# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1029 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1030 --- ## [Copy and paste (of unchanged) Template Canvas data via Dataset Viewer results in corrupted object](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/copy-and-paste-of-unchanged-template-canvas-data-via-dataset-viewer-results-in-corrupted-object/45838)
**Author:** [@filipg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/filipg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/copy-and-paste-of-unchanged-template-canvas-data-via-dataset-viewer-results-in-corrupted-object/45838 "2021-04-24T18:25:47Z")
I am using Template Canvas to provide a list of simple document-link templates (for user to select from list of documents to open in a popup, for PDFviewer object to then open). I manually created four (4) rows using rig… --- ## [Capture Usernames](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/capture-usernames/45986)
**Author:** [@EduardoChega](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/EduardoChega)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 1:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/capture-usernames/45986 "2021-04-24T01:58:36Z")
Hello, I added a “Save” button that saves data from different Text Fields directly into a dataset created within a memory tag, but I want to capture the username or name and last name who does it. Is there a way to do t… --- ## [Tag History Binding Window - Spacing Issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-history-binding-window-spacing-issue/45987)
**Author:** [@AndrewG](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AndrewG)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-history-binding-window-spacing-issue/45987 "2021-04-23T23:02:33Z")
Hi all, I am running Ignition 8.0.15 on windows 10. Filling in some tag history bindings and I tried to expand the binding window to give myself a little more space. I noticed that unlike the other property binding page… --- ## [Tag History - Local Maxima for Resettable Totalizer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-history-local-maxima-for-resettable-totalizer/32558)
**Author:** [@dan123](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dan123)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-history-local-maxima-for-resettable-totalizer/32558 "2021-04-23T22:48:30Z")
I’ve got a few totalizer tags in my project that are being logged in tag history currently. I want to include these on a report for a given time range to show the total value for a specific time range. 99% of the time, I… --- ## [Write to Text Fields with Scripting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/write-to-text-fields-with-scripting/45974)
**Author:** [@EduardoChega](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/EduardoChega)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/write-to-text-fields-with-scripting/45974 "2021-04-23T21:15:09Z")
Hello, I’m trying to write data to text fields via scripting, right now I have a dataset in a memory tag, and what I’m doing is that through text fields I’m able to write data to them and I added a “Save” button, that o… --- ## [Tag Calculation Query Question](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-calculation-query-question/45981)
**Author:** [@franklepkowski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/franklepkowski)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-calculation-query-question/45981 "2021-04-23T19:30:36Z")
Hello All, With a tag calculation query, can you specify something like: @tag\_calc.cv@ where cv is one of the data keys? I want a row to contain a mix of different data keys from the same data source instead of a row p… --- ## [Delayed/Broken Alarm Notification - when using Custom SMS Message](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/delayed-broken-alarm-notification-when-using-custom-sms-message/45977)
**Author:** [@JohnIrving](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JohnIrving)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/delayed-broken-alarm-notification-when-using-custom-sms-message/45977 "2021-04-23T18:40:03Z")
I am trying to send an SMS notification with a Sierra Wireless RV50x gateway device. I’ve followed the guide provided by IA, and believe the gateway is working correctly - I can consistently (tested many many times from … --- ## [Message Handler in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/message-handler-in-perspective/45958)
**Author:** [@jfan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jfan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/message-handler-in-perspective/45958 "2021-04-23T18:42:55Z")
Hi All, I created a header that would allow me to open a popup where I can select a unit, and then I would use the message handler to pass the unit name back to my header. The problem I am having is that the value of t… --- ## [Moving Device List from one gateway to another](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/moving-device-list-from-one-gateway-to-another/23127)
**Author:** [@jhunter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jhunter)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/moving-device-list-from-one-gateway-to-another/23127 "2021-04-23T18:30:07Z")
Hello All, Has anyone ever tried to copy the list of devices on the gateway to another gateway? We are currently using the Enterprise Administration Module to copy over the project and tag info between the gateways. C… --- ## [Transaction Groups vs Scripting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-groups-vs-scripting/45975)
**Author:** [@jramirez3](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jramirez3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-groups-vs-scripting/45975 "2021-04-23T18:04:35Z")
I want to get some feedback from others who can speak to the question should I use transaction groups or scripting? Now I went the route of scripting for logging purposes because of indirection. I needed to log data for… --- ## [Multiline label vision](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiline-label-vision/45972)
