# Ignition

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## [Detect update/set in progress](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/detect-update-set-in-progress/58458)

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**Author:** [@SergioS](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SergioS)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/detect-update-set-in-progress/58458 "2022-04-15T15:27:32Z")

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Good Morning , in one script I’m set some Custom Properties binding in bidirection mode plc tags. When value change I see blink object associated at custom properties. It’s possible to detect this event? I want to put…

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## [Help plesase! GET http methode don't work on the server](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-plesase-get-http-methode-dont-work-on-the-server/58498)

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**Author:** [@sebastien\_ng](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sebastien_ng)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-plesase-get-http-methode-dont-work-on-the-server/58498 "2022-04-15T13:55:29Z")

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Hello, I have a problem with the GET method. it work on the local but when I put my projet on the server it does’nt work. I’m working on a project, I need to display an address on the map. To do this, I use the city nam…

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## [Using Perspective and Vision in unison](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-perspective-and-vision-in-unison/58504)

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**Author:** [@Logan\_Nguyen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Logan_Nguyen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-perspective-and-vision-in-unison/58504 "2022-04-15T13:30:18Z")

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I’m picturing using vision for the main SCADA screens in an an industrial plant and re-creating some of the screens in perspective so that plan managers can access information from their mobile. Is this possible?

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## [Ignition Gateway Data base connection Error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-gateway-data-base-connection-error/58502)

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**Author:** [@Ramakant\_Pohare](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ramakant_Pohare)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-gateway-data-base-connection-error/58502 "2022-04-15T12:34:25Z")

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Got following Error, during database connection: Cannot create PoolableConnectionFactory (The driver could not establish a secure connection to SQL Server by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption. Error: “No appro…

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## [Security projet with on perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-projet-with-on-perspective/58500)

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**Author:** [@sebastien\_ng](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sebastien_ng)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 11:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-projet-with-on-perspective/58500 "2022-04-15T11:42:10Z")

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Hello, I want translate this script on my perspective projet. Somme one can help me? def onStartup(session): “”" Called when a new session is authorized and starts. Arguments: session: A reference to the newly crea…

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## [Ignition OPC-UA Problem](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-opc-ua-problem/43011)

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**Author:** [@hydradenlon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hydradenlon)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 11:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-opc-ua-problem/43011 "2022-04-15T11:39:31Z")

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First of all I just new here and don’t know much about Ignition so… your advice would help me a lot I use newest version of Ignition (8.1) I try to create first OPC connection (OPC UA) but it got a problem THANK Y…

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## [Report design issues with tableGroup and nestedQueries](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-design-issues-with-tablegroup-and-nestedqueries/58354)

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**Author:** [@Alberic\_cusin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alberic_cusin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 8:59am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-design-issues-with-tablegroup-and-nestedqueries/58354 "2022-04-15T08:59:31Z")

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Hi, I am trying to build a report with a tableGroup and nestedQueries. In fact, I have to select IDs from my table “Affaires”, then for those IDs, I need to select all actions, from the “Actions” table. Finally, I need…

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## [Tag.configure max recursion depth exceeded](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-configure-max-recursion-depth-exceeded/54090)

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**Author:** [@flavien](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/flavien)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 8:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-configure-max-recursion-depth-exceeded/54090 "2022-04-15T08:43:44Z")

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Hi, I work on a script which add an alarm in tags. I use system.tag.getConfiguration() to get json tag and I add an alarm in 'alarms' key. My config before adding new alarm : { "tagGroup": "PHPScriptExecution", "…

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## [Reporting - Setting a Display Filter on an Alarm journal returns no rows](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-setting-a-display-filter-on-an-alarm-journal-returns-no-rows/58487)

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**Author:** [@srb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/srb)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-setting-a-display-filter-on-an-alarm-journal-returns-no-rows/58487 "2022-04-14T21:52:09Z")

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Hello all, I’m on Ignition 8.1.14. I’m able to pass a DisplayPath filter param to my report without any issues but the alarm journal table is empty. I’m able to filter Site Names without any issues. This is how it’s set…

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## [\[BUG\] Ignition 8.1.15 upgrade overwrote ignition.conf file max heap](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-ignition-8-1-15-upgrade-overwrote-ignition-conf-file-max-heap/58453)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-ignition-8-1-15-upgrade-overwrote-ignition-conf-file-max-heap/58453 "2022-04-14T20:21:39Z")

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Upgraded from 8.1.10 with custom java heap settings, but upgrade to 8.1.15 reset this back to 2GB max

