# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=731 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 732 --- ## [Disappearance of historical data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disappearance-of-historical-data/67490)
**Author:** [@Sergei\_Kitov](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sergei_Kitov)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disappearance-of-historical-data/67490 "2022-12-15T10:40:41Z")
Hello, during the DNP3 check, the following problem occurred: ~ 2:02:00 PM there was a connection break, then at 2:23:52 PM the connection was restored. Data was pulled from the buffer until 2:31:47 PM. While the buf… --- ## [Customizing Tag Browse Tree](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/customizing-tag-browse-tree/28755)
**Author:** [@koryk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/koryk)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 11:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/customizing-tag-browse-tree/28755 "2022-12-15T11:05:19Z")
--- ## [\[BUG 6926\] Ignition 8.1.23 - writeAsync with remote tags doesn't works anymore when using custom Audit Log module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-6926-ignition-8-1-23-writeasync-with-remote-tags-doesnt-works-anymore-when-using-custom-audit-log-module/67614)
**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 10:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-6926-ignition-8-1-23-writeasync-with-remote-tags-doesnt-works-anymore-when-using-custom-audit-log-module/67614 "2022-12-15T10:53:20Z")
@PGriffith We have a possible regression since we upgraded to Ignition 8.1.23, when we write to remote tag with system.tag.writeAsync, the tag engine seems to be blocked after it. We restart the gateway (the one whe… --- ## [User Attribute Mapping: Getting the roles from the idTokenClaims](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-attribute-mapping-getting-the-roles-from-the-idtokenclaims/67093)
**Author:** [@Nicky\_Goethals](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nicky_Goethals)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-attribute-mapping-getting-the-roles-from-the-idtokenclaims/67093 "2022-12-15T09:52:42Z")
I am having issues getting either an array or values from an idToken to be mapped when logging in using an Identity Provider. The configuration is done in: Config / Security / Identity Providers / example\_identity\_provi… --- ## [Custom alarm status/journal viewer in Vision?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-alarm-status-journal-viewer-in-vision/67637)
**Author:** [@Joe\_Chlimoun](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Joe_Chlimoun)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 9:46am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-alarm-status-journal-viewer-in-vision/67637 "2022-12-15T09:46:09Z")
I find the built-in alarming to be somewhat limiting, especially in the fixed 5-level priorities, and no way to display Associated Data as a column in the status window. Is there a better approach than building custom a… --- ## [How to convert String to Shift.Jis or Other data type to shift.jis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-convert-string-to-shift-jis-or-other-data-type-to-shift-jis/67533)
**Author:** [@Alagumani\_Kaliyaperu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alagumani_Kaliyaperu)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-convert-string-to-shift-jis-or-other-data-type-to-shift-jis/67533 "2022-12-15T09:10:30Z")
Hi All I want to Convert string data type to Shift.jis data type to send the some value to Keyence PLC. I am using Kepware as a third party party communication software between Ignition and Keyence PLC. Kindly give you… --- ## [Display image from Database In REPORT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/display-image-from-database-in-report/22292)
**Author:** [@juang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/juang)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 7:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/display-image-from-database-in-report/22292 "2022-12-15T07:58:11Z")
Hello, i know there are other topic with the same question, but i have tried to get it to work and i can’t I’m using SQL Server. have a column id(int),imagedata(image) i believe the storing of the image i got correct … --- ## [Breadcrumb in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/breadcrumb-in-perspective/67650)
**Author:** [@Dharani\_T](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dharani_T)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 6:51am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/breadcrumb-in-perspective/67650 "2022-12-15T06:51:45Z")
Hi all, I would like to have a breadcrumb navigation like below in my perspective project, Any ideas to achieve this? --- ## [Colors that can't be defined by style or CSS](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/colors-that-cant-be-defined-by-style-or-css/67645)
**Author:** [@Samuel\_Weston](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Samuel_Weston)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 6:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/colors-that-cant-be-defined-by-style-or-css/67645 "2022-12-15T06:40:20Z")
I'm trying to set up a project so that alternating between custom themes is quite simple. One problem that I'm having is that a few components, for instance the pie chart, contains a list of color values rather than styl… --- ## [Decorator function not accepting my argument?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/decorator-function-not-accepting-my-argument/67609)
**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 6:34am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/decorator-function-not-accepting-my-argument/67609 "2022-12-15T06:34:02Z")
I wrote a decorator function for handling database transactions and I want to be able to pass a logger to it. My decorator function looks like def handleTransactionAndCreateResponse(inner\_func, logger): """ Runs inne… --- ## [Historian Database sync](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historian-database-sync/67402)
