# Ignition

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## [Modbus Tags "Bad\_NotConnected" When polling more than one device](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-tags-bad-notconnected-when-polling-more-than-one-device/92865)

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**Author:** [@Ali\_R](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ali_R)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-tags-bad-notconnected-when-polling-more-than-one-device/92865 "2026-01-22T19:18:26Z")

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Hi everyone, I am new to modbus systems now I have 4 RTU over RS485 devices ( Address 1: VFD, 2 and 3: Schneider PM2220 Powermeters and 4: Delta PLC). I have added their modbus addresses through Ignition Address mapping…

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## [Perspective Browser refresh break tag paths](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-browser-refresh-break-tag-paths/113386)

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**Author:** [@dom.norris](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dom.norris)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-browser-refresh-break-tag-paths/113386 "2026-01-22T18:18:46Z")

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When I refresh my browser with a specific view. The tags it uses to fill the page break. Specifcally in a flex repeater using a binding to build the path. The original path looks something like: \[tagProvider\]site\_build…

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## [Updating ignition OPC server discovery endpoint](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updating-ignition-opc-server-discovery-endpoint/113487)

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**Author:** [@Leor\_Fishman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Leor_Fishman)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updating-ignition-opc-server-discovery-endpoint/113487 "2026-01-22T17:46:21Z")

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Connecting with UA Discovery Ignition's OPC UA server is initially, and intentionally, difficult to discover on new installations. To aid with discovery attempts, a separate unsecured endpoint is available, allowing UA c…

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## [\[IGN-8636\]Cpu trend frozen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-8636-cpu-trend-frozen/63324)

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**Author:** [@Federico\_Bustamante](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Federico_Bustamante)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-8636-cpu-trend-frozen/63324 "2026-01-22T17:30:02Z")

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Does anyone have the same problem?

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## [Time Series Chart: Selectable Pen/Tag Visualization Based on User Requirement](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-series-chart-selectable-pen-tag-visualization-based-on-user-requirement/113472)

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**Author:** [@VaibhavSalokhe](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/VaibhavSalokhe)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-series-chart-selectable-pen-tag-visualization-based-on-user-requirement/113472 "2026-01-22T17:21:44Z")

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Hello everyone, I am using the Time Series Chart component in Ignition 8.3 to visualize batch data. The data is being fetched from the database using a Named Query, which is bound to the chart’s data property. Currentl…

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## [OPC UA Event and alarm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-event-and-alarm/92915)

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**Author:** [@LIONEL\_CLAUDEL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/LIONEL_CLAUDEL)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-event-and-alarm/92915 "2026-01-22T17:02:50Z")

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Hello, We have an usecase to create a realtime alarm, show Pareto of alarm and make a manual categorization of the defect. We have an automation line with more than 10 000 alarms, we would like subscribe to alarm and e…

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## [\[IGN-8597\] Perspective Table Filter Placeholder Text](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-8597-perspective-table-filter-placeholder-text/52504)

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**Author:** [@jacob.ramirez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jacob.ramirez)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-8597-perspective-table-filter-placeholder-text/52504 "2026-01-22T16:17:47Z")

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Is there a way to edit the placeholder text for the text field that appears on the perspective table when filtering is enabled? I added a property called placeholder under the filter property but nothing changed. Any s…

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## [Hiding big filter control](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/hiding-big-filter-control/113454)

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**Author:** [@Alejandro\_Alaco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alejandro_Alaco)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/hiding-big-filter-control/113454 "2026-01-22T16:13:41Z")

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Hello, i do have a big filter control on a page and I would like to hide it sometimes in order to see better the filtered table data Is there a way to do so? I have seen Split but it´s too flexible so sometimes th…

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## [Modbus TCP configuration error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-tcp-configuration-error/113484)

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**Author:** [@Henk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Henk)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-tcp-configuration-error/113484 "2026-01-22T16:07:41Z")

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We are getting an error message on a tag after adding a this tag in a new project: Error\_Configuration(“Bad\_NodeIdUnknown. The node Id refers to a node that does not exists in the server address space“) Were can I find…

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## [Perspective 8.3 form](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-8-3-form/113483)

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**Author:** [@sheldon\_davis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sheldon_davis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-8-3-form/113483 "2026-01-22T15:04:17Z")

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in perspective i want to use a form to edit data from a table row click. is that possible?

