# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=600 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 601 --- ## [Limit number of sessions using a page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/limit-number-of-sessions-using-a-page/77055)
**Author:** [@Pablo\_Fernandez\_Expo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pablo_Fernandez_Expo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2023, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/limit-number-of-sessions-using-a-page/77055 "2023-07-28T12:21:15Z")
Hi, Is there a way to limit the number of sessions that can have a certain page open at the same time? I have some pages dedicated to modify tables in SQL and I want to limit the concurrent users as much as possible to… --- ## [PLC Not Connecting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/plc-not-connecting/77050)
**Author:** [@Shashiraj\_P\_S](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Shashiraj_P_S)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2023, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/plc-not-connecting/77050 "2023-07-28T12:11:07Z")
Hi, In my ignition software i am trying to connect allen bradley plc compact Logix version , but it is not connecting please solve this issue as soon as possible Regards, shashiraj --- ## [Tag Tooltip use in perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-tooltip-use-in-perspective/77034)
**Author:** [@Rich\_Sousa](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rich_Sousa)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2023, 12:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-tooltip-use-in-perspective/77034 "2023-07-28T12:01:37Z")
Do tag based tooltips work in perspective? I've been trying to get it to work with no luck so i'm not sure if it's a perspective thing or if it's how I'm implementing it. Tooltips for the containers work just fine in pe… --- ## [Add ability to change the database assigned to named queries](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-ability-to-change-the-database-assigned-to-named-queries/62101)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2023, 10:56am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-ability-to-change-the-database-assigned-to-named-queries/62101 "2023-07-28T10:56:54Z")
I have multiple projects on a gateway, each with their own databases to store e.g. audit data. I would like to configure a single named query to query the database I choose. At the moment it's super awkward as I have to … --- ## [SFC Cannot cancel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sfc-cannot-cancel/77054)
**Author:** [@781646229](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/781646229)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2023, 7:59am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sfc-cannot-cancel/77054 "2023-07-28T07:59:53Z")
I try to nest another SFC with parameters in one SFC (Run Always Chart). The debugging of the SFC with parameters can run normally alone, but when I start debugging the parent SFC, there will be a running Chart for both … --- ## [Max Heap differs from Memory Trend Max heap](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/max-heap-differs-from-memory-trend-max-heap/50523)
**Author:** [@kgamble](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kgamble)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/max-heap-differs-from-memory-trend-max-heap/50523 "2022-01-10T15:00:31Z")
Hello, I am having some issues on a redundant gateway setup with the child gateway failing to ping the master gateway occasionally, and I believe that the network is not causing the issue. When I look at the performance… --- ## [Keep a Pop Up Window on top-right position](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/keep-a-pop-up-window-on-top-right-position/77051)
**Author:** [@Mario\_Olivares](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mario_Olivares)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2023, 6:16am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/keep-a-pop-up-window-on-top-right-position/77051 "2023-07-28T06:16:39Z")
Hello there everyone, I was wondering if it could be possible to keep a pop up window on a top right position of the screen even if the size of the screen changes. The idea is that the pop up will display the logged in… --- ## [Show a popup in perspective on all clients if a value changes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/show-a-popup-in-perspective-on-all-clients-if-a-value-changes/61133)
**Author:** [@Evan\_Rosonke](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Evan_Rosonke)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2023, 3:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/show-a-popup-in-perspective-on-all-clients-if-a-value-changes/61133 "2023-07-28T03:21:32Z")
In perspective I have a popup page that I want to show up on all screens in the network if a certain tag is set to true. How would I go about doing that and what would that script look like? thank you --- ## [Perspective messages function correctly in Designer but are non-functional when launched in browser](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-messages-function-correctly-in-designer-but-are-non-functional-when-launched-in-browser/76971)
**Author:** [@Hayden\_Lyon-Jones](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Hayden_Lyon-Jones)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 7:52am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-messages-function-correctly-in-designer-but-are-non-functional-when-launched-in-browser/76971 "2023-07-27T07:52:24Z")
I'm creating an inspection form for a series of truss members within a wooden rollercoaster frame. However I'm having an issue passing information (the name of the member) from the truss elevation view (view 1) to the in… --- ## [Gateway.xml documentation and recommendations](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-xml-documentation-and-recommendations/77032)
