# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=27 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 28 --- ## [How to track which views a Designer user opens without modifying them?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-track-which-views-a-designer-user-opens-without-modifying-them/116146)
**Author:** [@prasoon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/prasoon)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-track-which-views-a-designer-user-opens-without-modifying-them/116146 "2026-06-29T23:55:35Z")
We are tracking user activity in our audit log idaa\_t\_audit\_event. We have successfully implemented page visit tracking for Perspective sessions using a custom prop on the Header view with an onChange script. We can also… --- ## [Handling Alarm reset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/handling-alarm-reset/116197)
**Author:** [@SOPerator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SOPerator)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/handling-alarm-reset/116197 "2026-06-29T23:25:21Z")
Hello, I have two tags: one is a query tag that returns up to one row using SELECT TOP 1, and the other one is an expression tag using the expression len({\[.\]ScaleBelowMinSpread.value}) = 0 basically checking to see if … --- ## [Ignition Observability](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-observability/110650)
**Author:** [@Randy\_Rausch](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Randy_Rausch)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-observability/110650 "2026-06-29T23:00:12Z")
Overview Introduction / Motivation Ignition doesn’t run in a vacuum—it sits at the center of controllers, networks, databases, brokers, and other infrastructure and applications that all depend on each other. In IT opera… --- ## [Missing Alarms in Alarm Status Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/missing-alarms-in-alarm-status-table/111026)
**Author:** [@arun1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/arun1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/missing-alarms-in-alarm-status-table/111026 "2026-06-29T20:36:49Z")
We have a recently installed Ignition Perspective SCADA system. The alarming has been working fine. Few days ago 3 alarms got triggered in the field but did not show up in the Alarm Status table. I went looking in the Al… --- ## [How to properly disable/hide an embedded view from a screen for tags that dont exist?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-properly-disable-hide-an-embedded-view-from-a-screen-for-tags-that-dont-exist/116192)
**Author:** [@Nol](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nol)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-properly-disable-hide-an-embedded-view-from-a-screen-for-tags-that-dont-exist/116192 "2026-06-29T16:49:55Z")
So I have a generic view where one equipment package that has 4 embedded view objects but some configurations only use 2 or 3 of them while others use all 4. With the layout I can't use a repeater object and script the i… --- ## [System.perspective.navigate doesn't work on session custom property tag change script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-perspective-navigate-doesnt-work-on-session-custom-property-tag-change-script/78348)
**Author:** [@zachary.roisum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zachary.roisum)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-perspective-navigate-doesnt-work-on-session-custom-property-tag-change-script/78348 "2026-06-29T16:12:47Z")
I am attempting to use the session prperty lastActivity to drive a session custom property that acts as an inactivity timer. That expression binding is working well and when displayed on a page the number is accurate. T… --- ## [Error when try to opening Ignition Designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-when-try-to-opening-ignition-designer/116187)
**Author:** [@stefano.sforna](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/stefano.sforna)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-when-try-to-opening-ignition-designer/116187 "2026-06-29T14:44:13Z")
Good afternoon, when try to open Designer Launcher or Vision Client Launcher, There is this message error and the software not open. What's the problem? Thank you --- ## [Communication issue with S7-300](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/communication-issue-with-s7-300/116185)
**Author:** [@Raphael](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Raphael)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 10:13am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/communication-issue-with-s7-300/116185 "2026-06-29T10:13:25Z")
Hello, I need to read from and write to a specific DB on an S7-300 PLC. I set up the connection using the S7-300 driver. I can read the tags, but I cannot write to them. There are no errors in the Gateway logs, so I s… --- ## [Automated SSL Certificate Renewal and Installation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automated-ssl-certificate-renewal-and-installation/49039)
**Author:** [@Rick.Schendel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rick.Schendel)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 7:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automated-ssl-certificate-renewal-and-installation/49039 "2026-06-29T07:08:23Z")
With Ignition 7.9 and the early versions of Ignition 8, the certificate renewal process could be accomplished outside of the Ignition Gateway configuration screens. Files could simply be copied to the correct folders/di… --- ## [How data Stores in Ignition?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-data-stores-in-ignition/116166)
**Author:** [@adithya.karre](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/adithya.karre)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2026, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-data-stores-in-ignition/116166 "2026-06-28T13:35:05Z")
I'm trying to understand how data storage works in this application. How is data stored in the database? How is data stored locally on the device? If the database connection is unavailable, is the data stored locally? … --- ## [3D Object Animation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/3d-object-animation/106400)
