# Ignition

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## [Alarm Pipeline Email issues](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-pipeline-email-issues/66828)

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**Author:** [@CTrenkamp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/CTrenkamp)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2022, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-pipeline-email-issues/66828 "2022-11-22T21:29:56Z")

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We are attempting to add the email functionality to our gateway. I tested the connection in the 'Email Settings' section and it worked. However when I try to use it on a tag it does not send an email and the logs show th…

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## [Email with python scripting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-with-python-scripting/66726)

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**Author:** [@mjohnson0238](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mjohnson0238)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-with-python-scripting/66726 "2022-11-22T20:12:01Z")

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Good day! I am looking at using the python script for email. This is what I am looking at doing: recipients = 'matt.johnson@shawinc.com' From = 'me' system.net.sendEmail("mail.shawinc.com:25", "Internal\_Messaging\_System…

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## [\[BUG\] UDT Instance Tag overrides removed if UDT Definition removed and re-added or UDT Instance Type Changed](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-udt-instance-tag-overrides-removed-if-udt-definition-removed-and-re-added-or-udt-instance-type-changed/66736)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-udt-instance-tag-overrides-removed-if-udt-definition-removed-and-re-added-or-udt-instance-type-changed/66736 "2022-11-22T18:30:58Z")

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v8.1.22 My designer just had some connection issues and somehow I ended up replacing a UDT definition with a folder with the same name while trying to copy the JSON of a View component and paste it... (this is another i…

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## [Tag Report Tool returning Error\_Configuration for UDT instances](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-report-tool-returning-error-configuration-for-udt-instances/66785)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-report-tool-returning-error-configuration-for-udt-instances/66785 "2022-11-22T18:23:22Z")

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8.1.22 Using the tag report tool to report tags with Quality: Error\_Configuration, and I'm getting results like this: These particular tags are nested UDT instances within another UDT (nested within the tank UDT) an…

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## [Writing to a dataset client tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writing-to-a-dataset-client-tag/66817)

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**Author:** [@Salem\_Marshall](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Salem_Marshall)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writing-to-a-dataset-client-tag/66817 "2022-11-22T18:07:41Z")

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Hello! I am trying to write a vision component value to a dataset tag, but am having trouble getting it to work. I referenced the link below for support but I still get an error message. I'm wondering if it isn't wor…

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## [Iframe xframe issues, not authenticating](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/iframe-xframe-issues-not-authenticating/40752)

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**Author:** [@SBL\_MC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SBL_MC)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/iframe-xframe-issues-not-authenticating/40752 "2022-11-22T18:02:10Z")

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Hi all, We are trying to open a Perspective session within a browser based MES system. After disabling x-frame the session starts but stops at Authenticating … SAMEORIGIN does not work Allow-From makes the Gateway no…

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## [OPC Connection Tag Sate](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-connection-tag-sate/66812)

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**Author:** [@Anita.Shinde](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Anita.Shinde)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2022, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-connection-tag-sate/66812 "2022-11-22T17:09:53Z")

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Hi, I want to know the OPC Connection State (Connected or Disconnected). I am searching for a tag but didnt found such tag. I want to generate an alarm when OPC connections is lost. How Can I do this? Any idea? Tha…

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## [Text encoding in Vision Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-encoding-in-vision-table/66511)

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**Author:** [@Ioannis\_Mamanis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ioannis_Mamanis)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-encoding-in-vision-table/66511 "2022-11-21T17:25:39Z")

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Hi all, i don't know if i am in the correct category but i will give it a shot. I want to show an Oracle's table data in a Vision Table with DB Browse, i may use a query later. The problem is that the table has some c…

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## [Remote access for Perspective session on a mobile device](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remote-access-for-perspective-session-on-a-mobile-device/66808)

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**Author:** [@Ryan\_Allen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ryan_Allen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2022, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remote-access-for-perspective-session-on-a-mobile-device/66808 "2022-11-22T17:06:55Z")

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I'm looking to provide a solution that allows a client to view their Perspective application from their phone while not on the gateway's network. Has anyone had luck with specific routers/VPNs/other solutions they wouldn…

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## [Voice Notification through VOiP host GS HT-813 Troubleshooting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/voice-notification-through-voip-host-gs-ht-813-troubleshooting/66757)

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**Author:** [@daniele1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/daniele1)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/voice-notification-through-voip-host-gs-ht-813-troubleshooting/66757 "2022-11-22T17:01:41Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to set up a Voice Alarm Notification with a GrandStream HT-813 using the offical Ignition guide here. After setting the HT-813, connecting it to the the telephone line on the FXO port and the LAN with my…

