# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [OPC-DA Connection Issues With Red Lion OPCWorx Server](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-da-connection-issues-with-red-lion-opcworx-server/117429)
**Author:** [@coyne.321](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/coyne.321)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-da-connection-issues-with-red-lion-opcworx-server/117429 "2026-10-12T22:28:25Z")
Hi, I'm struggling to connect to an OPCWorx server, which is provided by Red Lion Controls. This server is running on the same Windows 10 VM that my Ignition gateway (v8.3.9) is on. The progID shows up automatically wh… --- ## [Gateway Event Script "system.dataset.toCSV"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-event-script-system-dataset-tocsv/117435)
**Author:** [@juliom](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/juliom)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-event-script-system-dataset-tocsv/117435 "2026-10-12T22:24:38Z")
Igntion 8.1.55 I have a script that works fine when run through a button or the script console, but when it is executed as a gateway event (tag change), it doesn't populate the data from the historian. The attachment on… --- ## [Is there a way to set read only for remote tag providers?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-set-read-only-for-remote-tag-providers/117424)
**Author:** [@travisaggiebrown](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/travisaggiebrown)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-set-read-only-for-remote-tag-providers/117424 "2026-10-12T14:41:15Z")
I'm trying to set up a gateway for reporting so I need it to be read only so that users can't change tag values but can read them. it seems that there is a read only option on the opc-ua server but that doesn't seem to … --- ## [Ignition 8.3 CI/CD Tutorial](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-ci-cd-tutorial/114309)
**Author:** [@louagejasper](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/louagejasper)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-ci-cd-tutorial/114309 "2026-10-12T14:02:40Z")
Hi all, I don't want to plug in my work too much, but I feel it's really relevant in this community. if anyone has interest in this topic, I've made a video on how to do CI/CD in Ignition 8.3: https://www.youtube.com/w… --- ## [Use a tag's Value as a part of another OPC Tag's path](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-a-tags-value-as-a-part-of-another-opc-tags-path/16209)
**Author:** [@Sparkblender](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sparkblender)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-a-tags-value-as-a-part-of-another-opc-tags-path/16209 "2026-10-12T13:49:19Z")
Hello Everybody. I was wondering if it would be possible to construct a Tag's source path (e.g. an OPC Tag's path) by using a combination of strings and dynamic Values from other tags. For instance, I have two UDT in… --- ## [Gateway hung at running after sudden power loss](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-hung-at-running-after-sudden-power-loss/117419)
**Author:** [@adam.paliotti](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/adam.paliotti)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-hung-at-running-after-sudden-power-loss/117419 "2026-10-12T13:09:29Z")
The gateway 8.1.39 stays stuck like "gateway is running" and the wrapper usually stalls saying loading SQL Bridge module or TCP UDP module failed because it can't find a table. This gateway is tucked away on an OT networ… --- ## [XY Chart Bullet Label](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-bullet-label/117018)
**Author:** [@aircapital.engineer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aircapital.engineer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-bullet-label/117018 "2026-10-12T12:38:21Z")
Is there way to manipulate the size of bullet labels on an XY Chart? The only way I've managed to do it so far is via the chart's style, but that affects the entire chart. --- ## [Vision Power Table Runtime Sort and Filter Jython Get & Set](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-power-table-runtime-sort-and-filter-jython-get-set/117398)
**Author:** [@Drew\_Hitchcock](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Drew_Hitchcock)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-power-table-runtime-sort-and-filter-jython-get-set/117398 "2026-10-12T12:19:39Z")
I have a few Vision Power Tables in an application. The client asked if I could make sorts and filters applied during runtime persist when they navigate away from the screen and return. Could implement this with a change… --- ## [Uncertain\_InitialValue for query tags after update from 8.1.45 to 8.1.55](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/uncertain-initialvalue-for-query-tags-after-update-from-8-1-45-to-8-1-55/117405)
**Author:** [@Ervin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ervin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 6:25am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/uncertain-initialvalue-for-query-tags-after-update-from-8-1-45-to-8-1-55/117405 "2026-10-12T06:25:16Z")
Uncertain\_InitialValue for query tags after update from 8.1.45 to 8.1.55 I intended to update all 6 gateways FrontEnd-Master and Backup, IO1-master and backup and IO2-master and backup I started with IO2-backup and fol… --- ## [Perspecitve - Firefox - Binding not updating](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspecitve-firefox-binding-not-updating/117420)
