# Ignition

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## [Binding to Custom Component Methods](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-to-custom-component-methods/19245)

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**Author:** [@Ahiero](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ahiero)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 11:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-to-custom-component-methods/19245 "2020-04-16T11:29:23Z")

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It is mentioned here this is not possible with the expression function runScript(). Has that changed? Also, there is a hint of possibly using expression binding using a custom module here. I did not see any good exam…

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## [Using multiple IF statements with OR in Tag Properties](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-multiple-if-statements-with-or-in-tag-properties/33690)

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**Author:** [@mhicks1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mhicks1)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-multiple-if-statements-with-or-in-tag-properties/33690 "2020-04-06T19:14:46Z")

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Hello, I am trying to populate a Numeric Label Value using If Or, If Or…7 times. IF the Material in a specific Bin is being used by any feeder (1-7) then display the Rate value of that feeder. I am able to get the va…

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## [Share real time values to another server](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/share-real-time-values-to-another-server/33900)

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**Author:** [@kbuckler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kbuckler)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/share-real-time-values-to-another-server/33900 "2020-04-15T20:03:23Z")

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Is there a way to live stream real time values to another non ignition server. Another department wants to see real time values in their format. I’ve found the dataSet = system.tag.readBlocking(tagpaths) csv = system…

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## [Questions on setting up gitlab/github?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/questions-on-setting-up-gitlab-github/33958)

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**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/questions-on-setting-up-gitlab-github/33958 "2020-04-15T19:39:28Z")

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I’m going off the “Best Practices” PDF for Ignition and am trying to set up Gitlab. The first thing I noticed was that there is no GitLab for windows, which is unfortunate as my application runs on a Windows Server 2012…

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## [Open a window with Tree View](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-a-window-with-tree-view/33742)

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**Author:** [@lachguerabdallah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lachguerabdallah)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 1:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-a-window-with-tree-view/33742 "2020-04-12T01:06:17Z")

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Hello Is there a way that allows me to click on the path and access a window? for example, in the following screenshot, I want when I click on ‘barx’ to open a window. I have tried but without success.

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## [Trend displaying problem](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trend-displaying-problem/33956)

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**Author:** [@apimente](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/apimente)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trend-displaying-problem/33956 "2020-04-15T16:02:16Z")

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Hi Friends, One of our client still have his 7.2.11 ignition running and we have some doubts a about trends. In particular, with “real time mode”, when the tag changed before the initial time of the trends, the value sh…

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## [Using Security - Audit Log Function on Table to filter Audit Log](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-security-audit-log-function-on-table-to-filter-audit-log/33938)

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**Author:** [@franklepkowski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/franklepkowski)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-security-audit-log-function-on-table-to-filter-audit-log/33938 "2020-04-15T15:51:37Z")

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Hello, Looking for a little guidance on the following. If I pass parameters for say Actor filter, what value would I need to set it to in order to return all actors vs a single actor. Thanks, Frank

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## [Update two columns in a table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/update-two-columns-in-a-table/33953)

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**Author:** [@twstevic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/twstevic)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/update-two-columns-in-a-table/33953 "2020-04-15T15:26:35Z")

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I am trying to update a row in a database table using two SQL statements. My script: param1 = {"IG\_Tag":"SCADA\_ALARM\_CP01\_0\_2"} param2 = {"IG\_Index":Idx} system.db.runNamedQuery("Get\_Alarm", param1) system.db.runNamedQ…

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## [Ignition 8.0.10 - Translation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-0-10-translation/33948)

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**Author:** [@luc.martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luc.martin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-0-10-translation/33948 "2020-04-15T12:55:01Z")

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I don’t find a way in perspective to add translation to a single component (Label, Dropdown, etc…) I only have access to the Translation Manager and I don’t find a way to translate Dropdown/Radio/ etc… OPTIONS

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## [\*\*Critical\*\*Can we enable/disable multiple devices at the same time on the gateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/critical-can-we-enable-disable-multiple-devices-at-the-same-time-on-the-gateway/33933)

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**Author:** [@archana.kachru](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/archana.kachru)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/critical-can-we-enable-disable-multiple-devices-at-the-same-time-on-the-gateway/33933 "2020-04-15T03:28:27Z")

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We have about 200 Horners that we would like to connect to on a daily basis to retrieve the data from them. We have logic to enable the device at a particular time every morning. We cannot keep all 200 devices enabled al…

