# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=716 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 717 --- ## [Set backup Retention Count on Controller for Collect Backup Agent Task](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/set-backup-retention-count-on-controller-for-collect-backup-agent-task/68800)
**Author:** [@etknorr](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/etknorr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/set-backup-retention-count-on-controller-for-collect-backup-agent-task/68800 "2023-01-19T22:44:26Z")
I am using Ignition 8.1.15 for a project with multiple gateways controlled by the Enterprise Administration Module. Is there a way to set a retention count for how many backups of each agent will be saved similar to the … --- ## [Ignition 8 Modbus TCP SocketIODelegate](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-modbus-tcp-socketiodelegate/21495)
**Author:** [@mattn1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mattn1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-modbus-tcp-socketiodelegate/21495 "2023-01-19T22:15:54Z")
I’m trying without success to connect to a modbus TCP device (ABB PM554 ETH) using the ignition Modbus TCP driver in ignition 8. The weird thing is I was able to successfully connect and communicate in ignition 7.9.9. … --- ## [Perspective Trend PenControl Default Size](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-trend-pencontrol-default-size/68521)
**Author:** [@juanleroux](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/juanleroux)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-trend-pencontrol-default-size/68521 "2023-01-19T21:43:52Z")
Can someone please assist with a way to set the default pencontrol for a trend. I'd like the trend to display all pens in the bottom list wihtout having to drag the control upwards to display the tags. Can this be done? … --- ## [MousePressed and MouseReleased component script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mousepressed-and-mousereleased-component-script/68797)
**Author:** [@dion.botha](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dion.botha)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mousepressed-and-mousereleased-component-script/68797 "2023-01-19T20:53:18Z")
Hi All, I am migrating a project from WonderWare to Ignition and there are many buttons that are supposed to set a PLC tag when pressed (after checking another tags value is 0) and the reset it when released. I have a … --- ## [Change power table column values according to dropdownlist value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-power-table-column-values-according-to-dropdownlist-value/68786)
**Author:** [@Bastian\_Jara](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bastian_Jara)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-power-table-column-values-according-to-dropdownlist-value/68786 "2023-01-19T20:35:34Z")
Hello everyone: I'm new here and a total enthusiast... looking for solutions before publishing a post. I have tried in various ways to change all the values of a specific column, depending on the value I select in a sp… --- ## [Getting result from Oracle stored proc into dataset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-result-from-oracle-stored-proc-into-dataset/68743)
**Author:** [@jason.myers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jason.myers)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-result-from-oracle-stored-proc-into-dataset/68743 "2023-01-19T19:32:41Z")
I'm in 8.1 and trying create a script to run a stored procedure in Oracle which returns SYS\_REFCURSOR datatype. I want to get the result into a dataset. I'm not sure what to put as the datatype in call.registerReturnPara… --- ## [Http post tag values](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/http-post-tag-values/68810)
**Author:** [@Kevin\_Bermingham](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin_Bermingham)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/http-post-tag-values/68810 "2023-01-19T18:56:11Z")
Hey Folks, Total newbie here. I am trying to figure out how to script within Ignition to send the value of a tag to an API gateway and deliver the value in JSON format. So effective use a httppost method to read a liv… --- ## [NPE : Error processing tag value change - tags json import](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/npe-error-processing-tag-value-change-tags-json-import/68794)
**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/npe-error-processing-tag-value-change-tags-json-import/68794 "2023-01-19T18:28:30Z")
Ignition 8.1.23 and before when I create tags instances of UDT (with json import), I have a few of those error: I can't figure out which udt def is concerned, (a quite large file is imported) because the gateway logs d… --- ## [\[IGN-1770\]Perspective best solution to convert vision Jmenu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-1770-perspective-best-solution-to-convert-vision-jmenu/35948)
**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-1770-perspective-best-solution-to-convert-vision-jmenu/35948 "2023-01-19T18:20:21Z")
I am looking for the best solution to convert Jmenu feature of vision project ? Is there any plan to add some script to perspective to create some context menu ? --- ## [Ignore this. It's resolved. (What can cause OPC UA Device Connections status to "ReconnectWait"?)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignore-this-its-resolved-what-can-cause-opc-ua-device-connections-status-to-reconnectwait/68756)
**Author:** [@Lei\_Qu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Lei_Qu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignore-this-its-resolved-what-can-cause-opc-ua-device-connections-status-to-reconnectwait/68756 "2023-01-18T21:07:16Z")
Hi Ignition Experts, I am stuck to the ReconnectWait with the OPC UA device connections. Can you please advice what could possibly wrong here? Thanks --- ## [Getting data from Ignition stored procedure call but not in SSMS?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-data-from-ignition-stored-procedure-call-but-not-in-ssms/68804)
