# Ignition

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## [table.getSelectedRowCount()](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-getselectedrowcount/60693)

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**Author:** [@Aybars.Urut](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Aybars.Urut)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-getselectedrowcount/60693 "2022-06-13T18:13:23Z")

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Hi all, Sorry for this dummy question, but… I checked everywhere and, when I want to get selected row number, I can use .getSelectedRowCount(). Please, could someone tell me whats wrong here? Im using this script i…

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## [Store and Forward hasn't caught up after near a week of a db move](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/store-and-forward-hasnt-caught-up-after-near-a-week-of-a-db-move/60512)

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**Author:** [@codersmurf](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/codersmurf)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/store-and-forward-hasnt-caught-up-after-near-a-week-of-a-db-move/60512 "2022-06-13T18:05:39Z")

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We moved from a local mysql 5.7 db to an external mysql 5.7 db. The realtime tags are fine and the db is getting old data from when the db was moved, but it seems like it’s never catching up. Like it’s 3 days behind af…

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## [Internal json error with Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/internal-json-error-with-tags/60683)

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**Author:** [@kaushik.shah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kaushik.shah)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/internal-json-error-with-tags/60683 "2022-06-13T18:03:51Z")

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Hello Folks, My Logs are just loaded with this. Main gateway services were down. When I started everything moved over from Backup to Main and that’s when this started happening. Seems like something with copying the res…

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## [Creating Full Tag Path in Custom Properties](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-full-tag-path-in-custom-properties/59871)

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**Author:** [@kurt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kurt)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2022, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-full-tag-path-in-custom-properties/59871 "2022-06-13T17:05:51Z")

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We have used the bindings and custom properties on buttons to modify a button that works best for our application. To reduce the time to implement the buttons and reduce errors we have created Custom Properties that bind…

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## [Httpget, jsonDecode and special characters](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/httpget-jsondecode-and-special-characters/60700)

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**Author:** [@bruno.nunes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bruno.nunes)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/httpget-jsondecode-and-special-characters/60700 "2022-06-13T16:59:33Z")

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Hello, Fighting with special characters, maybe someone can shed me some light and help me out. Trying some APIs to get work orders from an externel software, and all looks good when trying API on Postman. I expect res…

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## [Bulk Copy session.custom between Perspective Projects](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bulk-copy-session-custom-between-perspective-projects/60684)

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**Author:** [@will](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/will)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bulk-copy-session-custom-between-perspective-projects/60684 "2022-06-13T16:34:58Z")

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Is there anyway to bulk copy all Perspective Session Custom properties from one project to another besides manually clicking to Copy/Copy Binding all individual properties ( any scripting methods ?)

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## [Reporting module not showing the same values when saved as pdf](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-not-showing-the-same-values-when-saved-as-pdf/60690)

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**Author:** [@Dean\_Walsh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dean_Walsh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-not-showing-the-same-values-when-saved-as-pdf/60690 "2022-06-13T16:03:46Z")

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I have been trying to create a basic report with some information from tags. Here is a picture of the pdf created and the preview of my actual ignition application and as you can see the runtime and alarm time (both are…

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## [Changing the docked window?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-the-docked-window/60687)

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**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-the-docked-window/60687 "2022-06-13T16:01:24Z")

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I have two different windows I want to use as North docked windows at different points. One is thin with just the company logo, and lets the Main Window take up all the screen real estate. The second one has component…

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## [Cannot find "windowPath" on the Dataset Editor of Tree View](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-find-windowpath-on-the-dataset-editor-of-tree-view/60665)

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**Author:** [@frecloud](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/frecloud)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-find-windowpath-on-the-dataset-editor-of-tree-view/60665 "2022-06-13T15:56:47Z")

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The above screenshot came from the Inductive University Online course. When you create the tree view and select its dataset on the property view, the above window will pop up. But when I created it on the 8.1, I coul…

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## [\[IGN-5560\] jQuery vulnerability issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-5560-jquery-vulnerability-issue/60668)

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**Author:** [@chai\_lee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chai_lee)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-5560-jquery-vulnerability-issue/60668 "2022-06-13T14:50:58Z")

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how to check the jquery version used in ignition? and how to upgrade to version 3.6.0 if the version is older than 3.6.0

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## [Template (2 concentric circles)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-2-concentric-circles/60185)

