# Ignition

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## [Create one gateway with one project but showing different things](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-one-gateway-with-one-project-but-showing-different-things/47095)

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**Author:** [@michael.black](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.black)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-one-gateway-with-one-project-but-showing-different-things/47095 "2021-05-25T17:07:19Z")

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I currently have an existing gateway and one perspective session showing a total of six identical furnaces. I now want to break it up and show one furnace on one computer and the other 5 showing on another computer but …

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## [Error when associating a udt with a template](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-when-associating-a-udt-with-a-template/47092)

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**Author:** [@lachguerabdallah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lachguerabdallah)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-when-associating-a-udt-with-a-template/47092 "2021-05-25T16:18:57Z")

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I just upgraded to version 8.1.5. and I am getting a warning messages when opening a template java.lang.ClassCastException: Cannot coerce value '{ "PR2": { "MINS": 2.3762498 }, "\_disabledUser": "Lah"…

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## [\[BUG-2295\] acknowledge alarm in perspective Alarm Status component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-2295-acknowledge-alarm-in-perspective-alarm-status-component/46419)

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**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-2295-acknowledge-alarm-in-perspective-alarm-status-component/46419 "2021-05-25T16:13:31Z")

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Ignition 8.1.5 When I select an unacknowledge alarm in psercpective alarm componenent, the acknowledge button appear, but it is always disable. Is it a known bug or I missed something ? enableAcknowledge = true

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## [UDT Binding Not working After Find & Replace](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-binding-not-working-after-find-replace/46781)

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**Author:** [@cody.pierce](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cody.pierce)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-binding-not-working-after-find-replace/46781 "2021-05-25T16:09:38Z")

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So I want to provide as much detail about this as possible since I am not sure if it was the specifics steps I went through that caused this or if it can be re-created in another manner. I am creating a UDT that will ma…

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## [EAM Controller - Restoring Backup Issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/eam-controller-restoring-backup-issue/35160)

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**Author:** [@brandon\_jutras](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/brandon_jutras)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/eam-controller-restoring-backup-issue/35160 "2021-05-25T14:47:21Z")

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Hi there, I'm new to using Ignition but am currently evaluating the software for use as a new SCADA platform. I've recently been playing with the EAM features and am trying out the Gateway backup/restore features. When …

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## [Hide submit button on signature pad component (Perspective)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/hide-submit-button-on-signature-pad-component-perspective/46984)

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**Author:** [@indenkleefj](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/indenkleefj)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/hide-submit-button-on-signature-pad-component-perspective/46984 "2021-05-25T14:17:49Z")

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Is there a way to remove (hide) the submit button on the signature pad component in Perspective? I want to execute the submit on another save button, which is possible, but the submit button is confusing for the users.

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## [Gateway shutdown project order](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-shutdown-project-order/47079)

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**Author:** [@deancable](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/deancable)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-shutdown-project-order/47079 "2021-05-25T13:33:05Z")

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Hello, I am wondering what the ORDER of project gateway “shutdown” events is on a gateway with multiple projects? Also, are they synchronous to one another? I have a gateway with some inheritable projects and some are…

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## [Importing tags and Vision Windows from Ignition 8 to Ignition 7](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importing-tags-and-vision-windows-from-ignition-8-to-ignition-7/47068)

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**Author:** [@aaron1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aaron1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importing-tags-and-vision-windows-from-ignition-8-to-ignition-7/47068 "2021-05-25T11:44:00Z")

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Hi, is it possible to export tags/UDTs and vision windows from Ignition 8 and import these into an older version of Ignition? I had a quick go at this but it doesn’t look like it will work. Is there a work around for thi…

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## [Devices log not showing errors as expected](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/devices-log-not-showing-errors-as-expected/47074)

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**Author:** [@johannes.bo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/johannes.bo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 8:51am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/devices-log-not-showing-errors-as-expected/47074 "2021-05-25T08:51:09Z")

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Hi I currently have some communication issues. I will sort them out myself, but I am curious how I best should use Ignition log to pinpoint this - and similar errors in the future: I have 13 Omron devices connected and…

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## [Reduce polling time for historical query](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reduce-polling-time-for-historical-query/47071)

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**Author:** [@kugan.p](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kugan.p)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 5:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reduce-polling-time-for-historical-query/47071 "2021-05-25T05:28:58Z")