**Author:** [@zacharyw.larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacharyw.larson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiline-label-vision/45972 "2021-04-23T17:49:54Z")
I am looking in the display section of the component palette and I have no idea how to get two lines on one component for labeling. I tried holding shift, ctrl, and alt to get a second line. I am not sure what the tric… --- ## [Using system.db.runScalarPrepQuery to pull data from a different Database source](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-system-db-runscalarprepquery-to-pull-data-from-a-different-database-source/45963)
**Author:** [@christopher.raphael](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/christopher.raphael)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-system-db-runscalarprepquery-to-pull-data-from-a-different-database-source/45963 "2021-04-23T17:34:02Z")
I am using multiple database connections and need to understand how to direct my query to those connections to retrieve data. It always looks at the default in the below script. The location of the InventoryInformation d… --- ## [Read/Write Alarm Priority](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-write-alarm-priority/45923)
**Author:** [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-write-alarm-priority/45923 "2021-04-23T16:18:12Z")
v8.1.4, I’m trying to read, and then ultimately write, the priority of a configured alarm. path = 'MyTagPath' alarm = system.tag.getConfiguration(path) print alarm\[0\]\['priority'\] and get KeyError: ‘priority’. I tested… --- ## [One project is too slow in designer and client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/one-project-is-too-slow-in-designer-and-client/35087)
**Author:** [@yifeiliu08](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yifeiliu08)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/one-project-is-too-slow-in-designer-and-client/35087 "2021-04-23T14:24:45Z")
i have one project, which is stable before today Today i found both the client it is very slow, and i found i can’t use my laptop to open the designer the only solution is i use the server side(windows 2016) open the d… --- ## [Updating SQL Database via Powertable Entry 8.1.3](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updating-sql-database-via-powertable-entry-8-1-3/45868)
**Author:** [@dboyd](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dboyd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updating-sql-database-via-powertable-entry-8-1-3/45868 "2021-04-23T12:12:23Z")
I have had success updating a table via a standard table but when I try to do it on a Power Table I never get the data to update. Is the following code correct? “numID” is the autogenerated row ID of each entry. Entered… --- ## [Two customerizing questions about Perspective. Help Needed!](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/two-customerizing-questions-about-perspective-help-needed/45948)
**Author:** [@Jay\_L](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jay_L)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/two-customerizing-questions-about-perspective-help-needed/45948 "2021-04-23T10:14:42Z")
Hey guys, got two problems about Perspective. One simple, the other frustrating. ①Can we hide the animation opening of Perspective ? What I mean is the picture below: ② It is accepted that the Alarm Status table com… --- ## [Version 8 has broken logging](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/version-8-has-broken-logging/45799)
**Author:** [@AlThePal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AlThePal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/version-8-has-broken-logging/45799 "2021-04-23T09:24:05Z")
We have a customer we upgraded from 7.9 to 8.1.1. We are logging the Modbus TCP Is Connected tag from all connected devices to keep an eye on communication failures. We’ve noticed since the upgrade that the logged recor… --- ## [Problem displaying two docked windows](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-displaying-two-docked-windows/45747)
**Author:** [@daniele1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/daniele1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 7:56am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-displaying-two-docked-windows/45747 "2021-04-23T07:56:47Z")
Hi, I’m trying to set up the UI in Vision made up of two docked windows, one West and one East, and a Main windows in the middle. I have problems displaying the 3 windows correctly even when aggiusting the sum of the w… --- ## [No item for clientHandle=xxx](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/no-item-for-clienthandle-xxx/28968)
**Author:** [@Steve\_Beck](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Steve_Beck)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/no-item-for-clienthandle-xxx/28968 "2021-04-23T05:37:21Z")
In the wrapper logs for one of my installs I’m getting a boatload of these messages, but can’t seem to find any info on what it means or what is causing it. I’m not having any issues with any tags or any other OPC server… --- ## [Change an existing opc device's driver?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-an-existing-opc-devices-driver/45927)
**Author:** [@scott.stamps](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scott.stamps)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2021, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-an-existing-opc-devices-driver/45927 "2021-04-22T19:41:03Z")
When setting up a new device, you are able to select the driver. However, for existing devices, there doesn’t seem to be an option to change the driver. I would prefer not to create a new device, as the current one has t… --- ## [Message expression in the Notification Block](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/message-expression-in-the-notification-block/45926)
