# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=706 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 707 --- ## [Transforms not executing until whole page refresh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transforms-not-executing-until-whole-page-refresh/69469)
**Author:** [@Laima\_Meilute](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Laima_Meilute)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 6:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transforms-not-executing-until-whole-page-refresh/69469 "2023-02-08T06:30:54Z")
Hello everyone, I have been facing an issue for quite some time now and I think it might possibly be a system bug, as I really have found only ways to walk around the issue but not solve it. The problem is that in a per… --- ## [Positionning Difficulties with Custom Slider in Ignition Vision](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/positionning-difficulties-with-custom-slider-in-ignition-vision/69216)
**Author:** [@Emile\_Laplante](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Emile_Laplante)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 3:49am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/positionning-difficulties-with-custom-slider-in-ignition-vision/69216 "2023-02-08T03:49:14Z")
Hi, For a project, I want to create a a custom slider template. I used the ignition vision built-in slider, but with a touch screen, it is not super responsive because the cursor of the slider don't go all the way to a … --- ## [Setting up a timer UDT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/setting-up-a-timer-udt/69558)
**Author:** [@Bharat\_Krishnan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bharat_Krishnan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 2:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/setting-up-a-timer-udt/69558 "2023-02-08T02:08:09Z")
Hi all, I have been creating a Timer UDT to capture the time required to load a tank. It has 5 timers and is enabled based on a sequence(0-100). Out of the 5 timers, one is total cycle time which enables from 0 - 100 an… --- ## [Print notes of acknowledged alarms](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/print-notes-of-acknowledged-alarms/69430)
**Author:** [@Bastian\_Ignacio](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bastian_Ignacio)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 1:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/print-notes-of-acknowledged-alarms/69430 "2023-02-08T01:39:01Z")
Hello everyone, it is a pleasure to greet you. Let me introduce myself, I'm a new developer here and I really liked the Ignition tool for its versatility. But I come across a problem that I haven't solved for a couple … --- ## [Gantt Chart Tooltips](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gantt-chart-tooltips/69444)
**Author:** [@Aaron\_Shivne](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Aaron_Shivne)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 12:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gantt-chart-tooltips/69444 "2023-02-08T00:11:30Z")
I am making use of the Gantt Chart in Vision and I am looking for a way to change the information in the mouse over tooltip. Currently it will show the Row/task and show the time span in a (mmm, d, yyyy) format. My cha… --- ## [Use if else syntax to input the value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-if-else-syntax-to-input-the-value/69553)
**Author:** [@Ziming\_Wang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ziming_Wang)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-if-else-syntax-to-input-the-value/69553 "2023-02-07T22:11:13Z")
I use if condition to input the value, but the result shows the error. Thanks for help. --- ## [Perspective Button - Script event only works in designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-button-script-event-only-works-in-designer/69545)
**Author:** [@Calvin\_Piche](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Calvin_Piche)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-button-script-event-only-works-in-designer/69545 "2023-02-07T22:00:06Z")
Ignition Version: 8.1.23 I have a numeric entry field and a "submit" button that when I click the button I have my script write the data to mysql database. It works when running it in the Designer but when I test on the… --- ## [Are slope charts complicated/possible in Perspective?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/are-slope-charts-complicated-possible-in-perspective/65899)
**Author:** [@zacharyw.larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacharyw.larson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/are-slope-charts-complicated-possible-in-perspective/65899 "2023-02-07T19:37:03Z")
Questions: Are slope charts not too bad to make? How can I make one? Is there a good alternative? Goal: I think I want to track OEE, Machine across months and days instead of just year. Background: I had never h… --- ## [Perspective: creating bindings in script?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-creating-bindings-in-script/44666)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-creating-bindings-in-script/44666 "2023-02-07T19:35:16Z")
v8.1.3 I fear the answer is no as it was in Vision (well, it was possible, but extremely flakey and dodgy to do), but can we create bindings via script in Perspective? The alarm status table is causing us grief (slow p… --- ## [\[Bug-13064\]Perspective material object 'bar\_chart' isn't present](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13064-perspective-material-object-bar-chart-isnt-present/28885)
**Author:** [@jburt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jburt)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13064-perspective-material-object-bar-chart-isnt-present/28885 "2023-02-07T19:10:22Z")
The icon ‘bar\_chart’ doesn’t appear to be working in perspective 8.0.4. https://material.io/resources/icons/?icon=bar\_chart&style=baseline The following icon object is blank / doesn’t show anything. \[ { “type”: “ia.… --- ## [Auto-Renewal of Self-Signed Certificates](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-renewal-of-self-signed-certificates/69543)