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**Author:** [@Alberto\_AG](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alberto_AG)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2022, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-2-concentric-circles/60185 "2022-06-13T14:38:42Z")

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Good afternoon. In Vision I have created a template made up of 2 concentric circles: Is it possible that even if the size of the template is changed, the small circle always stays the same size? Unwanted behavior: …

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## [Help on creating custom Historian Aggregates](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-on-creating-custom-historian-aggregates/60577)

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**Author:** [@Torsten\_Giesbrecht](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Torsten_Giesbrecht)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-on-creating-custom-historian-aggregates/60577 "2022-06-13T14:24:16Z")

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I’m having some issues creating custom historian aggregates. What I want to do is get the average for a days worth of historical data, but omit any 0 values from the average. I’m new to Ignition and scripting, and am hav…

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## [S7 300 Connection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/s7-300-connection/60672)

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**Author:** [@jjguillenes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jjguillenes)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2022, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/s7-300-connection/60672 "2022-06-13T09:48:04Z")

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Hello people, Im have problems connecting a s7 300 to ignition. i tried a year ago with negative results and decided to use kepserver. but ive noticed there are like 12sec delay between signals from kepserver connecte…

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## [PowerChart X-Trace Time Color](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/powerchart-x-trace-time-color/55077)

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**Author:** [@koryk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/koryk)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2022, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/powerchart-x-trace-time-color/55077 "2022-06-13T08:14:10Z")

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Hi, We would like to utilize the inverse color scheme within PowerChart, and everything is setup somewhat the way the end user likes, however, I cannot seem to find the setting for changing the clock / timestamp color w…

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## [Translation Manager Search function disables the save button](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/translation-manager-search-function-disables-the-save-button/60623)

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**Author:** [@Simen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Simen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2022, 7:16am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/translation-manager-search-function-disables-the-save-button/60623 "2022-06-13T07:16:19Z")

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When using the translation manager you have a search/filter field on the top. If i search for a translation key, and then add a translation for the item you searched for. The save button doesnt work. It just minimizes t…

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## [System.perspective.getSessionInfo()](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-perspective-getsessioninfo/48149)

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**Author:** [@tohhy-pm17](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tohhy-pm17)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2022, 3:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-perspective-getsessioninfo/48149 "2022-06-13T03:21:02Z")

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Hi guys, as I know that Ignition gateway has a page called Perspective Sessions. May I know that it is possible to display all the data there in my project and display in a table format. From what I research I know that …

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## [Error pruning alarm journal data - read timed out](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-pruning-alarm-journal-data-read-timed-out/60532)

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**Author:** [@richardNZ15](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/richardNZ15)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2022, 2:34am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-pruning-alarm-journal-data-read-timed-out/60532 "2022-06-13T02:34:37Z")

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Been getting these errors in the gateway logs recently. Not sure what would have changed to cause it. My Alarm Journal is pretty large at the moment, with inserts taking up to 2min. AlarmJournal is configured to use th…

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## [Show/Hide button based on value of tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/show-hide-button-based-on-value-of-tag/60631)

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**Author:** [@Raymond\_Sipes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Raymond_Sipes)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2022, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/show-hide-button-based-on-value-of-tag/60631 "2022-06-12T22:39:41Z")

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Hello! I have a button that should be hidden unless the value of a tag is greater than 0. This is the script I have on the onCompositionEnd event: Not too sure how to move forward from here, any help would be great! …

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## [system.tag.queryTagHistory not updating the data and bring duplicate or same value for last result](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-querytaghistory-not-updating-the-data-and-bring-duplicate-or-same-value-for-last-result/60434)

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**Author:** [@mandeep\_gill](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mandeep_gill)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2022, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-querytaghistory-not-updating-the-data-and-bring-duplicate-or-same-value-for-last-result/60434 "2022-06-12T20:19:21Z")

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Hi Team, We are using the Ignition 8.1.14 on VM and MSSQL is setup on other VM. Currently there is gateway script which runs at mid night to query the data for that day and email the report to us in xml format. We hav…

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## [How to connect Ignition to existing IIOT environments?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-connect-ignition-to-existing-iiot-environments/60662)

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**Author:** [@Matthias\_Beyer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matthias_Beyer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-connect-ignition-to-existing-iiot-environments/60662 "2022-06-12T18:51:03Z")

