# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=701 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 702 --- ## [Disable User Input in Vision PDF Viewer?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disable-user-input-in-vision-pdf-viewer/69893)
**Author:** [@Jeremy\_Bai](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jeremy_Bai)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disable-user-input-in-vision-pdf-viewer/69893 "2023-02-15T19:41:06Z")
Hi, an end user wants a pdf viewer component to be display only. Is there a way to prevent user input from affecting a pdf viewer component in the Vision module? (Disabling it) The specific input I would want to ignore … --- ## [Bidirectional option in the Configure bind tag is in grey](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bidirectional-option-in-the-configure-bind-tag-is-in-grey/69909)
**Author:** [@Leandro\_Garcia\_Carva](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Leandro_Garcia_Carva)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bidirectional-option-in-the-configure-bind-tag-is-in-grey/69909 "2023-02-15T18:51:49Z")
Bidirectional option in the bind tag is in grey. Cant enable that function into the Configure bind tag. the Cant figure it out. Could you help me? Please check screenshot attached. Regards, --- ## [Edge - Unable to historicize in remote Ignition Central](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/edge-unable-to-historicize-in-remote-ignition-central/69906)
**Author:** [@ISEMAREN\_AAG](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ISEMAREN_AAG)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/edge-unable-to-historicize-in-remote-ignition-central/69906 "2023-02-15T17:41:29Z")
Hi! I am trying to set an Ignition Edge to Historicize on an Ignition Central. In my company we have done this on other occasions without problems, but in this case I have not succeeded. In Ingition Central (Gateway N… --- ## [Call up report from another report](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/call-up-report-from-another-report/69902)
**Author:** [@franklepkowski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/franklepkowski)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/call-up-report-from-another-report/69902 "2023-02-15T16:48:57Z")
Hello, I am developing a report that I would like to be able to select an item on the report and pull up another "detail" report. Has anyone done anything like this? I am curious what options exist to do it. Frank --- ## [Use of Tag Providers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-of-tag-providers/69897)
**Author:** [@jfan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jfan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-of-tag-providers/69897 "2023-02-15T16:45:28Z")
Hi All, Are there any benefits to using a dedicated tag provider for each project? Is using different tag providers in the Gateway only for organizational purposes? Are there any drawbacks if I place 300K+ tags in the s… --- ## [Guard Door Animation? (Vision)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/guard-door-animation-vision/69890)
**Author:** [@William\_R](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/William_R)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/guard-door-animation-vision/69890 "2023-02-15T16:06:43Z")
Hello Everyone, I am wondering what everyone uses to animate guard doors being open, closed, faulted, etc. Did you make your own template? Do you use images? This is specific to Vision. TIA -William --- ## [F\*\*\*\*\*\* timestamps/dates](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/f-timestamps-dates/2593)
**Author:** [@Robert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Robert)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/f-timestamps-dates/2593 "2023-02-15T16:04:23Z")
How can I convert the Date datatype in to seconds since epoch? --- ## [Vision Report Viewer chart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-report-viewer-chart/50441)
**Author:** [@mdooley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mdooley)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-report-viewer-chart/50441 "2023-02-15T15:10:10Z")
I am trying to make a report with selectable date in vision. However whenever i add and sybsequently link the date selectors to the report viewer it does not update the chart on the report nor the values below, at this … --- ## [Change Column Name in Dataset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-column-name-in-dataset/66867)
**Author:** [@kgamble](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kgamble)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-column-name-in-dataset/66867 "2023-02-15T14:51:00Z")
Is there a relatively easy way to rebuild a dataset with new column names? I will have a dataset with a dynamic set of columns (between 2 and 10 really), lets say it looks like this: Timestamp Temperature Pressure … --- ## [Adding to existing container](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-to-existing-container/69884)
**Author:** [@kaleb.s](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kaleb.s)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-to-existing-container/69884 "2023-02-15T13:18:38Z")
This may sound like a stupid question but I cant for the life of me figure out how to add a new template instance to an existing container that I already have. Am i missing something? --- ## [Configuring Ignition directly to our company private domain (DNS)?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/configuring-ignition-directly-to-our-company-private-domain-dns/69382)
