# Ignition

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## [How to map OPC UDT to Ignition template](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-map-opc-udt-to-ignition-template/27269)

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**Author:** [@dawei.liu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dawei.liu)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-map-opc-udt-to-ignition-template/27269 "2019-08-09T14:25:31Z")

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Hi, I created a Widgets template and some instance of this widgets groups, want to map the OPC UDT tags to these instance of widget groups. Is there any way that we can mapping the content of OPC UDT tags to the Widge…

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## [Do you know a suppliyer for training ignition?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/do-you-know-a-suppliyer-for-training-ignition/27287)

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**Author:** [@antonio.sanchez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/antonio.sanchez)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/do-you-know-a-suppliyer-for-training-ignition/27287 "2019-08-09T14:15:52Z")

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hello Do you know a suppliyer for training ignition ?

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## [Tag not display the value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-not-display-the-value/27304)

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**Author:** [@miculacristianradu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/miculacristianradu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 12:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-not-display-the-value/27304 "2019-08-09T12:13:32Z")

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Hello, I have a bunch of PLC’s from the same manufacturer: Danfoss. And they have their own application (ECL tool) from which we can read the registers with description of the sensor and the value for it. In my case, I…

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## [Changing Tag Tree Browser Background & Font Colour](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-tag-tree-browser-background-font-colour/10968)

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**Author:** [@Jasonbpong](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jasonbpong)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 7:24am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-tag-tree-browser-background-font-colour/10968 "2019-08-09T07:24:44Z")

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Could anyone assist if I could change the Tag Tree Browser Background and Font Colour. The current one is white background and font is black. I couldn't find anything on the properties that I can change. I need to ch…

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## [Round on expression Tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/round-on-expression-tag/27294)

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**Author:** [@tejagovindula](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tejagovindula)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 1:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/round-on-expression-tag/27294 "2019-08-09T01:33:30Z")

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Hello, I’m trying to round 513.7897798 to 513.78 on expression Tag. I tried Round() it didn’t work to me. round(({\[.\]tag}1{\[.\]tag}),2) I tried with mutiple format strings, and my data type is float. Can someone plea…

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## [Does Ignition have schedule events?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/does-ignition-have-schedule-events/16899)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/does-ignition-have-schedule-events/16899 "2019-08-08T22:17:43Z")

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As the topic title asks, does Ignition have scheduled events? The majority of SCADA platforms that I've used (6 or 7) have the ability to schedule an action or group of actions to occur on a regular schedule (once a da…

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## [Creating a BasicExecutionEngine schedule](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-a-basicexecutionengine-schedule/27297)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 11:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-a-basicexecutionengine-schedule/27297 "2019-08-08T23:43:06Z")

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I’m trying to use the BasicExecutionEngine to create a tasks schedule, but I’m having issues (doesn’t help my Java knowledge is lacking). @pturmel (http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/does-ignition-have-schedule-eve…

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## [Gateway Diagnostic Log Time vs Tag Reported Time](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-diagnostic-log-time-vs-tag-reported-time/27296)

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**Author:** [@bvaldovinos](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bvaldovinos)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-diagnostic-log-time-vs-tag-reported-time/27296 "2019-08-08T22:05:30Z")

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Time in the Gateway diagnostic logs isn’t matching the Designers gateway tag. No idea what’s going on here. Any help?

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## [Datetime is different between Ignition and PLC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/datetime-is-different-between-ignition-and-plc/27289)

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**Author:** [@jonathan.greene](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jonathan.greene)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/datetime-is-different-between-ignition-and-plc/27289 "2019-08-08T21:22:05Z")

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I am reading into Ignition a datetime data type from a Siemens S7-300PLC connected to Ignition via SIMATIC NET OPC server. Using Ignition 7.6 The issue I am having is that the datetime is off by four hours. The time i…

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## [Matrix based regression calculations for polynomial coefficients](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/matrix-based-regression-calculations-for-polynomial-coefficients/24857)

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**Author:** [@MikeAllgood](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MikeAllgood)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/matrix-based-regression-calculations-for-polynomial-coefficients/24857 "2019-08-08T19:57:49Z")

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I am building a small project that takes test data and is suppose to use polynomial regression to calculate the coefficients of the polynomial equation. Initial searching online led me to NumPy but I know know it is not …

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## [UIManager problem](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/uimanager-problem/27267)