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## [Twilio SMS inbound configuration](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/twilio-sms-inbound-configuration/113390)

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**Author:** [@Asjal\_Ahmad](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Asjal_Ahmad)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/twilio-sms-inbound-configuration/113390 "2026-01-22T15:00:01Z")

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Hi all, I’m implementing SMS alarm acknowledgements in Ignition using the built-in Twilio notification profile, but I’m stuck on the ACK step. Environment Ignition Gateway: 8.3.2 Publicly accessible gateway host …

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## [Why is Wrapping in Container Required?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-is-wrapping-in-container-required/113481)

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**Author:** [@ChZeman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ChZeman)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-is-wrapping-in-container-required/113481 "2026-01-22T14:35:49Z")

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Maybe I’m missing something, but I am unable to drag components from the toolbox into the specific containers I want them in. I can drag them to the project tree only if I intend to drop them in the root container. Fine,…

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## [Perspective table component adds an offset to date column, why?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-component-adds-an-offset-to-date-column-why/113419)

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**Author:** [@Eugene49](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eugene49)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-component-adds-an-offset-to-date-column-why/113419 "2026-01-22T14:24:28Z")

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I am confused. Gateway System Time is: 17 hour (UTC) Project timezone is: The Dataset value is (UTC): But Table display is offset (UTC + 5)? Why Table display offset time??

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## [Check a bit to set or disable a alarm level in a moving analog indicator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/check-a-bit-to-set-or-disable-a-alarm-level-in-a-moving-analog-indicator/113476)

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**Author:** [@mirko.cerin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mirko.cerin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/check-a-bit-to-set-or-disable-a-alarm-level-in-a-moving-analog-indicator/113476 "2026-01-22T14:08:52Z")

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Hi everyone, I made a simple script in the binding of an alarm level inside an analog indicator that checks if a bit is true to get the value of a tag or disable the alarm level if it’s false. The code is the following…

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## [Perspective Params](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-params/113475)

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**Author:** [@sachine.m](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sachine.m)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-params/113475 "2026-01-22T13:46:37Z")

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In ignition perspective how to use parameter of a view in another view

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## [Get Remote Tag Provider Info via Script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-remote-tag-provider-info-via-script/53972)

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**Author:** [@jespinmartin1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jespinmartin1)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-remote-tag-provider-info-via-script/53972 "2026-01-22T12:30:25Z")

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Any Change to get Remote Gateway Information via script From Image I would like to get both Gateway and Provider I’m afraid that I have to query internaldb

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## [Openapi 401 Unauthorized reponse](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/openapi-401-unauthorized-reponse/113446)

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**Author:** [@mcl](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mcl)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 7:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/openapi-401-unauthorized-reponse/113446 "2026-01-22T07:32:37Z")

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I have been using the open api’s from the gateway, which i got to work on a test server, but when it was transferred to a different server with the same settings then i get the 401 Unauthorized response. The test gatewa…

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## [How to style tree component in ignition perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-style-tree-component-in-ignition-perspective/113447)

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**Author:** [@Anita.Shinde](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Anita.Shinde)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 6:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-style-tree-component-in-ignition-perspective/113447 "2026-01-22T06:48:35Z")

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Hello, I’m using a Tree component in Perspective that’s populated through a dataset binding with a transform. I’d like to customize the appearance of the tree items. How can I change the styling—such as the font size an…

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## [Perspective view not working](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-view-not-working/113469)

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**Author:** [@s.ramakrishnan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/s.ramakrishnan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 4:26am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-view-not-working/113469 "2026-01-22T04:26:28Z")

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I am quite new to Ignition and have been trying to learn Ignition. When I try to open any landing pages in perspective, an Illegal Argument error is popping up. I am not sure what to do.

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## [System functions for system.historian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-functions-for-system-historian/113468)

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**Author:** [@joseph](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joseph)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-functions-for-system-historian/113468 "2026-01-22T00:16:31Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m working on a new project using Ignition 8.3 and trying to implement scripting similar to the legacy system.tag.queryTagCalculations function. From the 8.3 documentation, it looks like queryTagCalculati…

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## [System.alarm.shelve(path, \[timeoutSeconds\], \[timeoutMinutes\]) script stop working in ignition 8.3](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-alarm-shelve-path-timeoutseconds-timeoutminutes-script-stop-working-in-ignition-8-3/113460)

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**Author:** [@Eric\_Li](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eric_Li)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-alarm-shelve-path-timeoutseconds-timeoutminutes-script-stop-working-in-ignition-8-3/113460 "2026-01-21T23:36:11Z")

