# Ignition Early Access **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition-8-early-access/10.md?page=2 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [Stacked Bar Chart rendering broken?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stacked-bar-chart-rendering-broken/26381)
**Author:** [@md.szyman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/md.szyman)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2025, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stacked-bar-chart-rendering-broken/26381 "2025-11-14T15:01:46Z")
I have a setup with an XY chart that has three dataSources, all of which are used to generate a triply-stacked bar chart. These sources are getting their data from the same named query with different parameters. When… --- ## [New 8.3 Clean install, need to reset password already!](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-8-3-clean-install-need-to-reset-password-already/112050)
**Author:** [@mdemaris](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mdemaris)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2025, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-8-3-clean-install-need-to-reset-password-already/112050 "2025-11-07T21:43:21Z")
So, I installed this locally while distracted with other things and now cannot login! How do I reset the password? thanks --- ## [Perspective Drawing Editor Grouping Improvements](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-drawing-editor-grouping-improvements/112048)
**Author:** [@mperkins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mperkins)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2025, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-drawing-editor-grouping-improvements/112048 "2025-11-07T21:32:51Z")
I'm excited to share some major updates to the drag and drop functionality of the Drawing Editor’s Elements panel that will make organizing your elements more intuitive. The biggest change is the ability to move multipl… --- ## ["IsLoading" indicator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/isloading-indicator/32313)
**Author:** [@smiano](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/smiano)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/isloading-indicator/32313 "2025-11-06T14:35:41Z")
For a Perspective page- I want to put up a watermarked indicator over the entire window or just some components when a SQL query/data processing script is currently running, so that the user knows the data is still loadi… --- ## [How to set the Timestamp Source to Value on a tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-set-the-timestamp-source-to-value-on-a-tag/26868)
**Author:** [@Jan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-set-the-timestamp-source-to-value-on-a-tag/26868 "2025-11-06T13:04:28Z")
How to set the Timestamp Source to Value on a tag, this option is available in Ignition 7.9 but I can not find how to do this using Ignition 8. I need this option because alarm bits are timestamped by the PLC in our pro… --- ## [Top of Gauge clipped](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/top-of-gauge-clipped/26520)
**Author:** [@md.szyman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/md.szyman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2025, 4:14am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/top-of-gauge-clipped/26520 "2025-10-27T04:14:38Z")
Shown above is a screenshot of what I’m talking about in the designer as well as in the view this view is embedded in (inside of a tab container). The top of this gauge is cut off. If I resize its container Flex cont… --- ## [How to size a table subview](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-size-a-table-subview/32169)
**Author:** [@md.szyman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/md.szyman)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-size-a-table-subview/32169 "2025-10-24T16:37:23Z")
As shown in the screenshot below, I have a subview for a table defined but it is much taller than I’d like it to be. I’ve tried setting the defaultSize.height property on the subview’s view itself but that seems to have … --- ## [\[Bug-11644\] Gateway Receives Events For Missing Views](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-11644-gateway-receives-events-for-missing-views/20866)
**Author:** [@brian.mills](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/brian.mills)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2025, 7:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-11644-gateway-receives-events-for-missing-views/20866 "2025-10-16T07:27:04Z")
--- ## [beginNamedQueryTransaction requires undocumented 'project' argument in gateway scope](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/beginnamedquerytransaction-requires-undocumented-project-argument-in-gateway-scope/34135)
**Author:** [@bmusson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmusson)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/beginnamedquerytransaction-requires-undocumented-project-argument-in-gateway-scope/34135 "2025-10-14T00:02:15Z")
The documentation for system.db.beginNamedQueryTransaction fails to mention that an argument for ‘project’ is required when running in the gateway scope. Code: database = 'DB' isolation = system.db.READ\_COMMITTED timeo… --- ## [Deployment modes - Coloring idea](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deployment-modes-coloring-idea/111268)
**Author:** [@diamond](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/diamond)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 8:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deployment-modes-coloring-idea/111268 "2025-10-08T08:55:08Z")
It would be very useful to associate each deployment mode with a color and display it in the gateway page header, making it easier to avoid confusing one environment with another. Example: PD: I know this isn’t t… --- ## [\[IGN-13936\] OPC UA - Reconnect after session timeout - Tags stay in Bad\_InvalidState](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-13936-opc-ua-reconnect-after-session-timeout-tags-stay-in-bad-invalidstate/109776)