**Author:** [@salbrechtsen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/salbrechtsen)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-xml-documentation-and-recommendations/77032 "2023-07-27T21:00:06Z")
Hello! I'm looking for more info regarding the gateway.xml options in ignition 7.9. Mainly, those surrounding catapult acceptCount maxThreads maxKeepAliveRequests keepAliveTimeout connectionTimeout I can't find anyth… --- ## [Report .XLS file won't work](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-xls-file-wont-work/22279)
**Author:** [@boster281](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/boster281)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-xls-file-wont-work/22279 "2023-07-27T20:56:28Z")
I am having an issue or the report viewer where when I save to .xls and try to open the file it says it is corrupt and won’t open. Saving as a pdf works fine. Here is an example of the error. --- ## [How to configure perspective module to be able to access from the mobile](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-configure-perspective-module-to-be-able-to-access-from-the-mobile/73350)
**Author:** [@Marcos\_Gomez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Marcos_Gomez)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-configure-perspective-module-to-be-able-to-access-from-the-mobile/73350 "2023-07-27T20:48:30Z")
Hello everyone, I am new used ignition I have a problem when I want to visualize from my mobile the perspective design of a system. I know that my laptop and mobile must be connected in the same network and in the link… --- ## [Format painter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/format-painter/7756)
**Author:** [@SonicClang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SonicClang)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/format-painter/7756 "2023-07-27T20:22:30Z")
What would really make my day is a format painter. I'm so used to it from the Office suite and other programs, it could really be a time saver here. --- ## [Historian logging more than it should for on change](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historian-logging-more-than-it-should-for-on-change/76976)
**Author:** [@MSI\_EXP\_Auto](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MSI_EXP_Auto)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historian-logging-more-than-it-should-for-on-change/76976 "2023-07-27T19:47:31Z")
I was doing some scripting with the tag historian functions and noticed something unexpected in a result so I queried the actual historian table and found that a tag I have set to log on change seems to be logging more f… --- ## [Deciphering overflow and underflow conditions coming from Analog inputs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deciphering-overflow-and-underflow-conditions-coming-from-analog-inputs/77035)
**Author:** [@Kevin\_Zornes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin_Zornes)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deciphering-overflow-and-underflow-conditions-coming-from-analog-inputs/77035 "2023-07-27T19:43:10Z")
Is there any way to ignore underflow and overflow signals coming from a PLC. Seems that tags don,t know how to decipher this. --- ## [Client Launcher failed with recent upgrade to 8](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-launcher-failed-with-recent-upgrade-to-8/25405)
**Author:** [@wschauer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wschauer)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-launcher-failed-with-recent-upgrade-to-8/25405 "2023-07-27T19:37:05Z")
One of our clients is getting an error message whenever they try to launch. On the client side:" Launch Error Occured, Downloading of launchclient.jar failed, Launching will not occur" On the gateway side:"HttpChannel … --- ## [Import default tag provider from another gateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-default-tag-provider-from-another-gateway/77036)
**Author:** [@Ly17](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ly17)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-default-tag-provider-from-another-gateway/77036 "2023-07-27T19:31:39Z")
Is there a way to import tag providers from another gateway without doing a gateway restore? --- ## [How to Send Excel Data over POST method](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-send-excel-data-over-post-method/76087)
**Author:** [@PRASHANTH\_KAKKIRALA](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PRASHANTH_KAKKIRALA)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-send-excel-data-over-post-method/76087 "2023-07-27T18:49:33Z")
Can someone share the example code to send the excel data over POST method ? filedata = event.file.getBytes() system.net.httpPost(url,'multipart/form-data', filedata) --- ## [Active character countdown](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/active-character-countdown/77028)
**Author:** [@Cameron\_Nickle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Cameron_Nickle)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/active-character-countdown/77028 "2023-07-27T18:03:14Z")
Hi all, I'm currently working on putting some additions on my project and I wanted to add a small counter that tells the user how many characters they have left to input into a text field in real time. Currently I have… --- ## [Get File Path with WebDev](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-file-path-with-webdev/77021)
**Author:** [@Grace\_Tarler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Grace_Tarler)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-file-path-with-webdev/77021 "2023-07-27T17:54:15Z")
I am trying to iterate through a mounted folder and find a specific file. The file has multiple folders inside of that folder and then has the specific pdf file that I want to open. In the end want to open in pdf viewer … --- ## [System.date.parse not working properly](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-date-parse-not-working-properly/77027)
