# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=881 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 882 --- ## [Alarm Journal Table how to hide auto-ack alarms?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-table-how-to-hide-auto-ack-alarms/50689)
**Author:** [@taohongyu88](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/taohongyu88)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2022, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-table-how-to-hide-auto-ack-alarms/50689 "2022-03-04T12:44:27Z")
how to hide auto-ack alarms? Gateway General Alarm Setting: --- ## [Change the default tag group when making a new Tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-the-default-tag-group-when-making-a-new-tag/41719)
**Author:** [@michael.benson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.benson)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2022, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-the-default-tag-group-when-making-a-new-tag/41719 "2022-03-04T12:24:53Z")
My question was already asked but another person but I can not find any answer to the question. For naming consistency in my project, I deleted the ‘default’ tag group and created a few others in its place. When I go to… --- ## [Access root container on different page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/access-root-container-on-different-page/56775)
**Author:** [@Benjamin\_Nielsen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Benjamin_Nielsen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2022, 6:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/access-root-container-on-different-page/56775 "2022-03-04T06:55:08Z")
Hello, I am using Vision. As the title says, my question is if there is a way to access the components from a root container, on a different page than it is addressed from. I have one window with buttons, that I would… --- ## [Gateway No log entries found?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-no-log-entries-found/56817)
**Author:** [@taohongyu88](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/taohongyu88)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2022, 1:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-no-log-entries-found/56817 "2022-03-04T01:39:07Z")
In Gateway - Status - DIAGNOSTICS - Logs Before I can see many logs. But today after I change and update vision, show no gateway logs. How i resolve it? --- ## [Easy Chart Tag History Help](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-tag-history-help/56757)
**Author:** [@robert1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robert1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-tag-history-help/56757 "2022-03-03T22:36:03Z")
Hello, I was hoping for some help with Easy Chart component to visualize tag history. I am using version 7.9.16. I use a chart like below, two colored lines are temperatures from RTD, the black line is a set point. T… --- ## [Eliminating Modbus Raw String Null Bits](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/eliminating-modbus-raw-string-null-bits/56802)
**Author:** [@Samuel\_Scovronski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Samuel_Scovronski)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/eliminating-modbus-raw-string-null-bits/56802 "2022-03-03T20:23:49Z")
I am trying to read a string value from my device via Modbus. There are 20 addresses values listed to read the string (max of 20 characters). In order to read the string, I have to select the option to read the raw strin… --- ## [Forcing Tags to update to trigger event tag change script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/forcing-tags-to-update-to-trigger-event-tag-change-script/56799)
**Author:** [@PrinceVade](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PrinceVade)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/forcing-tags-to-update-to-trigger-event-tag-change-script/56799 "2022-03-03T18:49:57Z")
We have a set of devices that store events and increment a tag that tracks the number of events currently in a queue (we call them indexes). In a production world, these events needs to be unloaded one at a time from th… --- ## [\[feature-15082\]Perspective - Hide Project](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-15082-perspective-hide-project/25599)
**Author:** [@robwarren](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robwarren)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-15082-perspective-hide-project/25599 "2022-03-03T18:12:24Z")
Hello, When I open the perspective app, and I add my gateway through gateway search, and “Manually Input Gateway”, I get a list of all of the projects on my gateway. This is undesirable, as the project names could reve… --- ## [Issue with tag quality using Kepware Trial](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-with-tag-quality-using-kepware-trial/56696)
**Author:** [@Alister\_Chan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alister_Chan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-with-tag-quality-using-kepware-trial/56696 "2022-03-03T17:58:52Z")
Hi, i’m having tag quality issue with Ignition v8.1.14 through Kepware . It was working normally when the Kepware trial version is running. However when the Kepware trial version ends and restart the trial service, the d… --- ## [Can you have different projects running off of one gateway?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-you-have-different-projects-running-off-of-one-gateway/56798)
**Author:** [@William\_R](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/William_R)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-you-have-different-projects-running-off-of-one-gateway/56798 "2022-03-03T17:53:30Z")
Hello Everyone, First post here, though I’ve been a reader for a couple months now. I have a quick question about running different projects on the same gateway. I would want two distinct Ignition projects to run on two… --- ## [Historian Data At Different Frequencies](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historian-data-at-different-frequencies/56688)
**Author:** [@michael.thompson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.thompson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historian-data-at-different-frequencies/56688 "2022-03-03T17:39:59Z")
I have a project that requires the historian to store data at a frequency of \< 10 seconds for 6 months. Data after 6 months can be 1 minute data. I want to avoid storing \< 10s data forever. I am thinking possibly using p… --- ## [\[feature-4810\]Expression function for Regex](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-4810-expression-function-for-regex/3973)
**Author:** [@Greg.Buehler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Greg.Buehler)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-4810-expression-function-for-regex/3973 "2022-03-03T17:39:43Z")
I see you can pass a regular expression into the Split function, but could we get a ‘Regex’ function that evaluates a string against an expression? --- ## [OPC UA connection Faulted - NodeRed like Server](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-connection-faulted-nodered-like-server/56791)
**Author:** [@jiguti](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jiguti)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-connection-faulted-nodered-like-server/56791 "2022-03-03T17:32:37Z")
Hello I have an OPC-UA server in NODE RED in docker container in the same machine that Ignition. I’m trying to connect with Ignition to that server, but I can’t. Configuring Node: Ignition Confg: LOG faulted: … --- ## [Query Help: select certain time window over 2 days](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-help-select-certain-time-window-over-2-days/19836)
