# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=20 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 21 --- ## [Is this HMI just a lost cause for running Edge with many tags?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-this-hmi-just-a-lost-cause-for-running-edge-with-many-tags/116501)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Elliott](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Justin_Elliott)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 4:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-this-hmi-just-a-lost-cause-for-running-edge-with-many-tags/116501 "2026-07-25T04:38:37Z")
I have an Advantech TPC-125H running an Edge project in a production environment. While meeting the bare minimum requirements, it definitely is sluggish and laggy. Can this be improved by some better memory optimization … --- ## [\[FEATURE\] Add ability to locate a tag path in the tag browser](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-add-ability-to-locate-a-tag-path-in-the-tag-browser/108796)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 2:09am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-add-ability-to-locate-a-tag-path-in-the-tag-browser/108796 "2026-07-25T02:09:19Z")
It would be nice to be able to paste a tagpath into a function attached to the tag browser and have it expand the structure to that tag path. In the same vein, it would be good for the Tag Editor (and the Tag Report Too… --- ## [Need to read a value immediately after writing it in an onClick event](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-to-read-a-value-immediately-after-writing-it-in-an-onclick-event/116504)
**Author:** [@kayla.hebert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kayla.hebert)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-to-read-a-value-immediately-after-writing-it-in-an-onclick-event/116504 "2026-07-25T00:32:55Z")
I'm trying to dynamically populate a settings template from a JSON config and allow users to update panel settings: Read from a JSON config file that contains a list of panel settings Populate a flex repeater with labe… --- ## [Error starting up module Perspective - Resource does not contain style definition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-starting-up-module-perspective-resource-does-not-contain-style-definition/115560)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-starting-up-module-perspective-resource-does-not-contain-style-definition/115560 "2026-07-24T21:54:31Z")
I started getting this error when saving a project yesterday, and today when I launched the designer, Perspective was missing and I saw this in the designer console, below. Not sure how to fix it. How can I find what res… --- ## [\[IGN-5298\] Any way to unlockout a single person?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-5298-any-way-to-unlockout-a-single-person/62413)
**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-5298-any-way-to-unlockout-a-single-person/62413 "2026-07-24T21:05:20Z")
I have a internet facing gateway that is used for office processes. This morning, I had an issue where an employee wasn’t able to login because they had locked themselves out due to excessive login attempts. As far as … --- ## ["App jumping driving me nuts!"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/app-jumping-driving-me-nuts/108493)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Deardorff](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ryan_Deardorff)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/app-jumping-driving-me-nuts/108493 "2026-07-24T18:40:12Z")
Is there any chance they have fixed this issue in 8.3? It just happened to me again where I was clicking my way trying to find a particular view, only to find that it had disappeared from the folder where it was suppo… --- ## [Vision Trend Zoomed in shows the data but out shows a flat line](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-trend-zoomed-in-shows-the-data-but-out-shows-a-flat-line/116519)
**Author:** [@petree](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/petree)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-trend-zoomed-in-shows-the-data-but-out-shows-a-flat-line/116519 "2026-07-24T17:01:35Z")
We recently ran into seeing the issue with inside of 4 hours all of the data on trend shows as it should. But when we zoom out the data shows a flat line. Has anyone seen this issue before, see screenshots for reference.… --- ## [Core Historian in a remote gateway takes hours to record new tags but seconds to update them](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/core-historian-in-a-remote-gateway-takes-hours-to-record-new-tags-but-seconds-to-update-them/116531)
**Author:** [@wthai](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wthai)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/core-historian-in-a-remote-gateway-takes-hours-to-record-new-tags-but-seconds-to-update-them/116531 "2026-07-24T15:09:39Z")
Hi everyone, I'm trying to create a backup historian without relying on a database and using purely the gateway network and store & forward. My setup: Local Gateway: Historian Splitter -- Primary: Core Historian (lo… --- ## [Screen Update Delay](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/screen-update-delay/116523)
**Author:** [@denny\_jimenez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/denny_jimenez)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/screen-update-delay/116523 "2026-07-24T14:55:58Z")
Hi team, I have an application created with Vision, Ignition 8.1.36 on Windows. In all the windows created in the project, when I navigate between them using a tab strip, for a split second, all the components are set t… --- ## [Find/Replace function is not working well after upgrade into 8.1.27](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/find-replace-function-is-not-working-well-after-upgrade-into-8-1-27/73231)