**Author:** [@Mupa\_Jelingau](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mupa_Jelingau)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/configuring-ignition-directly-to-our-company-private-domain-dns/69382 "2023-02-15T13:12:00Z")
How can I configure our Ignition directly to our company private domain? --- ## [Passing Parameters to popup](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/passing-parameters-to-popup/69854)
**Author:** [@Randy\_Smart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Randy_Smart)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/passing-parameters-to-popup/69854 "2023-02-15T13:06:02Z")
Hello, I am trying to pass a couple custom properties from a main window to a popup window. The two custom properties, both string values are: deck\_run\_fwd deck\_run\_rev The two string values are just the following ta… --- ## [Vision Client Tag not updating](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-client-tag-not-updating/69879)
**Author:** [@Aiasa21](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Aiasa21)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 9:22am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-client-tag-not-updating/69879 "2023-02-15T09:22:06Z")
Good morning, I have a problem with the updating of the Vision Client Tags. I've created a simple quert that I execute every 1 second, but the problem is that in the Tag Browser I can't see the value refreshing when it … --- ## [Show xtrace on multiple graphs (subplots?) when hovering over one chart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/show-xtrace-on-multiple-graphs-subplots-when-hovering-over-one-chart/69480)
**Author:** [@Theodorska](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Theodorska)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 7:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/show-xtrace-on-multiple-graphs-subplots-when-hovering-over-one-chart/69480 "2023-02-15T07:48:29Z")
Hello, We have multiple graphs in a view and want to show xtrace on all the graphs when hovering over a specific point on a single graph. Is this feature available in ignition yet? we tried to property bind the value o… --- ## [Client not launching in Google Chrome](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-not-launching-in-google-chrome/30997)
**Author:** [@erik.beougher](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/erik.beougher)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2020, 1:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-not-launching-in-google-chrome/30997 "2020-01-03T01:57:10Z")
I am new to ignition and attempting to run client launcher from Google Chrome. the launcher window opens fine but when I try to launch an individual client all I get is the .jnlp script to run the client. I can run the… --- ## [WRAP function not working at the Mobile View in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/wrap-function-not-working-at-the-mobile-view-in-perspective/69520)
**Author:** [@Adarsh\_Shelar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Adarsh_Shelar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 5:44am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/wrap-function-not-working-at-the-mobile-view-in-perspective/69520 "2023-02-15T05:44:57Z")
Hi Connection, I have Enabled the wrap option in the screens development but still wrapping is not exactly working at the Mobile View screen. Help out to resolve this issue. --- ## [Sending file from Ignition to Teams channel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sending-file-from-ignition-to-teams-channel/69672)
**Author:** [@John\_S1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/John_S1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 4:50am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sending-file-from-ignition-to-teams-channel/69672 "2023-02-15T04:50:03Z")
Hi everyone, I have a query in which can we also send files to a team's channel? I know we can send notifications/messages to a particular team's channel/group, but I want to send some pdf, txt, and even some video file… --- ## [Perseptive Horizontal Menu Security level](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perseptive-horizontal-menu-security-level/69267)
**Author:** [@Adarsh\_Shelar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Adarsh_Shelar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perseptive-horizontal-menu-security-level/69267 "2023-02-15T00:28:54Z")
Hi connections I have used the Horizontal Menu component in my Project in Perseptive. I used to Aces the User Managment Only for Admin How I can Give the Security Level. Please help me out. --- ## [Having trouble with tag scripting and data types (apparently)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/having-trouble-with-tag-scripting-and-data-types-apparently/69856)
**Author:** [@ltoscano](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ltoscano)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/having-trouble-with-tag-scripting-and-data-types-apparently/69856 "2023-02-15T00:07:35Z")
Hey Everyone, I'm working with some tag scripting and a named query for the first time. The tag is part of a UDT (probably not important but you never know) Idea is this: An operator selects a program to run in a furna… --- ## [Disabling maxHistoryAge should be documented](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disabling-maxhistoryage-should-be-documented/69853)
**Author:** [@justin.brzozoski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justin.brzozoski)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disabling-maxhistoryage-should-be-documented/69853 "2023-02-14T21:54:26Z")
Trivial, but the manual page for tag properties should explicitly mention that setting the historyMaxAge to 0 disables the automatic record collection completely. Yeah, I know it's the default and you can figure it out w… --- ## [Modbus TCP Uncaught Throwable - PV1200](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-tcp-uncaught-throwable-pv1200/69600)