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**Author:** [@aaladdin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aaladdin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/uimanager-problem/27267 "2019-08-08T15:26:39Z")

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Hello there, I am not sure if I’m doing something wrong here, however it seems that UIManager doesn’t seem to work for me. I am trying to change the background color of the JOptionPane to customize how the message boxe…

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## [Fanuc FASOPC server Faulted after Updgrade from 7.9.10 to 7.9.12](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fanuc-fasopc-server-faulted-after-updgrade-from-7-9-10-to-7-9-12/27263)

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**Author:** [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fanuc-fasopc-server-faulted-after-updgrade-from-7-9-10-to-7-9-12/27263 "2019-08-08T12:38:48Z")

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java.lang.Exception: no UserTokenPolicy with UserTokenType.UserName found at org.eclipse.milo.opcua.sdk.client.api.identity.UsernameProvider.getIdentityToken(UsernameProvider.java:116) at org.eclipse.milo.opcua.sdk.c…

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## [Older Version 7.6.6 and CompactLogix V20](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/older-version-7-6-6-and-compactlogix-v20/27261)

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**Author:** [@ClemsonTim80](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ClemsonTim80)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/older-version-7-6-6-and-compactlogix-v20/27261 "2019-08-08T12:36:43Z")

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I have a site that has worked fine for years using 7.6.6 that is connected to a ControlLogix V20 based Gateway and my customer just swapped out a SLC 5/04 DH+ device with a CompactLogix L30ER V20 firmware. I can setup up…

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## [How to see the OPCUA connection with wireshark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-see-the-opcua-connection-with-wireshark/5686)

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**Author:** [@afasika](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/afasika)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-see-the-opcua-connection-with-wireshark/5686 "2013-01-17T20:59:41Z")

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Hi everyone, I am trying to monitor the OPC UA connection between Ignition and client with wireshark, i set wireshark to check ports 4096 and 8088 but i am only seeing TCP/UDP communications :frowning: , i am trying to…

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## [Blocking progress bar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/blocking-progress-bar/27200)

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**Author:** [@waldner](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/waldner)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 6:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/blocking-progress-bar/27200 "2019-08-08T06:37:21Z")

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I understand the use of invokeAsynchronous()/invokeLater() to display some sort of progress to the user during a long running operation but without locking up the GUI. The fact here is, in my case I DO want the GUI to r…

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## [\[BUG-14268\] Comment in query causes "index is out of range" error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14268-comment-in-query-causes-index-is-out-of-range-error/26009)

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**Author:** [@md.szyman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/md.szyman)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14268-comment-in-query-causes-index-is-out-of-range-error/26009 "2019-08-07T23:33:55Z")

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I was trying to comment out a line in a query to try something different, and found that commenting this line causes an "index is out of range" error. Here is the query that causes the error: --SELECT TOP(:limit\*(SELECT…

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## [Ignition Perspective Event Driven Query Tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-event-driven-query-tag/27229)

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**Author:** [@David.Bell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/David.Bell)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-event-driven-query-tag/27229 "2019-08-07T21:41:06Z")

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Hello, I cannot find an example of how to tie a mouse click in Perspective to an EVENT DRIVEN query tag. Can you link me to an example for this? David

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## [Getting TagPath from Graphic Display Object](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-tagpath-from-graphic-display-object/9676)

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**Author:** [@ChrisGray](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ChrisGray)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-tagpath-from-graphic-display-object/9676 "2019-08-02T19:04:48Z")

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Is there a scripting method to get the Tag Path from a elementary graphic display object? Example Graphic Object component: Numeric Label: Value attribute is say set to some tag with pathname "myPath\\myTag" \<--Tag Pat…

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## [How to add line breaks in an emails?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-add-line-breaks-in-an-emails/27238)

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**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-add-line-breaks-in-an-emails/27238 "2019-08-07T17:37:29Z")

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I have a window with a text area that is prefilled in and isn’t changed by the user. I have tried adding line breaks to the preset text with both \\n\\n python style and by using \<HTML\>Sentence one.\<br\>\<br\> style, however…

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## [Perspective dropdown schema](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-dropdown-schema/26027)

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**Author:** [@tyrel.parker](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tyrel.parker)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-dropdown-schema/26027 "2019-08-07T16:16:39Z")

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I have a dropdown menu that is utilizing a query to populate what should be in the dropdown list based on the user logged in. The dropdown properties make it seem like I could have a third, fourth, fifth column that woul…

