# Ignition Early Access **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition-8-early-access/10.md?page=3 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 4 --- ## [\[bug-14803\]Perspective Column View display issues](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14803-perspective-column-view-display-issues/27604)
**Author:** [@braydon.hancock](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/braydon.hancock)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14803-perspective-column-view-display-issues/27604 "2025-07-24T12:17:15Z")
Hello, We are experiencing some issues on a Linux server build. We are running the latest Nightly build as of 8/20/19 11am MST. Perspective Column View behaving strangely - some components are not able to be resized o… --- ## [Perspective Copy/Paste of Properties (Value,Object/Array)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-copy-paste-of-properties-value-object-array/26346)
**Author:** [@vcgasman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vcgasman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2025, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-copy-paste-of-properties-value-object-array/26346 "2025-07-17T13:58:55Z")
When I try to copy and paste or right click and use the duplicate command on a value, object, or array in the property editor, it does not copy the binding on the element. In the attached screen shot, “key” was duplicat… --- ## [Perspective XY Chart causes javascript endless allocation, race condition?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-xy-chart-causes-javascript-endless-allocation-race-condition/23730)
**Author:** [@silverbacknet](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/silverbacknet)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2025, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-xy-chart-causes-javascript-endless-allocation-race-condition/23730 "2025-07-17T13:52:53Z")
I have an XY Chart that’s attached to a couple of date pickers, and using them, reads out of the database. There’s a bit of script to convert the data into what I need charted. There’s a total of about 2,000 points on th… --- ## [Ignition 8.3 variable text size?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-variable-text-size/108560)
**Author:** [@Bigtalljv](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bigtalljv)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-variable-text-size/108560 "2025-07-16T16:09:44Z")
Hi, does anybody know if 8.3 will include variable text sizes? I know it was less of an Ignition issue and more of an HTML issue, but it seems like there are some options to make that work with scripting and such. It s… --- ## [Unable to deserialize resource on all views](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-deserialize-resource-on-all-views/39988)
**Author:** [@mitchell-ACS](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mitchell-ACS)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2025, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-deserialize-resource-on-all-views/39988 "2025-07-03T11:11:04Z")
I am getting the following errors opening any of my windows in Designer, Unable to deserialize resource Header IllegalStateException Ignition v8.1.0-rc3 (b2020101211) Java: Azul Systems, Inc. 11.0.7 --- ## [Desginer opens share screen dialog on Linux in Gnome when I click File](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/desginer-opens-share-screen-dialog-on-linux-in-gnome-when-i-click-file/108093)
**Author:** [@hulla](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hulla)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2025, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/desginer-opens-share-screen-dialog-on-linux-in-gnome-when-i-click-file/108093 "2025-07-03T11:06:53Z")
I run the Designer from Fedora Linux. When I Click anything from the menu like File, or About or some functions it the designer, like Plus button on UDT, the function does not run, but the SW asks the desktop to "Share S… --- ## [\[Bug-13272\]DateTime Input Collapses If Clock Chevron Clicked And No Values Already In Place](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13272-datetime-input-collapses-if-clock-chevron-clicked-and-no-values-already-in-place/23538)
**Author:** [@nburt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nburt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2025, 6:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13272-datetime-input-collapses-if-clock-chevron-clicked-and-no-values-already-in-place/23538 "2025-07-02T06:19:36Z")
Steps to reproduce: Click on a Datetime Input component that has no value set yet. The datetime picker/calendar appears with a default selection (not 100% sure how this selection is decided but it looks like it’s the t… --- ## [\[BUG-13315\] No IdP Response Data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13315-no-idp-response-data/23606)
**Author:** [@christopher.green](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/christopher.green)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 6:01am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13315-no-idp-response-data/23606 "2025-06-23T06:01:51Z")
I feel like I might be missing something here. I have an AD/Internal user source created that I can verify as a user source an get user attributes from. I have also created an IdP that uses the AD/Internal as a User So… --- ## [No perspective session attached to this thread" error for system.perspective functions](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/no-perspective-session-attached-to-this-thread-error-for-system-perspective-functions/32779)