**Author:** [@f.ferreira](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/f.ferreira)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/3d-object-animation/106400 "2026-06-27T20:38:27Z")
I would like to know if it is possible to create an application using Ignition, where I can animate a 3D object. For example, visualize the welding points or segments that a robot has performed in real time, as a kind of… --- ## [Guide for Version Control with Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/guide-for-version-control-with-ignition/84004)
**Author:** [@Eric\_Knorr](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eric_Knorr)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/guide-for-version-control-with-ignition/84004 "2026-06-27T16:08:36Z")
:pushpin: Update (May 2026): The repositories shared in this post have been consolidated into ignition-guides, a community resource that I'll be adding to periodically. The original repos are now archived and can now b… --- ## [Voice Notification Via POTS Replacement Device](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/voice-notification-via-pots-replacement-device/116156)
**Author:** [@Gwen\_Lipinski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Gwen_Lipinski)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2026, 5:59am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/voice-notification-via-pots-replacement-device/116156 "2026-06-27T05:59:43Z")
Hello! Has anyone used a "cellphone in a box" device to connect to Ignition voice notification? I have a system switching from Wonderware to Ignition that currently uses a modem to convert to an analog line to an Ooma Ai… --- ## [Cellular Modems for SMS Notifications](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cellular-modems-for-sms-notifications/80673)
**Author:** [@Zayne\_Luker](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Zayne_Luker)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cellular-modems-for-sms-notifications/80673 "2026-06-26T20:58:06Z")
Hello all, I have been troubleshooting the Twilio service that handles SMS notifications. After spending much of the day working on this the customer would now like to switch to using a cellular modem rather than using … --- ## [Launch file associations break if path includes any spaces](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/launch-file-associations-break-if-path-includes-any-spaces/116174)
**Author:** [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/launch-file-associations-break-if-path-includes-any-spaces/116174 "2026-06-26T18:54:44Z")
Just discovered that new desktop shortcuts installed in Linux only work if the path doesn't contain any spaces. I dug in and manually generated a launcher jar load with the spaces encoded, and it worked. Spaces are not… --- ## [8.3 Adding a Module After Data Volume Creation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-3-adding-a-module-after-data-volume-creation/116040)
**Author:** [@Noah\_Burnette](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Noah_Burnette)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-3-adding-a-module-after-data-volume-creation/116040 "2026-06-26T18:27:33Z")
Hello all, I am currently trying to add additional modules to my existing volume mounts in docker. Following this guide, I created the docker container with no issue. What I found is that after the volume was created, … --- ## [Thread safety of Vision Client Event Timer Script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/thread-safety-of-vision-client-event-timer-script/116172)
**Author:** [@charles-eloi.lafond](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/charles-eloi.lafond)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/thread-safety-of-vision-client-event-timer-script/116172 "2026-06-26T16:45:34Z")
Hello, I have a Vision Client Timer script, and I'm wondering if it's thread-safe. The script automatically logs out admin users after either 10 minutes of total activity or 1 minute of inactivity. For inactivity, it d… --- ## [Ignition app can't be used in android TV](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-app-cant-be-used-in-android-tv/115842)
**Author:** [@khao](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/khao)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-app-cant-be-used-in-android-tv/115842 "2026-06-26T08:30:13Z")
We have successfully installed ignition android app in android TV, and we can open the APP, but when we want to open the client, the app show "application error". We have checked our network with IT, and we don't find an… --- ## [How to Lock an Ignition Project After Deployment to a Client?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-lock-an-ignition-project-after-deployment-to-a-client/116147)
**Author:** [@Farheen\_Qureshi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Farheen_Qureshi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 7:22am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-lock-an-ignition-project-after-deployment-to-a-client/116147 "2026-06-26T07:22:31Z")
Hi Team, We develop and deploy Ignition projects for our clients. After the project is deployed at the client's site, we would like to prevent unauthorized modifications to the project. What is the recommended way to … --- ## [UDTs - Bind Parameters to Properties Using Scripting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udts-bind-parameters-to-properties-using-scripting/33701)
**Author:** [@mellsberry](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mellsberry)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 4:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udts-bind-parameters-to-properties-using-scripting/33701 "2026-06-26T04:08:07Z")
I’m trying to use an Ignition script to change the binding of a property using scripting. I’m using this script: a = system.tag.getConfiguration('\[default\]FV\_102/FullStall/Ack') x = (a\[0\]\['opcItemPath'\]) print('opcItem… --- ## [\[BUG\] Perspective pipes not visible sometimes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-perspective-pipes-not-visible-sometimes/68706)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-perspective-pipes-not-visible-sometimes/68706 "2026-06-25T22:52:42Z")
