# Ignition

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## [AlarmStatusTable component vs system.alarm.queryStatus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarmstatustable-component-vs-system-alarm-querystatus/117495)

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**Author:** [@Rickard\_Nordwall](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rickard_Nordwall)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarmstatustable-component-vs-system-alarm-querystatus/117495 "2026-10-15T12:04:03Z")

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Why don't AlarmStatusTable and system.alarm.queryStatus return the same status? In Ignition 8.1.36 perspective I have the component ‘Alarm Status Table’; in PROPS -\> filters -\> active -\> conditions -\> displayPath I can …

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## [UDT Instance - Parameter Editing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-instance-parameter-editing/117485)

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**Author:** [@djhammett77](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/djhammett77)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-instance-parameter-editing/117485 "2026-10-14T20:57:19Z")

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Hi all, I am building an administrative tool to push user inputs back to the parameters on a UDT instance from Perspective. As of now, I have completed all of the relevant functionality, but one bug remains. When passi…

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## [Perspective Menu Disappears in Ignition 8.3.x Designer After Using Ignition 8.1.x Designer on the Same PC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-menu-disappears-in-ignition-8-3-x-designer-after-using-ignition-8-1-x-designer-on-the-same-pc/117475)

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**Author:** [@yksun](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yksun)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-menu-disappears-in-ignition-8-3-x-designer-after-using-ignition-8-1-x-designer-on-the-same-pc/117475 "2026-10-14T15:58:44Z")

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Hello everyone, I am experiencing an issue where the Perspective menu disappears from the Ignition 8.3.x Designer after switching between Ignition 8.1.x and 8.3.x environments on the same Windows PC. I would like to kn…

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## [java.io.IOException: Channel is not set](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-io-ioexception-channel-is-not-set/116986)

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**Author:** [@MikeAllgood](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MikeAllgood)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-io-ioexception-channel-is-not-set/116986 "2026-10-14T15:28:32Z")

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First, I have looked at the other threads relative to the "Channel is not set" errors, and they are more specific to the OP's situation from what I saw. I understand this is some sort of connectivity issue and wanted to …

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## [BACnet/IP positive-integer-value data type (Ignition Edge IIoT 8.3.6)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bacnet-ip-positive-integer-value-data-type-ignition-edge-iiot-8-3-6/117480)

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**Author:** [@ehenigin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ehenigin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bacnet-ip-positive-integer-value-data-type-ignition-edge-iiot-8-3-6/117480 "2026-10-14T15:10:44Z")

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In Ignition Designer when I try to poll a "positive-integer-value" point I get error Bad\_NodeIdUnknown. For example OPC Item Path ns=1;s=\[{DeviceName}\]PositiveIntegerValue371.Present\_Value Is it as simple as Ignition De…

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## [Do remote historians work between 8.1 and 8.3?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/do-remote-historians-work-between-8-1-and-8-3/117479)

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**Author:** [@travisaggiebrown](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/travisaggiebrown)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/do-remote-historians-work-between-8-1-and-8-3/117479 "2026-10-14T14:35:17Z")

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I have an 8.1.42 server hosting a remote historian I was trying to connect an 8.3.7 server to the remote historian for query only, but I get an error message: Remote gateway does not have correct module or is not a comp…

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## [CVE-2026-92817 - question for IA?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cve-2026-92817-question-for-ia/117477)

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**Author:** [@tgarrison](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tgarrison)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cve-2026-92817-question-for-ia/117477 "2026-10-14T13:33:40Z")

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Question - reading the CVE I'm not 100% positive.. hoping someone from IA could chime in? Does this security hole require both Vision and Perspective modules to be installed? Trying to prioritize our clients for upgra…

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## [Twilio A2P 10DLC Campaign Approval Requirements](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/twilio-a2p-10dlc-campaign-approval-requirements/98586)

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**Author:** [@Giuseppe\_Giammo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Giuseppe_Giammo)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/twilio-a2p-10dlc-campaign-approval-requirements/98586 "2026-10-14T13:31:36Z")

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Hello there. I am managing a simple system that is supposed to send SMS to the operator when specific alarms are triggered. I have successfully installed the Twilio module, I have a twilio account etc.. the problem I …

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## [Ignition Edge/Gateway Architecture Questions](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-gateway-architecture-questions/117417)

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**Author:** [@r123](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/r123)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 4:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-gateway-architecture-questions/117417 "2026-10-14T04:42:45Z")

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The site has 10 different buildings, each with a dedicated PC. Initially, we were told there would be no interconnectivity between buildings. Because of licensing costs, the original thought was to use Ignition Edge Pane…

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## [Chart component showing error with no apparent issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-component-showing-error-with-no-apparent-issue/117470)