**Author:** [@fstamm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/fstamm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/no-perspective-session-attached-to-this-thread-error-for-system-perspective-functions/32779 "2025-06-17T14:22:30Z")
Hi! I’ve been trying to use system.perspective.sendMessage in a gateway timer script but I keep getting the “No perspective session attached to this thread.” error. For a test, I made a tag change script with only: se… --- ## [\[BUG-11342\] Perspective - Can't draw any shapes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-11342-perspective-cant-draw-any-shapes/20690)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-11342-perspective-cant-draw-any-shapes/20690 "2025-05-19T14:48:02Z")
Build 8.0.0-beta0 (b2018110708) Perspective Module. I can’t seem to draw any basic shapes in a View (rectangle, circle, line, etc). I select a shape tool and clicking and dragging on the View just seems to draw a select… --- ## [Import requests module error in python scripting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-requests-module-error-in-python-scripting/60207)
**Author:** [@Baskar\_Arumugam](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Baskar_Arumugam)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-requests-module-error-in-python-scripting/60207 "2025-06-11T17:54:00Z")
Hello Everyone, I am using the requests module in python scripting for getting the real time weather data based on the location. I am getting the error while running my script. I attached the image file here kindly he… --- ## [\[IGN-6344\] Audit log full from system.tag.writeBlocking calls](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-6344-audit-log-full-from-system-tag-writeblocking-calls/61142)
**Author:** [@dkylep](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkylep)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2025, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-6344-audit-log-full-from-system-tag-writeblocking-calls/61142 "2025-06-09T14:21:38Z")
I upgraded Ignition from 8.1.17 to 8.1.18 on Monday (6/20). Version 8.1.17 did not log the system.tag.writeBlocking script calls in the audit log. Version 8.1.18 is logging all of them! For example: I have a gateway … --- ## [React Flow - Node Tool](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/react-flow-node-tool/106462)
**Author:** [@liam1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/liam1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/react-flow-node-tool/106462 "2025-05-21T14:04:10Z")
Is there any planned node graphing component on the development roadmap? It would nice to have a node component similar to React Flow. I can image it working similarly to Ember Chart.js or Apex Charts where the user an… --- ## [Ignition 8.1 Jetty 12 Upgrade](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-jetty-12-upgrade/105482)
**Author:** [@jspecht](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jspecht)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2025, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-jetty-12-upgrade/105482 "2025-05-16T16:52:20Z")
Tomorrow's (4-24-2025) 8.1.49-SNAPSHOT early access build includes a major upgrade of Jetty - the third party library Ignition depends on for powering the Gateway's embedded web server. The primary reason for the major … --- ## [How fast does "leased" tag time take effect](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-fast-does-leased-tag-time-take-effect/34936)
**Author:** [@kyle.demerath](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kyle.demerath)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2025, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-fast-does-leased-tag-time-take-effect/34936 "2025-05-16T15:35:17Z")
Can someone please explain to me how fast a tag switches from the default rate to the leased rate when set to “Leased” mode? I have a tag group set with leased at 199ms and default at about 13000 ms. I notice a long de… --- ## [\[FEATURE\] Disable Session App Bar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-disable-session-app-bar/24756)
**Author:** [@jkuhn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jkuhn)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-disable-session-app-bar/24756 "2025-05-08T19:47:08Z")
Is there any way to disable the Session App Bar from runtime? If not, can that be added? --- ## [\[FEATURE-14689, 14690\] Time Series Chart - Perspective 8.0.3](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-14689-14690-time-series-chart-perspective-8-0-3/27292)
**Author:** [@dkylep](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkylep)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2025, 2:51am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-14689-14690-time-series-chart-perspective-8-0-3/27292 "2025-05-08T02:51:22Z")
I've only been playing with the new Time Series Chart for a couple hours and I'm already glad I can get rid of my XY charts. I do have a couple quick questions. First is simple, is there a way to vertically align (cen… --- ## [Perspective Horizontal Menu Component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-horizontal-menu-component/25269)
**Author:** [@jball](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jball)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-horizontal-menu-component/25269 "2025-05-06T20:03:29Z")
An upcoming nightly build will introduce a new Perspective Navigation component; the Horizontal Menu. This component allows you to build a menu structure that occupies a large amount of horizontal space and a small amoun… --- ## [New Feature: IEC 61850 MMS Driver](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-feature-iec-61850-mms-driver/69118)
**Author:** [@ggross](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ggross)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-feature-iec-61850-mms-driver/69118 "2025-04-14T16:16:37Z")
We are excited to announce that as of the 8.1.25 release, Ignition will have support for IEC 61850 devices that support the MMS protocol. The driver leverages the Triangle Microworks 61850 library for most of the heavy … --- ## [meta.contextMenu doesn't work on touch screen devices](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/meta-contextmenu-doesnt-work-on-touch-screen-devices/104769)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2025, 10:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/meta-contextmenu-doesnt-work-on-touch-screen-devices/104769 "2025-04-07T10:05:59Z")
