# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=31 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 32 --- ## [SparkMES vs Sepasoft - Production Model Revision Handling](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sparkmes-vs-sepasoft-production-model-revision-handling/115996)
**Author:** [@christopher\_wray](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/christopher_wray)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 6:34am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sparkmes-vs-sepasoft-production-model-revision-handling/115996 "2026-06-16T06:34:28Z")
Hi all, I have experience delivering with SparkMES from Flexware Innovations and am evaluating MES module options for a new Ignition 8.3 implementation in a high tech electronics manufacturing environment. One limitati… --- ## [My wishlist for Ignition 2027](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/my-wishlist-for-ignition-2027/115959)
**Author:** [@tgarrison](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tgarrison)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/my-wishlist-for-ignition-2027/115959 "2026-06-16T04:06:27Z")
Convert all px to rem. End of list. Thats all I want. --- ## [OnClick Script for Sidemenu item](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/onclick-script-for-sidemenu-item/115874)
**Author:** [@Sameer\_Ambegaonkar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sameer_Ambegaonkar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/onclick-script-for-sidemenu-item/115874 "2026-06-16T00:53:09Z")
Is there a way to configure a onClick script for a menu bar item. For e.g. when clicked on item 'Test 1', write Test 1 to a string parameter when clicked on item 'Test 2', write Test 2 to a same string parameter R… --- ## [Gateway events and tag browser initialChange](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-events-and-tag-browser-initialchange/115991)
**Author:** [@Andrew\_Lin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Andrew_Lin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-events-and-tag-browser-initialchange/115991 "2026-06-15T21:39:12Z")
I have a couple hundred of on change scripts within my tag browser and a couple hundred (some overlapping with tag browser but different scripts) on my gateway events, these scripts only fire off when the tag changes. Ho… --- ## [Perspective Power Chart Axis dataFormat wont update](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-power-chart-axis-dataformat-wont-update/115870)
**Author:** [@john.ackley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/john.ackley)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-power-chart-axis-dataformat-wont-update/115870 "2026-06-15T19:19:13Z")
I am trying to change the number of decimal points of a sub plot axis on a power chart. I have changed the dataFormat to four decimal precision, but the x-trace still only shows two decimal places. Thank you in advance f… --- ## [Realtime tag reads from ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/realtime-tag-reads-from-ignition/115947)
**Author:** [@akivabrookler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/akivabrookler)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/realtime-tag-reads-from-ignition/115947 "2026-06-15T18:58:34Z")
What is the best way to read live tag values from the ignition gateway into third party platforms? Specifically I am trying to read live values of all the tags at once (~100k). Currently I am using webdev, which takes ~2… --- ## [Making X-Trace More visible](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/making-x-trace-more-visible/115986)
**Author:** [@Randolph\_Sewell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Randolph_Sewell)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/making-x-trace-more-visible/115986 "2026-06-15T17:57:13Z")
See how when using the x-trace the date above the box is very hard to read, does anyone have any suggestions for making it more visible? I swear there used to be an option for the opacity etc for the info box but I ca… --- ## [Ignition 8.3.4 docker image not showing perspective in designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-4-docker-image-not-showing-perspective-in-designer/114487)
**Author:** [@akivabrookler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/akivabrookler)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-4-docker-image-not-showing-perspective-in-designer/114487 "2026-06-15T16:31:25Z")
I am running Ignition 8.3.4 docker image. My gateway shows that perspective is enabled, but perspective does not show up in my designer. I checked both my designer and gateway logs and did not see anything indicative of … --- ## [Error while installing designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-while-installing-designer/115786)
**Author:** [@karkeraaakash](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/karkeraaakash)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-while-installing-designer/115786 "2026-06-15T14:18:29Z")
Hello, I am new to ignition.. While installing Designer on my Windows 11 system I get an error as attached. What could be causing this? --- ## [Alarms Notification Resiliancy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarms-notification-resiliancy/115985)
**Author:** [@AngrySparky](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AngrySparky)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarms-notification-resiliancy/115985 "2026-06-15T13:55:47Z")
I will be building out a new Ignition system ASAP for our Water/Wastewater system. Priorities have shifted due to recent events and the alarm notification side of the project will be first priority. I will be using 4 edg… --- ## [Alarm Table Filters not working in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-table-filters-not-working-in-perspective/115971)
