# Ignition

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## [Log "subscriptions"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/log-subscriptions/59114)

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**Author:** [@DUMAS\_Solene](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DUMAS_Solene)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/log-subscriptions/59114 "2022-05-02T16:08:31Z")

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Hello, Does anyone know what this log means please? Tried to register a path/listener combination that is already in the model. Value: TagSubscription(path=\[CSM\]COP00000/PDM00654/Rittmeyer/debit\_Rittmeyer/Debit, listen…

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## [Perspective Sparkline String Input Not Working](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-sparkline-string-input-not-working/59120)

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**Author:** [@NorfolkControls](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/NorfolkControls)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-sparkline-string-input-not-working/59120 "2022-05-02T15:11:18Z")

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Ignition Version 8.1.16 Just playing with the perspective sparkline component. The manual suggests that a string is a valid input for the sparkline ‘points’ property. If I put the string ‘0,20 1,35 2,15’ (copied direct …

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## [Open several pop up at the same time](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-several-pop-up-at-the-same-time/59107)

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**Author:** [@DUMAS\_Solene](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DUMAS_Solene)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-several-pop-up-at-the-same-time/59107 "2022-05-02T14:46:22Z")

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Hello How can I open several pop up on the screen? I have two buttons that each open a different pop up. But when one of the pop up is open, I can’t open the other one by clicking on the second button. I work in Persp…

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## [Charts and OPC TAG](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/charts-and-opc-tag/59110)

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**Author:** [@hugobre](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hugobre)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/charts-and-opc-tag/59110 "2022-05-02T14:39:08Z")

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Hello ! I have an OPC tag here that tell me the total active power of the lights of a tunnel. I would like to put the tag in a chart to see the variation of the power but I don’t know how to do it. Thanks for your h…

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## [Filter tag dataset?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/filter-tag-dataset/59073)

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**Author:** [@Noah\_Casey](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Noah_Casey)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/filter-tag-dataset/59073 "2022-05-02T14:29:34Z")

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Hi All, I have a tag that gets updated with audit logs it has 3 columns entryTime, message, level I’m trying to find the count of a specific message for example Table looks like this: entryTime …

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## [Transaction Groups - Trigger Not Firing Properly?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-groups-trigger-not-firing-properly/58920)

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**Author:** [@Joe\_Kelly](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Joe_Kelly)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-groups-trigger-not-firing-properly/58920 "2022-05-02T13:05:14Z")

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I’m attempting to utilize transaction groups to block tag changes together. We have 10 assembly lines and I want to track when a new piece has been counted or the part/job has changed over. I have created a Block trans…

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## [Report Designer XML Copy Out works, Paste back?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-designer-xml-copy-out-works-paste-back/20973)

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**Author:** [@dano38291](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dano38291)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-designer-xml-copy-out-works-paste-back/20973 "2022-05-02T12:33:55Z")

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Hello, I use the Report Designer a lot. Its tedious to click through the GUI to align the Various Column Widths to be the same between a Header/ Details row or across align Column widths across Peer Tables. So I got a …

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## [\[Bug-3518\] Perspective Time Series Chart Error when changing tag source while pan zoom](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-3518-perspective-time-series-chart-error-when-changing-tag-source-while-pan-zoom/54281)

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**Author:** [@nicholas.robinson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nicholas.robinson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 9:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-3518-perspective-time-series-chart-error-when-changing-tag-source-while-pan-zoom/54281 "2022-04-29T09:19:36Z")

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We have a dashboard that allows the user to look at flow stops. By default the conveyor with the longest flow stop time is shown. However, by clicking on the on each conveyor, the source tag on the time series is chang…

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## [Adding delay in a tag event in UDT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-delay-in-a-tag-event-in-udt/58774)

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**Author:** [@sharmila.belvalkar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sharmila.belvalkar)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 11:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-delay-in-a-tag-event-in-udt/58774 "2022-05-02T11:33:18Z")

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We have 75 instances of a UDT having around 20 OPC Tags and 20+ other tags. For an OPC Boolean tag , we have added time.sleep(5) in its tag event script to turn another memory Boolean tag True, which is used as a trigge…

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## [Ignition v8.1.16 gateway failed to start after installation on Windows 10 Home](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-v8-1-16-gateway-failed-to-start-after-installation-on-windows-10-home/59084)