**Author:** [@bronsonratliffdev](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bronsonratliffdev)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-tcp-uncaught-throwable-pv1200/69600 "2023-02-14T21:17:17Z")
Current Ignition Version: 8.1 We have several remote sites in an area that all talk over 900 MHz Ethernet radios (MDS iNet 900) to an access point. If we ever lose comms for any reason (power issue, etc.) and they come … --- ## [Modbus Driver Behavior](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-driver-behavior/69796)
**Author:** [@kevin.deyoung](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kevin.deyoung)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-driver-behavior/69796 "2023-02-14T21:05:07Z")
I'm using the Ignition Modbus driver for the first time, but it is not my first exposure to Modbus/TCP by a long shot. The customer environment I'm currently working in has a couple of controllers (unit 1 and unit 2) on… --- ## [Initialize Values on vision window](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/initialize-values-on-vision-window/34010)
**Author:** [@bwhite](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bwhite)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/initialize-values-on-vision-window/34010 "2023-02-14T20:29:00Z")
What is the best way to initialize values on a vision window when it opens? I have used the visionWindowsOpened script, but it doesn’t always work the way I think it should. --- ## [How to get tag history to only return changes for one tag path, but return values for all tag paths at those times](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-get-tag-history-to-only-return-changes-for-one-tag-path-but-return-values-for-all-tag-paths-at-those-times/69851)
**Author:** [@ToMakPo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ToMakPo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-get-tag-history-to-only-return-changes-for-one-tag-path-but-return-values-for-all-tag-paths-at-those-times/69851 "2023-02-14T20:08:01Z")
I am trying to filter what information gets returned in a tag history lookup. paths = \[ '\[MQTT Engine\]Edge Nodes/.../Calibration/Ph Calibrate PB', '\[MQTT Engine\]Edge Nodes/.../Calibration/Ph4 Captured Value', '\[MQTT … --- ## [Gateway timezone not reflecting OS timezone](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-timezone-not-reflecting-os-timezone/69850)
**Author:** [@MSI\_EXP\_Auto](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MSI_EXP_Auto)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-timezone-not-reflecting-os-timezone/69850 "2023-02-14T20:02:07Z")
Time zone is not reflecting the gateway servers time zone. I have not edited the Ignition.conf file, how can I get time zone to CST without editing that file? --- ## [Map popup only works initially](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/map-popup-only-works-initially/69846)
**Author:** [@Randolph\_Sewell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Randolph_Sewell)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/map-popup-only-works-initially/69846 "2023-02-14T19:03:10Z")
I'm using a map with markers that when you hover over/click it sends parameters to a popup view about that site including a path to the JSON data. The problem is, it displays the sites info correctly the first time you … --- ## [How to change hover-over label?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-change-hover-over-label/69837)
**Author:** [@loopingAR](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/loopingAR)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-change-hover-over-label/69837 "2023-02-14T17:38:45Z")
This hover-over label is incorrect on my SCADA. Not terribly experienced in Ignition Designer, but how would one go about altering? --- ## [Perspective built in themes and trend pen colors](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-built-in-themes-and-trend-pen-colors/69792)
**Author:** [@zachary.roisum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zachary.roisum)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-built-in-themes-and-trend-pen-colors/69792 "2023-02-14T16:56:01Z")
I have been trying to apply the color variables from Perspective's built in themes to a Power Chart and also a Time Series Chart. The pens keep displaying a dark grey no matter the variable assigned. For example, in th… --- ## [Perspective PowerChart Data Compression](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-powerchart-data-compression/69840)
**Author:** [@NJ\_enginerds](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/NJ_enginerds)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-powerchart-data-compression/69840 "2023-02-14T16:40:02Z")
For the perspective powerchart (running Ignition v8.1.17) is there a defined algorithm or set of rules on how data is compressed when displaying a trend? I'm especially interested in the algorithm's ability to show "impo… --- ## [When I rotate text 90 degrees it disappears. How do I rotate text?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/when-i-rotate-text-90-degrees-it-disappears-how-do-i-rotate-text/21992)
**Author:** [@chaddcharbonneau](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chaddcharbonneau)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2022, 11:47am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/when-i-rotate-text-90-degrees-it-disappears-how-do-i-rotate-text/21992 "2022-03-22T11:47:07Z")
When I rotate text 90 degrees it disapperas. How do I rotate text yo?! [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=700) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=702)