# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1182 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1183 --- ## [XYChart in FlexRepeater Scaling Issues](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xychart-in-flexrepeater-scaling-issues/34436)
**Author:** [@collin.ernst](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/collin.ernst)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 6:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xychart-in-flexrepeater-scaling-issues/34436 "2020-05-05T06:08:16Z")
I am attempting to use an XYChart within a view that is used in a flex repeater component. I am running into some weird behavior on the scaling of the chart. I have the XYChart yAxes.value.range.max set to 100000, mi… --- ## [System.dataset.exportexcel problem](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-dataset-exportexcel-problem/34228)
**Author:** [@epifanio.tigno](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/epifanio.tigno)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 3:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-dataset-exportexcel-problem/34228 "2020-05-05T03:48:26Z")
Is there a permission or security for system.dataset.exportExcel? the fileName i wish to have is not displaying It should be like this “WPRIMAL04\_27\_2020.xls” table = event.source.parent.getComponent(‘warehouseTable’… --- ## [Accessing session properties from scripting module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-session-properties-from-scripting-module/34429)
**Author:** [@tmahaffey](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tmahaffey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-session-properties-from-scripting-module/34429 "2020-05-04T22:21:42Z")
What’s the proper syntax to getting to these session properties from a gateway script. When using them on a view, I use “self.session.myParameter”. In scripting module, self is not defined. Thanks a bunch. --- ## [Getting java OutOfMemoryError when uploading PDF to SQL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-java-outofmemoryerror-when-uploading-pdf-to-sql/34411)
**Author:** [@lkruper](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lkruper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-java-outofmemoryerror-when-uploading-pdf-to-sql/34411 "2020-05-04T21:16:18Z")
The file is 19,611 KB. Is this considered a large file. I am using the demo PDF upload from the example. Should I increase the amount of memory for the client in the configuration? --- ## [When the Tag is disabled the active alarm goes away from the Alarm summary](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/when-the-tag-is-disabled-the-active-alarm-goes-away-from-the-alarm-summary/34409)
**Author:** [@archana.kachru](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/archana.kachru)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/when-the-tag-is-disabled-the-active-alarm-goes-away-from-the-alarm-summary/34409 "2020-05-04T20:47:03Z")
I have a UDT which has 100 tags in it. the UDT instance will get disabled after the logic is executed. if the logic generates an alarm, the alarm appears for a brief time in the alarm summary but once the UDT instance i… --- ## [Can you read a "disabled" value from a tag?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-you-read-a-disabled-value-from-a-tag/33916)
**Author:** [@downerczx](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/downerczx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-you-read-a-disabled-value-from-a-tag/33916 "2020-05-04T20:45:25Z")
Hi. I have some UDTs with ‘disable-able’ subtags. I have an expression tag I use to check for the highest alarm priority of any of these subtags. When an alarm tag is disabled, I can read the value of that tag and my e… --- ## [Incorrect redundant gateway routing - fixed in 7.9.14](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/incorrect-redundant-gateway-routing-fixed-in-7-9-14/34334)
**Author:** [@driverk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/driverk)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/incorrect-redundant-gateway-routing-fixed-in-7-9-14/34334 "2020-05-04T20:19:34Z")
In the 7.9.14 release notes: Fixed an issue where routing to redundant remote gateways can end up targeting the incorrect gateway based on disconnect/reconnect timing.\<\< Is this issue long-standing in the 7.9.x lin… --- ## [Pop Up Window using Time of Day](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pop-up-window-using-time-of-day/34362)
**Author:** [@mhicks1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mhicks1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pop-up-window-using-time-of-day/34362 "2020-05-04T20:02:47Z")
Hello. I have a Pop-Up window that I would like to Pop Up at 05:30 and 17:30. In the script editor, I have started to use dateDiff but am having some difficulty understanding the Instruction. New to scriptiing. Al… --- ## [System.Tag.Toggle?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-toggle/34412)
**Author:** [@jaspinall](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jaspinall)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-toggle/34412 "2020-05-04T18:22:56Z")
Hi All, Hoping someone could advise on whether there is any sort of ‘system.tag.toggle’ function that exists, similar to system.tag.write ? Basically, i want to write a tag to ‘1’ and then back to ‘0’ a second or two af… --- ## [Tag alarms sometimes reverting to default](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-alarms-sometimes-reverting-to-default/34246)
**Author:** [@richard.d.white](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/richard.d.white)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-alarms-sometimes-reverting-to-default/34246 "2020-05-04T17:58:30Z")
Many of our field devices are monitored via Ignition using UDT’s - The UDT is the same for all of these. When a tag alarm is triggered, usually the message that is emailed is correct - the configured alarm for that tag … --- ## [TopServer OPC UA Fail Connection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/topserver-opc-ua-fail-connection/34410)