**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-data-from-ignition-stored-procedure-call-but-not-in-ssms/68804 "2023-01-19T17:21:37Z")
Testing my rewrites of some stored procedures to make sure every combination of parameters leads to the same outputs as the original. Experiencing a weird issue in testing. Sometimes I am testing in SSMS and some error… --- ## [Persisting 3rd Party Modules in Kubernetes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/persisting-3rd-party-modules-in-kubernetes/68799)
**Author:** [@Anthony\_Wild](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Anthony_Wild)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/persisting-3rd-party-modules-in-kubernetes/68799 "2023-01-19T16:47:53Z")
Hello All, Just wanted to add this here for consideration and hopefully for the benefit of others. As noted, without some trickery, getting gateway data to persist requires a slight workaround. I noted this condition al… --- ## [Add Transparency to Theme Colors](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-transparency-to-theme-colors/68792)
**Author:** [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-transparency-to-theme-colors/68792 "2023-01-19T15:33:48Z")
If I want to used themed colors in Perspective, how can I add the transparency attribute in addition to the RGB? For example, var(--div-9) light is #D7FAF8 How can I turn it into #D7FAF880? Specifically, inside a named… --- ## [Ignition access to subnetwork PLC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-access-to-subnetwork-plc/68762)
**Author:** [@Nick\_Heiting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nick_Heiting)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-access-to-subnetwork-plc/68762 "2023-01-19T15:33:44Z")
I have a networking maze that I am trying to navigate. I have Ignition communicating with a Rockwell PLC at 172.16.x.x. This PLC has a processor in slot 0 and everything is working as expected. On the backplane there is… --- ## [Table Customizers Not Working After Adding Initializer "table.getColumnModel()"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-customizers-not-working-after-adding-initializer-table-getcolumnmodel/68746)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Shaw](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ryan_Shaw)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-customizers-not-working-after-adding-initializer-table-getcolumnmodel/68746 "2023-01-19T15:11:16Z")
Hi all. I have a puzzling problem as I use this format in 4 other tables in my project and it works for all of them except this one. I set up my power tables with header and footer rows by adding them as separate power … --- ## [Unable to Write to PLC Tags (Read OK)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-write-to-plc-tags-read-ok/68785)
**Author:** [@Laurence\_Roberts](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Laurence_Roberts)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-write-to-plc-tags-read-ok/68785 "2023-01-19T14:52:17Z")
I have a Micro820 connected via Modbus TCP. Connection is good and able to read Tags and inputs/outputs, but unable to write (error says unable to write to that node). Analogue writes are OK. I've checked all read/wri… --- ## [Perspective view of writes to plc from Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-view-of-writes-to-plc-from-ignition/68789)
**Author:** [@zacharyw.larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacharyw.larson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-view-of-writes-to-plc-from-ignition/68789 "2023-01-19T14:35:57Z")
I need to make a view that shows me what and when something is written from Ignition to the plcs. How do I do that? --- ## [How to use Multi State Button when there are two control tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-use-multi-state-button-when-there-are-two-control-tags/68714)
**Author:** [@Lina\_Su](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Lina_Su)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-use-multi-state-button-when-there-are-two-control-tags/68714 "2023-01-19T14:14:14Z")
I am adding my Omron PLC logic to Ignition. The PLC logic is: There are two input IO signals , one is control turn on & and another control turn off It will trigger the output IO , to On / Off. So I have 3 tags load f… --- ## [Perspective tag event popup window](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-tag-event-popup-window/27607)
**Author:** [@bgiles](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bgiles)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-tag-event-popup-window/27607 "2023-01-19T11:58:03Z")
I am converting a vision project to perspective and having trouble figuring out how to make something work. I had a client event tag change script that triggered a popup window to open in the client. The tag is a query … --- ## [Stylesheet, variables in themes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stylesheet-variables-in-themes/68777)
**Author:** [@andreas](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andreas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stylesheet-variables-in-themes/68777 "2023-01-19T11:22:01Z")
Hi all :slightly\_smiling\_face: Anyone knows if it is possible to override e.g. color variables in different themes with the stylesheet.css in the designer? Defining our own color variables inside the variables.css in t… --- ## [Tag reference history when source path changes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-reference-history-when-source-path-changes/68782)
