# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1201 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1202 --- ## [Giving Administrator rights to AD / internal hybrid user source users](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/giving-administrator-rights-to-ad-internal-hybrid-user-source-users/32940)
**Author:** [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2020, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/giving-administrator-rights-to-ad-internal-hybrid-user-source-users/32940 "2020-03-09T21:57:56Z")
I have created an AD \[Active Directory\] / Internal Hybrid user source. It is working properly for client access control. I wish to authenticate admin users in the same manner. How do I do this? (We nearly locked ourselv… --- ## [Perspective Map/Transform (Linking Output to a Tag)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-map-transform-linking-output-to-a-tag/32945)
**Author:** [@jaspinall](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jaspinall)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-map-transform-linking-output-to-a-tag/32945 "2020-03-09T21:34:40Z")
Hi All, Is it possible in Map/Transform to link the “Output” to a Tag? I see if I switch my “Output Type” to “Expression” it does give me the ability to link a tag via the “fx” function that appears… however it doesnt s… --- ## [Why my tooltips won't show up on bullets?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-my-tooltips-wont-show-up-on-bullets/32944)
**Author:** [@beaudoin.stephane](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/beaudoin.stephane)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-my-tooltips-wont-show-up-on-bullets/32944 "2020-03-09T21:14:51Z")
Hi, I am trying to figure out why my tooltips are not showing on a xychart in perspective. Also I am wondering if its a problom of bool values. The bool values of props in the IDE are in lowercase (true/false) while in … --- ## [Maps in 7.9.LTS](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/maps-in-7-9-lts/32911)
**Author:** [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/maps-in-7-9-lts/32911 "2020-03-09T20:15:00Z")
I have a requirement to display maps, but also give the end-user the ability to pin locations and draw lines (not always straight lines!). Yes, Ignition 8.0.x would be good for this but for now, I have to use 7.9.X (wil… --- ## [How to make a Tag Browse Tree in Perspective?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-make-a-tag-browse-tree-in-perspective/24997)
**Author:** [@chenlu.han](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chenlu.han)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-make-a-tag-browse-tree-in-perspective/24997 "2020-03-09T19:45:13Z")
Hi all, I am trying to use a tag browse tree in perspective, but I cannot find the corresponding component. In Vision: In Perspective: I could not configure the Perspective Tree to display tags. Does anyone know … --- ## [Boolean values for perspective items](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/boolean-values-for-perspective-items/32903)
**Author:** [@joehahn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joehahn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2020, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/boolean-values-for-perspective-items/32903 "2020-03-09T19:40:30Z")
Some items allow a 1 or 0, and some must be ‘true’ or ‘false’. Would it be possible to have them all one way or the other? --- ## [Ignition Edge Data Usage Optimization](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-data-usage-optimization/23838)
**Author:** [@neill](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/neill)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2020, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-data-usage-optimization/23838 "2020-03-09T19:15:05Z")
Hello all, I am working on a Edge solution and attempting to reduce how much data I am using. Currently 95% of my usage is due to the AlarmQueryProviderService.query service. Could someone please indicate what this se… --- ## [\[bug-16147\]dateFormat() locale](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-16147-dateformat-locale/32890)
**Author:** [@pdellova](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pdellova)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2020, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-16147-dateformat-locale/32890 "2020-03-09T16:51:13Z")
Hi, Is there a way to display the expression : dateFormat(now(0), "EEEE dd MMMM YYYY") ) in a given locale (french in my case) when java machine is in a different locale (english in my case)? I also made few test … --- ## [Report export to pdf reverse the characters order](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-export-to-pdf-reverse-the-characters-order/32919)
**Author:** [@roinisan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/roinisan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-export-to-pdf-reverse-the-characters-order/32919 "2020-03-09T15:37:54Z")
Hello, Im using the report module in ignition, and when I export the report to PDF the order of the chars is reversed, I have added pics of the problem (the first is of the report and the second of the pdf). what can… --- ## [Vision 8.0.7 Remote Alarm Acknowledgement](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-8-0-7-remote-alarm-acknowledgement/32930)
