# General Discussion **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/general-discussion/5.md?page=30 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 31 --- ## [Trouble with Nested Rows in Reports](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trouble-with-nested-rows-in-reports/84514)
**Author:** [@Ben\_Blaschuk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ben_Blaschuk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trouble-with-nested-rows-in-reports/84514 "2024-01-19T17:43:11Z")
Hive Minds..... I am having trouble converting a MS Access report into Ignition. I have tried several of the nesting options and cannot get it to come out right. I have grouped just about everything in every order pos… --- ## [Offline documentation update frequency](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/offline-documentation-update-frequency/84578)
**Author:** [@Penguin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Penguin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2024, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/offline-documentation-update-frequency/84578 "2024-01-22T17:15:26Z")
The current offline manual (PDF format) listed at https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/ is dated 04/2021. Is there a plan to increase the frequency that it is generated? It'd be nice to get updates in tandem with new Ign… --- ## [Inductive University is down](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/inductive-university-is-down/84532)
**Author:** [@Torsten\_Giesbrecht1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Torsten_Giesbrecht1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/inductive-university-is-down/84532 "2024-01-22T15:21:23Z")
Anyone else getting "Error 500: Internal Server Error" when trying to do a challenge in Inductive University? --- ## [Project Default location](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-default-location/16707)
**Author:** [@shwethag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/shwethag)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2024, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-default-location/16707 "2024-01-19T13:49:09Z")
Could anyone please let me know where are all the projects stored by default in the system? --- ## [Ticketing/Internal Development System Suggestions](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ticketing-internal-development-system-suggestions/84345)
**Author:** [@Randolph\_Sewell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Randolph_Sewell)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 2:49am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ticketing-internal-development-system-suggestions/84345 "2024-01-17T02:49:02Z")
We have a PLC and Ignition development team \<5 people and a control room who has to provide feedback including plc automation suggestions, new features, HMI suggestions, bug fixes, etc... We currently use Notion interna… --- ## [Redirect URI query params on login failure redirect with IdP](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/redirect-uri-query-params-on-login-failure-redirect-with-idp/84332)
**Author:** [@Michael\_White](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Michael_White)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/redirect-uri-query-params-on-login-failure-redirect-with-idp/84332 "2024-01-16T19:18:35Z")
We are attempting to use Auth0 as our identity provider for our project. It's all set up just fine. However, we added an action in auth0 that denys user login if they haven't verified their email yet. api.access.deny(… --- ## [Write to remote tag provider](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/write-to-remote-tag-provider/84327)
**Author:** [@vrautomation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vrautomation)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/write-to-remote-tag-provider/84327 "2024-01-16T15:39:24Z")
Hello Ignition's ninjas! I setup a remote tag provider from gateway 1 (source) to gateway 2 (client). Actually, the client gateway cannot write to the tags of the source gateway. Both gateway are ion version 8.1.33. I … --- ## [How to get rid of the miliseconds at the end of a date in Vision](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-the-miliseconds-at-the-end-of-a-date-in-vision/84222)
**Author:** [@Ben\_Blaschuk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ben_Blaschuk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-the-miliseconds-at-the-end-of-a-date-in-vision/84222 "2024-01-15T16:45:24Z")
I have a custom property that I want to use to reference a SQL store procedure. I keep getting a Date format error and the only thing I can see that is different from Perspective is the extra -0600 at the end of my date… --- ## [Alarm Email Notification](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-email-notification/84230)
**Author:** [@Simen\_Minerd](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Simen_Minerd)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-email-notification/84230 "2024-01-15T15:02:54Z")
Email notification does not show Alarm Label text, it only shows alarm name text. Are there ways to configure the email notification to show label text? --- ## [Problems with time series charts (double axes, plot colors)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problems-with-time-series-charts-double-axes-plot-colors/84263)
**Author:** [@Ian\_Dingwall](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ian_Dingwall)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problems-with-time-series-charts-double-axes-plot-colors/84263 "2024-01-15T07:04:11Z")
Hi Everyone, I'm new here, I spent the last 1 1/2 weeks getting to know database queries, python and Ignition for a 'Industry 4.0' project in our company. I unsuccessfully studied computer science 25-ish years ago, so I… --- ## [How to change the background color of the Button on clicking on OK button from Popup using CS\_Style](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-change-the-background-color-of-the-button-on-clicking-on-ok-button-from-popup-using-cs-style/84238)
