# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=764 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 765 --- ## [\[SOLVED\] Minimum time to wait between writing 2 values over OPC that are dependent on each other?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-minimum-time-to-wait-between-writing-2-values-over-opc-that-are-dependent-on-each-other/65289)
**Author:** [@bmeyers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmeyers)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-minimum-time-to-wait-between-writing-2-values-over-opc-that-are-dependent-on-each-other/65289 "2022-10-17T17:19:54Z")
Is there a minimum time to wait between 2 consecutive PLC writes that are depending on each other? I want to write a value to a PLC counter and then to a "take action" bit in the PLC. Does the following code guarantee… --- ## [\[BUG\]View/Toolbars Options After Panel Reset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-view-toolbars-options-after-panel-reset/65294)
**Author:** [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-view-toolbars-options-after-panel-reset/65294 "2022-10-17T17:09:10Z")
There is a bug with the displaying of toolbars after pressing the "Reset Panels" button under the View menu. After doing so, all toolbars are shown, and remain shown, even after I deselect them from the toolbar selection… --- ## [Edge gateway remote historical data storage fail](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/edge-gateway-remote-historical-data-storage-fail/51255)
**Author:** [@jarno.vandenberg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jarno.vandenberg)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/edge-gateway-remote-historical-data-storage-fail/51255 "2022-10-17T16:51:49Z")
Hello all, I have some issues setting up my Edge historical datalogging to a remote location. I have Ignition Edge Sync Services (and EAM although I think I do not need it) installed on my edge device and have Tag hist… --- ## [Change default zoomLevel of report viewer on start](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-default-zoomlevel-of-report-viewer-on-start/65109)
**Author:** [@Alex\_Porter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alex_Porter)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-default-zoomlevel-of-report-viewer-on-start/65109 "2022-10-17T16:27:53Z")
I want the zoomLevel of the report viewer to start at 50, instead of 1/"Fit to Page". I've attempted to do this by binding the value to a memory tag, using an onStartUp script to write to the property (on both the report… --- ## [EasyChart subplots spacing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easychart-subplots-spacing/5694)
**Author:** [@quper](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/quper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easychart-subplots-spacing/5694 "2022-10-17T14:06:22Z")
Hello, is it possible to make EasyChart sublots spacing bigger? Tick numbers are overlapping. --- ## [Perspective Table - Where does Column \> Justify = Auto inherit from?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-where-does-column-justify-auto-inherit-from/65273)
**Author:** [@Alex\_Leech](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alex_Leech)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-where-does-column-justify-auto-inherit-from/65273 "2022-10-17T16:06:29Z")
Hi all! Hopefully a trivial one this... When setting up a perspective table and adding objects to the columns array, there is an attribute for 'justify' which sets the columns text position. This by default is set to '… --- ## [Change Perspective Flex Container back ground Image based on tag value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-perspective-flex-container-back-ground-image-based-on-tag-value/65285)
**Author:** [@Neil\_Carty](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Neil_Carty)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-perspective-flex-container-back-ground-image-based-on-tag-value/65285 "2022-10-17T15:24:52Z")
Hi all. I am trying to change the background image of a flex container based on a tag value. Any ideas on how to do this. I'm striking out. --- ## [UDT calculated values sequence](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-calculated-values-sequence/65276)
**Author:** [@SergioS](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SergioS)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-calculated-values-sequence/65276 "2022-10-17T15:19:50Z")
Good morning, into UDT (or tags in general) is possibile do define sequence for calculated tag? In my case I need to calculate Datetime readed from siemens , and I need that DT is calculated as last expression, for … --- ## [Custom Properties and Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-properties-and-tags/65279)
**Author:** [@CMuecke](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/CMuecke)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-properties-and-tags/65279 "2022-10-17T15:04:33Z")
Is it possible to bind Custom Properties and Tags together? --- ## [Report designer - dynamicaly toggle the pareto](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-designer-dynamicaly-toggle-the-pareto/65272)
**Author:** [@dawid\_styczynski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dawid_styczynski)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-designer-dynamicaly-toggle-the-pareto/65272 "2022-10-17T12:18:44Z")
Hello, i came across a requirement that i dont know if it is be possible. I could do different reports for this case however i would like to know if there is a way to let the user toggle the pareto option in a category… --- ## [Need Windows user in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-windows-user-in-perspective/65181)