**Author:** [@mhicks1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mhicks1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2021, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/message-expression-in-the-notification-block/45926 "2021-04-22T19:29:31Z")
Hello, I am trying to use the “Label” tag to populate a Notification in a Notification Block. When I use it, I get “Null”. Where is “Label” get its value? I would like to use the “Label” to identify the Line Name an… --- ## [Edge Expression Tag Script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/edge-expression-tag-script/45890)
**Author:** [@CTavakoli](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/CTavakoli)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/edge-expression-tag-script/45890 "2021-04-22T18:04:13Z")
I recently moved one of my projects to Edge (8.1.4), Expression tags scripts containing runScript(…) function all fail with a value reading: Error\_ExpressionEval. These are all tested and previously used scripts. “Ga… --- ## [Trying to script a data change event to update a dataset in a List](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trying-to-script-a-data-change-event-to-update-a-dataset-in-a-list/45892)
**Author:** [@frank.carney](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/frank.carney)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trying-to-script-a-data-change-event-to-update-a-dataset-in-a-list/45892 "2021-04-22T18:01:06Z")
def valueChanged(tag, tagPath, previousValue, currentValue, initialChange, missedEvents): """ Fired whenever the current value changes in value or quality. Arguments: tag: The source tag object. A read-only wrapper… --- ## [A tag average over time](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/a-tag-average-over-time/45802)
**Author:** [@water2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/water2)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2021, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/a-tag-average-over-time/45802 "2021-04-22T17:43:41Z")
So we have a tag we will call “Data” that is scanning every minute and that data is getting stored on a historical server. That would be 60 data points every hour. What we are trying to do is create an equation that take… --- ## [Ignition 8 Stale Tag Threshold](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-stale-tag-threshold/45922)
**Author:** [@mleefers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mleefers)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2021, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-stale-tag-threshold/45922 "2021-04-22T17:18:20Z")
Hello, I am looking to change increase the stale tag threshold for one of my OPC UA connections. I think in earlier versions of Ignition this was done in the gateway under the OPC UA server settings. However, I don’t se… --- ## [Chart (not EasyChart) min & max with label](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-not-easychart-min-max-with-label/45870)
**Author:** [@zxcslo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zxcslo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2021, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-not-easychart-min-max-with-label/45870 "2021-04-22T15:08:01Z")
I have a chart (not easyChart) in Ignition 7.9 in Vision. And I need to display some kind of marker (shape, triangle preferable) where the min and max Y values are and a text with these min and max values. Like on this … --- ## [Query tags not updating in Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-tags-not-updating-in-ignition/40182)
**Author:** [@jason.millar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jason.millar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-tags-not-updating-in-ignition/40182 "2021-04-22T14:57:55Z")
Hi all; We have a series of query tags based off of a Sql Server datastore. These were working fine until a week or so ago, and now we see that they’re not updating according to their polling frequency (about 10 second… --- ## [Strange value given as a result of my query in my report](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/strange-value-given-as-a-result-of-my-query-in-my-report/45905)
**Author:** [@dmiessner](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dmiessner)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/strange-value-given-as-a-result-of-my-query-in-my-report/45905 "2021-04-22T13:53:05Z")
As the title states I’m getting a result from my query that I didn’t expect at all. But it isn’t data, and the same query does return what I expected it to every other time except for the last row in the report. Here i… --- ## [Bad Quality OPC Tag When Others Read And Browse Works](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bad-quality-opc-tag-when-others-read-and-browse-works/45906)
**Author:** [@LandrethEdward](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/LandrethEdward)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2021, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bad-quality-opc-tag-when-others-read-and-browse-works/45906 "2021-04-22T13:29:38Z")
Hello, We have several PLCs from similar work cells added to a gateway and are pulling in a few OPC tags from them. On one of the cells, a tag is showing a bad quality and unable to see any diagnostics data or wrapper l… --- ## [Power Table and JComponent - strange border](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-and-jcomponent-strange-border/45904)
**Author:** [@stra](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/stra)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2021, 11:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-and-jcomponent-strange-border/45904 "2021-04-22T11:08:06Z")
I’m playing with “javax.swing.table.TableCellEditor” to make the table a little bit special. I have a strange phenomenon when the component is a JCheckBox: a small blue rectangle appears to the left of the cell. has a… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1028) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1030)