**Author:** [@kavya\_shree](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kavya_shree)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2024, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-change-the-background-color-of-the-button-on-clicking-on-ok-button-from-popup-using-cs-style/84238 "2024-01-13T20:44:42Z")
Hi Team, I have a Button1 as template in one view1 (Initially its background color is White) In view 2- I have flex container- binded Button1 and one more Button2 View 3- is my Main View- View2 is binded In Main … --- ## [Perspective "Refactor" feature would be SUPER helpful](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-refactor-feature-would-be-super-helpful/84211)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Deardorff](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ryan_Deardorff)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2024, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-refactor-feature-would-be-super-helpful/84211 "2024-01-12T18:27:10Z")
I have inherited a bunch of Perspective code from my predecessor on a project, and have spent lots of time cleaning it up. The main thing this has involved has been renaming things for clarity. This person almost never… --- ## [What have I missed, when worked with division in Jython?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-have-i-missed-when-worked-with-division-in-jython/84168)
**Author:** [@hans\_odgaard](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hans_odgaard)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2024, 11:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-have-i-missed-when-worked-with-division-in-jython/84168 "2024-01-12T11:37:33Z")
Took me a while to figure out why my oee calculations was all zeros. But after a little testing I figured out that I had to treat all my input values as floats by using float(a) in my calculation in my scripts, is this … --- ## [Siemens Tags Addressing Help](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-tags-addressing-help/84107)
**Author:** [@d.vasilev](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/d.vasilev)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-tags-addressing-help/84107 "2024-01-11T19:00:58Z")
I have 5 machines with S7-300 PLC. I do not have problems with memory bits, word, double word, REAL,etc, addresing, but with the strings I cannot find the way. For example, the tag is DB31.DBB0 , string type, array of … --- ## [Printing Certificate](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/printing-certificate/84134)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Brown](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Michael_Brown)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/printing-certificate/84134 "2024-01-11T18:06:53Z")
How can I access my certifications so that I can print them to a pdf? I need them for my new employer. --- ## [Partitioning points between projects?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/partitioning-points-between-projects/84114)
**Author:** [@peter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/peter)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/partitioning-points-between-projects/84114 "2024-01-11T15:29:22Z")
(OK, I know I'm rambling on here, but I'm not fully clear on what the best solution would be for my particular use case) I am experimenting with Ignition to create mock ups of physical user panels to help test the PLC p… --- ## [Perspective focus with selected text](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-focus-with-selected-text/83853)
**Author:** [@bwirth](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bwirth)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-focus-with-selected-text/83853 "2024-01-05T23:56:33Z")
I have built a control panel for a client, and I can select focus of a numeric entry field, but what they would like is that it is focused with the number selected as when you click on a number with the mouse (as shown).… --- ## [Perspective Editable Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-editable-table/81349)
**Author:** [@jrd](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jrd)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-editable-table/81349 "2024-01-05T22:24:34Z")
Hi I have read a number of posts about editing tables in perspective, tried them all, and all failed. These posts were from over a year ago. Has there been changes to perspective in the last year? The most common erro… --- ## [Linking a Report Parameter to an Operator Input](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/linking-a-report-parameter-to-an-operator-input/83865)
**Author:** [@Ben\_Blaschuk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ben_Blaschuk)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/linking-a-report-parameter-to-an-operator-input/83865 "2024-01-05T21:36:49Z")
I have a report that is built in Perspective. It is referencing a SQL search from a database and uses a 6 digit number as its reference parameter. (I didn't create the search, we are converting from MS Access to Ignitio… --- ## [What's the best practices for daily, Monthly, Yearly report](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/whats-the-best-practices-for-daily-monthly-yearly-report/83800)