**Author:** [@CTrenkamp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/CTrenkamp)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 6:49am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-windows-user-in-perspective/65181 "2022-10-17T06:49:05Z")
I have never needed to do this but how do I pull the windows log in userid into my perspective session so the user does not need to login to use some of the functionality. I cannot pull system tags the normal way since t… --- ## [Vision power table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-power-table/65267)
**Author:** [@vani161998](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vani161998)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 5:59am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-power-table/65267 "2022-10-17T05:59:14Z")
hi guys, i have an required related to power table. i need two columns in a power table one need to be updated from database(using select query) and other columns needs to be a dropdown data which contains data from a… --- ## [Copying and pasting a tag that ends in a number with leading zeroes should preserve the leading zeroes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/copying-and-pasting-a-tag-that-ends-in-a-number-with-leading-zeroes-should-preserve-the-leading-zeroes/62529)
**Author:** [@michael2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael2)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/copying-and-pasting-a-tag-that-ends-in-a-number-with-leading-zeroes-should-preserve-the-leading-zeroes/62529 "2022-10-16T22:04:08Z")
This would be a nice QOL feature that would streamline creating tags with this structure. If I have Thing01 and I copy paste it, I don’t want that to be Thing1, I want it to be Thing02. --- ## [Email on Value Changed](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-on-value-changed/60436)
**Author:** [@sagar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sagar)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2022, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-on-value-changed/60436 "2022-10-16T17:05:42Z")
Hello, all. I am trying to find any article that allows me to send an e-mail whenever a value is changed of a tag. The tag itself will go from 10 - 100, and when it’s something like 50, I want it to e-mail. However, I… --- ## [Ignition Bouncing between 40%-70% and sometimes unresponsive](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-bouncing-between-40-70-and-sometimes-unresponsive/14488)
**Author:** [@brandon222](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/brandon222)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2022, 4:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-bouncing-between-40-70-and-sometimes-unresponsive/14488 "2022-10-16T04:28:06Z")
We currently have it setup connected to a PLC and running about 30 000 tags. I noticed that the CPU on the ignition gateway is running between 40% - 67%. Also sometimes when a button is pressed it does not go through and… --- ## [Communicate with off-site machinery - suggestions](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/communicate-with-off-site-machinery-suggestions/65258)
**Author:** [@andrews](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrews)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/communicate-with-off-site-machinery-suggestions/65258 "2022-10-15T20:23:34Z")
Hello, so I'm working with an OEM, who would like to start renting out machines. In turn they would like to be able to monitor them remotely. Run time, product count, etc... I'd like to set them up with an Vision scree… --- ## [Errors When Using Twilio Sub-Account](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/errors-when-using-twilio-sub-account/65185)
**Author:** [@edward.fowler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/edward.fowler)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/errors-when-using-twilio-sub-account/65185 "2022-10-15T16:51:25Z")
I change the configuration from using my main Twilio account SID and authentication tokens to a newly created Twilio sub-account SID and authentication token. I get these errors in the log. The phone number I'm using i… --- ## [Help with Expression](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-with-expression/65244)
**Author:** [@John\_Williams](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/John_Williams)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 7:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-with-expression/65244 "2022-10-15T07:08:12Z")
I need help understanding what this expression is doing. specifically the (&8192) portion. This is in a visibility animation on a label in RSView SE. I'm trying to rebuild this into a visible property on a label in Ignit… --- ## [Added python libraries via python and pip](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/added-python-libraries-via-python-and-pip/65242)
**Author:** [@michael.black](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.black)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 4:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/added-python-libraries-via-python-and-pip/65242 "2022-10-15T04:58:09Z")
Does anyone have experience with adding a python module via installing python and pip? I am looking to use the pyauogui library in order to take a screenshot. I am assuming this isn't a standard library to use? If I g… --- ## [Import an executable application on ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-an-executable-application-on-ignition/65176)