**Author:** [@Joe\_Chlimoun](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Joe_Chlimoun)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 1:36am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historian-database-sync/67402 "2022-12-15T01:36:52Z")
Has anyone ever set up a synchronization between two Historians? I need to have two independent, dedicated loggers in my system. However, in the case that one is offline for some period of time, it needs to backfill the… --- ## [Perspective: animate the changing of position and size of a component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-animate-the-changing-of-position-and-size-of-a-component/67587)
**Author:** [@Elijah\_Nelson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Elijah_Nelson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-animate-the-changing-of-position-and-size-of-a-component/67587 "2022-12-15T01:31:35Z")
I want to animate a component moving across the screen within a Coordinate Container. However, perspective does not have access to the system.gui.transform() built-in function for animating changes in position and size. … --- ## [Ignition simple report (using Tag history )](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-simple-report-using-tag-history/67573)
**Author:** [@Maliheh\_Forouzan\_Far](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Maliheh_Forouzan_Far)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-simple-report-using-tag-history/67573 "2022-12-14T22:52:54Z")
report.pdf (63.1 KB) Hi , there are two issues in my ignition report: 1-I created simple report in ignition from tag history. I assigned the tag but in report viewer in the first row the data is incorrect, and the res… --- ## [Convert Param Object to PyDictionary](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-param-object-to-pydictionary/67590)
**Author:** [@Samuel\_Weston](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Samuel_Weston)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-param-object-to-pydictionary/67590 "2022-12-14T22:37:37Z")
I'm trying to create a template that opens a popup with a dynamic parameter set. The issue I've run into is that the system.perspective.openPopup function only accepts a dictionary to define the parameters, but I want to… --- ## [How to dynamically enable the "Alarm Eval enabled" using parameter binding](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-dynamically-enable-the-alarm-eval-enabled-using-parameter-binding/67529)
**Author:** [@Bharat\_Krishnan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bharat_Krishnan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-dynamically-enable-the-alarm-eval-enabled-using-parameter-binding/67529 "2022-12-14T22:36:14Z")
Hi, I have been trying to bind the Alarm Eval enabled of an UDT to a memory tag. So that I can enable the alarm evaluation from an 'Alarm Notification Manager' view created. But directly binding to the tag is not poss… --- ## [Preserving/propagating svg element bindings](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/preserving-propagating-svg-element-bindings/66700)
**Author:** [@tcrucet](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tcrucet)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/preserving-propagating-svg-element-bindings/66700 "2022-12-14T22:29:49Z")
I've imported a complicated SVG and put various bindings and transforms on its elements, but I'm worried someday the graphic will need changing and re-importing. Would there be an efficient way to preserve and paste bind… --- ## [Perspective IDP settings not easily portable because index based](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-idp-settings-not-easily-portable-because-index-based/67633)
**Author:** [@justin.brzozoski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justin.brzozoski)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-idp-settings-not-easily-portable-because-index-based/67633 "2022-12-14T21:23:48Z")
Just bumped into this while trying to clone a long running project into a newly setup system. The Perspective project kept giving me an error on login screen that no IDP was configured. I went into Designer and checked P… --- ## [Perspective Dashboard Widget Font Size](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-dashboard-widget-font-size/67616)
**Author:** [@jcaudle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jcaudle)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-dashboard-widget-font-size/67616 "2022-12-14T20:49:29Z")
I cannot see a good way to have a widget in a dashboard have dynamic text size. Does anyone know a good way? Is there a way to see an embedded view's size or a widgets size? Text font dynamic sizing can be accomplished … --- ## [Kepware Reliable? Trouble Free?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/kepware-reliable-trouble-free/67632)
**Author:** [@lee.griffiths](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lee.griffiths)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/kepware-reliable-trouble-free/67632 "2022-12-14T19:10:12Z")
Hi all Sorry for total noob question here - but we are presently looking at a new ignition system However we need to ignition or probably more specifically kepware to be set up for incoming connections from field devic… --- ## [Saving "Reporting" document save as CSV file and automatically to a specific folder?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/saving-reporting-document-save-as-csv-file-and-automatically-to-a-specific-folder/46467)
**Author:** [@trishadx](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/trishadx)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/saving-reporting-document-save-as-csv-file-and-automatically-to-a-specific-folder/46467 "2022-12-14T18:50:59Z")
Hi all, I’ve made use of the reporting module on ignition 8.1. At the moment I’m opening up vision and right clicking to save it as a PDF and locating the folder myself. I’m wondering would it be possible to set up sch… --- ## [\[IGN-6567\]Numeric Entry Field - Disabling Spinner breaks input via iPhone](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-6567-numeric-entry-field-disabling-spinner-breaks-input-via-iphone/67628)