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Hey all, Myself and my team has been trying to find a solution to reduce the query time to obtain data from thousand of tags. We are using an AWS SQL database and have experimented using the python console to query. Ou…

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## [Dynamic Coloring in Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-coloring-in-ignition/46995)

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**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-coloring-in-ignition/46995 "2021-05-25T05:18:31Z")

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Hi everyone, There is a topic in Power SCADA which is called “dynamic coloring” and I have to implement it in the Ignition. This feature is used to show operators the state of energizing and de-energize of each element…

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## [Realtime Tag Provider Tag Editing Role(s)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/realtime-tag-provider-tag-editing-role-s/47067)

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**Author:** [@bruce.burton](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bruce.burton)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 3:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/realtime-tag-provider-tag-editing-role-s/47067 "2021-05-25T03:00:48Z")

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Hi All, I’m migrating a vision project from version 7.9.7 to version 8.1.3. The application has a dedicated realtime tag provider and is secured using the Tag Editing Role(s). The vision client also uses scripting to …

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## [Perspective - several instances of \`@material-ui/styles\`](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-several-instances-of-material-ui-styles/47062)

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**Author:** [@jespinmartin1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jespinmartin1)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 1:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-several-instances-of-material-ui-styles/47062 "2021-05-25T01:27:11Z")

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Every time I open the designer I see this log INFO Perspective.SessionProps - It looks like there are several instances of \`@material-ui/styles\` initialized in this application. This may cause theme propagation issues, …

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## [Tag Quality in The Designer has Uncertain\_InitialValue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-quality-in-the-designer-has-uncertain-initialvalue/46972)

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**Author:** [@yasmartinez.123](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yasmartinez.123)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-quality-in-the-designer-has-uncertain-initialvalue/46972 "2021-05-25T00:26:38Z")

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My computer has Ignition and Tia portal V13. Besides, I have conected a PLC S7-1200 CPU 1212DCDCDC. The PLC is running without problems. In conclusion, I want to see the value that changed from my program to Ignition. …

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## [Table with links](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-with-links/47063)

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**Author:** [@EduardoChega](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/EduardoChega)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-with-links/47063 "2021-05-24T21:22:26Z")

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Hello, I created a dataset memory tag with some information stored in it, then I created a table in Perspective that is binded to my memory tag, now what I’m trying to do is that in an specific column I want it’s text t…

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## [Azure Active Directory user source setup](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/azure-active-directory-user-source-setup/39566)

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**Author:** [@RichardPriest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/RichardPriest)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/azure-active-directory-user-source-setup/39566 "2021-05-24T20:17:20Z")

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I’m trying this for the first time and need real world examples of these settings. Domain Gateway Username (most uncertain about this) Primary and Secondary Domain Controller Host

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## [User Management non-administrators](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-management-non-administrators/47049)

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**Author:** [@tupanaster](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tupanaster)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-management-non-administrators/47049 "2021-05-24T18:42:44Z")

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Hi, I’ve added an user management component in a vision window. I can edit users when logged in as Administrator but I would like to have other non-admin roles to edit users. Furthermore, I will limit other roles from s…

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## [\[BUG IGN-2639\] Find/Replace doesn't search in UPDATE Query property bindings](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-ign-2639-find-replace-doesnt-search-in-update-query-property-bindings/46977)

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**Author:** [@zxcslo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zxcslo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-ign-2639-find-replace-doesnt-search-in-update-query-property-bindings/46977 "2021-05-24T16:43:48Z")

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Today I find out that Find/Replace (in Vision 7.9.17) doesn’t search (or find anything) in UPDATE Query property bindings, only in SELECT Query. I have this: And when I search for something that is in the SELECT Que…

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## [Time Series Chart help](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-series-chart-help/47037)

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**Author:** [@Michael.Usry](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Michael.Usry)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-series-chart-help/47037 "2021-05-24T16:33:34Z")

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I have a series of a query readying the temp and the timestamp. What I’m trying to add is a Tag to mark High Temp, for example. According to the request put to me, they want a horizontal line that could be changed. I …

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## [Tags per OPC Connection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tags-per-opc-connection/46935)

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**Author:** [@eric.stricklin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/eric.stricklin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tags-per-opc-connection/46935 "2021-05-24T15:22:45Z")

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I’m wondering if there would be any benefit to creating some extra OPC connections (using OPC Classic) to help our OPC connection stability. We currently have about 750k tags/OPC Connection per gateway. Most update onc…