**Author:** [@michael.flagler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.flagler)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-renewal-of-self-signed-certificates/69543 "2023-02-07T19:09:32Z")
Maybe I'm just not searching for the right thing, but I'm curious that if I set up Ignition to use self-signed certificates internally, will they auto-renew when or before they expire, or is this a manual function? By de… --- ## [Historian Tags not showing up in Report Data Historian query](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historian-tags-not-showing-up-in-report-data-historian-query/69531)
**Author:** [@Christopher\_Smith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Christopher_Smith)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historian-tags-not-showing-up-in-report-data-historian-query/69531 "2023-02-07T18:20:21Z")
I am having issues getting my tags that I set up history on to show up for a report. I set up a report and on the data tab added a historian query. I only have one storage provider set up and when I choose it I only ge… --- ## [DB update from Power Table and Button, cannot coerce value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/db-update-from-power-table-and-button-cannot-coerce-value/69526)
**Author:** [@jmason](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jmason)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/db-update-from-power-table-and-button-cannot-coerce-value/69526 "2023-02-07T17:06:03Z")
I have been fighting this issue for about a week now, and I figured I might be able to get an assist here. So I am trying to set up a button that updates a DB Table with the current date and time when pressed, as well as… --- ## [Multiple Sessions Possible on Workstation?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-sessions-possible-on-workstation/69529)
**Author:** [@Estera\_Cioroch](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Estera_Cioroch)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-sessions-possible-on-workstation/69529 "2023-02-07T16:59:48Z")
Our SCADA dev team launched a new Ignition (Perspective) SCADA for a boiler system but ran into a problem. The boiler system has several generators, so on the generator page, there is a little drop down that allows you t… --- ## [Write a value from one PLC to other PLC through Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/write-a-value-from-one-plc-to-other-plc-through-ignition/69113)
**Author:** [@ANKIT\_BARAD](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ANKIT_BARAD)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/write-a-value-from-one-plc-to-other-plc-through-ignition/69113 "2023-02-07T16:36:53Z")
I have a reading coming from one plc to ignition, I want to send this reading to another PLC using ignition. How can I do this? --- ## [Launching Client, Extracting Scripts taking ~5 mins to complete](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/launching-client-extracting-scripts-taking-5-mins-to-complete/15334)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/launching-client-extracting-scripts-taking-5-mins-to-complete/15334 "2023-02-07T15:51:33Z")
I have an Ignition project of a moderate size, and have noticed that, as the project has been developing, the client has been taking longer and longer to launch. The majority of the time is spent 'Extracting Scripts' at … --- ## [Ignition PowerChart trend data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-powerchart-trend-data/69505)
**Author:** [@Noah\_Casey](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Noah_Casey)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-powerchart-trend-data/69505 "2023-02-07T15:24:11Z")
We currently have a trending screen with tags and the Issue I'm coming across is that the tags data has not changed in the current time range for example: Tag1: Current Value -30 Last changed: (Lets say 2 weeks ago) … --- ## [File path exist, but getting error "The system cannot find the path specified"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/file-path-exist-but-getting-error-the-system-cannot-find-the-path-specified/68562)
**Author:** [@yin.cheng](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yin.cheng)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/file-path-exist-but-getting-error-the-system-cannot-find-the-path-specified/68562 "2023-02-07T15:13:10Z")
Hi all, i have a scheduled Gateway Event Script as below: def dataExport(): #query data data = system.db.runNamedQuery(something) #export to csv csvData = system.dataset.toCSV(data) #check if folder exist fo… --- ## [Mobile Android Keyboard](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mobile-android-keyboard/69487)
**Author:** [@Sean\_Costello](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sean_Costello)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mobile-android-keyboard/69487 "2023-02-07T14:55:58Z")
I have a perspective project which is used on an android tablet. As I have been testing the project I have noticed the behavior of the keyboard has changed. I have a numeric entry and a text area on the same page (both f… --- ## [OPC\_Waiting Tag Overlay & Screen Freeze](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-waiting-tag-overlay-screen-freeze/69523)
**Author:** [@Gaurav.Shitole](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Gaurav.Shitole)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-waiting-tag-overlay-screen-freeze/69523 "2023-02-07T14:48:27Z")
The OPC\_Waiting overlay issue is still there!! This is not even allowing me to open the screen and do some changes like enable overlay optOut. The screen is freezes and workstation fan is just running with noise! CPU us… --- ## [Database related](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/database-related/69524)