**Author:** [@danny.lazaro](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/danny.lazaro)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-table-filters-not-working-in-perspective/115971 "2026-06-15T13:51:58Z")
Hi Everyone, I am using Ignition 8.3. Has anyone experienced issues with the alarm filters? It seems that the Priority/Show All filter is not working properly on my project. This is the issue I have identified, let's t… --- ## [How to Run a Schedule(Timer) Script at the Client Session – For Token Refresh in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-run-a-schedule-timer-script-at-the-client-session-for-token-refresh-in-perspective/111691)
**Author:** [@Eric\_Huang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eric_Huang)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 9:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-run-a-schedule-timer-script-at-the-client-session-for-token-refresh-in-perspective/111691 "2026-06-15T09:06:05Z")
Hello everyone, I'm working on a Perspective application using Ignition 8.3. My requirement is to periodically refresh the authentication token (Through AWS Cognito) for each user. This task needs to be executed on a fi… --- ## [XY chart binding & customize](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-binding-customize/115612)
**Author:** [@antonilham307](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/antonilham307)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-binding-customize/115612 "2026-06-15T08:16:08Z")
I'm trying to create a bar chart with an xy chart, the problem is that I want to create a category for each machine with data from the historian tag where the data is kWh which continues to increase in value without r… --- ## [Database connection Faulted - Errors list](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/database-connection-faulted-errors-list/115944)
**Author:** [@Maria\_P](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Maria_P)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 7:24am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/database-connection-faulted-errors-list/115944 "2026-06-15T07:24:25Z")
I have some database connections running and I'd like to have some warnings when they are disconnected. My struggle is to define when it's ok to be faulted or not. These connections are linked to a machines that turn of… --- ## [Different values on Numeric Entry Field depending on browser](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/different-values-on-numeric-entry-field-depending-on-browser/115229)
**Author:** [@wilmerolsson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wilmerolsson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 6:56am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/different-values-on-numeric-entry-field-depending-on-browser/115229 "2026-06-15T06:56:19Z")
Hello! We have come across a very weird issue in Ignition. When using Numeric Entry Field to display a value like "35.67" it looks fine in the Edge browser. However when our customer has looked at it in Chrome it has b… --- ## [About Kepware certificate being automatically added under OPC UA Client Certificate](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/about-kepware-certificate-being-automatically-added-under-opc-ua-client-certificate/115957)
**Author:** [@m\_tanaka](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/m_tanaka)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 1:34am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/about-kepware-certificate-being-automatically-added-under-opc-ua-client-certificate/115957 "2026-06-15T01:34:22Z")
Hello, I have a question about OPC UA security (Client Security) in Ignition.Recently, I configured an OPC UA connection from Ignition to Kepware (KEPServerEX). After that, I checked the following page in the Gateway We… --- ## [Reorder session.custom properties](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reorder-session-custom-properties/115961)
**Author:** [@ken.maze](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ken.maze)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reorder-session-custom-properties/115961 "2026-06-12T21:02:56Z")
Hi, I would like to reorder my session.custom properties, making more used one higher in the list, grouping by context, etc. I see I can move the objects/lists around by grabbing them on the right and moving up and down… --- ## [Setting Elements In An Array-Type Expression Tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/setting-elements-in-an-array-type-expression-tag/115967)
**Author:** [@eric.black](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/eric.black)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/setting-elements-in-an-array-type-expression-tag/115967 "2026-06-12T21:00:05Z")
I have an OPC integer tag containing a mode number but I need to have several boolean expression tags to indicate which mode is currently active. For example, if Mode = 5, the Mode\_Bin5Selected bit should be ON, and the … --- ## [\[FEATURE-12767,14002\] Perspective Logout and Redirect](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-12767-14002-perspective-logout-and-redirect/25265)
**Author:** [@Jonathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jonathan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-12767-14002-perspective-logout-and-redirect/25265 "2026-06-12T17:46:53Z")
I am trying to setup a button that will logout a user and then redirect to a different page. I have setup a button with a onClick mouse event to first Logout and then navigate to the url. The problem is if I try to login… --- ## [Access user attributes from BasicUser object](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/access-user-attributes-from-basicuser-object/84138)