**Author:** [@Andy\_Guias](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Andy_Guias)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-date-parse-not-working-properly/77027 "2023-07-27T17:29:24Z")
I was testing this Scripting Function in the Script Console and I am getting some bad results. Does anyone have any idea about what I'm doing wrong here: d1 = system.date.format(system.date.now(), "YYYY-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.… --- ## [Docked View visibility depending on Breakpoint](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/docked-view-visibility-depending-on-breakpoint/76988)
**Author:** [@Mario\_Olivares](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mario_Olivares)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/docked-view-visibility-depending-on-breakpoint/76988 "2023-07-27T17:26:52Z")
Hey there everybody, I have created a Page inside my perspective project with two configurated Dock Views: one located on the left-side and another one located at the bottom. As a Main View there is a breakpoint contain… --- ## [configureEditor on a powertable with multiple conditions](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/configureeditor-on-a-powertable-with-multiple-conditions/77017)
**Author:** [@Christopher\_Gehle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Christopher_Gehle)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/configureeditor-on-a-powertable-with-multiple-conditions/77017 "2023-07-27T17:18:21Z")
Hello, I am working on a powertable and trying to configure columns. some have options to create a dropdown, one is a text field. The text field and dropdown worked fine at first, but once I added another with condition… --- ## [Convert Table filtered data to downloaded excel sheet](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-table-filtered-data-to-downloaded-excel-sheet/77001)
**Author:** [@samer\_samy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/samer_samy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-table-filtered-data-to-downloaded-excel-sheet/77001 "2023-07-27T17:13:21Z")
Hello guys, I succeeded to download the table data \[self.props.data\] to excel sheet using a button as below : But I failed to download the filtered data \[props.filter.results.data\]of the table using a button . Can… --- ## [Add items to menu tree from script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-items-to-menu-tree-from-script/77012)
**Author:** [@Pierre\_Callulier](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pierre_Callulier)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-items-to-menu-tree-from-script/77012 "2023-07-27T17:09:41Z")
Hi, I've some trouble adding items to a menu tree with scrip. I'd like to add items with a script when a new MQTT edge nodes appear in my MQTT engine tag provider. Is there first a simple way to add items to a me… --- ## [Cannot make any changes on Alarm configuration on tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-make-any-changes-on-alarm-configuration-on-tags/76987)
**Author:** [@Han\_Baik](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Han_Baik)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-make-any-changes-on-alarm-configuration-on-tags/76987 "2023-07-27T16:14:09Z")
On the tag editor, I can make changes to all settings on the tags, but the only alarm configurations are greyed out. So, I can't make any changes on the alarm on the tags. I can't even remove them because the trash icon … --- ## [Send Twilio SMS on button click?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/send-twilio-sms-on-button-click/77023)
**Author:** [@ian.sebryk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ian.sebryk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/send-twilio-sms-on-button-click/77023 "2023-07-27T15:57:46Z")
want to send an SMS when button is clicked. doable? if so, how? manual only refers to SMS as part of the Alarm pipeline process. i want to send a packaged message when a button is clicked/pressed. i've tried just im… --- ## [Connecting alarms between 2 gateways](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-alarms-between-2-gateways/76999)
**Author:** [@siim\_suitslepp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/siim_suitslepp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-alarms-between-2-gateways/76999 "2023-07-27T15:26:58Z")
Hi, This might be a simple answer, that i just purely overlooked, but what i want to do is connect alarms coming from gateway 1 and gateway 2 where tagpaths are filtered like by Controllers . Also would want to show the… --- ## [On-Prem (not azure) AD IdP - anyone got a good tutorial?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/on-prem-not-azure-ad-idp-anyone-got-a-good-tutorial/77020)
**Author:** [@ted.garrison](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ted.garrison)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/on-prem-not-azure-ad-idp-anyone-got-a-good-tutorial/77020 "2023-07-27T14:45:15Z")
Anyone got a good writeup/tutorial on configuring an On-Premise Active Directory IdP? We've got to the point where I can get the authnResponse (by turning off the sig validation). And I can see the Attributes in the re… --- ## [Perspective - keep style animation from firing on page load](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-keep-style-animation-from-firing-on-page-load/76949)
**Author:** [@michael.howe](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.howe)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-keep-style-animation-from-firing-on-page-load/76949 "2023-07-27T13:37:16Z")
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