**Author:** [@UnSuk\_Song](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/UnSuk_Song)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/find-replace-function-is-not-working-well-after-upgrade-into-8-1-27/73231 "2026-07-24T12:37:06Z")
I have encountered a potential bug(my personal doubtful opinion currently...) in the Ignition software after upgrading from Ignition and Designer version 8.1.26 to version 8.1.27 (b2023042509) two days ago. I wanted to … --- ## [How to close all pop-ups from a view?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-close-all-pop-ups-from-a-view/116528)
**Author:** [@danielps1818](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/danielps1818)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-close-all-pop-ups-from-a-view/116528 "2026-07-24T12:17:43Z")
Hi! I have some views that have some buttons that open pop-ups. However, if I change the view the pop-ups stay open. Is there any way of when exiting view close "all open pop-ups from that view"? Thx! --- ## [Perspective table component header disappears when data is empty](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-component-header-disappears-when-data-is-empty/56556)
**Author:** [@mahsasalimi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mahsasalimi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-component-header-disappears-when-data-is-empty/56556 "2026-07-24T08:13:10Z")
version 8.1.14 I have a table with data coming from DB using a named query . When the data is empty , i.e. no rows match the criteria the header of my table disappears . is there a way to make the header titles show w… --- ## [Incorporating Pydantic AI or another AI service](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/incorporating-pydantic-ai-or-another-ai-service/116513)
**Author:** [@sfloyd](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sfloyd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/incorporating-pydantic-ai-or-another-ai-service/116513 "2026-07-24T00:29:24Z")
Has anyone incorporated an AI program to their Ignition setup in order to assist developers with trouble shooting, perspective view creation, and live support data? If so what are you using and the pros and cons you are … --- ## [Unable to save session props.](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-save-session-props/116517)
**Author:** [@sureshkumarmani](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sureshkumarmani)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-save-session-props/116517 "2026-07-23T18:15:26Z")
Dear Technical Support Team, I am experiencing an issue in Ignition Perspective v8.3.2 where I am unable to save the Session Props configuration. Issue Description: Unable to save changes made to Session Props. The s… --- ## [Obtaining Datasource Name for Historical Tags at Runtime](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/obtaining-datasource-name-for-historical-tags-at-runtime/116503)
**Author:** [@djhammett77](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/djhammett77)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/obtaining-datasource-name-for-historical-tags-at-runtime/116503 "2026-07-23T15:46:04Z")
Hello all, I have constructed a Named Query to pull and provide some metadata about historical tags that a user selects in a Perspective Session. This query is configured to accept the database name as an input paramete… --- ## [System.util.retarget("x") memory issues?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-util-retarget-x-memory-issues/116475)
**Author:** [@douglas.lane](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/douglas.lane)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-util-retarget-x-memory-issues/116475 "2026-07-23T14:41:09Z")
We recently upgraded from 8.1.16 to 8.3 and hadn't had this issue in the past. We use a home screen that has button presses of system.util.retarget() to redirect to different projects for different areas. Many people onl… --- ## [Perspective screen takes time to load](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-screen-takes-time-to-load/116497)
**Author:** [@Anita.Shinde](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Anita.Shinde)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-screen-takes-time-to-load/116497 "2026-07-23T13:21:37Z")
Hi Team, I’m currently working in Ignition 8.1.48 and have a Perspective screen used for Downtime Reporting. The screen includes an Equipment Scheduler component, and the downtime events are populated through a transfo… --- ## [Automated view generation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automated-view-generation/116498)
**Author:** [@Brian\_Stilson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brian_Stilson)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automated-view-generation/116498 "2026-07-23T13:13:54Z")
I've created an ignition project that generates JSON files that can be used to create views in other ignition projects. I'm at a point where I'm happy enough with the functionality where further tweaks are low priority a… --- ## [8.3.8 gateway Tag Change Scripts, wont compile but work](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-3-8-gateway-tag-change-scripts-wont-compile-but-work/116505)
**Author:** [@drewdin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drewdin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-3-8-gateway-tag-change-scripts-wont-compile-but-work/116505 "2026-07-23T12:54:03Z")
I updated to version 8.3.8 the other day and today I was creating a tag change gateway event. Nothing fancy, just updating tags when a value changes. The issue I have is that it keeps showing me a compile error. Syntax… --- ## [Data Loss Issue with Ignition UDT Reference Tags During Massive MQTT Sparkplug B Store & Forward](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/data-loss-issue-with-ignition-udt-reference-tags-during-massive-mqtt-sparkplug-b-store-forward/116506)
**Author:** [@Lin\_Cheng](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Lin_Cheng)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/data-loss-issue-with-ignition-udt-reference-tags-during-massive-mqtt-sparkplug-b-store-forward/116506 "2026-07-23T01:21:26Z")
When an MQTT source tag accumulates a large amount of unpublished data due to a network outage and rapidly catches up within a very short time (e.g., within one second) after the connection is restored, the source tag va… --- ## [OPC-UA Connection Faulted - Retries](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-connection-faulted-retries/116492)