**Author:** [@kwingert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kwingert)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-8-0-7-remote-alarm-acknowledgement/32930 "2020-03-09T14:09:28Z")
I want to acknowledge alarms with a physical push-button and not the built in acknowledge button on the alarm table. Client Event: Tag Change try: if( system.tag.read("\[default\]Line/ClearFaults").value == 1): result… --- ## [Ignition 8.0.9 - Multi Monitor Issues](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-0-9-multi-monitor-issues/32866)
**Author:** [@sahil.jain](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sahil.jain)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-0-9-multi-monitor-issues/32866 "2020-03-08T22:12:22Z")
Hello, I’m using Ignition 8.0.9, in a multi-monitor configuration (using the sample code at https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/Multi-Monitor+Clients). I’ve noticed two issues: system.gui.passwordBox o… --- ## [Script Console Execution Time](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-console-execution-time/32909)
**Author:** [@mori.luca](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mori.luca)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-console-execution-time/32909 "2020-03-07T22:34:29Z")
Hi, often is necessary to check the execution time of functions. Of course it can be accomplished by those lines : start = system.date.now() function() end = system.date.now() print "exec in ms : " + str(system.date… --- ## [Create a search engine](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-a-search-engine/31591)
**Author:** [@lachguerabdallah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lachguerabdallah)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-a-search-engine/31591 "2020-03-07T19:51:20Z")
Hi everyone, I have several work stations, each station has its corresponding Scada, how can I create a search engine where I can write the name of the station and send it to the corresponding Scada. Thanks a lot --- ## [Get window title from other window](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-window-title-from-other-window/32913)
**Author:** [@lachguerabdallah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lachguerabdallah)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-window-title-from-other-window/32913 "2020-03-07T19:38:03Z")
Hello I have a table that contains all the windows of my project. Is there any way to get more information from those windows?. for example the title. I tried system.gui.getWindow (‘window’) but it doesn’t work I’m wo… --- ## [AlarmAssociated Data not working](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarmassociated-data-not-working/32914)
**Author:** [@Abiodun.Martins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Abiodun.Martins)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarmassociated-data-not-working/32914 "2020-03-07T19:01:48Z")
Good day, What could be the challenge, i parsed in udt into associated data group to be able to select alarms of a particular station and even tried grouping the alarms under associated but anytime i do this, the whole … --- ## [Microsoft excel 2010](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/microsoft-excel-2010/32259)
**Author:** [@epifanio.tigno](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/epifanio.tigno)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 8:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/microsoft-excel-2010/32259 "2020-03-07T08:57:01Z")
Hello ! Please help me on this matter I want to open and excel file in ignition to show it as a dataset in my table xlsx format/ file and send it to my database SQL SERVER. How can i do it? It is inapproriate to use … --- ## [Reading/writing to SQL server time zone aware](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-writing-to-sql-server-time-zone-aware/32898)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-writing-to-sql-server-time-zone-aware/32898 "2020-03-06T21:29:36Z")
Using SQL server for logging to custom tables, how does everyone handle timezones? I would like to use the datetimeoffset type, but ignition didn’t recognise it last time I tried to use it, even after updating the jdbc … --- ## [Browsercore64 gone wild](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/browsercore64-gone-wild/32523)
**Author:** [@weertske](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/weertske)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/browsercore64-gone-wild/32523 "2020-03-06T20:42:52Z")
Using Ignition 8.0.9 on Linux. After about 60 minutes of work, a view with a time series chart errored. After that browsercore64 went to 116% of CPU and stayed there until I shut down designer. --- ## [\[SOLVED\] Update HMI Screen while script is running](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-update-hmi-screen-while-script-is-running/32857)
**Author:** [@bmeyers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmeyers)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-update-hmi-screen-while-script-is-running/32857 "2020-03-06T19:16:32Z")
Good afternoon, I have a script that runs when the user scans an RFID. What I have noticed is the screen will not update until the script has finished running. So if I change some text on the screen to “SCRIPT RUNNING” … --- ## [Intermittent bad tag quality vision 8](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/intermittent-bad-tag-quality-vision-8/32888)
**Author:** [@amr123](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amr123)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/intermittent-bad-tag-quality-vision-8/32888 "2020-03-06T18:41:30Z")
I’m getting intermittent “bad” tag quality on tags that are being remotely polled thru my OPC UA devices. I have created a new tag group with a poll rate of 10,000 and set some of the tags on the remote polled device to… --- ## [Store and Forward Stops Forwarding To Database](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/store-and-forward-stops-forwarding-to-database/32521)