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**Author:** [@imt.sebastian.sanche](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/imt.sebastian.sanche)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-component-showing-error-with-no-apparent-issue/117470 "2026-10-13T21:17:38Z")

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I have a PLC where I'm pulling the data from arrays and inserting it into a dataset one of the columns is a date but its put out as a string and Ignition will not format it correctly so I have to import datetime, use dat…

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## [Designer Find/Replace doesn't have permissions to rename tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-find-replace-doesnt-have-permissions-to-rename-tag/117436)

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**Author:** [@r123](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/r123)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-find-replace-doesnt-have-permissions-to-rename-tag/117436 "2026-10-13T21:15:05Z")

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I can go to the tag browser in the same designer and rename the tag. If I attempt to do this from Find/Replace, I get a message saying that it failed: "Insufficient Tag Provider Edit Permissions"

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## [Occasional Clock Drifts](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/occasional-clock-drifts/31689)

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**Author:** [@grietveld](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/grietveld)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/occasional-clock-drifts/31689 "2026-10-13T19:14:37Z")

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Version: 8.0.7 Any idea what might cause these occasional clock drifts? We didn’t see any during our debug, but when we moved to the final hardware, they started occuring every now and then. Resources seem to all be fai…

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## [Use a tag’s Value as a part of another OPC Tag’s path](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-a-tag-s-value-as-a-part-of-another-opc-tag-s-path/117427)

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**Author:** [@Frank\_Pockele](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Frank_Pockele)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-a-tag-s-value-as-a-part-of-another-opc-tag-s-path/117427 "2026-10-13T16:11:44Z")

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I am studying how to convert an RTAP system with 65K datapoints to an Ignition System. As starting point I took the PAX tree, these are all Passenger bridges. In total there are 130 bridges, 45 different types of bridg…

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## [Horizontal Menu Item Target Issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/horizontal-menu-item-target-issue/117433)

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**Author:** [@andrew.borkowski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrew.borkowski)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/horizontal-menu-item-target-issue/117433 "2026-10-13T12:12:28Z")

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I am using the horizontal menu component and have several items that all navigate to the correct view in the item target location, which the exception of item 13 out of 14. The item target value is the same as another it…

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## [Form Fields reset/lose their values](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/form-fields-reset-lose-their-values/117432)

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**Author:** [@turner.warren](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/turner.warren)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 5:26am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/form-fields-reset-lose-their-values/117432 "2026-10-13T05:26:21Z")

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We have a form that lab techs will input data into after some testing, they will pre-fill the form while the test finishes, but for some reason that information will disappear. Has anyone run into anything like this? Th…

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## [Cloud Edition in Azure on CSP](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cloud-edition-in-azure-on-csp/92141)

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**Author:** [@Magnus\_Dyroy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Magnus_Dyroy)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cloud-edition-in-azure-on-csp/92141 "2026-10-12T22:56:05Z")

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I tried purchasing Cloud Edition via Azure Marketplace, but we are met with a restriction regarding subscription type. Is the product really not available via CSP subscriptions? The region is Norway which so it shouldn…

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## [Gateway Event Script "system.dataset.toCSV"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-event-script-system-dataset-tocsv/117435)

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**Author:** [@juliom](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/juliom)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-event-script-system-dataset-tocsv/117435 "2026-10-12T22:24:38Z")

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Igntion 8.1.55 I have a script that works fine when run through a button or the script console, but when it is executed as a gateway event (tag change), it doesn't populate the data from the historian. The attachment on…

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## [Is there a way to set read only for remote tag providers?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-set-read-only-for-remote-tag-providers/117424)

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**Author:** [@travisaggiebrown](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/travisaggiebrown)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-set-read-only-for-remote-tag-providers/117424 "2026-10-12T14:41:15Z")

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I'm trying to set up a gateway for reporting so I need it to be read only so that users can't change tag values but can read them. it seems that there is a read only option on the opc-ua server but that doesn't seem to …

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## [Ignition 8.3 CI/CD Tutorial](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-ci-cd-tutorial/114309)

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**Author:** [@louagejasper](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/louagejasper)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-ci-cd-tutorial/114309 "2026-10-12T14:02:40Z")

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Hi all, I don't want to plug in my work too much, but I feel it's really relevant in this community. if anyone has interest in this topic, I've made a video on how to do CI/CD in Ignition 8.3: https://www.youtube.com/w…

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## [Gateway hung at running after sudden power loss](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-hung-at-running-after-sudden-power-loss/117419)

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**Author:** [@adam.paliotti](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/adam.paliotti)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-hung-at-running-after-sudden-power-loss/117419 "2026-10-12T13:09:29Z")

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The gateway 8.1.39 stays stuck like "gateway is running" and the wrapper usually stalls saying loading SQL Bridge module or TCP UDP module failed because it can't find a table. This gateway is tucked away on an OT networ…

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## [XY Chart Bullet Label](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-bullet-label/117018)

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**Author:** [@aircapital.engineer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aircapital.engineer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-bullet-label/117018 "2026-10-12T12:38:21Z")

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Is there way to manipulate the size of bullet labels on an XY Chart? The only way I've managed to do it so far is via the chart's style, but that affects the entire chart.