**Author:** [@Matthew.gaitan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matthew.gaitan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-6567-numeric-entry-field-disabling-spinner-breaks-input-via-iphone/67628 "2022-12-14T18:50:14Z")
Version: 8.1.21 Setting spinner.enabled to False makes it so that you can't input values on an iPhones (the bane of my existence with perspective development). Works perfectly fine on android... In case anyone comes ac… --- ## [Different Ignition Versions using Git](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/different-ignition-versions-using-git/67625)
**Author:** [@jacob.ramirez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jacob.ramirez)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/different-ignition-versions-using-git/67625 "2022-12-14T18:25:24Z")
If you update Ignition from a minor version to a newer minor version upgrade and are using git between dev and prod and prod does not get upgraded, can you still push updates to prod using Git? Or since they're differen… --- ## [\[IGN-6095\]Excel Report saving floats as string](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-6095-excel-report-saving-floats-as-string/67622)
**Author:** [@Josiah\_Carey](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Josiah_Carey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-6095-excel-report-saving-floats-as-string/67622 "2022-12-14T18:21:19Z")
I have a report using the table component that is saving saving numbers with decimals as strings in Excel, despite properly converting integers to numbers. Compare Cell F8, where the tenths place happens to be 0 to the r… --- ## [Get selected text in dropdown component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-selected-text-in-dropdown-component/67612)
**Author:** [@dwb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dwb)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-selected-text-in-dropdown-component/67612 "2022-12-14T18:01:08Z")
Hi, I have a dropdown component and I'd like to get the selected text. The problem is that my dropdown values are not 0,1,2,3 etc. I have random values, like the first row has the value1651, second row 1700 (just as ex… --- ## [Upload file to S3 via AWS API gateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upload-file-to-s3-via-aws-api-gateway/67603)
**Author:** [@Gagananandi\_Chavan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Gagananandi_Chavan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upload-file-to-s3-via-aws-api-gateway/67603 "2022-12-14T17:47:23Z")
I am working on task where trying to upload media file to AWS S3 via AWS API gateways. For that i am using ignition provided system.net.httpPut() method. filedata = event.file.getBytes() response = system.net.httpPut(… --- ## [How to add a space in a numerical label between Value and Units](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-add-a-space-in-a-numerical-label-between-value-and-units/67579)
**Author:** [@Samich777](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Samich777)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-add-a-space-in-a-numerical-label-between-value-and-units/67579 "2022-12-14T15:50:41Z")
How do I a space in a numerical label between Value and Units? They is no space between the two and it looks weird. I figured out how to make units bold, but can't figure out how to add a space. --- ## [Does the Enable property affect Scripts assigned to a momentary button?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/does-the-enable-property-affect-scripts-assigned-to-a-momentary-button/67618)
**Author:** [@Samich777](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Samich777)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/does-the-enable-property-affect-scripts-assigned-to-a-momentary-button/67618 "2022-12-14T15:49:26Z")
I have a momentary button with an if else script. I've binded a tag to the Enabled property on the button. It seems, however, that even when the button is disabled the script still runs. Is this because the script is dis… --- ## [Modify X,Y, Height, Width properties of Objects](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modify-x-y-height-width-properties-of-objects/67619)
**Author:** [@Samich777](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Samich777)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modify-x-y-height-width-properties-of-objects/67619 "2022-12-14T15:45:23Z")
Is there a toolbar or some place where I can manually modify the X,Y, Height, Width of objects by typing values in instead of dragging stuff with my mouse. Sometimes I want to just move something a few pixels at a time b… --- ## [Displaying popups and passing data from them](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/displaying-popups-and-passing-data-from-them/31022)
**Author:** [@hayden.harrill](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hayden.harrill)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/displaying-popups-and-passing-data-from-them/31022 "2022-12-14T15:39:26Z")
Does anyone have a solution for displaying popups, passing data to them, and then passing data from them while closing the popup? I’ve tried literal popups and embedded views and can’t find a way to pass data back to the… --- ## [Basic Request Cycle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/basic-request-cycle/67300)
**Author:** [@kaushik.shah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kaushik.shah)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/basic-request-cycle/67300 "2022-12-14T14:53:20Z")
Hello There, I have a gateway log filled with this : Its an Siemens 1500 CPU. Does anyone have familiarity with something similar? Thanks so much in advance [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=730) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=732)