**Author:** [@Andre\_Hennecke](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Andre_Hennecke)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 11:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-13936-opc-ua-reconnect-after-session-timeout-tags-stay-in-bad-invalidstate/109776 "2025-10-01T11:08:59Z")
Hi, after a longer connection issue to an OPC-UA server (Prosys) and a reconnect, all tags stay in a bad mode with the following error: Error("CreateMonitoredItems failed: Bad\_InvalidState: The operation cannot be comp… --- ## [Error opening views on 8.3](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-opening-views-on-8-3/110939)
**Author:** [@jpark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jpark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-opening-views-on-8-3/110939 "2025-09-24T20:07:29Z")
Ignition 8.3.0 Sometimes when opening views, it gets stuck on loading. Closing and reopening the view seems to fix it. 13:03:46.936 \[Render Thread: 475b30c1-0a4b-4d44-8301-40313ae8e223\] WARN Perspective.Designer.Works… --- ## [Perspective ARIA Accessibility](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-aria-accessibility/110832)
**Author:** [@jpark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jpark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-aria-accessibility/110832 "2025-09-22T15:41:19Z")
Any way to add ARIA attributes to perspective components? I can get it to work through a time consuming way. --- ## [Docker compose user permissions on mounted volumes using Mac as host](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/docker-compose-user-permissions-on-mounted-volumes-using-mac-as-host/110169)
**Author:** [@Patrick\_Weir](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Patrick_Weir)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2025, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/docker-compose-user-permissions-on-mounted-volumes-using-mac-as-host/110169 "2025-09-19T20:38:34Z")
Hi all Anyone able to help with an issue which I’ve stumbled across. I’m running docker on a mac and using the compose file provided by ThirdGen88 GitHub - thirdgen88/ignition-examples: Ignition Examples with Docker Co… --- ## [Change default background grey color of map component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-default-background-grey-color-of-map-component/30924)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2025, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-default-background-grey-color-of-map-component/30924 "2025-09-19T13:19:32Z")
Hello, Is it possible to change the default background grey color of map component? When client offline instead of displaying map tile, it show grey color and I want to change the background color. --- ## [Time axis on time series chart renders "May" instead of "Sun"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-axis-on-time-series-chart-renders-may-instead-of-sun/34803)
**Author:** [@wking](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wking)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-axis-on-time-series-chart-renders-may-instead-of-sun/34803 "2025-09-16T14:09:56Z")
I can live with it. But, thought I’d post. { "type": "ia.chart.timeseries", "version": 0, "props": { "series": \[ { "name": "Boiler" } \], "plots": \[ { … --- ## [Gateway Connection Dropping Out (8.3.0-beta4)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-connection-dropping-out-8-3-0-beta4/110547)
**Author:** [@robert.william.parr](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robert.william.parr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-connection-dropping-out-8-3-0-beta4/110547 "2025-09-11T16:13:37Z")
I keep periodically losing connection to the gateway (Ignition standard 8.3.0-beta4) when working in Designer. Seeing several UascClientMessageHandler & MulticastScheduler errors in the log. I’m working remotely and conn… --- ## [\[Bug-12042\] Perspective Project Missing From Launcher](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12042-perspective-project-missing-from-launcher/21403)
**Author:** [@milbar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/milbar)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2025, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12042-perspective-project-missing-from-launcher/21403 "2025-09-11T17:23:15Z")
I recently updated and it seems that Perspective projects are missing from the web launcher area. I expected to see the projects in the Perspective launcher area as they were there previous to this upgrade. Steps Gate… --- ## [How to Insert a Line Break in a String in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-insert-a-line-break-in-a-string-in-perspective/21866)
**Author:** [@astraea.leary](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/astraea.leary)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2025, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-insert-a-line-break-in-a-string-in-perspective/21866 "2025-08-28T13:50:18Z")
Howdy y’all, We were having issues determining the method to put a line break inside of a string with perspective. We tried the usual \ and \
and some other CSS code but with no avail. Thanks --- ## [\[IGN-4299\]Translate perspective login page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-4299-translate-perspective-login-page/26710)
**Author:** [@chi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chi)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-4299-translate-perspective-login-page/26710 "2025-08-25T23:08:22Z")
I tried to localize perspectives login page, but had no success. Is this feature availabe in 8.0.3 (b2019070502)? Additional info: I added the terms Sign In, Continue and You must Sign in to continue. to the translatio… --- ## [User can’t select components when switching from Pipe Draw Tool back to Component mode](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-can-t-select-components-when-switching-from-pipe-draw-tool-back-to-component-mode/109873)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-can-t-select-components-when-switching-from-pipe-draw-tool-back-to-component-mode/109873 "2025-08-18T07:53:30Z")
