# Ignition

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## [Driver Diagnostics](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/driver-diagnostics/7319)

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**Author:** [@jim\_lapratt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jim_lapratt)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2013, 11:59am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/driver-diagnostics/7319 "2013-10-02T11:59:48Z")

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Tom done a great job of explaining some things in this topic http://www.inductiveautomation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=9481 Is there a place I have not found in my searches that explains all the tags under diagno…

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## [Mobile, missing caracter on virtual keyboard](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mobile-missing-caracter-on-virtual-keyboard/7302)

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**Author:** [@2Gi\_Technologie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/2Gi_Technologie)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2013, 12:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mobile-missing-caracter-on-virtual-keyboard/7302 "2013-10-02T00:06:48Z")

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hello, In keyboard on mobile version 1.6.3-rc4. The "!" is absent. Thanks

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## [Get property values of the current component w/o name](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-property-values-of-the-current-component-w-o-name/6025)

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**Author:** [@Bob](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bob)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2013, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-property-values-of-the-current-component-w-o-name/6025 "2013-10-01T17:16:16Z")

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I have many MultiState buttons that I am showing or hiding dynamically which is leading me to a couple issues. First, is there a way to get the property values of the current component without specifying the name of th…

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## [\[SDK\] component XMLDeserializer error in client on upgrade](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sdk-component-xmldeserializer-error-in-client-on-upgrade/4810)

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**Author:** [@pdibenedetto](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pdibenedetto)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2013, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sdk-component-xmldeserializer-error-in-client-on-upgrade/4810 "2013-09-30T23:18:46Z")

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We develop a module that add a component to Ignition. We program a deserializer in DesignerHook. Work's ok in designer and client. V7.3.2. Recently upgrade version to 7.3.8. The client's works OK. But when open …

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## [Trim decimals](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trim-decimals/7332)

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**Author:** [@fivecents](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/fivecents)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2013, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trim-decimals/7332 "2013-09-30T21:38:47Z")

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How do you trim/truncate decimals in a LED display? I tried changing the Number Format Pattern to ## but when project is run in vision client it still display 2 places of decimal.

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## [Alarm Status Table Show footer not working (hiding footer)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-status-table-show-footer-not-working-hiding-footer/7232)

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**Author:** [@zxcslo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zxcslo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-status-table-show-footer-not-working-hiding-footer/7232 "2013-09-30T19:17:39Z")

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When I put Alarm Status Table component on the window and select Show Footer = false (deselected), in designer, footer is going away. But when you run project (F10), the footer is always visible. I tried to use one line…

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## [Accessing .pdf from internet in viewer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-pdf-from-internet-in-viewer/7066)

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**Author:** [@Micky.Franks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Micky.Franks)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2013, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-pdf-from-internet-in-viewer/7066 "2013-09-30T14:14:20Z")

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Would like to access a .pdf from internet within Ignition. I've got Ignition 7.6.2 and PDF viewer 1.6.1. I have a dropdown list with the pdf name and link, the pdf viewer filepath is linked to selected link string. I …

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## [Scale Font Setting In Project Properties](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scale-font-setting-in-project-properties/7204)

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**Author:** [@aidamcg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aidamcg)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2013, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scale-font-setting-in-project-properties/7204 "2013-09-30T13:47:46Z")

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I have set the scale font and maintain aspect ratio to off in the properties settings but every time I create a new component it still has these attributes set to on. What is the function of setting these project propert…

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## [Default component layout don't work](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/default-component-layout-dont-work/7091)

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**Author:** [@pdibenedetto](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pdibenedetto)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2013, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/default-component-layout-dont-work/7091 "2013-09-30T13:47:00Z")

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I make these steps: Changing the default component layout from relative to anchored (Project -\> Properties -\> Designer -\> Window Editing) Draging a new component and maintain the relative layout. Trying restarting …

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## [7.6.3 Update problems](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/7-6-3-update-problems/7214)

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**Author:** [@doug.breshears](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/doug.breshears)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2013, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/7-6-3-update-problems/7214 "2013-09-30T13:33:39Z")

