# Ignition

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## [Menu weirdness](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/menu-weirdness/7704)

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**Author:** [@JGJohnson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JGJohnson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2013, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/menu-weirdness/7704 "2013-12-13T22:27:22Z")

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This is not necessarily a problem but I thought it was worth reporting. Every once in a while when I open the designer there are some strange things happening with the menus. In this case the Event Scripts item got mov…

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## [Activate pump based on weather temp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/activate-pump-based-on-weather-temp/7703)

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**Author:** [@cire3621](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cire3621)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/activate-pump-based-on-weather-temp/7703 "2013-12-13T20:20:09Z")

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Is it possible to pull in weather temperature from the internet and use it as an actual value for turning something on and off? We will have quite a few Gas Compressors that need to activate a dump valve when the weathe…

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## [Don't allow spaces in the textbox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dont-allow-spaces-in-the-textbox/7700)

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**Author:** [@cacordova](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cacordova)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2013, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dont-allow-spaces-in-the-textbox/7700 "2013-12-13T16:59:47Z")

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I have a textbox and a button, what I want to happen is when the user just enters spaces on the textbox then clicked on the button, it won't do anything. How can I do this? Thanks!

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## [Message Display](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/message-display/7699)

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**Author:** [@hazey](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hazey)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2013, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/message-display/7699 "2013-12-12T20:53:25Z")

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Guys is there a driver I can utilise to send string characters from Ignition to a Message Display,via Ethernet? Also the display can accept Modbus TCP. thanks Hazey

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## [Slow Telnet](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/slow-telnet/7677)

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**Author:** [@ryanjmclaughlin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryanjmclaughlin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2013, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/slow-telnet/7677 "2013-12-12T10:14:24Z")

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I have a bunch of temp/humidity loggers that I have in our facility. I generated a UDT and have a gateway script that finds all instances of the UDT and connects to each IP (a tag in the UDT) and collects the data over …

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## [TagChange behavior](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tagchange-behavior/7639)

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**Author:** [@anadal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/anadal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tagchange-behavior/7639 "2013-12-11T20:05:50Z")

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Hi again, I've been testing the way that Gateway TagChange Scripts behaves when the tag changes several times before the first thread finish. So, the result was that the threads runs serial and the triggers accumulate in…

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## [New icepdfviewer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-icepdfviewer/6634)

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**Author:** [@AJBerera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AJBerera)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-icepdfviewer/6634 "2013-12-11T15:38:35Z")

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Using my old filepath \\Ignitioncage\\f\\F Drive Share\\AJ\\CC09.pdf that worked with the older icepdf viewer and the activeX pdf viewer. This will not work for the new ICEPDFVIEWER I also recieve this error when trying …

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## [Username will not accept hyphen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/username-will-not-accept-hyphen/7515)

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**Author:** [@pat.stave](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pat.stave)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/username-will-not-accept-hyphen/7515 "2013-12-11T15:37:57Z")

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When adding a user to the AD-hybrid user group, the property "Username" will no longer accept the hyphen character. I think this behaviour occured after upgrading to 7.6.3. As you can see from the attached pictures there…

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## [Changing the button text on the alarm status table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-the-button-text-on-the-alarm-status-table/7687)

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**Author:** [@controlsim](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/controlsim)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-the-button-text-on-the-alarm-status-table/7687 "2013-12-11T15:34:48Z")

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Hi, I need to change the button text "Acknowledge" and "Shelve", in older version of ignition I know I did it, why did you remove this option? or maybe you can help me with a script to put in a button that do this same f…

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## [AttributeError(...) while trying to call system.serial.\*](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/attributeerror-while-trying-to-call-system-serial/7647)

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**Author:** [@Tan4i](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Tan4i)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 10:09am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/attributeerror-while-trying-to-call-system-serial/7647 "2013-12-11T10:09:49Z")

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Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 3, in AttributeError: 'com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.script.Scr' object has no attribute 'serial' action code for button: system.serial.configureSerialP…

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## [Stacked bar values squishing together - How to stagger](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stacked-bar-values-squishing-together-how-to-stagger/7112)