**Author:** [@Duffanator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Duffanator)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/store-and-forward-stops-forwarding-to-database/32521 "2020-03-06T18:11:24Z")
Ever since I have updated to Ignition 8.0.8 the store and forward engine will randomly stop forwarding to the database and will just fill up the disc storage. Restarting the server, restarting the SQL Bridge module and d… --- ## [Ignition Perspective (Security)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-security/32895)
**Author:** [@jaspinall](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jaspinall)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-security/32895 "2020-03-06T18:06:47Z")
Hi All, I am just curious how you can tie Security to a specific component in Perspective which does not have an event script setup. The “Add Security” functionality works great for our buttons as they have scripts tied… --- ## [Reinitialize Memory Tag in UDT everyday](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reinitialize-memory-tag-in-udt-everyday/32886)
**Author:** [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reinitialize-memory-tag-in-udt-everyday/32886 "2020-03-06T16:11:30Z")
What would be the best method for setting a memory tag inside a UDT to 0 at a certain time, like midnight every day. My first thought is to loop through the udt instances and write 0 to each tag in a gateway script. Is… --- ## [Row or Column selector data refresh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/row-or-column-selector-data-refresh/32885)
**Author:** [@jdenchev](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jdenchev)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/row-or-column-selector-data-refresh/32885 "2020-03-06T15:51:44Z")
I use system.db.refresh(event.source.parent.getComponent(‘Power Table’), “data”) successfully. But when I use the following for column selector, data can’t get refreshed. system.db.refresh(event.source.parent.getCompon… --- ## [Designer Lockup -- Timeout](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-lockup-timeout/32880)
**Author:** [@adam.geissler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/adam.geissler)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-lockup-timeout/32880 "2020-03-06T14:27:33Z")
Hello, I am experiencing an interesting issue when working with 8.0.7 Designer. When designing a View with a column container it will function normally for a little while then will get stuck looping the following error … --- ## [Some strange characters in the serial port](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/some-strange-characters-in-the-serial-port/19337)
**Author:** [@mic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mic)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/some-strange-characters-in-the-serial-port/19337 "2020-03-06T12:41:54Z")
Hi there Had connected a serial port RS422 from one pc using hyper terminal to send text string to another pc(Ignition 7.9.1) via serial port RS422 to RS232 converter. At first I am able to read all the text string rec… --- ## [Gateway service not starting after computer restart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-service-not-starting-after-computer-restart/32874)
**Author:** [@ronaldny](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ronaldny)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-service-not-starting-after-computer-restart/32874 "2020-03-06T12:34:53Z")
I am having a challenge of having to start the service manually whenever the computer restarts on updates --- ## [Anyone working with WebDev Module in Ignition before?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/anyone-working-with-webdev-module-in-ignition-before/32797)
**Author:** [@kairongsen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kairongsen)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 5:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/anyone-working-with-webdev-module-in-ignition-before/32797 "2020-03-06T05:57:37Z")
Greeting, Is there anyone working with WebDev Module in Ignition before? Our team is currently doing a project that requires Ignition to “put or pass” a gz format file from local pc to a given URL using RESTful. I scan… --- ## [Alarm Journal filter problem, diagnostic priority](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-filter-problem-diagnostic-priority/32858)
**Author:** [@justin.huggins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justin.huggins)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-filter-problem-diagnostic-priority/32858 "2020-03-05T21:27:42Z")
I have an alarm table and an alarm journal setup setup side by side. The alarm is setup with the priority of ‘Diagnostic’. I have setup the journal to Min and Max Priority as Diagnostic as I want to filter out everythi… --- ## [\[Bug-14328, Feature-13043\]Scale dock windows size for 4K display](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14328-feature-13043-scale-dock-windows-size-for-4k-display/28089)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14328-feature-13043-scale-dock-windows-size-for-4k-display/28089 "2020-03-06T00:05:48Z")
Hello I try to see my project in 4K display LCD and every thing scale correctly except dock window which make them to small to see. I want when resolution increase the width of West dock windows scale accordingly like … [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1200) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1202)