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## [Replace Leading/Trailing 0's with Whitespace (stringFormat)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/replace-leading-trailing-0s-with-whitespace-stringformat/57938)

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**Author:** [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/replace-leading-trailing-0s-with-whitespace-stringformat/57938 "2022-04-14T19:52:14Z")

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I’d really like to have the label, the value, and the units for a tag all in one label component. However, this leads to either the label or unit (depending on leading/trailing alignment) shifting as optional digits pop …

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## [\[BUG-3514\] RAM usage never goes down, always rising when switching projects](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-3514-ram-usage-never-goes-down-always-rising-when-switching-projects/58440)

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**Author:** [@stefan.marcin74](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/stefan.marcin74)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-3514-ram-usage-never-goes-down-always-rising-when-switching-projects/58440 "2022-04-14T18:42:54Z")

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Hello I noticed, designer eats more and more ram everytime I jump from project to project in Designer until the whole system starts lagging and I have to kill the process. Any tips how to fix it ? Version - 8.1.9

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## [Project says it is inheritable, but isn't](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-says-it-is-inheritable-but-isnt/58479)

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**Author:** [@ken.maze](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ken.maze)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-says-it-is-inheritable-but-isnt/58479 "2022-04-14T17:00:15Z")

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Hi, I’ve made a new Perspective project today, and when I run it I get the But none of my projects on that server are inheritable. In fact, I’ve never written an inheritable project. Is there some other less obviou…

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## [OPC UA Modbus TCP stuck on Connecting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-modbus-tcp-stuck-on-connecting/50641)

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**Author:** [@imraan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/imraan)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-modbus-tcp-stuck-on-connecting/50641 "2022-04-14T16:46:13Z")

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I have a Modbus TCP connection to a device. This connection gets stuck on ‘Connecting’ when ever there is a power failure and power is restored. I suspect it might be because the device that I am connecting to from Igni…

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## [Azure SQL Database Ignition Compatibility](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/azure-sql-database-ignition-compatibility/58133)

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**Author:** [@knicholas](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/knicholas)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/azure-sql-database-ignition-compatibility/58133 "2022-04-14T16:37:34Z")

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Has anyone used or connected their Ignition Project with Azure SQL Database? I cannot find any information on the compatibility with Azure SQL Database with Ignition 8.1. I wanted to use Azure SQL Database instead of j…

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## [DispatchManager:Error during message dispatch: Project 'AAAAA' was not found](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dispatchmanager-error-during-message-dispatch-project-aaaaa-was-not-found/46152)

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**Author:** [@park.dong](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/park.dong)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dispatchmanager-error-during-message-dispatch-project-aaaaa-was-not-found/46152 "2022-04-14T16:23:06Z")

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Hi, After renaming ‘AAAAA’ project, always output error log every second: 'DispatchManager: Error during message dispatch: Project ‘AAAAA’ was not found! I try to upgrade from 8.1.1 to 8.1.5, but error still appear. …

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## [Subscribed tags in Standard Transaction Group recorded values of 0](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/subscribed-tags-in-standard-transaction-group-recorded-values-of-0/58469)

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**Author:** [@karnick](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/karnick)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/subscribed-tags-in-standard-transaction-group-recorded-values-of-0/58469 "2022-04-14T15:44:39Z")

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Hello, I have a transaction group that is executing off a trigger. Some of the tags have values that change in the PLC. Some have values that are fixed. The tags with changing values resulted in recording 0s, but based …

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## [Writing to Siemens tag structure via OPC connection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writing-to-siemens-tag-structure-via-opc-connection/58217)

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**Author:** [@jbartsch](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jbartsch)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writing-to-siemens-tag-structure-via-opc-connection/58217 "2022-04-14T14:56:21Z")

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I am hoping someone can point me/us in the right direction, or offer up some suggestions. We are attempting to write date and time to a Siemens PLC over OPC. For some reason we can only write the “seconds” value, when …

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## [Expression Switch-Case Fall-Through](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/expression-switch-case-fall-through/58471)

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**Author:** [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/expression-switch-case-fall-through/58471 "2022-04-14T14:48:41Z")

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Using the expression switch function, is there any way to declare a fall-through for cases like with C: switch(x){ case a: case b: case c: printf("Cases a, b, & c); case d: printf("Case d")…

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## [How to clear text after saving the data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-clear-text-after-saving-the-data/58465)

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**Author:** [@anuradha.upase](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/anuradha.upase)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-clear-text-after-saving-the-data/58465 "2022-04-14T13:45:18Z")

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I have a text field and one save button. If I click on the button, data was saved, but the character on the text field remained same . I want to clear this text after click on the button. For this what should i do?