**Author:** [@bfreeman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bfreeman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 11:12am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-reference-history-when-source-path-changes/68782 "2023-01-19T11:12:47Z")
Hi, I am using tag history on a tag reference and trying to figure out how it works on source path change. I did a simple test setup with 2 memory tags and a reference tag (all integers). History is enabled on the refe… --- ## [Apply \`vector-effect: non-scaling-stroke\` for all SVG elements by default?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/apply-vector-effect-non-scaling-stroke-for-all-svg-elements-by-default/68774)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/apply-vector-effect-non-scaling-stroke-for-all-svg-elements-by-default/68774 "2023-01-19T09:58:44Z")
I'm grasping at straws here, but is it possible to set SVG elements to not scale their strokes by default? It's tedious having to do this all the time for every element in every SVG :frowning: Also, can someone tell… --- ## [Template Repeater & Parameterized Popups](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-repeater-parameterized-popups/66459)
**Author:** [@christopher\_wray](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/christopher_wray)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-repeater-parameterized-popups/66459 "2023-01-19T08:10:19Z")
Hi Im new to Ignition so got a question. Is is possible to pass a parameter to a popup window , when clicking on a template repeater with a number of instances ? . Obviously I can do this when you have a number of dif… --- ## [Tag Browse Tree Dataset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-browse-tree-dataset/68716)
**Author:** [@majad](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/majad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 7:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-browse-tree-dataset/68716 "2023-01-19T07:32:27Z")
Hello, as i have a Tree View which displays the Tag Browser but with the real names of the Tags (saved in the parameters of the UDT), i want to update it at times in case i added a new Tag or deleted one. I implemented… --- ## [\[BUG\] Horizontal and vertical guides reduce length with zoom](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-horizontal-and-vertical-guides-reduce-length-with-zoom/68775)
**Author:** [@andrew.budaiev](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrew.budaiev)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 5:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-horizontal-and-vertical-guides-reduce-length-with-zoom/68775 "2023-01-19T05:45:57Z")
When you use horizontal and vertical guides they become useless when you zoom in. I assume they are staying fixed to the length of the workspace window and not scaling up when you zoom in. 100% zoom 150% zoom --- ## [Query tag error relating to "...OLE DB provider "INSQL"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-tag-error-relating-to-ole-db-provider-insql/68751)
**Author:** [@Footuck](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Footuck)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 1:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-tag-error-relating-to-ole-db-provider-insql/68751 "2023-01-19T01:40:51Z")
I have two instances of a UDT tag that are the same except the parameter values. One of them works as it should. The other one throws an error on one of the query tags within the instance that pulls data from WonderWare … --- ## [Edit Power Table to Choose multiple rows by script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/edit-power-table-to-choose-multiple-rows-by-script/38390)
**Author:** [@yifeiliu08](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yifeiliu08)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 12:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/edit-power-table-to-choose-multiple-rows-by-script/38390 "2023-01-19T00:38:58Z")
I use SQL to binding a power table, the first column is boolean I use 0 as default I want to have a script if i click that rows(as the blue highlight) , it will invert the value , for example 0–1 , 1–0 --- ## [Vision Bug - Integer converting to float in indirect binding path](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-bug-integer-converting-to-float-in-indirect-binding-path/68769)
**Author:** [@WKetcham](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/WKetcham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 12:36am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-bug-integer-converting-to-float-in-indirect-binding-path/68769 "2023-01-19T00:36:36Z")
We recently upgraded a client to v8.1.22 and just noticed an odd behavior a couple of screens with indirect bindings that had not existed pre-upgrade. The indirect binding combines a TagPrefix and TagSuffix (both string… --- ## [Building a context menu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/building-a-context-menu/65970)
**Author:** [@ASF](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ASF)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 12:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/building-a-context-menu/65970 "2023-01-19T00:10:28Z")
I have a multi-zone conveyor displayed on my perspective view where a user can click to bring up a popup giving them control over that conveyor as a whole. Alternatively, they can right-click to show a context menu which… --- ## [Extracting data from datasets](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/extracting-data-from-datasets/68614)
**Author:** [@Sajith\_Sajith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sajith_Sajith)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2023, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/extracting-data-from-datasets/68614 "2023-01-18T21:34:09Z")
just wondering if anyone could help me with the datasets. currently i have got a dataset created in tag and i want to extract the column names from the tag according to the conditions given. Here in this case in the… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=715) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=717)