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Dear all, My company is manufacturing machines for worldwide sales; and we already mastered to get all the data for all of our machines in a central Cloud based IIOT environment in realtime. Customers of us are using I…

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## [Tag editor tag icons - what do they mean?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-editor-tag-icons-what-do-they-mean/60652)

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**Author:** [@witman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/witman)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-editor-tag-icons-what-do-they-mean/60652 "2022-06-12T16:42:33Z")

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Is there a place to lookup or otherwise find out what these icons mean? These are both UDT instances (different UDTs). One is partially gray and the other isn’t. This is consistent for all instances. I’m curious what it …

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## [Unable to connect to SQL Server 2000](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-connect-to-sql-server-2000/42247)

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**Author:** [@gfeiten](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gfeiten)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2022, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-connect-to-sql-server-2000/42247 "2022-06-12T10:32:19Z")

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## [Which Ignition module to use for scraping data from a website?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/which-ignition-module-to-use-for-scraping-data-from-a-website/60358)

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**Author:** [@ishu\_sharma](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ishu_sharma)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/which-ignition-module-to-use-for-scraping-data-from-a-website/60358 "2022-06-11T21:34:32Z")

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I want to scrap some data from Yahoo Finance.

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## [Create UDT from Excel (exported to JSON or XML)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-udt-from-excel-exported-to-json-or-xml/60649)

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**Author:** [@FreddyR](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/FreddyR)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-udt-from-excel-exported-to-json-or-xml/60649 "2022-06-11T14:21:10Z")

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Hi all, What would be the best way to create UDTs from Excel, where you export the excel file into xml or JSON file ready to be imported to designer?

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## [Perspective mode-Scatter Chart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-mode-scatter-chart/60614)

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**Author:** [@Pofer\_Wang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pofer_Wang)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-mode-scatter-chart/60614 "2022-06-10T14:47:11Z")

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I need to produce a scatter chart in ignition “perspective view”. but I can’t find the components help to me. This is my example. X axis is Hz , Y axis is kW.

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## [Script Executing trouble](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-executing-trouble/60625)

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**Author:** [@mjohnson0238](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mjohnson0238)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 1:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-executing-trouble/60625 "2022-06-11T01:07:48Z")

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I have a script that is supposed to zero out the doffings value at 8am but according to the power chart time recorder its not happening at that time: It looks like it happens around 1AM the next day: the script i…

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## [The access level does not allow writing to the Node](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/the-access-level-does-not-allow-writing-to-the-node/60638)

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**Author:** [@edward.fowler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/edward.fowler)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/the-access-level-does-not-allow-writing-to-the-node/60638 "2022-06-10T22:09:45Z")

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LrBreakerStatus.value is an OPC tag I created for a simulated device…I can’t write to it. The exact error I get when trying to change a Boolean output value is Error writing to LrBreakerStatus.value: Bad("Bad\_NotWritab…

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## [Any Stability or Issues with New Firmware 8.1.17? I will be upgrading from 7.9.12 to 8.1.17](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/any-stability-or-issues-with-new-firmware-8-1-17-i-will-be-upgrading-from-7-9-12-to-8-1-17/60592)

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**Author:** [@Ronne\_Abat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ronne_Abat)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/any-stability-or-issues-with-new-firmware-8-1-17-i-will-be-upgrading-from-7-9-12-to-8-1-17/60592 "2022-06-10T21:00:37Z")

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Any Stability or Issues with New Firmware 8.1.17??? I will be upgrading from 7.9.12 to 8.1.17. This application is still on Windows Server 2016. Thinking of Upgrading the Operating System to Window Server 2019.

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## [Tag Restart or Parameter Change Script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-restart-or-parameter-change-script/60628)

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**Author:** [@DSandy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DSandy)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-restart-or-parameter-change-script/60628 "2022-06-10T20:04:35Z")

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Because of some inconsistencies in the field we have a parameter to define direction/sign for a number of tags in a UDT. We have a tag change script that watches one value but it is not entirely reliable, it is a Bool an…

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## [Detect preview mode](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/detect-preview-mode/16334)

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**Author:** [@Claus\_Nielsen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Claus_Nielsen)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/detect-preview-mode/16334 "2022-06-10T18:19:44Z")

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Just a quick question. Is there anyway to detect preview mode in scripts? Something like this if inPreviewMode: doSomething()

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