapping-in-container-required/113481/5 "2026-01-22T14:22:53Z")
Thank you! That did it. I did it a year ago but I guess I forgot about Deep Select. It seems ridiculous to not be able to just drag it to where you want in the project tree. Maybe there’s a reason but it seems like extra steps you shouldn’t have to do. ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-is-wrapping-in-container-required/113481/6 "2026-01-22T14:34:09Z")
Deep selection is most important when dropping onto the canvas, not the tree, as there can be ambiguities. Keeping the behavior consistent across all container types makes sense to me. ---
**Author:** ![ChZeman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@ChZeman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ChZeman)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2026, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-is-wrapping-in-container-required/113481/7 "2026-01-22T14:35:49Z")
I agree and understand regarding the canvas. I would have expected to be able to drop wherever I wanted to in the tree, though.