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## [BreakPoint View, Flex Container and LED Display](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/breakpoint-view-flex-container-and-led-display/50708)

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**Author:** [@dwoo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dwoo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/breakpoint-view-flex-container-and-led-display/50708 "2022-11-22T16:54:27Z")

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I’m trying to use an LED Display in a Flex Container in ROW mode (in a Breakpoint View) and the LED display is cut off and doesn’t display the entire number. It works fine in COLUMN mode, Solution? See screen shot. T…

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## [How to Show or Hide an Object in a Docked window accroding to the Main Window Being Currently Showed](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-show-or-hide-an-object-in-a-docked-window-accroding-to-the-main-window-being-currently-showed/66811)

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**Author:** [@Emile\_Laplante](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Emile_Laplante)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-show-or-hide-an-object-in-a-docked-window-accroding-to-the-main-window-being-currently-showed/66811 "2022-11-22T16:43:07Z")

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Hi! I would like to show or hide an object in a docked window accroding to the main window being currently showed. Ex, I would like to show the label "Charging Info" in the docked view, only if the charging main window…

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## [Get Alarm UUID when active](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-alarm-uuid-when-active/66536)

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**Author:** [@Drew.Gatti](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Drew.Gatti)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-alarm-uuid-when-active/66536 "2022-11-22T16:39:27Z")

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Hello Everyone, Can anyone help with getting the Alarm UUID when alarm gets active? Background: I'm syncing a FTV alarm DB and Ignition and in order to do this, I have to trigger an acknowledgement in IG when FTV trigg…

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## [Ignition time vs host time](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-time-vs-host-time/66805)

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**Author:** [@mcgheeiv](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mcgheeiv)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-time-vs-host-time/66805 "2022-11-22T15:28:40Z")

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Version 7.9.13 running on Windows Server. Are there any suggestions as to why the time used by the gateway would be approximately 3 minutes earlier than the computer system time? I know this is lacking a bunch of infor…

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## [Special characters faulty in main window åäö](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/special-characters-faulty-in-main-window-aao/66745)

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**Author:** [@Herman\_Lundberg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Herman_Lundberg)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2022, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/special-characters-faulty-in-main-window-aao/66745 "2022-11-22T14:30:08Z")

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I'm using som special characters, åäö. I have embedded views and flex repeaters in my main window and in the small templates the special characters all work, but when they are added to the main window they dont work, som…

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## [Call shared function from multiple OPC Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/call-shared-function-from-multiple-opc-tags/66791)

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**Author:** [@tonya1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tonya1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2022, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/call-shared-function-from-multiple-opc-tags/66791 "2022-11-22T13:30:06Z")

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Hello there, I want to define and call a certain function in Ignition 7.9 from OPC tag's valueChanged event, because I have multiple tags which shares the same code but the only things that differ are variables defined …

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## [Move and purge historical data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/move-and-purge-historical-data/66789)

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**Author:** [@john.eichler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/john.eichler)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2022, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/move-and-purge-historical-data/66789 "2022-11-22T13:27:30Z")

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Ignition 8.1.18, SQL Server Express 14.0, Tag Historian 4.1.18 We currently have a single database containing all the historical data for our facility. The data is in the ignition standard structure with a table for eac…

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## [Is it possible to access window components from the project library scripts?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-possible-to-access-window-components-from-the-project-library-scripts/66781)

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**Author:** [@rahman.tarek](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rahman.tarek)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2022, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-possible-to-access-window-components-from-the-project-library-scripts/66781 "2022-11-22T13:13:05Z")

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I have a window called 'operator\_controller' and im trying to run a function in one of my charts (image 1) To call that function im using the code in the second image. This is code is located in the Project Libr…

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## [Error Power chart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-power-chart/66795)

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**Author:** [@sebastien\_ng](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sebastien_ng)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2022, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-power-chart/66795 "2022-11-22T09:18:34Z")

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Here is the error that is displayed Error\_ScriptEval Property root/Chart.series\[0\].data Description Traceback (most recent call last): File "\<transform\>", line 24, in transform at java.base/jdk.internal.util.Precond…

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## [Store and Forward in Gateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/store-and-forward-in-gateway/66380)

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**Author:** [@pallavi\_N](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pallavi_N)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2022, 3:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/store-and-forward-in-gateway/66380 "2022-11-22T03:48:35Z")