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## [Render HTML static file in IFrame?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/render-html-static-file-in-iframe/47025)

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**Author:** [@douglas1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/douglas1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/render-html-static-file-in-iframe/47025 "2021-05-24T15:19:16Z")

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It seems like the source property in Iframe is restricted to be a URL and the get request is run from the client side of the session… That being said, I have HTML files I produce automatically on the machine running the …

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## [Insert minute on data base](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/insert-minute-on-data-base/46971)

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**Author:** [@antonio.sanchez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/antonio.sanchez)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/insert-minute-on-data-base/46971 "2021-05-24T15:09:46Z")

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hello everyone I have a script for Insert information on database I used a TAG Events on Value Changed. I have a TAG called TimeDiff that takes me the minutes. in my insert I call this tag so that it gives me th…

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## [Open a Windows Window](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-a-windows-window/47040)

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**Author:** [@kghali](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kghali)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-a-windows-window/47040 "2021-05-24T14:10:21Z")

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Is there a way I can open up a directory on my hard drive from ignition? Just like “open file location”

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## [\[SOLVED\] Write to a PLC datatype REAL?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-write-to-a-plc-datatype-real/47039)

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**Author:** [@bmeyers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmeyers)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-write-to-a-plc-datatype-real/47039 "2021-05-24T14:06:46Z")

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I have a REAL datatype in my PLC. When I import the tag in Ignition 8.1 it automatically brings in an integer. I then manually change it to a double data type in my tag editor. If I proceed to edit the PLC value to somet…

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## [Tag Provider Security](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-provider-security/35177)

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**Author:** [@alainia.spencer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alainia.spencer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-provider-security/35177 "2021-05-24T13:48:00Z")

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Is there a way to put security on a tag provider? I would like to be able to give someone access to use Designer for a specific project, however, I only want the user to be able to see the default tag provider for that …

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## [How can change the value and fire the onValueChange() event of a Single Selection using Selenium?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-can-change-the-value-and-fire-the-onvaluechange-event-of-a-single-selection-using-selenium/46968)

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**Author:** [@tony.petruzzi1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tony.petruzzi1)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-can-change-the-value-and-fire-the-onvaluechange-event-of-a-single-selection-using-selenium/46968 "2021-05-24T13:15:01Z")

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I am trying to write tests against our Ignition Platform and having a very difficult time. Seems that the Single Selection component is not a real HTML select element when rendered by rather a series of divs and inputs a…

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## [Perspective Text Area Line Breaks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-text-area-line-breaks/46942)

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**Author:** [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-text-area-line-breaks/46942 "2021-05-24T13:09:55Z")

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On a text area component, if I enter text and then hit enter for a new line, is there a way to send this HTML so the line breaks will “go” with it? If I type in a text area, enter new lines, then use the text value in a…

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## [\[Questions\] Trying to understand the S7-1500 OPC tags (such as the www.siemens.com in the OPC Item Path)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/questions-trying-to-understand-the-s7-1500-opc-tags-such-as-the-www-siemens-com-in-the-opc-item-path/47021)

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**Author:** [@edward.fowler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/edward.fowler)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/questions-trying-to-understand-the-s7-1500-opc-tags-such-as-the-www-siemens-com-in-the-opc-item-path/47021 "2021-05-24T12:52:13Z")

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Ignition v8.1.5 I created an OPC tag from the OPC server on an S7-1500 CPU. The OPC item path to the tag I’m reading is below. I can’t find anything in the forums or manuals that describe why the item path has a inter…

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## [Power Table - IsCellEditable script to get username from rowId](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-iscelleditable-script-to-get-username-from-rowid/47026)

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**Author:** [@srb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/srb)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-iscelleditable-script-to-get-username-from-rowid/47026 "2021-05-24T11:38:59Z")

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Hi everyone, I have a power table linked to dB table from which I’m trying to get the username based on rowId and check if the logged in user matches the one from db and then let them edit any row that has their usernam…

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## [Alarm Status Table: button acknowledge is disabled](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-status-table-button-acknowledge-is-disabled/47032)

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**Author:** [@tadeja.saje](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tadeja.saje)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 10:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-status-table-button-acknowledge-is-disabled/47032 "2021-05-24T10:05:03Z")

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Hello! In Alarm status table is button acknowledge grey and disabled. How could I enable acknowdge button, when I select unacknowledge alarm?

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