**Author:** [@jeena.joseph](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jeena.joseph)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspecitve-firefox-binding-not-updating/117420 "2026-10-12T05:25:16Z")
Hi all, I am using Firefox to view the session (Ignition 8.1.52). On my view there is a button with enable binding linked to security. (true/false depending on if the user has all the necessary security levels). When i … --- ## [Adding Icons to Perspective Icon Library](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-icons-to-perspective-icon-library/80357)
**Author:** [@Seamus\_Gallagher](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Seamus_Gallagher)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 4:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-icons-to-perspective-icon-library/80357 "2026-10-12T04:37:34Z")
Hello, In searching the catalog of icons in Google Fonts, I come across a lot of useful icons that are not available to select in Ignition designer. This is especially annoying for the Menu Tree component, which seems t… --- ## [How do you track changes in UDT.json with GitHub?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-you-track-changes-in-udt-json-with-github/117413)
**Author:** [@tiennq20](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tiennq20)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-you-track-changes-in-udt-json-with-github/117413 "2026-10-09T18:29:54Z")
Hi everyone, I'm trying to track changes for UDT.json files in GitHub. I've noticed that each time I export a UDT to JSON, the file structure and property ordering can change, even when there are only minor modificatio… --- ## [StackOverflowError on jsonEncode of dict containing Dataset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stackoverflowerror-on-jsonencode-of-dict-containing-dataset/117401)
**Author:** [@eaolson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/eaolson)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stackoverflowerror-on-jsonencode-of-dict-containing-dataset/117401 "2026-10-09T15:28:54Z")
I need to persist some objects into my database and the quickest way seemed to be to convert them to JSON, then save that. That works ok with a Dataset, but fails on an object that contains a Dataset. d = system.dataset… --- ## [Ignition in my own words, whats yours?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-in-my-own-words-whats-yours/117409)
**Author:** [@Eugene49](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eugene49)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-in-my-own-words-whats-yours/117409 "2026-10-09T14:21:47Z")
This is how i describe ignition in my own words. Ignition is like the C++ of data engineering. Its capabilities include, but are certainly not limited to, data integration, collection, transmission, storage, visualizati… --- ## [Cannot connect designer to master when backup is active](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-connect-designer-to-master-when-backup-is-active/114194)
**Author:** [@scott](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scott)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-connect-designer-to-master-when-backup-is-active/114194 "2026-10-09T12:37:38Z")
Our customer has recently implemented redundancy for their Ignition gateway and is currently soak testing running the backup to monitor if there are any issues (firewalls, hardcoded hostnames, etc) I am trying to connec… --- ## [Credential caching on Perspective Mobile App](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/credential-caching-on-perspective-mobile-app/117406)
**Author:** [@rob.claassen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rob.claassen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/credential-caching-on-perspective-mobile-app/117406 "2026-10-09T07:07:43Z")
Hi, We run Ignition 8.3.8 with Perspective and authenticate against the built-in Ignition identity provider. I’m looking for how others handle logins in the Perspective mobile app on iOS. Has anyone got password autofil… --- ## [Wrapping of Menu item](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/wrapping-of-menu-item/117385)
**Author:** [@sanjanakrishnamurthy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sanjanakrishnamurthy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/wrapping-of-menu-item/117385 "2026-10-09T04:19:06Z")
Hi, I'm using a Tree component here. How do i wrap a menu-item? Thanks! --- ## [system.db.execQuery does not work but system.db.runNamedQuery does](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-db-execquery-does-not-work-but-system-db-runnamedquery-does/117402)
**Author:** [@tuckercc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tuckercc)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-db-execquery-does-not-work-but-system-db-runnamedquery-does/117402 "2026-10-08T22:19:19Z")
I have a gateway tag change script that works. However, when I attempted to change from the system.db.runNamedQuery function to the system.db.execQuery function, it fails with the following error: Jython Exception occur… --- ## [\[IGN-18186\] UDT instances break when copied](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-18186-udt-instances-break-when-copied/116892)
**Author:** [@kyvski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kyvski)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-18186-udt-instances-break-when-copied/116892 "2026-10-08T19:21:52Z")
Inside a UDT, I have a folder of UDT instances. Only the first one updates when that child UDT is changed. After investigating (restarting tags, provider, etc didn't work), I realized that the instances not updated are a… --- ## [Trouble Hitting API Endpoints - 401](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trouble-hitting-api-endpoints-401/117390)
**Author:** [@sebastian.hothaza](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sebastian.hothaza)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trouble-hitting-api-endpoints-401/117390 "2026-10-08T18:47:10Z")
I am trying to use Postman to hit my API and I am having difficulty in authenticating my requests. I have attached the X-Ignition-API-Tokenas a header in Postman. I have the API key configured as follows: Note it i… --- ## [Tag Report Tool - Search for Alarm Pipeline?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-report-tool-search-for-alarm-pipeline/95082)