Hi, When switching from the Pipe Draw Tool back to Component Selection mode, users are unable to select any components. The only current workaround is to close and reopen the view. In earlier versions, this issue also… --- ## [8.0.13 closePopup() not working](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-0-13-closepopup-not-working/35626)
**Author:** [@danieltalbot](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/danieltalbot)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2025, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-0-13-closepopup-not-working/35626 "2025-08-17T23:59:37Z")
Just upgraded to 8.0.13 tonight. Have the weekend to figure out any bugs. Right away noticed that close buttons no longer work on popup views. Have multiple popups using custom close buttons - some using the popup event… --- ## [New Feature - Ignition & Perspective Co-Branding](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-feature-ignition-perspective-co-branding/62241)
**Author:** [@ayu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ayu)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-feature-ignition-perspective-co-branding/62241 "2025-08-13T16:13:58Z")
Hello everyone, I’m happy to announce the release of the feature of Co-Branding for Perspective that will be available on the nightly builds. The purpose of this feature is to give designers the ability to add branding … --- ## [\[bug-13063\]Color of Jmenu items in Ignition 8](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13063-color-of-jmenu-items-in-ignition-8/25201)
**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2025, 5:26am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13063-color-of-jmenu-items-in-ignition-8/25201 "2025-08-12T05:26:33Z")
Ignition 8.0.2 - build 2109-05-20 we use in Ignition 7.9 Jmenu Item with no problem. In Ignition 8, menuitem = JMenuItem()… menuitem.setBackground menuitem.setForeground The backgroud color of the Jmenu can’t be ch… --- ## [Perspective: How to delay script run to close dock in x seconds](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-how-to-delay-script-run-to-close-dock-in-x-seconds/26741)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2025, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-how-to-delay-script-run-to-close-dock-in-x-seconds/26741 "2025-08-11T13:34:01Z")
I have a footer that I want to display for a couple seconds and then hide again, but I note that invokeLater isn’t available for Perspective, and the Timer component doesn’t exist either. I’m not sure how else to do this… --- ## [\[IGN-12255\] Small bug in Historian webconfiguration page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-12255-small-bug-in-historian-webconfiguration-page/109425)
**Author:** [@mateo.duren](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mateo.duren)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-12255-small-bug-in-historian-webconfiguration-page/109425 "2025-08-06T14:13:29Z")
Hi all, during testing the Power Historian of the Ignition8.3-beta2 (and beta1) release, I noticed that there is no event trigger behind the 'Open Metrics Dashboard' button. Does this function requires a specific modul… --- ## [Error executing table data maintenance task](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-executing-table-data-maintenance-task/40889)
**Author:** [@mohamad.tayara](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mohamad.tayara)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2025, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-executing-table-data-maintenance-task/40889 "2025-07-30T21:32:21Z")
I am using Ignition 8.0.14 and getting the following error in the logs, it seems to be happening every hour. How to fix? tried to change the locale to English US, it did not help. Thanks in advance. --- ## [\[Question\] simple sql query into perspective table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-simple-sql-query-into-perspective-table/22879)
**Author:** [@jhottell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jhottell)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-simple-sql-query-into-perspective-table/22879 "2019-10-21T22:44:38Z")
I don’t understand how to display data from a SQL query in a perspective table. I have a named query that works great, just plop it into the Vision power table and you have a few rows and columns in about 5 seconds. How… --- ## [\[BUG-13153\] Perspective NumericEntryField ignores selected locale](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13153-perspective-numericentryfield-ignores-selected-locale/23364)
**Author:** [@chi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chi)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13153-perspective-numericentryfield-ignores-selected-locale/23364 "2025-07-25T15:40:40Z")
In preview mode, the NumericInput field uses the systems locale when the field is focused and english when the field has no focus. Project properties - Perspective - Project locale: German NumericEntryField with defaul… --- ## [\[Bug-12485\] Accessing Inputs Forces Zoom On View When Using Mobile Devices](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12485-accessing-inputs-forces-zoom-on-view-when-using-mobile-devices/21893)
**Author:** [@brian.mills](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/brian.mills)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2023, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12485-accessing-inputs-forces-zoom-on-view-when-using-mobile-devices/21893 "2023-07-29T16:39:35Z")
I must have missed or forgotten how to keep my view set to a specific size in perspective. When I click in the text field it zooms and then doesn’t zoom out until I do a “finger pinch” on the screen… Looking to keep the … [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition-8-early-access/10.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition-8-early-access/10.md?page=3)