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System: Debian Squeeze Java : java version "1.6.0\_26" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0\_26-b03) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.1-b02, mixed mode) Problem: After upd…

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## [Position Error and Warning Boxes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/position-error-and-warning-boxes/7322)

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**Author:** [@WillMT10](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/WillMT10)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2013, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/position-error-and-warning-boxes/7322 "2013-09-27T20:27:55Z")

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I have been searching the forum and the manual for an answer to this question. If I missed something I apologize. What I am trying to do is programmatically center the windows generated by system.gui.errorBox and syst…

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## [Connect Allen Bradley through port forward](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connect-allen-bradley-through-port-forward/7337)

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**Author:** [@cacordova](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cacordova)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2013, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connect-allen-bradley-through-port-forward/7337 "2013-09-27T20:07:23Z")

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How can I connect to an Allen Bradley SLC PLC via port forward through a Public IP? Thank You!

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## [One second blinker in an expression](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/one-second-blinker-in-an-expression/7329)

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**Author:** [@RRRancher](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/RRRancher)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/one-second-blinker-in-an-expression/7329 "2013-09-27T18:47:29Z")

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I use this expression in the foreground and background bindings for components when I want them to alternate colors, or flash, if you will, every second to indicate that something is happening. For instance, if I have a…

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## [Error on Opening Projects](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-on-opening-projects/7324)

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**Author:** [@cacordova](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cacordova)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-on-opening-projects/7324 "2013-09-27T18:01:48Z")

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Today, I've been having problems opening a project on the designer. I had this problem before maybe once or twice but usually, downloading another designer works but today, I've been trying and trying and downloading mul…

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## [Machine Schedule](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/machine-schedule/7321)

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**Author:** [@WildeKurt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/WildeKurt)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2013, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/machine-schedule/7321 "2013-09-27T15:49:06Z")

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I found a small 'issue' with this when dragging an item. If the amount of time it took to drag an item is longer than the polling time for the Items data a ghost of the dragged item appears where it used to be. The way…

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## [Yokogawa MW100 addressing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/yokogawa-mw100-addressing/7323)

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**Author:** [@jayelvington](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jayelvington)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2013, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/yokogawa-mw100-addressing/7323 "2013-09-27T15:38:35Z")

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Ok I am totally new to SCADA and Ignition and have not touched this kind of work since college. I am trying to get all 60 of the MW100 channels defined as tags in Ignition but not having any luck. Even in the quick clien…

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## [Jnlp files does not launch](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jnlp-files-does-not-launch/5587)

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**Author:** [@vahterto](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vahterto)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2013, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jnlp-files-does-not-launch/5587 "2013-09-27T14:24:58Z")

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Hi I got this problem in some of the servers and now found solution but dont know why this happends. Problem: From some of the ignition gateways does not launch jnlp files anymore. Designer.jnlp and project.jnlp is d…

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## [Query priority property](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-priority-property/7336)

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**Author:** [@AJBerera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AJBerera)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2013, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-priority-property/7336 "2013-09-27T13:50:25Z")

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How about some method for me to indicate query bindings, prep queries and transaction groups the level of priority they have so if I have some query bindings that are very low level of importance(like report datasets), I…

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## [Is it possible to have a timer with alarm conditions?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-possible-to-have-a-timer-with-alarm-conditions/7333)

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**Author:** [@shreyaslimaye](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/shreyaslimaye)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2013, 3:17am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-possible-to-have-a-timer-with-alarm-conditions/7333 "2013-09-27T03:17:49Z")

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Hello, I am using Ignition Version: 7.6.3-rc2 (b2448). I can create tags, define alarm conditions for them and create email notifications using Alarm pipelines. The alarm conditions that I was able to create are someth…

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## [Writing many similar items in a transaction group](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writing-many-similar-items-in-a-transaction-group/7325)

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**Author:** [@seancourtney](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/seancourtney)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2013, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writing-many-similar-items-in-a-transaction-group/7325 "2013-09-26T23:31:32Z")