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## [Alarm Journal and Status Component: can we easily retrieve any datasets from this table?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-and-status-component-can-we-easily-retrieve-any-datasets-from-this-table/33932)

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**Author:** [@tmahaffey](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tmahaffey)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-and-status-component-can-we-easily-retrieve-any-datasets-from-this-table/33932 "2020-04-15T00:04:46Z")

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As my title suggests, I'm wondering if there is a way to get a dataset from the results stored in these tables? I see some older posts from 2017 here: http://files.inductiveautomation.com/sdk/javadoc/ignition79/793/co…

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## [Bug in text translation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-in-text-translation/33935)

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**Author:** [@Ali.Etezadkhah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ali.Etezadkhah)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-in-text-translation/33935 "2020-04-14T23:57:16Z")

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Hi, When you edit a text field that’s located toward the bottom of the screen, the option to add translations is not visible. When the text field is moved up, the editing window shows the translation globe. This is in…

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## [Gateway timezone doesn't match OS](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-timezone-doesnt-match-os/33912)

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**Author:** [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-timezone-doesnt-match-os/33912 "2020-04-14T20:44:47Z")

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Using v8.0.10, the server is set for eastern time, the time in the OS is correct. The system timezone in Ignition is central time. Besides restarting the gateway, how can I update or sync this?

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## [User Management New User Limit List of Roles to Assign](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-management-new-user-limit-list-of-roles-to-assign/33925)

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**Author:** [@jcaudle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jcaudle)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-management-new-user-limit-list-of-roles-to-assign/33925 "2020-04-14T20:38:07Z")

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In the User Management component is there a way to limit the Roles that are available to be assigned to new users in the Add User screen? I would like a manager to be able to add new users with roles from a subset of th…

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## [Security Mode and Policy for New OPC UA Connection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-mode-and-policy-for-new-opc-ua-connection/33904)

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**Author:** [@mr.heidari63](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mr.heidari63)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-mode-and-policy-for-new-opc-ua-connection/33904 "2020-04-14T17:13:19Z")

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Hi, I wanted to create a new OPC UA connection but it keeps showing faulted. It say “no matching endpoint found.” I have set up every thing as bellow. What is wrong with configuration? Server Setting: Security Policie…

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## [No add users button under manage users](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/no-add-users-button-under-manage-users/33924)

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**Author:** [@Tim](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Tim)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/no-add-users-button-under-manage-users/33924 "2020-04-14T16:30:39Z")

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New install of 8.0.10. After adding a new AD/Internal Hybrid user source there is no add user button under the manage users screen. There is an add role button on the role tab. I have seen this once before, but don’t …

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## [Tag indirection in Client Tag Change Script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-indirection-in-client-tag-change-script/33922)

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**Author:** [@Neo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Neo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-indirection-in-client-tag-change-script/33922 "2020-04-14T16:04:43Z")

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We have multiple machine in our project and each area is going to have a separate gateway. Once we develop the project on development server, we will push it to different gateways using EAM module. We have used multiple …

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## [Fixed value in XY chart and color change based on value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fixed-value-in-xy-chart-and-color-change-based-on-value/33921)

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**Author:** [@mario.colombo91](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mario.colombo91)\
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**Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fixed-value-in-xy-chart-and-color-change-based-on-value/33921 "2020-04-14T15:52:50Z")

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Greetings, i have an XY Chart where the serie is rendered as column. I want to add a line with the “target” for the columns, based on a fixed value (ex. 50). I thought to insert a new serie with a fixed value for each c…

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## [Using importlib to run any function on the gateway?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-importlib-to-run-any-function-on-the-gateway/33915)

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**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-importlib-to-run-any-function-on-the-gateway/33915 "2020-04-14T15:51:10Z")

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Our app has a few database/calculation heavy functions that we would rather run on our very beefy gateway server than on our clients. I recently learned about importlib and was playing around with using a Gateway messag…

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## [8.0.5 Vision Client Events Disappeared](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-0-5-vision-client-events-disappeared/33920)

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**Author:** [@kwingert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kwingert)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-0-5-vision-client-events-disappeared/33920 "2020-04-14T15:38:15Z")

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Had a project that has been using client events for months. I made some edits to some of the client events last week. After editing I made a project export as a backup. Checked today and all the client events are gone f…

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## [Generating a .txt file to use to import data into another application](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/generating-a-txt-file-to-use-to-import-data-into-another-application/33902)