v8.1.23 Sometimes, my horizontal pipes aren't visible in a client session. It's fixed by reloading the page (refresh/re-navigate), but not very intuitive for an operator. This has been an issue before in Vision as well,… --- ## [Scripting equivalent to expression language property( ) function?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripting-equivalent-to-expression-language-property-function/116163)
**Author:** [@derek.ulee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/derek.ulee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripting-equivalent-to-expression-language-property-function/116163 "2026-06-25T21:10:06Z")
Working on some python scripting and trying to reference different session property values dynamically. In expression language I can just use the property( ) function and plug in whatever I want to an otherwise static pa… --- ## [\[IGN-14708\]Issue with upload and dowload in Image Management](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-14708-issue-with-upload-and-dowload-in-image-management/113477)
**Author:** [@gregory.bernard1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gregory.bernard1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-14708-issue-with-upload-and-dowload-in-image-management/113477 "2026-06-25T19:56:34Z")
Hello, I’m having an issue with the Image Management tool. When I try to download the images of a project from the Ignition Designer (v8.3.1), I get a “Timeout exception” error message. When I check the downloaded fold… --- ## [Beckhoff ADS Driver](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/beckhoff-ads-driver/54652)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Taylor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jim_Taylor)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/beckhoff-ads-driver/54652 "2026-06-25T15:59:06Z")
Hi, Does Ignition have a native ADS communications driver for Beckhoff TwinCAT or is OPC UA the only option? Thanks. --- ## [Activating an alarm when a query tag doesn't return data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/activating-an-alarm-when-a-query-tag-doesnt-return-data/116158)
**Author:** [@SOPerator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SOPerator)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/activating-an-alarm-when-a-query-tag-doesnt-return-data/116158 "2026-06-25T15:43:32Z")
I current have two tags: a query tag that returns either an empty dataset or one row with 8 columns, and a boolean expression tag that has the expression isNull(myQueryTag). I'd like to be able to use the expression tag … --- ## [Exotic platform execution question](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/exotic-platform-execution-question/116153)
**Author:** [@keith.moore](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/keith.moore)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/exotic-platform-execution-question/116153 "2026-06-25T15:04:16Z")
Please excuse me if this is not the right place to ask this. I pulled a trial download of the Ignition tool to see if this could be viable on a proprietary o/s. I am now on a timer to see if this trial analysis can work… --- ## [Message not reaching session message handler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/message-not-reaching-session-message-handler/116138)
**Author:** [@aymen.mehrez.ca](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aymen.mehrez.ca)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/message-not-reaching-session-message-handler/116138 "2026-06-25T12:19:47Z")
Hi, I'm sending a message from a button to a Session-scoped message handler, but the handler never fires. Button runAction: def runAction(self, event): system.perspective.sendMessage(self.view.params.MessageHandle… --- ## [How to Capture Device Type (Mobile/Desktop) in Audit Log for Perspective Sessions with Azure AD SSO](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-capture-device-type-mobile-desktop-in-audit-log-for-perspective-sessions-with-azure-ad-sso/116135)
**Author:** [@prasoon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/prasoon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-capture-device-type-mobile-desktop-in-audit-log-for-perspective-sessions-with-azure-ad-sso/116135 "2026-06-25T09:10:34Z")
We are running a multi-plant SCADA project on Ignition Perspective with Azure AD SSO authentication. We have an existing audit table idaa\_t\_audit\_event that is populated automatically by Ignition's built-in audit profile… --- ## [In valueChanged NameError: global name 'project' is not defined](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/in-valuechanged-nameerror-global-name-project-is-not-defined/116142)
**Author:** [@rigoberto.reyes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rigoberto.reyes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/in-valuechanged-nameerror-global-name-project-is-not-defined/116142 "2026-06-24T22:06:39Z")
I have created a memory tag with next script in ValueEvents/Value Changed: def valueChanged(tag, tagPath, previousValue, currentValue, initialChange, missedEvents): project.PruebaCambioStatus.PasodeValores(tagPath, pre… --- ## [Daylight Savings Time (DST)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/daylight-savings-time-dst/103446)
**Author:** [@AUSDIV](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AUSDIV)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/daylight-savings-time-dst/103446 "2026-06-24T21:20:20Z")
My Gateway shows the proper time, but the tag historian is still logging an hour back. I rebooted the gateway, and the problem did not go away. The gateway shows the proper time, the local computer running the gateway sh… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=26) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=28)