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It looks like our shelve script stopped working after upgrading to Ignition 8.3. The alarm is not being moved to the shelved table in the Alarm Status, and isShelved() always returns false. I’ve confirmed that the path …

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## [Error writing to DNP3 Slave](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-writing-to-dnp3-slave/113463)

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**Author:** [@andrei.veremeenko](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrei.veremeenko)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-writing-to-dnp3-slave/113463 "2026-01-21T23:09:43Z")

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Hello, I am not sure if anybody has ever done something similar, but I will try to briefly describe my situation. I have designed a simple Electrical SLD at Hypersim software which is a part of OPAL-RT Technologies. Tha…

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## [Move backward / Forward in perspective (Bug)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/move-backward-forward-in-perspective-bug/41445)

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**Author:** [@kumar.chellappan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kumar.chellappan)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/move-backward-forward-in-perspective-bug/41445 "2026-01-21T22:58:07Z")

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Does anyone notice that the move backward and move forward on 8.1.1 makes the component go to the back and front all the way? Is this a bug?

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## [Perspective Views Not Rendering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-views-not-rendering/80557)

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**Author:** [@Jason\_Zhou](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jason_Zhou)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-views-not-rendering/80557 "2026-01-21T22:15:13Z")

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First time coming across this error, but I've somehow managed to kinda corrupt a Perspective view. Its root isn't accessible in the designer, and also can't be looked at with the Perspective Property Editor. It looks lik…

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## [When does the redundant gateway take over](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/when-does-the-redundant-gateway-take-over/110981)

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**Author:** [@Eugene49](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eugene49)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/when-does-the-redundant-gateway-take-over/110981 "2026-01-21T21:36:07Z")

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A client requires a system to be always up. Assuming we have a robust network infrastructure. What are the scenarios, obvious and not, where redundant gateway will takeover?

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## [Dynamically enabling/disabling UDTs embedded in another UDT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamically-enabling-disabling-udts-embedded-in-another-udt/113458)

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**Author:** [@apatrick](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/apatrick)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamically-enabling-disabling-udts-embedded-in-another-udt/113458 "2026-01-21T20:49:39Z")

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Hello, I am developing a UDT for a phase which has 64 embedded instances of another UDT used for parameters and reports. This embedded UDT has a Boolean PLC tag called “Cfg\_Has” which determines whether or not the param…

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## [Is there a good functional reason to add two PLC connections to separate Leased and Driven tags?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-good-functional-reason-to-add-two-plc-connections-to-separate-leased-and-driven-tags/113457)

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**Author:** [@bmeyers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmeyers)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-good-functional-reason-to-add-two-plc-connections-to-separate-leased-and-driven-tags/113457 "2026-01-21T20:41:22Z")

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I am looking at a customer's setup and they separated PLC connections based off the type of tag they are pulling from it. I am scratching my head as to why they would do this setup when they could just make two tag provi…

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## [Can't import com.inductiveautomation.ignition.gateway.authentication](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-import-com-inductiveautomation-ignition-gateway-authentication/113459)

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**Author:** [@Pico\_Sankari](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pico_Sankari)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-import-com-inductiveautomation-ignition-gateway-authentication/113459 "2026-01-21T20:01:05Z")

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I want to use LDAP in a script. I’m trying the line: from com.inductiveautomation.ignition.gateway.authentication.impl import LDAPHelper This is mentioned in other threads, but when I run a script from the script conso…

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## [Custom multistate indicator shape color and blink based on multiple tags?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-multistate-indicator-shape-color-and-blink-based-on-multiple-tags/15860)

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**Author:** [@ROBERT.BAUMGARTNER](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ROBERT.BAUMGARTNER)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-multistate-indicator-shape-color-and-blink-based-on-multiple-tags/15860 "2026-01-21T19:15:14Z")

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I'm new to Ignition and trying to create custom multistate indicators using shapes. The states are based on multiple tags, some I want to blink at certain rates. I've used property binding using expression using with th…

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## [Can't Update Project Title](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-update-project-title/108489)

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**Author:** [@anthony.justus.palme](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/anthony.justus.palme)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-update-project-title/108489 "2026-01-21T18:51:50Z")

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Hi all! Title pretty much says it all. I am trying to update the title of a project that is a few steps down an inheritance chain. Every time I try to save the project in the gateway, it fails. I tried playing with some …

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