**Author:** [@Yousef\_Ali](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Yousef_Ali)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/whats-the-best-practices-for-daily-monthly-yearly-report/83800 "2024-01-05T20:18:29Z")
i have a use case for KWH consumption and syrup consumption for one process. Data historized in ignition normally . We need to generate report for Hourly consumption, daily consumption, Monthly consumption and Yearly con… --- ## [Autoscroll pages](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/autoscroll-pages/83832)
**Author:** [@Vinodhini\_N](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Vinodhini_N)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/autoscroll-pages/83832 "2024-01-05T16:50:40Z")
Is any options to autoscroll in live pages. --- ## [Run Perspective Component Custom Script Daily](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/run-perspective-component-custom-script-daily/83819)
**Author:** [@Pico\_Sankari](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pico_Sankari)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2024, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/run-perspective-component-custom-script-daily/83819 "2024-01-04T22:43:17Z")
I have a custom script that fetches data for a XY chart. I would like this to run once daily. I know that there are a variety of events that can be configured, but none of them are timers. What is the simplest way to mak… --- ## [Issue in data fetching from DB using Ignition Named query](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-in-data-fetching-from-db-using-ignition-named-query/83781)
**Author:** [@Sudhanthiralakshmi\_M](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sudhanthiralakshmi_M)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2024, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-in-data-fetching-from-db-using-ignition-named-query/83781 "2024-01-04T10:48:15Z")
DECLARE @StartDate DATE = :dd DECLARE @endDate DATE = :dd1 DECLARE @StartTime1 TIME = '06:15:00'; DECLARE @EndTime1 TIME = '14:46:00'; DECLARE @StartTime2 TIME = '14:45:00'; DECLARE @EndTime2 TIME = '23:16:00'; DECLAR… --- ## [Reading ControlLogix String Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-controllogix-string-tags/81375)
**Author:** [@Simen\_Minerd](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Simen_Minerd)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2024, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-controllogix-string-tags/81375 "2024-01-03T19:17:13Z")
I know there are lots of topics related to read string tags, I read lots of them, I still cannot not get it to work. When I read a controllgoix String tag, ignition creates a LEN tag and a DATA folder(PLC a String data … --- ## [Python to replace PLC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-to-replace-plc/70716)
**Author:** [@chaoliang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chaoliang)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2024, 11:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-to-replace-plc/70716 "2024-01-03T11:33:47Z")
I have seen many discussions about this. Almost all of the conclusion is No. The python code can not replace PLC due to realtime requirements. But If the realtime requirements is not critical. If the control can be ext… --- ## [How to get total alarm duration and occurrences by alarm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-get-total-alarm-duration-and-occurrences-by-alarm/10758)
**Author:** [@jose.ramirez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jose.ramirez)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-get-total-alarm-duration-and-occurrences-by-alarm/10758 "2024-01-02T16:50:38Z")
Hi, I want to make a report querying an Alarm Journal that shows the top N more important alarms. Showing Total Active Duration and number of occurrences by display path. I cound't find a way to group by Alarm and get … --- ## [Difference between perspective modules and web dev modules?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/difference-between-perspective-modules-and-web-dev-modules/83663)
**Author:** [@Vinodhini\_N](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Vinodhini_N)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/difference-between-perspective-modules-and-web-dev-modules/83663 "2024-01-02T15:26:06Z")
Can i know what is the major difference between perspective module and web dev module? There is any possibility to develop dynamic dashboards in web dev module ? --- ## [Vision Client shutdown](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-client-shutdown/83634)
**Author:** [@Tomas\_Laso](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Tomas_Laso)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2024, 9:16am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-client-shutdown/83634 "2024-01-02T09:16:00Z")
Hi everyone, Merry Christmas. I´m hands on with an issue with vision and designer acces to a project. The gateway have no errors, the load is below 15%, no errors on the log related to the Vision or designer. The acces… --- ## [Window Resolution](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/window-resolution/83660)
**Author:** [@scott2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scott2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2024, 2:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/window-resolution/83660 "2024-01-02T02:11:50Z")
Hi, When a popup is opened & moved towards the boundary of the parent window, the window grows to suit & adds scroll bars. To me, this is undesired behaviour but not sure of it is intended behaviour. Is there a way to… --- ## [Local host issue designer launcher](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/local-host-issue-designer-launcher/83647)
**Author:** [@nishu\_kumari](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nishu_kumari)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/local-host-issue-designer-launcher/83647 "2023-12-31T16:59:42Z")
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