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**Author:** [@itsmepsk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/itsmepsk)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 8:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-v8-1-16-gateway-failed-to-start-after-installation-on-windows-10-home/59084 "2022-05-01T08:39:30Z")

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I had installed the software v8.1.16 but the gateway was not opened after the installation, I tried to uninstall that from my control panel, its not uninstalling and I can’t repair it as well, Windows version:Windows 10…

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## [Time Series Chart, gridlines & breaklines](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-series-chart-gridlines-breaklines/37277)

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**Author:** [@jykl](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jykl)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-series-chart-gridlines-breaklines/37277 "2022-04-30T19:37:41Z")

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I’m trending data from OSI PI using the TimeSeriesChart. And its perfect because of the BreakLine option so it shows gaps when there is no data. That was critical as a visual that the data has gaps. However, I can’t fin…

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## [Perspective: "View.config is undefined" error when opening view](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-view-config-is-undefined-error-when-opening-view/59023)

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**Author:** [@WildeKurt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/WildeKurt)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-view-config-is-undefined-error-when-opening-view/59023 "2022-04-30T15:12:50Z")

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A view that has been in use for some time now throws this error when opening it in the designer. It seems to work in a browser though. I’ve seen a couple of threads on this but haven’t seen any concrete answers/solutio…

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## [Debug in ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/debug-in-ignition/58948)

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**Author:** [@Esmeralda\_Lopez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Esmeralda_Lopez)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/debug-in-ignition/58948 "2022-04-30T15:09:51Z")

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Is there any debug in Ignition ?

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## [Perspective Gauge Titles](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-gauge-titles/59065)

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**Author:** [@joe.metz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joe.metz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-gauge-titles/59065 "2022-04-29T20:10:02Z")

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Please add a text box to the top and bottom of the Perspective Gauge component. I can then easily add a title to the top such as “Temp Motor 1” and at the bottom bind the actual temperature with units. It is cumbersome t…

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## [Error running property change script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-running-property-change-script/59035)

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**Author:** [@ASF](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ASF)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 3:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-running-property-change-script/59035 "2022-04-30T03:53:08Z")

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I have a property change script running on a view custom property as follows: if previousValue.value \> 0 and currentValue.value == 0: system.perspective.closeDock('alarmBanner') The intention is, when the number of al…

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## [Access custom parameters of UDT type](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/access-custom-parameters-of-udt-type/59075)

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**Author:** [@david.rigby](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/david.rigby)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 2:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/access-custom-parameters-of-udt-type/59075 "2022-04-30T02:27:59Z")

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Hi All. Windows Server 2019 - Ignition 8.1.15 I have a UDT with a bunch of parameters and OPC tags. I have defined custom properties at the UDT structure layer and the tag layer The custom properties make my paramete…

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## [Need help with datasets](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-help-with-datasets/59038)

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**Author:** [@Tyler\_Muckley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Tyler_Muckley)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-help-with-datasets/59038 "2022-04-30T01:30:30Z")

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Hello friends, I come to you today with some issues regarding datasets and I am hoping you guys can help me figure this out and maybe even optimize what I am doing currently. I am attempting to scan in some barcodes, s…

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## [Retrigger alarm notification](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/retrigger-alarm-notification/59080)

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**Author:** [@benw](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/benw)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 12:51am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/retrigger-alarm-notification/59080 "2022-04-30T00:51:13Z")

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Hi guys, A quick simple one; is there any way to retrigger an alarm through the alarm pipeline if it’s sat active for a certain amount of time and not been cleared? We monitor a bunch of remote sites and rely on dial-ou…

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## [Chart with calculations](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-with-calculations/59077)

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**Author:** [@robb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robb)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-with-calculations/59077 "2022-04-29T22:50:52Z")

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Hi everyone, sorry if this comes off as confusing and vague… I’d like to create a chart and/or calculation page. The user will have to enter some data manually (volume of wood in cubic feet as well as the target value).…

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## [Multi State Button state](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-state-button-state/59043)

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**Author:** [@Conn\_Mccurdy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Conn_Mccurdy)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-state-button-state/59043 "2022-04-29T22:05:45Z")

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I have been trying to use a multi state button for a while now and every time I use it, I cant get the button to change color even I change the colors on the selected and unselected styles. Just wondering if anyone knows…