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## [Script help, preventing redundant rows, overwriting with prepupdate](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-help-preventing-redundant-rows-overwriting-with-prepupdate/58361)

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**Author:** [@zacharyw.larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacharyw.larson)\
**Replies:** 52\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-help-preventing-redundant-rows-overwriting-with-prepupdate/58361 "2022-04-14T13:30:52Z")

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I have a submit button putting data into a runprepupdate call on a page. Maybe a worker goes home early, and I end up with two submissions for one shift. How do I script to look at the table and perform a delete of red…

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## [File Upload in Perspective CSV to database](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/file-upload-in-perspective-csv-to-database/42813)

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**Author:** [@jgonya](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jgonya)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/file-upload-in-perspective-csv-to-database/42813 "2022-04-14T12:44:33Z")

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So I have a script that work in Vision that I would like to get something like it working in Perspective. The vision script is on a button when “actionPerformed” it opens an file browse then insert data to a table in the…

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## [Check if an user is already present with same email id](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/check-if-an-user-is-already-present-with-same-email-id/58411)

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**Author:** [@user66](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/user66)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/check-if-an-user-is-already-present-with-same-email-id/58411 "2022-04-14T12:25:38Z")

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I’m trying add a new user but before adding I need to check if an user is already present with the same email address. How can this be achieved? eg: userToGet = system.user.getNewUser("AcmeWest", "mTrejo") # Add som…

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## [Questions about the retargeting feature](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/questions-about-the-retargeting-feature/58460)

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**Author:** [@Dean\_Walsh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dean_Walsh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/questions-about-the-retargeting-feature/58460 "2022-04-14T12:02:46Z")

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I read the Navigation - Retargeting page and watched the video on the university where he mentions you can switch between vision clients but there’s no mention of perspective in either video or website. My question is c…

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## [Ignition is continously accessing user database](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-is-continously-accessing-user-database/58409)

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**Author:** [@chi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chi)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-is-continously-accessing-user-database/58409 "2022-04-14T11:49:17Z")

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I’m using AD/Database Hybrid Authentication in Ignition 8. There is also an Indentity Provider using that Usersource. The database access log shows that Ignition is continously reading the ‘User’s Roles Query’. There is…

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## [Perspective Table Not Displaying All Data In Query](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-not-displaying-all-data-in-query/41429)

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**Author:** [@jon.smith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jon.smith)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 8:12am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-not-displaying-all-data-in-query/41429 "2022-04-14T08:12:55Z")

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I’m having an issue, Ignition Version: 8.1.0 (b2020110211), with a sql query working correctly in testing but when i apply to a table in perspective it only pulls back one row instead of all the rows I requested. Anyon…

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## [system.file.openFile in perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-file-openfile-in-perspective/52883)

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**Author:** [@valentin.guichard](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/valentin.guichard)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 7:01am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-file-openfile-in-perspective/52883 "2022-04-14T07:01:45Z")

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Hi, I work with Ignition 8.1. I’m trying to import an xml file with the function system.file.openFile() in perspective. I use this function in the script editor and I call it under a button on the action performed eve…

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## [Working with alarms generated by tags within a certain folder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/working-with-alarms-generated-by-tags-within-a-certain-folder/58445)

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**Author:** [@ASF](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ASF)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/working-with-alarms-generated-by-tags-within-a-certain-folder/58445 "2022-04-14T02:29:08Z")

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I have my tags organised into various folders according to plant area. Is there any way of: (a) counting how many alarms are e.g. active and acknowledged, relating only to tags contained in a certain folder (b) determ…

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## [Configuration BBMD](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/configuration-bbmd/58394)

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**Author:** [@Luis\_Sanchez\_Ramos](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Luis_Sanchez_Ramos)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/configuration-bbmd/58394 "2022-04-13T21:39:07Z")

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problemas con la integracion de un tablero NOTIFIER HONEYWELL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM Me podrian ayudar con la configuracion? Notifier ip: 10.30.43.4 Ignition:10.100.30.7 attached configuration screens

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## [Organizing SQL tables and named queries efficiently](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/organizing-sql-tables-and-named-queries-efficiently/53212)

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**Author:** [@zacharyw.larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacharyw.larson)\
**Replies:** 42\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/organizing-sql-tables-and-named-queries-efficiently/53212 "2022-04-13T20:26:09Z")

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If you have a bunch of machines, and multiple events to track, is it best to have a transaction group for each event type, and for each machine? I read one guy say if you had a bunch of machines, you wanted to organize …

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