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**Author:** [@bpirtle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bpirtle)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stacked-bar-values-squishing-together-how-to-stagger/7112 "2013-12-10T23:04:45Z")

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Please see the image - I have tried to find a way to prevent small bars with values from smashing the value text up against the next bar down, but to no avail. We need the values and the small bars, so cannot simply rem…

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## [Panel PC Client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/panel-pc-client/7680)

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**Author:** [@winspa1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/winspa1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 7:59am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/panel-pc-client/7680 "2013-12-10T07:59:57Z")

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Just wondering if anybody has any recommendations on Panel PC's. I'm looking for a 12 or 15 inch model in a IP65 or IP66 rating. Also curious on processor setup, ram, and memory requirements. Thanks in advance.

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## [Report Module Line Graph font](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-module-line-graph-font/7057)

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**Author:** [@Pat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pat)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2013, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-module-line-graph-font/7057 "2013-12-09T18:53:07Z")

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Is there a way to change the font on a line graph in the Report Module? I've been trying to figure out how to change the font size but everything I've tried doesn't seem to work.

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## [Custom display components](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-display-components/7682)

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**Author:** [@dotvalue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dotvalue)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2013, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-display-components/7682 "2013-12-09T18:30:43Z")

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I see all types of gauges and tanks and things that I can link to tags my projects. But what I was wondering is how I could create my own custom components to add to projects, just to give a different kind of look and…

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## [Sliding side bar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sliding-side-bar/7664)

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**Author:** [@AndyP](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AndyP)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2013, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sliding-side-bar/7664 "2013-12-08T15:50:31Z")

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Has anyone tried this? Is it possible in Ignition? I'd like a sidebar with a tree structure on the left; the user should have the ability to hide this when they prefer to look at an uncluttered screen, so the left nav …

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## [Scientific notation not recognized?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scientific-notation-not-recognized/7678)

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**Author:** [@RossStewart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/RossStewart)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2013, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scientific-notation-not-recognized/7678 "2013-12-08T15:04:23Z")

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This is a sample string being recieved using TCP driver. D000,SV009A0000042,2013-12-07,15:35:40,C1,2,1,1,6,3,1.124259e+02,-1.242590e+01,1.242590e+01,0.000000e+00,0.00,1.000000e+02,0.000000e+00,0083,1C5D I can parse o…

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## [Alert Appearing More Than Once](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alert-appearing-more-than-once/7311)

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**Author:** [@WillMT10](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/WillMT10)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alert-appearing-more-than-once/7311 "2013-12-06T19:07:20Z")

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Having kind of a strange issue. I have a few alerts in our system that will trigger more than once (sometimes 4 times) before the first triggered alert has even cleared. This is NOT a chattering alarm because the first…

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## [Problem after updating to 7.6](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-after-updating-to-7-6/7675)

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**Author:** [@Jon.Trusik](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jon.Trusik)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2013, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-after-updating-to-7-6/7675 "2013-12-06T17:59:40Z")

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I just updated our server to 7.6 from 7.4 and am having OPC problems. My Controllogix processors are showing connected, but I am getting a general error in the OPC Server. If I go to Status, OPC Connections, the Igniti…

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## [Integers show up as \<N/A\> reporting module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/integers-show-up-as-n-a-reporting-module/7674)

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**Author:** [@dotvalue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dotvalue)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2013, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/integers-show-up-as-n-a-reporting-module/7674 "2013-12-06T14:55:24Z")

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imgur.com/a/RW0xu#1 I've attached an album of images that I hope will help illustrate my problem for you guys. I have defined some data sets I am expressing in a report. I have everything set up to be a string except…

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## [How to smooth over missing data in Chart?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-smooth-over-missing-data-in-chart/7050)

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**Author:** [@shreyaslimaye](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/shreyaslimaye)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-smooth-over-missing-data-in-chart/7050 "2013-12-05T16:16:39Z")

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Hello, I am using Ignition Version: 7.6.3-rc2 (b2448). I am trying to create a Chart (Not an Easy Chart) in Ignition. My problem is that, the data I am querying from has gaps in it. And those gaps manifest as line-bre…