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## [Vision Power Table Runtime Sort and Filter Jython Get & Set](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-power-table-runtime-sort-and-filter-jython-get-set/117398)

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**Author:** [@Drew\_Hitchcock](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Drew_Hitchcock)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-power-table-runtime-sort-and-filter-jython-get-set/117398 "2026-10-12T12:19:39Z")

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I have a few Vision Power Tables in an application. The client asked if I could make sorts and filters applied during runtime persist when they navigate away from the screen and return. Could implement this with a change…

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## [Uncertain\_InitialValue for query tags after update from 8.1.45 to 8.1.55](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/uncertain-initialvalue-for-query-tags-after-update-from-8-1-45-to-8-1-55/117405)

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**Author:** [@Ervin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ervin)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 6:25am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/uncertain-initialvalue-for-query-tags-after-update-from-8-1-45-to-8-1-55/117405 "2026-10-12T06:25:16Z")

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Uncertain\_InitialValue for query tags after update from 8.1.45 to 8.1.55 I intended to update all 6 gateways FrontEnd-Master and Backup, IO1-master and backup and IO2-master and backup I started with IO2-backup and fol…

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## [Adding Icons to Perspective Icon Library](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-icons-to-perspective-icon-library/80357)

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**Author:** [@Seamus\_Gallagher](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Seamus_Gallagher)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 4:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-icons-to-perspective-icon-library/80357 "2026-10-12T04:37:34Z")

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Hello, In searching the catalog of icons in Google Fonts, I come across a lot of useful icons that are not available to select in Ignition designer. This is especially annoying for the Menu Tree component, which seems t…

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## [How do you track changes in UDT.json with GitHub?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-you-track-changes-in-udt-json-with-github/117413)

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**Author:** [@tiennq20](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tiennq20)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-you-track-changes-in-udt-json-with-github/117413 "2026-10-09T18:29:54Z")

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Hi everyone, I'm trying to track changes for UDT.json files in GitHub. I've noticed that each time I export a UDT to JSON, the file structure and property ordering can change, even when there are only minor modificatio…

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## [StackOverflowError on jsonEncode of dict containing Dataset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stackoverflowerror-on-jsonencode-of-dict-containing-dataset/117401)

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**Author:** [@eaolson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/eaolson)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stackoverflowerror-on-jsonencode-of-dict-containing-dataset/117401 "2026-10-09T15:28:54Z")

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I need to persist some objects into my database and the quickest way seemed to be to convert them to JSON, then save that. That works ok with a Dataset, but fails on an object that contains a Dataset. d = system.dataset…

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## [Ignition in my own words, whats yours?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-in-my-own-words-whats-yours/117409)

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**Author:** [@Eugene49](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eugene49)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-in-my-own-words-whats-yours/117409 "2026-10-09T14:21:47Z")

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This is how i describe ignition in my own words. Ignition is like the C++ of data engineering. Its capabilities include, but are certainly not limited to, data integration, collection, transmission, storage, visualizati…

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## [Credential caching on Perspective Mobile App](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/credential-caching-on-perspective-mobile-app/117406)

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**Author:** [@rob.claassen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rob.claassen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/credential-caching-on-perspective-mobile-app/117406 "2026-10-09T07:07:43Z")

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Hi, We run Ignition 8.3.8 with Perspective and authenticate against the built-in Ignition identity provider. I’m looking for how others handle logins in the Perspective mobile app on iOS. Has anyone got password autofil…

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## [Wrapping of Menu item](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/wrapping-of-menu-item/117385)

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**Author:** [@sanjanakrishnamurthy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sanjanakrishnamurthy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/wrapping-of-menu-item/117385 "2026-10-09T04:19:06Z")

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Hi, I'm using a Tree component here. How do i wrap a menu-item? Thanks!

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## [system.db.execQuery does not work but system.db.runNamedQuery does](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-db-execquery-does-not-work-but-system-db-runnamedquery-does/117402)

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**Author:** [@tuckercc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tuckercc)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-db-execquery-does-not-work-but-system-db-runnamedquery-does/117402 "2026-10-08T22:19:19Z")

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I have a gateway tag change script that works. However, when I attempted to change from the system.db.runNamedQuery function to the system.db.execQuery function, it fails with the following error: Jython Exception occur…

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