**Author:** [@sebastien\_ng](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sebastien_ng)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-an-executable-application-on-ignition/65176 "2022-10-15T00:33:09Z")
I want to develop an application on python and then create an executable to import it on ignition and run it using the system.util function. Is it possible to import an executable app .exe or .jar on ignition? --- ## [queryTagCalculations returns None if tag does not have history configured](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/querytagcalculations-returns-none-if-tag-does-not-have-history-configured/65207)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Webb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Daniel_Webb)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/querytagcalculations-returns-none-if-tag-does-not-have-history-configured/65207 "2022-10-14T20:35:54Z")
A query for "Count" returns a result of None for queryTagCalculations if history is not configured. This does not make sense. Why is the result of that query not zero since there are zero results in the time period? T… --- ## [How to catch exceptions from database calls such as system.db.runPrepUpdate](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-catch-exceptions-from-database-calls-such-as-system-db-runprepupdate/65248)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Webb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Daniel_Webb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-catch-exceptions-from-database-calls-such-as-system-db-runprepupdate/65248 "2022-10-14T20:27:01Z")
I'm having trouble understanding how to comprehensively catch exceptions thrown while doing database updates. Here is an example where I tried to INSERT a string which could not be converted to a float into a column of … --- ## [system.dataset.toExcel() java.io.IOException: Permission denied](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-dataset-toexcel-java-io-ioexception-permission-denied/58680)
**Author:** [@mcarritt1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mcarritt1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-dataset-toexcel-java-io-ioexception-permission-denied/58680 "2022-10-14T19:11:01Z")
xls = system.dataset.toExcel(True, self.custom.data ) system.perspective.print(xls) system.perspective.download('data.xls',xls) simple enough code on a perspective button that gives: java.io.IOException: Permission de… --- ## [Alarm Status Table Filtering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-status-table-filtering/65082)
**Author:** [@Fawhn\_Hanlon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Fawhn_Hanlon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-status-table-filtering/65082 "2022-10-14T17:47:38Z")
Hi. I am trying to filter the Alarm Status Table on a Sensor object popup window that I have. I want to filter by the particular Sensor that is selected. I have been able to filter on the Source Filter using \* Sensor \* … --- ## [Obtain the full path of a component on Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/obtain-the-full-path-of-a-component-on-perspective/65234)
**Author:** [@Sheko29](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sheko29)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/obtain-the-full-path-of-a-component-on-perspective/65234 "2022-10-14T16:21:41Z")
Hi, Today I'm working on a funtion to let a user send emails when caught an exception to inform de developers... so I'm locking on a way to obtain the complete path of the component that invoke the exception, but with "… --- ## [\[Bug\] 8.1.21 breaks Template Canvas](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-8-1-21-breaks-template-canvas/65235)
**Author:** [@RLmason](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/RLmason)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-8-1-21-breaks-template-canvas/65235 "2022-10-14T16:15:18Z")
Upgraded from 8.1.20 to 8.1.21 and now the project's template canvas component has overlays for all the templates contained within the canvas. Checking the documentation, I see that there was a change made to this compon… --- ## [Assign a value from a data set query tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/assign-a-value-from-a-data-set-query-tag/65209)
**Author:** [@SOPerator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SOPerator)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/assign-a-value-from-a-data-set-query-tag/65209 "2022-10-14T16:13:06Z")
I'm trying to grab a value from a data set type query tag, but since it makes use of brackets to grab the row and column e.g. \[0, 10\], I'm getting a tag path is malformed error, I saw that someone else asked a similar qu… --- ## [How to know if a tag has history](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-know-if-a-tag-has-history/65206)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Webb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Daniel_Webb)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-know-if-a-tag-has-history/65206 "2022-10-14T16:03:02Z")
What is the Python script equivalent of looking at the tag browser: and seeing that there is the "has history" icon? --- ## [borderPainted property](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/borderpainted-property/65232)
**Author:** [@Yvain17](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Yvain17)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/borderpainted-property/65232 "2022-10-14T15:10:11Z")
Just upgraded to 8.1.21. The upgrade process was super easy so thank you for that. I am just curious to why the "borderPainted" property was removed for buttons? I had a bunch of buttons that used that property so now I … --- ## [Ignition alarms](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-alarms/65231)
**Author:** [@tricky](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tricky)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-alarms/65231 "2022-10-14T14:48:14Z")
Is there a way to replace the alarm attribute information of an Ignition alarm with data from a Rockwell PLC? For instance, can the time stamp of an ignition alarm be replaced with a time stamp tag in a Rockwell PLC prog… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=763) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=765)