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## [Internal Security Password control](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/internal-security-password-control/7660)

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**Author:** [@0sm0](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/0sm0)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/internal-security-password-control/7660 "2013-12-05T02:57:33Z")

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Hi Guys, I have a customer that wants to use the Ignitions "Internal" security for clients but requires that the passwords can be set to expire so the user is forced to change their password on a regular basis. Is th…

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## [Docking Window scaling even though everything is set not to?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/docking-window-scaling-even-though-everything-is-set-not-to/7029)

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**Author:** [@SageAutomation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SageAutomation)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 12:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/docking-window-scaling-even-though-everything-is-set-not-to/7029 "2013-12-05T00:08:21Z")

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So I have a raster background "texture" I want to incorporate across several screens. The total display area in Windows 7 on my 1366x768 touch screen without creating scroll bars happens to be 1366x764. Who knows why. Th…

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## [Table - Backgound color Map : All other values?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-backgound-color-map-all-other-values/7026)

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**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 9:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-backgound-color-map-all-other-values/7026 "2013-12-04T21:33:01Z")

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In the Table component, the backgroud color list enable to indicate keys for values color mapping. does exist a specific key for "All other value", or expression like "\>1"

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## [Single query to set multiple tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/single-query-to-set-multiple-tags/7667)

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**Author:** [@tbackus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tbackus)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/single-query-to-set-multiple-tags/7667 "2013-12-04T20:45:38Z")

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This small script query's a stored procedure, and sets a flag. I want to run this query on tags ST15:1 through ST15:26. For some reason my brain is failing me today... I Tried a for x in range (1,26) but I cannot fig…

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## [Setpoint logging/auditing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/setpoint-logging-auditing/7656)

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**Author:** [@kwj](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kwj)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/setpoint-logging-auditing/7656 "2013-12-04T20:12:29Z")

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I'm wanting to log changes to process variables and what user changed them. I'm sure this is a pretty common problem that others have already solved. Does anyone have any tips/pitfalls toward doing this? Is this somethin…

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## [Easy chart axis tick color](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-axis-tick-color/6996)

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**Author:** [@diat150](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/diat150)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-axis-tick-color/6996 "2013-12-04T18:51:17Z")

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Not sure if this is a bug or I am missing something. What is the Tick color selection supposed to change? For some reason I am not seeing any change on the chart when changing this option. Maybe I need to turn something …

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## [Error launching application](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-launching-application/7629)

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**Author:** [@2Gi\_Technologie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/2Gi_Technologie)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-launching-application/7629 "2013-12-04T16:39:00Z")

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Hi, I'm testing the "clientlauncher.exe" on the new 7.6.4 release. I have the following message by launching a project. Thank. \[attachment=0\]2013-11-25\_222010.png\[/attachment\]

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## [Mobile Module Launching Problem](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mobile-module-launching-problem/7239)

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**Author:** [@toasty](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/toasty)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mobile-module-launching-problem/7239 "2013-12-04T16:16:20Z")

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Trying to launch the mobile module, but I keep getting this error. 8:26:58 PM RectsB64 Failure in mobiledata/rects. \[isClientVMRunning()=false, VM.id=bfaecf60-0f1f-cbe8-69a8-3fa0efe32a3b java.net.SocketException: Conn…

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## [Audit Table not created?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/audit-table-not-created/7650)

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**Author:** [@kwj](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kwj)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/audit-table-not-created/7650 "2013-12-04T14:42:28Z")

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I created an auditing profile, with the default table name (AUDIT\_EVENTS). Auto Create is checked. When I view the log for that audit profile, I get an AUDIT\_EVENTS relation does not exist error. When is the table create…

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## [Installed Java RTE is out of date](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/installed-java-rte-is-out-of-date/7653)

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**Author:** [@JimGillespie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JimGillespie)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2013, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/installed-java-rte-is-out-of-date/7653 "2013-12-03T20:42:22Z")

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After installing Ignition 7.6.4, Ignition complains about an out of date Java.

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