**Author:** [@jaime.rodriguez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jaime.rodriguez)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/topserver-opc-ua-fail-connection/34410 "2020-05-04T17:17:06Z")
Hi everyone, I tried connect TopServer V.6.8.797 but show ‘Faulted’. Ignition version 8.0.12. OS Win7 x64. FAULTED status=Bad\_CertificateUriInvalid, description=The URI specified in the ApplicationDescription does not… --- ## [Disabling right click option on the Report Viewer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disabling-right-click-option-on-the-report-viewer/21104)
**Author:** [@rajesh.dayala](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rajesh.dayala)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disabling-right-click-option-on-the-report-viewer/21104 "2020-05-04T16:47:15Z")
Hi Team, I want to know how to disable export to Excel(or csv or pdf) option on the Report Viewer when we right click on it? Is there a option in the versions from 7.9.6? --- ## [Alarm Condition Reference Not Found](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-condition-reference-not-found/34408)
**Author:** [@bbranison](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bbranison)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-condition-reference-not-found/34408 "2020-05-04T15:44:26Z")
For this alarm condition expression: if(dateDiff({\[.\]execution p1\_execution.LastChange},now(),“hour”)\>24,1,0) I’m getting the following tag alarm diagnostic error: “activeCondition The reference ‘\[.\]execution p1\_execu… --- ## [Upgrader says modules won't be upgraded but appears to upgrade them anyway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upgrader-says-modules-wont-be-upgraded-but-appears-to-upgrade-them-anyway/34377)
**Author:** [@witman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/witman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upgrader-says-modules-wont-be-upgraded-but-appears-to-upgrade-them-anyway/34377 "2020-05-04T14:48:07Z")
The last few times we’ve upgraded Ignition 8 on one server we’ve got a message that “the upgrader detected the following modules that will not be updated automatically” during the upgrade: Each time we’ve selected “Ye… --- ## [SQL Query Tag - I want null returned as 0](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-query-tag-i-want-null-returned-as-0/9947)
**Author:** [@tbackus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tbackus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-query-tag-i-want-null-returned-as-0/9947 "2020-05-04T13:44:22Z")
So I have a SQL Query Tag that returns a Workorder. Later on in the process I use that Work Order number to query something else to give me production information. When the tag is \[color=#FF0000\]null\[/color\] and I try t… --- ## [Bar chart, selecting a specific bar - Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bar-chart-selecting-a-specific-bar-perspective/34399)
**Author:** [@Toobor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Toobor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bar-chart-selecting-a-specific-bar-perspective/34399 "2020-05-04T12:39:06Z")
Hi, I have the same question as rigoberto.reyes in this discussion: Bar chart, selecting a specific bar. But I am wondering how to do this with the bar chart in the perspective mode. I tried the same solution but got t… --- ## [Perspective "broken" view](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-broken-view/34398)
**Author:** [@maja](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/maja)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 12:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-broken-view/34398 "2020-05-04T12:15:19Z")
Hi to All! I need help. I wrote some nice scripts which crashed my view and also a gateway. After saving the project I became aware of my mistake but I couldn’t do anything to correct it. I can’t open view more at all. … --- ## [Ignition Perspective - Map, marker tooltip non english letters are not displayed correctly](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-map-marker-tooltip-non-english-letters-are-not-displayed-correctly/34397)
**Author:** [@thomas.hauptman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/thomas.hauptman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 9:17am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-map-marker-tooltip-non-english-letters-are-not-displayed-correctly/34397 "2020-05-04T09:17:34Z")
Hello, Non-English letters like Š,Č,Ž are not displayed correctly in on map component, layers-ui-marker-tooltip-content-text property. Instead, I get like ‘xc4 x8c’ for letter Č. Elsewhere it seems that the letters Š,… --- ## [East Docked Slide-Out - How to?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/east-docked-slide-out-how-to/18778)
**Author:** [@sbrannen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sbrannen)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 8:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/east-docked-slide-out-how-to/18778 "2020-05-04T08:32:23Z")
Greetings... I have a West docked nav slide-out working really well. Mouse enters a 25px 'bar' which expands it to reveal a tree nav of the entire system, and clicking a swap-link or mouse exiting the zone closes it b… --- ## [Is It Safe to Use sleep in tag event script within a UDT parameter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-safe-to-use-sleep-in-tag-event-script-within-a-udt-parameter/34376)