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## [Perspective - Security Zone](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-security-zone/58923)

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**Author:** [@luc.martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luc.martin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-security-zone/58923 "2022-04-29T22:03:17Z")

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I try to setting up a security and it seems that the Default Security Zone let tags readWrite access even I setup Service Security or not. I just want that all PCs can have access to the tag but only PCs in dedicated Z…

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## [filterAlarm filtering out system tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/filteralarm-filtering-out-system-tags/59066)

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**Author:** [@Yvain17](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Yvain17)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/filteralarm-filtering-out-system-tags/59066 "2022-04-29T20:17:41Z")

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The Ignition project I am working on has the typical alarm grouping/filtering found on this page: https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Alarm+Associated+Data On our alarm tables, this filters out any \[Syst…

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## [Extract row column value from perspective table on a 'double click'](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/extract-row-column-value-from-perspective-table-on-a-double-click/59067)

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**Author:** [@jeff.ryan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jeff.ryan)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/extract-row-column-value-from-perspective-table-on-a-double-click/59067 "2022-04-29T20:09:41Z")

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I must be close, sorry if this is a simple one; I want to extract the value of a specific column of a row of a table on a Perspective view when it is double - clicked, so I can pass that value as a param to a view th…

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## [MQTT engine update tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-engine-update-tags/59069)

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**Author:** [@Andrew\_Mikaiel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Andrew_Mikaiel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-engine-update-tags/59069 "2022-04-29T20:03:39Z")

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can someone please explain how to update opc tags externally through engine module? for example i can transmit data through transmission into mqttfx, but then i cannot write back to those tags through mqttfx, can someone…

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## [Comparing backups and exports](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/comparing-backups-and-exports/58785)

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**Author:** [@robby.tanner](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robby.tanner)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/comparing-backups-and-exports/58785 "2022-04-29T19:55:48Z")

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We want to make sure we have everything backed up in the event of a failure. So, we’ve been backing up the Gateway through the web interface as well as exporting tags.xml, and whatever FILE | EXPORT and FILE | EXPORT GLO…

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## [Python, Jython, CPython, Libraries, Pip, and Python 2.7 vs 3 - A quick primer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-jython-cpython-libraries-pip-and-python-2-7-vs-3-a-quick-primer/43201)

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**Author:** [@Kevin.McClusky](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.McClusky)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-jython-cpython-libraries-pip-and-python-2-7-vs-3-a-quick-primer/43201 "2022-04-29T19:13:56Z")

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We wrote up a Knowledge Base article a little while back that I wanted to post here. It goes over a variety of questions that are common with regard to Python in Ignition. If you’re looking for information on the topic…

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## [7.9.13 Vision client displays differently than Designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/7-9-13-vision-client-displays-differently-than-designer/59058)

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**Author:** [@rfolkes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rfolkes)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/7-9-13-vision-client-displays-differently-than-designer/59058 "2022-04-29T18:25:23Z")

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Version 7.9.13 have hatched indication on pump in view window But designer shows correctly How do I fix the client?

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## [Rename the column of a dataset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/rename-the-column-of-a-dataset/56043)

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**Author:** [@prasath.t](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/prasath.t)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/rename-the-column-of-a-dataset/56043 "2022-04-29T18:01:30Z")

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Hi, I have dataset \[61R×4C\] I want to rename the column 4 name . How to do that using script? @JordanCClark any idea to do?

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## [Trendline on a bar chart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trendline-on-a-bar-chart/59063)

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**Author:** [@ricardo.ortolani](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ricardo.ortolani)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trendline-on-a-bar-chart/59063 "2022-04-29T18:00:36Z")

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I am trying to add a trendline (going up or down) on a bar chart. Does anyone have any idea on how to do this? I used addRangeMarker to add a horizontal line, but I couldn’t get to make the line to have a up or down tre…

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## [Tag Event Scripts on Value Changed slow execution time](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-event-scripts-on-value-changed-slow-execution-time/59040)

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**Author:** [@T\_Hat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/T_Hat)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-event-scripts-on-value-changed-slow-execution-time/59040 "2022-04-29T16:22:20Z")

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Im using tag event scripting for communication between PLC and Manufacturing Execution System which is using Oracle DataBase. The sctript is realy simple, yet it takes about 400ms to execute. Script starts when Tag W…

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