**Author:** [@Andre\_Hennecke](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Andre_Hennecke)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-connection-faulted-retries/116492 "2026-07-23T00:33:43Z")
Hello, one of our opc-ua servers restarted and Ignition was not able to reconnect and the connection was faulted. We were able to reconnect manually by disabling and enabling the connection. We don't know exactly the r… --- ## [WakaTime Integration for Ignition Designer — v0.0.1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/wakatime-integration-for-ignition-designer-v0-0-1/116499)
**Author:** [@cesarcoatl](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cesarcoatl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/wakatime-integration-for-ignition-designer-v0-0-1/116499 "2026-07-22T19:20:02Z")
Hi everyone, I wanted to share a small module I've built: a WakaTime integration for Ignition Designer. If you already use WakaTime to track your coding activity across editors and IDEs, this extends that tracking into … --- ## [Gateway mySQL Connection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-mysql-connection/116486)
**Author:** [@gavinw0606](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gavinw0606)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-mysql-connection/116486 "2026-07-22T19:16:48Z")
Hi all, I'm having some issues connecting my database to my gateway and was hoping someone could help. I'm using Ignition 8.3.0 and attempting to connect to an internal mySQL database in which I've previously connected t… --- ## [Using the Open API on the Gateway Network](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-the-open-api-on-the-gateway-network/116489)
**Author:** [@Zachary\_Zipper](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Zachary_Zipper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-the-open-api-on-the-gateway-network/116489 "2026-07-22T16:44:11Z")
I have 1 controller gateway and 15 edge (agent) gateways. I want to be able to create, modify, or disable device connections from the controller gateway on the edge gateways. Now with the openapi this seems very possibl… --- ## [Azure Injector 5.x - Agent Tag Creation Fails on Ignition Edge 8.3.x](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/azure-injector-5-x-agent-tag-creation-fails-on-ignition-edge-8-3-x/116495)
**Author:** [@mattis.brigand](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mattis.brigand)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/azure-injector-5-x-agent-tag-creation-fails-on-ignition-edge-8-3-x/116495 "2026-07-22T12:58:06Z")
I'm experiencing an issue with Azure Injector. Tested configurations: Ignition Edge 8.3.3 + Azure Injector 5.0.2 → Issue occurs Ignition Edge 8.3.8 + Azure Injector 5.0.3 → Issue occurs Ignition Edge 8.1.45 + Azure In… --- ## [Creating Reusable UI Components](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-reusable-ui-components/116485)
**Author:** [@Alex\_Rayburg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alex_Rayburg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-reusable-ui-components/116485 "2026-07-22T12:40:38Z")
Hello, Recently I have changing how I do my UI components within Perspective. Before hard coded bindings often directly to a tag path, or I would have a custom fields at the page level and have unique property binding p… --- ## [\[Feedback\] Perspective Drawing Editor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feedback-perspective-drawing-editor/111065)
**Author:** [@hpark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hpark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feedback-perspective-drawing-editor/111065 "2026-07-22T12:03:32Z")
Hello forum users! We’d love your feedback! Please take a few minutes to complete our survey on the Perspective Drawing Editor. Your insights are incredibly valuable and will help us improve your experience. The survey … --- ## [Perspective PowerChart Display Issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-powerchart-display-issue/115730)
**Author:** [@Kevin\_Meyer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin_Meyer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 6:52am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-powerchart-display-issue/115730 "2026-07-22T06:52:24Z")
I'm seeing an issue with the Power Chart in Ignition 8.3 Perspective. When adding a tag to the trend, the trend begins "flickering" and is nearly unusable. It seems like maybe some kind of delay with polling trend data? … --- ## [FX5U PLC to Ignition communnication](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fx5u-plc-to-ignition-communnication/116261)
**Author:** [@Rajashekar\_Reddy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rajashekar_Reddy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 4:01am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fx5u-plc-to-ignition-communnication/116261 "2026-07-22T04:01:50Z")
Dear Team, I am currently working on connecting a Mitsubishi FX5U PLC with Ignition. Following the Ignition documentation for the Mitsubishi TCP Driver, I selected the iQ-F series for the FX5U model. The PLC IP address… --- ## [Device Diagnostics Page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/device-diagnostics-page/116468)
**Author:** [@CTrenkamp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/CTrenkamp)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/device-diagnostics-page/116468 "2026-07-22T01:04:36Z")
For those that might be interested, I took the Device Diagnostics project on the exchange and turned it into something more. It now displays PLC offline events in a day and the minutes along with battery status plus summ… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=19) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=21)