# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=594 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 595 --- ## [Making an alarm label visibility loop](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/making-an-alarm-label-visibility-loop/77130)
**Author:** [@Leigh.shannan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Leigh.shannan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 7:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/making-an-alarm-label-visibility-loop/77130 "2023-08-08T07:39:54Z")
Hi, I have a project which monitors the status of some conveyors. The Step7 PLC has a double word which handles the alarms for each conveyor. Each bit of the double word relates to a specific alarm. I realise this is pr… --- ## [Ignition alarm pipeline publish to AWS SNS topic for sending SMS messages](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-alarm-pipeline-publish-to-aws-sns-topic-for-sending-sms-messages/77524)
**Author:** [@gino.miucci](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gino.miucci)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 7:09am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-alarm-pipeline-publish-to-aws-sns-topic-for-sending-sms-messages/77524 "2023-08-08T07:09:12Z")
I'm looking at an application where a customer wishes to send SMS messages to users on Ignition events using AWS SNS (rather than Twilio) as they have a lot of their services on AWS already. At some point they would als… --- ## [\[IGN-8167\]Expression structure binding woes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-8167-expression-structure-binding-woes/77533)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 6:20am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-8167-expression-structure-binding-woes/77533 "2023-08-08T06:20:46Z")
It's simpler to add them into an object property and just bind to the object. I don't particularly like expression structures for simply monitoring a number of properties (which is the only way you really should be using… --- ## [Tag-Alarms-Active Delay，How to set history as same as alarms?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-alarms-active-delay-how-to-set-history-as-same-as-alarms/77116)
**Author:** [@taohongyu88](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/taohongyu88)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-alarms-active-delay-how-to-set-history-as-same-as-alarms/77116 "2023-08-08T05:48:46Z")
In tag settings,I set Alarms -Active Delay 3 seconds. How to set History as same as alarms and let hisotry charts as smooth as alarms? --- ## [Perspective Flex Repeater auto-fit contents - how?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-flex-repeater-auto-fit-contents-how/43106)
**Author:** [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 12:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-flex-repeater-auto-fit-contents-how/43106 "2023-08-08T00:06:21Z")
Ignition 8.1.1. I’m using the Flex Repeater to generate multiple instances of my dropdown view (a caption and a dropdown). How do I get it to autosize to “just” fit the contents. In my case I want the height to adjust a… --- ## [Table component error after deleting dataset row](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-component-error-after-deleting-dataset-row/77543)
**Author:** [@josborn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/josborn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-component-error-after-deleting-dataset-row/77543 "2023-08-07T23:23:23Z")
I have a perspective table component that shows this message when i try to remove the last row from the dataset: This is the code from my delete row button. data = self.getSibling("Table").props.data row = self.get… --- ## [Script Syntax for disabling a text field after the text has been updated](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-syntax-for-disabling-a-text-field-after-the-text-has-been-updated/77542)
**Author:** [@Roger\_Denison](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Roger_Denison)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 10:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-syntax-for-disabling-a-text-field-after-the-text-has-been-updated/77542 "2023-08-07T22:22:13Z")
I would like to have a method where I can enter a string into a text field and then disable the text field so that the string is "locked". I can reenable the field later by clicking another button. TIA. --- ## [system.db.runNamedQuery in a report](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-db-runnamedquery-in-a-report/77537)
**Author:** [@jay](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jay)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-db-runnamedquery-in-a-report/77537 "2023-08-07T20:12:05Z")
I am trying to create a script data source for a report. The script is calling system.db.runNamedQuery to get some of the data. The problem I seem to be having that there are two version of this function, one for proje… --- ## [Writing to Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writing-to-tags/77535)
**Author:** [@cole.young34](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cole.young34)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writing-to-tags/77535 "2023-08-07T20:00:09Z")
Hi. I am trying to write from a list of tags and write to another list. Here is the code I am using: paths = \[ "\[ABC\]Building 4/PCP/Remote Sites Bridge/Location1/Bridge\_Location1\_0\_", "\[ABC\]Building 4/PCP/Remote Site… --- ## [How to use a OPC value to](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-use-a-opc-value-to/77529)
**Author:** [@Joshua\_Hoekstra](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Joshua_Hoekstra)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-use-a-opc-value-to/77529 "2023-08-07T17:26:47Z")
I am trying to refence a tag in my queries but I keep getting weird errors. Any help would be appericated SELECT Built FROM View\_ActiveOrders Where Targetlineid = 50 And Orderid ='\[DT Right Hand\]New Tag' One of the e… --- ## [Issue converting imported json list of dicts from unicode to a list](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-converting-imported-json-list-of-dicts-from-unicode-to-a-list/77492)