**Author:** [@Bharat\_Vinchwekar1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bharat_Vinchwekar1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/database-related/69524 "2023-02-07T14:45:11Z")
Hello, I am connecting 28 machines to the ignition over Modbus TCP/IP & using MySQL database for the historian database. Now I am finding difficulty to show the alarms status/analysis on the respective dashboard for the… --- ## [Counting uptime techniques](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/counting-uptime-techniques/69012)
**Author:** [@zacharyw.larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacharyw.larson)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/counting-uptime-techniques/69012 "2023-02-07T14:15:49Z")
Wondering what the best practice is for tracking uptime during a shift. I have a tag that is a 1 when the machine is running and a 0 when it is not running. I want to have a tag that shows the seconds. I thought a fix… --- ## [Tag Timestamp difference in minutes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-timestamp-difference-in-minutes/69499)
**Author:** [@ilikebeer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ilikebeer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-timestamp-difference-in-minutes/69499 "2023-02-07T14:04:46Z")
Have tags where operators enter readings. I want to evaluate the difference in their values in relation to the elapsed time. Have everything else working except how to find the difference in the current time stamp and th… --- ## [Importing tag history from previous system into Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importing-tag-history-from-previous-system-into-ignition/4313)
**Author:** [@diat150](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/diat150)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importing-tag-history-from-previous-system-into-ignition/4313 "2023-02-07T13:38:19Z")
So a customer is inquiring about importing in historical data from their old system into ignition. Im not talking about a few thousand lines of data, I would guess millions of rows of data that would need to be added to … --- ## [\[BUG-13815\] After Ignition upgrade to 8.0, windows are loaded with tags in error state](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13815-after-ignition-upgrade-to-8-0-windows-are-loaded-with-tags-in-error-state/25017)
**Author:** [@tuukka.lindroos](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tuukka.lindroos)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13815-after-ignition-upgrade-to-8-0-windows-are-loaded-with-tags-in-error-state/25017 "2023-02-07T12:41:26Z")
In ignition 8 vision windows are loaded quicker than in 7.9, but they show all the tags with error overlay for first second or so. This is more visible with windows with more tags. 7.9 loads the same window without the e… --- ## [Gateway events - how to disable in code](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-events-how-to-disable-in-code/69511)
**Author:** [@hewking32](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hewking32)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-events-how-to-disable-in-code/69511 "2023-02-07T12:37:38Z")
hi all I have ignition gateway reading tags from kepware with over 20 plcs and a lot of gateway events triggered on tags. I wonder what is the most robust way of checking if the tag is available to read in case some plc… --- ## [Alarm Status table onDoubleClick Extension Function](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-status-table-ondoubleclick-extension-function/69518)
**Author:** [@Dan\_Kevin\_Dagapioso](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dan_Kevin_Dagapioso)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 11:25am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-status-table-ondoubleclick-extension-function/69518 "2023-02-07T11:25:07Z")
I'm very new to scripting in ignition so I want to ask if how to open a window in the alarm status table using the onDoubleClick function. Can someone give me a template script so that I can try if I can open a window. T… --- ## [Always login for perspective session](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/always-login-for-perspective-session/49662)
**Author:** [@kuek](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kuek)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 10:25am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/always-login-for-perspective-session/49662 "2023-02-07T10:25:43Z")
Hi, Does anyone know if we can have “always login” functionality for perspective session? Currently, once browser is closed, users need to login again. Possible to “auto login” when the user re-opens browser using using… --- ## [Trigger a script when user is navigating to a page in a tab that's already opened](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trigger-a-script-when-user-is-navigating-to-a-page-in-a-tab-thats-already-opened/69476)
**Author:** [@Theodorska](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Theodorska)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trigger-a-script-when-user-is-navigating-to-a-page-in-a-tab-thats-already-opened/69476 "2023-02-06T21:38:21Z")
Hello, I want to make a dynamic menu that shows recently visited pages. I want to update a FlexRepeater whenever the user navigates to a new page. I tried using Page StartUp session event. However, this will only work w… --- ## [OPC Tags Case Sensitivity - AB ControlLogix](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-tags-case-sensitivity-ab-controllogix/14043)
**Author:** [@john.furby](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/john.furby)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-tags-case-sensitivity-ab-controllogix/14043 "2023-02-06T21:23:21Z")
Both the new and legacy drivers for ControlLogix are case sensitive and I have no idea why or if you can turn it off. The PLC itself is not case sensitive, you cannot make tags of the same name with a different case, so … [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=705) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=707)