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i need some help with a transaction group. i am taking the measurements from 5 ultrasonic sensors at 300 ms intervals, and putting them into an array. I made a udt in my compactlogix to hold all five readings so the 5 …

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## [Unhelpful error message](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unhelpful-error-message/7326)

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**Author:** [@fledder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/fledder)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2013, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unhelpful-error-message/7326 "2013-09-26T23:24:29Z")

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When binding to an indirect tag, I neglected to link one of the references. When I press OK, I get an error message that just says "0". See attached screenshot. Apologies if this has already been reported, but I couldn't…

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## [Enlarge image on click](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/enlarge-image-on-click/7328)

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**Author:** [@tbackus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tbackus)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2013, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/enlarge-image-on-click/7328 "2013-09-26T23:21:21Z")

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I have a page with about a dozen images displayed. I want to be able to click it, and enlarge it so the user can see detail.. On the page they are scaled down, so I don't need to reference a different image, just enla…

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## [Email problem](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-problem/7331)

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**Author:** [@cja7928](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cja7928)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-problem/7331 "2013-09-26T19:07:48Z")

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I would like to send an email to a group of recipients defined by a tag, my tag is a string such as this: "person1@mail.com", "person2@mail.com" when I send the email I get invalid address error. for recipients I use…

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## [Textbox requestFocus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/textbox-requestfocus/7330)

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**Author:** [@jaepark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jaepark)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2013, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/textbox-requestfocus/7330 "2013-09-26T18:10:28Z")

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Can someone help me understand the following? This is on 7.6.3 I have the a Table with header MyValue and 3 rows: MyValue Val 1 Val 2 Val 3 I have a textbox underneath with the text property bound to: if ({Root…

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## [Alarm notes in HTML](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-notes-in-html/7186)

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**Author:** [@tall745](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tall745)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2013, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-notes-in-html/7186 "2013-09-26T17:50:56Z")

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Running 7.6.2. All of my alarm tags have HTML formatting on the text in the Notes property and I've noticed that the notes are displayed differently in the Alarm Status Display component depending on where you look. Th…

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## [Error creating activation request - cannot get system ID](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-creating-activation-request-cannot-get-system-id/7327)

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**Author:** [@pgylbert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pgylbert)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2013, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-creating-activation-request-cannot-get-system-id/7327 "2013-09-26T14:59:09Z")

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I am having an issue which seems minor enough, however, it stops me to use Ignition completely... Please advise what I can do. When I try to activate my Ignition 7.6.2 (b2368) 64-bit on CentOS, using my CD Key, I get t…

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## [Table edit number format](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-edit-number-format/7227)

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**Author:** [@weertske](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/weertske)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2013, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-edit-number-format/7227 "2013-09-25T23:56:24Z")

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With a query, I populate a table with "real" (floating point) numbers. The number format attribute in the table customizer is working well to display the data the way I want. However, when I go to edit the data, then the…

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## [Equipment Schedule component - word wrap possible?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/equipment-schedule-component-word-wrap-possible/7117)

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**Author:** [@Dravik](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dravik)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2013, 11:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/equipment-schedule-component-word-wrap-possible/7117 "2013-09-25T23:54:56Z")

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Equipment Schedule component - word wrap possible? I tried using , no dice. Any way to do this? Got a request to fill in some additional data on scheduled production that has already happened. They'd like to display it…

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## [Bidirectional binding with expression](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bidirectional-binding-with-expression/7131)

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**Author:** [@giancavio](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/giancavio)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2013, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bidirectional-binding-with-expression/7131 "2013-09-25T23:49:44Z")

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Hello, I need to use a numeric field to show and to modify a tag value. If this numeric field is directly connected, with tag binding, to a tag and bidirectional is active, all is ok. When I need to use a binding expre…

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## [Report design issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-design-issue/7170)

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**Author:** [@geisslert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/geisslert)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2013, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-design-issue/7170 "2013-09-25T23:34:50Z")

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I am having issues editing a table value (@PrepforDate@). When I modify the date format it does so for every other line. For some reason it skips formatting... Any ideas? I just need it formatted for every entry on t…

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