**Author:** [@Joseph\_Alcide](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Joseph_Alcide)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-converting-imported-json-list-of-dicts-from-unicode-to-a-list/77492 "2023-08-07T17:08:22Z")
Hello all, I am trying to import json data into my window when within actionPerformed script editor. The json data data I am importing is UTF-8 with BOM. When I print the type, it will say unicode, but I need a list or … --- ## [String \<=\> Unicode Comparison?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/string-unicode-comparison/77076)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Rzewnicki](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mark_Rzewnicki)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/string-unicode-comparison/77076 "2023-08-07T17:03:42Z")
I have an array of ASCII codes coming from a PLC into Ignition - this corresponds to a string in the PLC. I am doing the following: VALUES = \[list of ASCII codes\] S = ''.join(chr(v) for v in VALUES) test\_string = \[str… --- ## [Unknown Error in Logs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unknown-error-in-logs/77522)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Craig](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ryan_Craig)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unknown-error-in-logs/77522 "2023-08-07T16:10:56Z")
We are having a few problems with our equipment that is being run with Ignition. We can't seem to recreate the error but I found this error in the logs around when the problem was happening. Does anyone know what this e… --- ## [How many instances of an alarm are present in a vision alarm status table?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-many-instances-of-an-alarm-are-present-in-a-vision-alarm-status-table/77525)
**Author:** [@L\_F](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/L_F)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-many-instances-of-an-alarm-are-present-in-a-vision-alarm-status-table/77525 "2023-08-07T15:08:34Z")
I've been using an alarm status table as a blanket historian for while now, thinking that it would keep a running record of all the alarms generated. An operator recently pointed out that the status table only has 1 inst… --- ## [How create a recipe used igintion](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-create-a-recipe-used-igintion/77517)
**Author:** [@nabil\_hocini](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nabil_hocini)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-create-a-recipe-used-igintion/77517 "2023-08-07T14:55:41Z")
Hello everyone, I am beginning in ignition let me ask you about the way that I could create the recipe in ignition, please --- ## [Text highlighting on button hold](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-highlighting-on-button-hold/77388)
**Author:** [@Colin\_Quinn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Colin_Quinn)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-highlighting-on-button-hold/77388 "2023-08-07T14:49:22Z")
Hi, I have a few buttons that are designed to be held down for a period of time, and then released. However when the user holds on the text of the button, the button gets released and the text gets highlighted. I can't … --- ## [PowerTable Item Listener](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/powertable-item-listener/77490)
**Author:** [@ademovicemir](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ademovicemir)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/powertable-item-listener/77490 "2023-08-07T14:13:52Z")
I'm running Ignition 8.1.26 and am having some trouble with an Item Listener on the configureEditor extension function on the Power Table. I'm looking to get a drop down component in the cells of the specified column whi… --- ## [Increase part count in Sql table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/increase-part-count-in-sql-table/77513)
**Author:** [@Joshua\_Hoekstra](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Joshua_Hoekstra)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/increase-part-count-in-sql-table/77513 "2023-08-07T14:04:31Z")
I am looking to do an increase in to a part-built table in one my active orders. I can each order have a specific ID which will help me determine what order I am on but I'm curious the most efficient way of increasing th… --- ## [Designer Not Launching Due to Untrusted Config](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-not-launching-due-to-untrusted-config/77519)
**Author:** [@nicholas.robinson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nicholas.robinson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-not-launching-due-to-untrusted-config/77519 "2023-08-07T13:58:49Z")
If I trust an SSL config for a gateway when launching the designer, can see it is in the list of trusted configs but still see this error when trying to launch the gateway, what is the fix? Note I can open other gateway… --- ## [Finding what UDT Data-Type an instance of that type is](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/finding-what-udt-data-type-an-instance-of-that-type-is/34581)
**Author:** [@tmahaffey](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tmahaffey)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/finding-what-udt-data-type-an-instance-of-that-type-is/34581 "2023-08-04T18:45:05Z")
What sciript can we use to figure out what parent data type? The system.tag.getConfiguration() doesn’t seem to give me that information for this specific instance of a UDT: # This example will get the configuration of… --- ## ["Critical sections" in Jython?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/critical-sections-in-jython/77510)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/critical-sections-in-jython/77510 "2023-08-07T13:23:56Z")