**Author:** [@archana.kachru](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/archana.kachru)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2020, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-safe-to-use-sleep-in-tag-event-script-within-a-udt-parameter/34376 "2020-05-03T19:10:01Z")
Is it safe to use sleep function in the tag evnt script? i have a time seconds parameter within the UDT and after 5 seconds, i am setting another tag inside the same UDT to 1. I need to introduce a delay without having… --- ## [Where did the Vision go?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-did-the-vision-go/34386)
**Author:** [@Gaurav.Shitole](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Gaurav.Shitole)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-did-the-vision-go/34386 "2020-05-03T14:23:37Z")
I created a new project and at the first time I launched Project, I was able to see Vision and Perspective. I even created 2 windows in Vision, however as my laptop got hang I had to force restart laptop. Since then … --- ## [Alarm\_event table missing some events?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-event-table-missing-some-events/34374)
**Author:** [@DaveRNeal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DaveRNeal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-event-table-missing-some-events/34374 "2020-05-02T14:40:43Z")
Good morning, I’m attempting to make an alarm KPI screen in my vision client based on the link below: https://demo.ia.io/data/perspective/client/OnlineDemo/feature/alarming/journal One thing I’m noticing is that I’m g… --- ## [Edge Upgrade to V8.0.12](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/edge-upgrade-to-v8-0-12/34353)
**Author:** [@melwadeya](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/melwadeya)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/edge-upgrade-to-v8-0-12/34353 "2020-05-01T20:27:43Z")
Hello, I have an Opto Groov EPIC as the edge device. It runs a licensed Ignition Edge V7.9.12. Now that an upgrade to Ignition Edge V8.0.12 is required: Edge gateway is accessible from a browser with the URL having t… --- ## [How change the Markdown font size](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-change-the-markdown-font-size/34218)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-change-the-markdown-font-size/34218 "2020-05-01T19:41:06Z")
Hello I need some help on how to change the default font size of markdown component in perspective. The inline style doesn’t work and I’m scared to use html for the security reason so I wonder is there any trick so I ca… --- ## [Python datatype to Tag datatype](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-datatype-to-tag-datatype/34285)
**Author:** [@Jonathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jonathan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-datatype-to-tag-datatype/34285 "2020-05-01T16:33:47Z")
Is there a function out there that will take a python datatype and return a tag datatype? I want to automate turning python objects into tags. --- ## [Reading OPC tags folder through system.opc.browse](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-opc-tags-folder-through-system-opc-browse/34350)
**Author:** [@betti.francesco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/betti.francesco)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-opc-tags-folder-through-system-opc-browse/34350 "2020-05-01T16:28:36Z")
Hello, I have a Tani OPC server connected to a Siemes PLC, here is a screenshot of what I see from the Ignition’s OPC browser: I need to list the tags inside the AcMotors folder using the system.opc.browse function. I… --- ## [Perspective Time Series Chart - Enable/Disable Pens](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-time-series-chart-enable-disable-pens/34327)
**Author:** [@downerczx](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/downerczx)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-time-series-chart-enable-disable-pens/34327 "2020-05-01T13:56:03Z")
I have a time series chart with 13 pre configured pens. I would like to be able to enable/disable them based on the actual number at the specific site (up to 13). While I see a “visible” property under trends-\>0-\>visibl… --- ## [Style Customizer on a Template](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/style-customizer-on-a-template/33335)
**Author:** [@ahersh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ahersh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/style-customizer-on-a-template/33335 "2020-05-01T12:12:46Z")
I created a custom button template that basically combines all of the tag control functionality of the pre-canned buttons, and adds a classic button appearance (Beveled edges that inset when the mouse is held-down). It … --- ## [Converting a varchar data type to a datetime data type created an out of range value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/converting-a-varchar-data-type-to-a-datetime-data-type-created-an-out-of-range-value/34153)
**Author:** [@kaushik.shah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kaushik.shah)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 11:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/converting-a-varchar-data-type-to-a-datetime-data-type-created-an-out-of-range-value/34153 "2020-05-01T11:35:43Z")
I am positive that this issue is related to SQL but still wanted to see if someone experienced something similar. I am writing very simple queries dynamically from a template. For example : But when it executes it … --- ## [To UDT or not to UDT. That is the question](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/to-udt-or-not-to-udt-that-is-the-question/32703)
**Author:** [@brandon1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/brandon1)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/to-udt-or-not-to-udt-that-is-the-question/32703 "2020-05-01T10:48:31Z")
Hello everyone, Just wanted to get some different opinions of using UDT’s in your projects. Are they complex UDT’s? Do you use them with Modbus devices? Do you mix them with other tag types or use UDT’s exclusivly? T… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1181) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1183)