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hello all, I want some knowledge on store and forward understanding, as i checked in the gateway the store and forward was showing it has 90000+quarantined items,will this starts occupy more storage in the database? and …

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## [Six Month Downtime report](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/six-month-downtime-report/65765)

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**Author:** [@jsteele](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jsteele)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/six-month-downtime-report/65765 "2022-11-21T21:36:17Z")

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I am trying to create a report that shows the past 6 months of based on downtime reason. The rows in a chart would be the downtime reason and the columns would be each month. I have one query that returns all downtime …

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## [Sending Emails / configuring SMTP profile using OAuth](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sending-emails-configuring-smtp-profile-using-oauth/57435)

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**Author:** [@RohanPalshikar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/RohanPalshikar)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sending-emails-configuring-smtp-profile-using-oauth/57435 "2022-11-21T22:51:19Z")

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Hi Guys, We had been using simple authentication in our SMTP profile for sending emails. But now the authentication method is changing to use Oauth 2.0. Unable to find a way to do this for SMTP in particular. Our perspe…

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## [Unable to POST on a REST API using https](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-post-on-a-rest-api-using-https/66769)

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**Author:** [@Ben\_Hunt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ben_Hunt)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-post-on-a-rest-api-using-https/66769 "2022-11-21T22:35:39Z")

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Our company uses ERP software to keep track production and they expose an API for use. I use ignition and the API to interface with the ERP software which is hosted locally we recently updated software with a new requir…

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## [Update table data populated from a script - best practice](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/update-table-data-populated-from-a-script-best-practice/66734)

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**Author:** [@amy.sudibyo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amy.sudibyo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/update-table-data-populated-from-a-script-best-practice/66734 "2022-11-21T21:39:18Z")

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We are using the Sepasoft SPC module, however this question is really about general Ignition functionality around it, so it feels appropriate to post here. We have a perspective view containing a table to display upcomi…

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## [Cant find source of "error publishing tag change event" in gateway logs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-find-source-of-error-publishing-tag-change-event-in-gateway-logs/66706)

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**Author:** [@jstrasser](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jstrasser)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-find-source-of-error-publishing-tag-change-event-in-gateway-logs/66706 "2022-11-21T21:14:29Z")

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I am getting an error message in the gateway log that says "Error publishing tag change event". The only information I see in the log is "java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: null". It seems obvious we have a tag …

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## [Having multiple "resetting CIP connection"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/having-multiple-resetting-cip-connection/66733)

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**Author:** [@uy\_huynh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/uy_huynh)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/having-multiple-resetting-cip-connection/66733 "2022-11-21T20:48:50Z")

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Hi all, I've been dealing with the resetting CIP connection with all PLCs across the site. Been stucking at finding the root cause. At this point, I think it's beyond my knowledge. Any ideas would be welcome! Also, wil…

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## [Doubts about Ignition Central Server and Ignition Edge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/doubts-about-ignition-central-server-and-ignition-edge/66735)

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**Author:** [@Allen\_Thomas](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Allen_Thomas)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/doubts-about-ignition-central-server-and-ignition-edge/66735 "2022-11-21T19:41:08Z")

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Hi All, Can we develop dashboards at the central ignition and push them to the edge? Can we push code / scripts from the central ignition to the edge? Can we Control a device from central dashboard Central ignition Da…

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## [Object moving on their own on client window](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/object-moving-on-their-own-on-client-window/66704)

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**Author:** [@gilles.levesque](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gilles.levesque)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/object-moving-on-their-own-on-client-window/66704 "2022-11-21T19:25:43Z")

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Hello. I've created a template which represent a Twin screw sheeter. i wanted to have some animation on it so i've created a screw and two Rolls. The screw is working right, but the rolls are moving in Y direction while …

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## [EventData object access](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/eventdata-object-access/8410)

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**Author:** [@chache](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chache)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/eventdata-object-access/8410 "2022-11-21T19:22:39Z")

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Hi all, I'm working with some alarms that I got with system.alarm.queryJournal() The docs say that this returns a list of AlarmEvent objects. Are there any docs on this object? I found a blurb about some of the acc…

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## [Device tags not connected but showing good quality](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/device-tags-not-connected-but-showing-good-quality/66770)

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**Author:** [@CTrenkamp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/CTrenkamp)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/device-tags-not-connected-but-showing-good-quality/66770 "2022-11-21T18:37:18Z")

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Most of my plants will shut down a line for maintenance at least once a week. I see tags doing inconsistent things when it comes to good and bad quality. In the example attached, the PLC is no longer connected but one of…

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