I want to be able to log function calls for diagnosing issues by writing them with their args into a document tag. I have everything working, but I notice sometimes that function calls are missing. The reason is that th… --- ## [Power Chart In Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-chart-in-perspective/77502)
**Author:** [@Niranjan\_kumar\_E](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Niranjan_kumar_E)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-chart-in-perspective/77502 "2023-08-07T12:58:58Z")
In power chart I need 12hours Data (43200). I mean in every second I need to read data from 26tags. while exporting to csv I need to display each second of data. --- ## [Gmail Removing Support for 'Less Secure Apps'](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gmail-removing-support-for-less-secure-apps/31238)
**Author:** [@rberghammer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rberghammer)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2022, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gmail-removing-support-for-less-secure-apps/31238 "2022-07-01T18:59:12Z")
I am currently using G-Suite/Gmail to send alarm notifications. In order to make this work, I had to enable “Less Secure Apps” in Google settings. I recently received an email from Google that says: “Starting February… --- ## [Migrating Ignition Gateway Linux to Windows](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/migrating-ignition-gateway-linux-to-windows/77190)
**Author:** [@joshdunstan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joshdunstan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 11:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/migrating-ignition-gateway-linux-to-windows/77190 "2023-08-07T11:37:43Z")
Hi, wondering if anyone has had experience with this, any gotchas? My thought is that this would be seamless but asking the group anyway! We're considering migrating some headless linux VM's running our Ignition gateway… --- ## [Wonderware InTouch to Ignition Conversion](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/wonderware-intouch-to-ignition-conversion/27279)
**Author:** [@r123](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/r123)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 8:51am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/wonderware-intouch-to-ignition-conversion/27279 "2023-08-07T08:51:32Z")
We have a customer that is looking to maybe move from Wonderware InTouch (not System Platform) to Ignition and has many years of data and some detailed reports built using the Wonderware Historian Client tools Excel plug… --- ## [Flex repeater instance set dynamic in perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/flex-repeater-instance-set-dynamic-in-perspective/77504)
**Author:** [@Priyanka.Khandge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Priyanka.Khandge)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 7:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/flex-repeater-instance-set-dynamic-in-perspective/77504 "2023-08-07T07:45:18Z")
Hi guys, Any idea how to fix this? In my case, two named queries one is the total quantity (instances), and another one is the details of the quantity (instances). if it is a total quantity of 36 (first screenshot) th… --- ## [Ignition Perspective Page - Scroll bar vertical if content is longer in height](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-page-scroll-bar-vertical-if-content-is-longer-in-height/77499)
**Author:** [@Babla\_Bogam](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Babla_Bogam)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-page-scroll-bar-vertical-if-content-is-longer-in-height/77499 "2023-08-06T16:16:26Z")
I have a view (page) with root (direction set to column). In this root I am adding a bunch of flex containers (each of them are row direction). As I add more flex containers to the root I see the designer compresses each… --- ## [Indirection on components?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indirection-on-components/77453)
**Author:** [@mjohnson0238](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mjohnson0238)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2023, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indirection-on-components/77453 "2023-08-06T13:47:58Z")
Good day all. I have this python code: line = \[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,6… --- ## [Kepware In OPC UA not connecting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/kepware-in-opc-ua-not-connecting/77205)
**Author:** [@Shashiraj\_P\_S](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Shashiraj_P_S)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2023, 1:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/kepware-in-opc-ua-not-connecting/77205 "2023-08-06T01:27:11Z")
Hi, i am trying to connect kepware server in ignition through remote server but it is not connecting --- ## [Mouse Hover over XY chart to obtain the X axis value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mouse-hover-over-xy-chart-to-obtain-the-x-axis-value/77110)
**Author:** [@chaoliang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chaoliang)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2023, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mouse-hover-over-xy-chart-to-obtain-the-x-axis-value/77110 "2023-08-05T13:07:52Z")
I have a xy chart, like below. When the mouse hovers over each bar, is there any way I can obtain the x axis value (1....44) of the bar? Not sure which event should I trigger on the XY chart? [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=593) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=595)