**Author:** [@DaveRNeal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DaveRNeal)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-report-tool-search-for-alarm-pipeline/95082 "2026-10-08T18:06:21Z")
Good morning, I was wondering if anyone knows if there's a way to use the Tag Report Tool to search for tags that have a specific notification pipeline attached to any of its alarms? I can filter to tags that have alarm… --- ## [OPC UA Server Max Connection number and Rate Limiter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-server-max-connection-number-and-rate-limiter/117380)
**Author:** [@Gomez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Gomez)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-server-max-connection-number-and-rate-limiter/117380 "2026-10-08T16:57:26Z")
Hi, my customer is connecting 34 UA Client services ( they are going to growth ) coming from the same ip address ( ERP Server ) and subscribe around 10/15 tags each, to an Ignition 8.1 UA Server. When he want to write a… --- ## [Has anyone had luck restoring a 8.3+ server from a 8.1 backup?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/has-anyone-had-luck-restoring-a-8-3-server-from-a-8-1-backup/117388)
**Author:** [@travisaggiebrown](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/travisaggiebrown)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/has-anyone-had-luck-restoring-a-8-3-server-from-a-8-1-backup/117388 "2026-10-08T15:56:15Z")
I took a backup of a gateway 8.1.42 with the intention of restoring it onto an 8.3.4 upon restoring I noticed that when trying to connect to a perspective URL it would get stuck on initializing client and gave a WebSocke… --- ## [\[IGN-18211\]system.config.getResources and collectionName=local](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-18211-system-config-getresources-and-collectionname-local/117389)
**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-18211-system-config-getresources-and-collectionname-local/117389 "2026-10-08T15:42:55Z")
@paul-griffith Can we read resources in a specific collection ? Exemple for devices: moduleId="com.inductiveautomation.opcua" typeId="device" result = system.config.getResources(moduleId = moduleId, typeId = typeId) … --- ## [Can you open 2 Tag Browsers at the same time?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-you-open-2-tag-browsers-at-the-same-time/117387)
**Author:** [@danielps1818](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/danielps1818)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-you-open-2-tag-browsers-at-the-same-time/117387 "2026-10-08T14:26:39Z")
Hi! Is this possible? I wanna edit one provider while looking at another one to make my life easier (or even comparing 2 providers). Thx! --- ## [Perspective Power Chart caches the range brush area](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-power-chart-caches-the-range-brush-area/117362)
**Author:** [@mahsasalimi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mahsasalimi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-power-chart-caches-the-range-brush-area/117362 "2026-10-08T13:11:18Z")
Ignition 8.3.9 Perspective I add a pen to the chart in X Trace mode. I switch to range brush and create a range . then I try to load a saved trend into the chart. Before I load the saved trend, I change the chart mode t… --- ## [Accessing group components in a loop](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-group-components-in-a-loop/117375)
**Author:** [@SOPerator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SOPerator)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-group-components-in-a-loop/117375 "2026-10-08T12:34:25Z")
I have a screen in Vision that has 15 rows of 6 text fields each. I'd like to populate these text fields with preexisting data upon loading the page, so I have the below script as an internalFrameActivated script, but I'… --- ## [Resolving Equality for PyJsonObjectAdapter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/resolving-equality-for-pyjsonobjectadapter/117334)
**Author:** [@Noah\_Burnette](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Noah_Burnette)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/resolving-equality-for-pyjsonobjectadapter/117334 "2026-10-08T10:06:58Z")
Hey everyone, I am trying to check a diff between a previous tag value and current tag value in event streams and I'm running into issues with the equality semantics. I am pointing the tag source to an aggregation of ta… --- ## [Move backup from TEST to PROD in 8.3](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/move-backup-from-test-to-prod-in-8-3/117248)
**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/move-backup-from-test-to-prod-in-8-3/117248 "2026-10-07T22:17:45Z")
I have 2 env TEST and PROD. In TEST env: 2 redundant gateway and another gateway connected with GAN, and a DB In PROD env: 2 redundant gateway and another gateway connected with GAN, and a DB IP addresse are different… --- ## [Tag Historian Expression Binding issues](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-historian-expression-binding-issues/117249)
**Author:** [@mdemaris](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mdemaris)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-historian-expression-binding-issues/117249 "2026-10-07T19:11:25Z")
Hi all, I would like to pull tag historical data into a Perspective table. I have a list of tag path maps for the historical expression as seen in this pic: And in the second pic, showing the binding: The third … [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=2)