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## [Seeing the transaction group command that is being sent to SQL in the gateway logs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/seeing-the-transaction-group-command-that-is-being-sent-to-sql-in-the-gateway-logs/27234)

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**Author:** [@tyrel.parker](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tyrel.parker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/seeing-the-transaction-group-command-that-is-being-sent-to-sql-in-the-gateway-logs/27234 "2019-08-07T15:07:15Z")

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Does anyone know if there is a way to see the actual query that a transaction group submits? I keep randomly getting a unique key constraint error from a transaction group that is only triggering once per the change of a…

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## [Pie Chart Refresh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pie-chart-refresh/27236)

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**Author:** [@ammermanbrittanyf](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ammermanbrittanyf)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pie-chart-refresh/27236 "2019-08-07T15:46:13Z")

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hello. I am trying to update a pie chart as the data in the database table changes and updates. I am currently getting this error: 10:20:54.057 \[MainThread\] WARN com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.application.components…

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## [NAS Best Implementation Practices](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nas-best-implementation-practices/27209)

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**Author:** [@rcortes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rcortes)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nas-best-implementation-practices/27209 "2019-08-07T15:29:07Z")

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Hello there! I would like to move a running Ignition db (PostgreSQL) to a RAID configuration in a NAS to get a more fault tolerant system, but I didn’t find any documentation about this. Do you have any recommendations o…

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## [Ignition Perspective need to find character in text](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-need-to-find-character-in-text/27228)

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**Author:** [@David.Bell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/David.Bell)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-need-to-find-character-in-text/27228 "2019-08-07T15:11:50Z")

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Hello, I searched Ignition and internet and cannot see usable find string inside of text field. I need to do a CHARINDEX() (from SQL) or a FIND() (from EXCEL) to find a “-” in a text field. Thanks

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## [Mobile Client MAC Address](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mobile-client-mac-address/23037)

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**Author:** [@rrowe](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rrowe)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mobile-client-mac-address/23037 "2019-08-07T14:35:38Z")

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I know that I can get the client IP Address in a tag, but I would like to see if I can do the same for a Client’s MAC address. Anyone know of any ways of obtaining this perhaps via scripting with some python modules?

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## [All my tags are showing bad](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/all-my-tags-are-showing-bad/27225)

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**Author:** [@sjanes9](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sjanes9)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/all-my-tags-are-showing-bad/27225 "2019-08-07T13:40:43Z")

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I am running Ignition version 8.0.2. I have connected a Compactlogix Revision 20 PLC that I can successfully browse to in my vision client. I can see the tags from the plc. But when I bring them into my client. It shows …

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## [Perspective: Dynamically resize window based on device (i.e tablet or phone)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-dynamically-resize-window-based-on-device-i-e-tablet-or-phone/27177)

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**Author:** [@David.Bell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/David.Bell)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-dynamically-resize-window-based-on-device-i-e-tablet-or-phone/27177 "2019-08-07T13:19:08Z")

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Hello, is it possible to determine screen width/height and dynamically adjust the view in Perspective? Thanks, David

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## [Tag Calculation query vs Tag History Query](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-calculation-query-vs-tag-history-query/27220)

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**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-calculation-query-vs-tag-history-query/27220 "2019-08-07T08:31:28Z")

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Hello I set a Tag History Query to Range aggregation mode with sample size = 1, so I can get a single valve of my tag(Tmax-Tmin) I also set Tag Calculation Query to Range aggregation mode with the sample time range of …

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## [Perspective Table: Render boolean and analog values](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-render-boolean-and-analog-values/27215)

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**Author:** [@wade.dunham](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wade.dunham)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 2:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-render-boolean-and-analog-values/27215 "2019-08-07T02:28:31Z")

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I’m having a bit of trouble getting a table to render differently for each row. The auto rendering appears to render the entire column based on the data type of the first row only. I’m using a script to generate the …

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## [External application gets retained in process manager after closing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/external-application-gets-retained-in-process-manager-after-closing/27213)

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**Author:** [@juuuuunjie07](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/juuuuunjie07)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/external-application-gets-retained-in-process-manager-after-closing/27213 "2019-08-07T00:47:49Z")

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I am using system.util.execute\[(path to app.exe)\] to call the external app. However, after closing the application and attempting to re-launch it via ignition, the error message showed up and from the task manager windo…

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