Hi I try to activate meta.contextMenu on touch screen devices but it seems this feature doesn't trigger by touch events. Is there any workaround for this? --- ## [\[Bug-12013\] Perspective Missing in the Designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12013-perspective-missing-in-the-designer/21743)
**Author:** [@Kyle\_Chase](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kyle_Chase)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12013-perspective-missing-in-the-designer/21743 "2025-04-04T15:41:05Z")
Downloaded and installed the beta version as of 2019-01-08 08:00, and perspective is missing from the designer. The following is in the designer console log 08:56:32.094 \[AWT-EventQueue-0\] ERROR designer.main - Fa… --- ## [\[Bug-13619\] View crashing - 'Unable to deserialize resource'](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13619-view-crashing-unable-to-deserialize-resource/24241)
**Author:** [@alan\_pereira](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alan_pereira)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 11:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13619-view-crashing-unable-to-deserialize-resource/24241 "2025-04-02T11:23:54Z")
Today I spent hours remaking a view because something was crashing it. The bad thing is that once it crashed, I couldn't open it again, regardless of saving it, restarting, etc. Once it's saved, it won't parse the file a… --- ## [Perspective - action confirmation dialog](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-action-confirmation-dialog/24027)
**Author:** [@ASF](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ASF)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-action-confirmation-dialog/24027 "2025-03-31T14:23:30Z")
Is there any inbuilt way to provide an "are you sure?" type confirmation dialog before firing actions, like there is in the Vision module? I'm assuming that I can't just use the same if system.gui.confirm('Are you sure?'… --- ## [\[BUG-14396, 879\] Perspective - lots of undo actions are missing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14396-879-perspective-lots-of-undo-actions-are-missing/24812)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2025, 4:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14396-879-perspective-lots-of-undo-actions-are-missing/24812 "2025-03-27T04:30:59Z")
8.0.1 E.g. Pasting over the top of a property is not undoable (I pasted - instead of copy - over my whole ‘style’ property and now it’s set to ‘null’, and not able to undo it :() Some property changes aren’t undoable.… --- ## [What is best way to use picture as background in Perspective project?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-best-way-to-use-picture-as-background-in-perspective-project/30507)
**Author:** [@wking](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wking)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-best-way-to-use-picture-as-background-in-perspective-project/30507 "2025-03-21T22:42:21Z")
I am to start building a project using an exported CAD drawing of our shop as the background. What is best image file type to use? .jpg .pmg does it matter? What is the best container to use or framework? Coordinate Co… --- ## [Get the Total number of active sessions](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-the-total-number-of-active-sessions/29942)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2025, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-the-total-number-of-active-sessions/29942 "2025-03-21T12:40:35Z")
How Can I read the total number of active session in perspective? like the perspective session info page in gateway. The \[System\]Gateway/Sessions/SessionCount always show 1. --- ## [\[BUG-14736\] Perspective Time Series Chart - No Color Property for timeRange](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14736-perspective-time-series-chart-no-color-property-for-timerange/27474)
**Author:** [@vcgasman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vcgasman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14736-perspective-time-series-chart-no-color-property-for-timerange/27474 "2025-03-20T23:15:54Z")
I am not able to change the color of the timeRange display. It is light grey with no way to change it. --- ## [\[FEATURE-723\] Perspective map GeoJSON doesn't accept style](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-723-perspective-map-geojson-doesnt-accept-style/39354)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2025, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-723-perspective-map-geojson-doesnt-accept-style/39354 "2025-03-16T17:40:55Z")
Hi The perspective map JeoJSON property doersn’t accept any style and I stuck with default blue color for all type of objects(point, polygon,…) Is there any workaround the change default theming of it? --- ## [Radar chart for Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/radar-chart-for-perspective/30658)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 5:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/radar-chart-for-perspective/30658 "2025-03-11T05:11:34Z")
Hello, Is there any plan to add radar chart for perspective? --- ## [Tag config - historyEnabled issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-config-historyenabled-issue/103468)
**Author:** [@luc.martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luc.martin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-config-historyenabled-issue/103468 "2025-03-10T18:04:34Z")
I have a simple script that browse tags contains certain string in name, after I get result I loop through all tags to get configuration and want to print the "path" and the "historyEnabled", somethings goes wrong, only … [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition-8-early-access/10.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition-8-early-access/10.md?page=4)