**Author:** [@Marco\_Mambriani](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Marco_Mambriani)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/access-user-attributes-from-basicuser-object/84138 "2026-06-12T16:51:45Z")
My goal is to show the list of users that belongs to a specific Roster. I tried the following code but i got stuck and i don't know how to continue: #Get the roster roster = system.roster.getRoster(self.view.params.ros… --- ## [Alarm Property Bindings](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-property-bindings/115962)
**Author:** [@bhall](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bhall)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-property-bindings/115962 "2026-06-12T16:30:24Z")
We're in the early stages of UDT design and I just wanted to get some input on working with the alarm properties for tags. Specifically binding the SetpointA property to perspective components to allow operators to adjus… --- ## [External QuestDB](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/external-questdb/115960)
**Author:** [@Alexander\_Semenov](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alexander_Semenov)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/external-questdb/115960 "2026-06-12T13:41:35Z")
I really wanted to use QuestDB that comes with 8.3 but I had to abandon it for now due to its limitations at the moment. My request to ignition devs, allow us to connect to self hosted external QuestDB database. You alre… --- ## [Adding tags (UDT type) from connected PLC in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-tags-udt-type-from-connected-plc-in-perspective/115939)
**Author:** [@A-A](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/A-A)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-tags-udt-type-from-connected-plc-in-perspective/115939 "2026-06-12T09:24:40Z")
Couldn't find anything related to my case so here it goes. I have a schneider PLC that is connected to ignition through OPCUA. I added tags from the PLC through OPC Browser. A simple OPC tag imports, no problem. When … --- ## [Ignition core certification Test Question](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-core-certification-test-question/115955)
**Author:** [@amazinglq](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amazinglq)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 5:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-core-certification-test-question/115955 "2026-06-12T05:32:41Z")
why 3.14159265359 is float not double --- ## [Using Tag History Splitter to replace previous Ignition Server History Provider Database](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-tag-history-splitter-to-replace-previous-ignition-server-history-provider-database/115948)
**Author:** [@cjsj2002mn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cjsj2002mn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-tag-history-splitter-to-replace-previous-ignition-server-history-provider-database/115948 "2026-06-11T17:53:20Z")
Has anyone successfully used a Tag History Splitter to migrate tag history from MSSQL to MariaDB? My goal is to deploy a new Ignition Gateway that uses MariaDB and configure a Tag History Splitter with: MariaDB as th… --- ## [Tag folder binding](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-folder-binding/64207)
**Author:** [@bfreeman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bfreeman)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-folder-binding/64207 "2026-06-11T16:25:00Z")
Hi, I’ve noticed that it is possible to bind to a tag folder. A tag folder binding seems to always return 2. I changed tags inside the folder but the binding is not recomputed. Is there an actual purpose for tag folde… --- ## [Transaction group project is not enabled](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-project-is-not-enabled/46367)
**Author:** [@Seth.williamson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Seth.williamson)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-project-is-not-enabled/46367 "2026-06-11T16:18:48Z")
i created a transaction group but when i enable the group it says project is not enabled even though it is. Not sure why it is doing this --- ## [Custom Perspective Symbol States Not Working](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-perspective-symbol-states-not-working/115833)
**Author:** [@matt.hallagan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/matt.hallagan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-perspective-symbol-states-not-working/115833 "2026-06-11T14:56:17Z")
I am trying to use perspective symbol states specifically for the motor component. I need to create custom symbol states for Manual On/Off which have a designated color scheme. The issue I am running into is that any cu… --- ## [How to match the exact screen size/resolution with the designer workspace?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-match-the-exact-screen-size-resolution-with-the-designer-workspace/115875)
**Author:** [@brillian.teope](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/brillian.teope)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-match-the-exact-screen-size-resolution-with-the-designer-workspace/115875 "2026-06-11T14:52:41Z")
Hello Everyone, I am currently working on developing a project and use perspective to display on a 4K screen (4096x2160), resolution on My Laptop where I am doing the design is at 1920x1080. Is seems that when I run a s… --- ## [Docked Views % Sizing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/docked-views-sizing/100387)
**Author:** [@William\_Howard](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/William_Howard)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/docked-views-sizing/100387 "2026-06-11T14:46:38Z")
Im looking for away to set the sizing of one of are docked view to be in % instead of px so it can grow and shrink with the screen size of the user [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=30) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=32)