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**Author:** [@dion.botha](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dion.botha)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/generating-a-txt-file-to-use-to-import-data-into-another-application/33902 "2020-04-14T14:15:35Z")

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Hi Guys I need to interface with a new machine we purchased that I am commissioning. The method is via a simple text file file. I manually created a .txt file with 2 lines ('TestAAD.txt) that imports with no issue. T…

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## [Tag Import Error Log Only Showing One Error at a Time](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-import-error-log-only-showing-one-error-at-a-time/33898)

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**Author:** [@bschmidt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bschmidt)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-import-error-log-only-showing-one-error-at-a-time/33898 "2020-04-14T14:13:00Z")

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Hi all, When I import a tag XML file into Ignition v8.0.6, only one error shows up. Comparatively, when I import the same file into v8.0.2, I get a large list of issues. I’m wondering if there is a setting to show all e…

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## [Deleted driver continues logging errors](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deleted-driver-continues-logging-errors/33834)

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**Author:** [@akettner](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/akettner)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deleted-driver-continues-logging-errors/33834 "2020-04-14T12:41:19Z")

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I was recently testing a TCP driver and it didn’t work for me so I deleted it. I look at the logs today and it is logging 50-100 errors/warning a second. The driver is gone, way are we seeing errors. …drivers.TCPDrive…

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## ["starting up project client monitor" in logs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/starting-up-project-client-monitor-in-logs/19921)

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**Author:** [@dboyd](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dboyd)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/starting-up-project-client-monitor-in-logs/19921 "2020-04-13T23:11:23Z")

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We have been experiencing a diagnostic log entry every few seconds about one of our client projects starting up. It is the same project listed every time. We traced down the IP address of the factory floor machine, reboo…

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## [Flex Repeater not behaving like the video](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/flex-repeater-not-behaving-like-the-video/33879)

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**Author:** [@Ali.Etezadkhah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ali.Etezadkhah)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/flex-repeater-not-behaving-like-the-video/33879 "2020-04-13T21:49:33Z")

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Hi, I cannot get the Flex Repeater to behave like the instruction video. In the video, pressing the Add Array Element under the instances PROPS, brings up a list that includes value, object, and array. When I do the s…

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## [Perspective tree drag and drop](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-tree-drag-and-drop/33901)

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**Author:** [@kbuckler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kbuckler)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-tree-drag-and-drop/33901 "2020-04-13T21:45:08Z")

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Is there a way to have the non scada user reconfigure the hierarchy of a project . e.g. a pump is in project 1 and now needs to be moved to project 2 I’ve always used templates to build a system, but it never had to b…

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## [Copy OPC UA Tag Path to Excel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/copy-opc-ua-tag-path-to-excel/33858)

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**Author:** [@mr.heidari63](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mr.heidari63)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/copy-opc-ua-tag-path-to-excel/33858 "2020-04-13T20:15:38Z")

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I just established OPC UA connection with my CompactLogix PLC. I’d like to copy a tag path to excel to show its value in excel cell and update the PLC as I update the cell. Where can I find the tag link (path)? tnx

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## [Ignition Gateway Home "Get Designer" button not changing to "Launch Designer"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-gateway-home-get-designer-button-not-changing-to-launch-designer/33895)

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**Author:** [@andreiguias](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andreiguias)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-gateway-home-get-designer-button-not-changing-to-launch-designer/33895 "2020-04-13T18:54:03Z")

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Using Ignition Version 8.0.10, the designer is downloaded, installed and running properly, but the “Get Designer” button on the Ignition Gateway Home would not change to “Launch Designer”. Am I missing a step here?

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## [Command Line/Terminal Launch Project Client from MacOS terminal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/command-line-terminal-launch-project-client-from-macos-terminal/33875)

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**Author:** [@jespinmartin1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jespinmartin1)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/command-line-terminal-launch-project-client-from-macos-terminal/33875 "2020-04-13T18:33:15Z")

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V.8 In https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/Vision+Client+Launcher there’s a command line section where it describes the commands for Windows and Linux to launch projects from cmd/terminal. It’s pretty obv…

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## [Modify Embedded View Parameter From Runtime](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modify-embedded-view-parameter-from-runtime/33850)

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**Author:** [@apgilber](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/apgilber)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modify-embedded-view-parameter-from-runtime/33850 "2020-04-13T18:14:36Z")

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Pretty sure this is not possible but wanted to double check. I have an embedded view that has a bidirectional parameter that is an integer. That integer is set to some value in the Designer but we would like a numeric …

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