**Author:** [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-help-select-certain-time-window-over-2-days/19836 "2022-02-15T20:49:45Z")
I have some tags that query production data from a database. I have two shifts and the data has a 'shift' column which contains either a 1 or 2. I can easily where clause the shift = 2, but I only need the data from th… --- ## [Alarm Email Formatting (v8.1)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-email-formatting-v8-1/56797)
**Author:** [@J\_West](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/J_West)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-email-formatting-v8-1/56797 "2022-03-03T17:12:54Z")
I have a table of active alarms (usually no bigger then 25x3) that I’d like to insert into an email. The table is expressed through a dataset memory tag that I populate from a python script at regular intervals. When I i… --- ## [Open two different perspective views on the same computer on startup to two different monitors?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-two-different-perspective-views-on-the-same-computer-on-startup-to-two-different-monitors/56719)
**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-two-different-perspective-views-on-the-same-computer-on-startup-to-two-different-monitors/56719 "2022-03-03T17:07:23Z")
New prospective perspective project (say that 3 times fast). Set up is going to be a windows 10 PC that has two monitors - one at eye level for users to use, and one as a TV elevated to some height strictly to show data… --- ## [Why can't Designer Launcher be pinned to taskbar or start menu?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-cant-designer-launcher-be-pinned-to-taskbar-or-start-menu/56731)
**Author:** [@Watermark\_JS](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Watermark_JS)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-cant-designer-launcher-be-pinned-to-taskbar-or-start-menu/56731 "2022-03-03T16:45:27Z")
I understand not being able to pin the Designer, but why not the launcher? --- ## [Table component error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-component-error/56437)
**Author:** [@Aditya\_Patil](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Aditya_Patil)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-component-error/56437 "2022-03-03T15:17:01Z")
HI, I am facing issue in perspective’s table as a component error. printing dataset giving this result - “com.inductiveautomation.ignition.gateway.datasource.BasicStreamingDataset@56be9d7f” --- ## [Perspective Display different in Chrome than in designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-display-different-in-chrome-than-in-designer/56769)
**Author:** [@pawel.kondol1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pawel.kondol1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-display-different-in-chrome-than-in-designer/56769 "2022-03-03T14:58:45Z")
Hello, I am trying to understand what is an issue with my project. I Bonded as Expression with few values: concat({view.params.id\_Line},'/',{parent.custom.id\_Level\_1},'/',{parent.custom.id\_Level\_2},'/',{parent.custom.c… --- ## [\[feature-13751\]Perspective Auto Logout](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-13751-perspective-auto-logout/24416)
**Author:** [@christopher.knapp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/christopher.knapp)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-13751-perspective-auto-logout/24416 "2022-03-03T14:54:14Z")
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to auto-logout users in perspective based on inactivity? Does system.util.getInactivitySeconds work in perspective? I’m struggling to get it to work and I’m wondering if this func… --- ## [Configuring a script action in perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/configuring-a-script-action-in-perspective/56782)
**Author:** [@joe.miller](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joe.miller)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/configuring-a-script-action-in-perspective/56782 "2022-03-03T14:48:16Z")
I am writing my first script in perspective and notices some differences from vision. Will someone explain to me, in more detail than I get from the mouseover popup, what the selections are at the bottom of the screen. … --- ## [XY chart data not display correctly](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-data-not-display-correctly/56705)
**Author:** [@user95](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/user95)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-data-not-display-correctly/56705 "2022-03-03T13:16:53Z")
In xy chart i need to display every day data but it display data combining not day wise. --- ## [Timer script affecting CPU performance](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/timer-script-affecting-cpu-performance/56760)
**Author:** [@vani161998](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vani161998)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/timer-script-affecting-cpu-performance/56760 "2022-03-03T12:53:54Z")
hi, i have a timer script which consumes 2% of CPU . what can do to improve the cpu peformance .should i change the script or any other thing? thanks in advance --- ## [Tag expression not working](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-expression-not-working/56772)
**Author:** [@betti.francesco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/betti.francesco)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 10:18am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-expression-not-working/56772 "2022-03-03T10:18:10Z")
Hi all, I have an issue regarding tag expression execution, Ignition version is 8.1.12 on an Ubuntu machine. I have a procedure that builds a UDT from a csv file. The UDT contains more or less 1000 tags, structured insi… --- ## [Select text input field](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/select-text-input-field/56765)
**Author:** [@liam1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/liam1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/select-text-input-field/56765 "2022-03-03T09:36:40Z")
Is there a way for me to select the current text in textinput field after setting focus as demonstratored below? I see that in normal javascript can use the “select()” function. --- ## [Modules ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modules-ignition/56316)
**Author:** [@Esme\_Lopez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Esme_Lopez)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modules-ignition/56316 "2022-03-03T08:00:01Z")
Hello, How can I know wich modules I am using in a project of Ignition? --- ## [Edge sync failed Notification or Alarm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/edge-sync-failed-notification-or-alarm/56592)
**Author:** [@dhananjay\_vichare](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dhananjay_vichare)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 7:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/edge-sync-failed-notification-or-alarm/56592 "2022-03-03T07:23:02Z")
We have setup at site 2 Edge devices installed Version 8.1.4 (Windows 10) and Ignition Central server Version 8.1.4 (windows Server). Few days back we noticed that the Edge syncing with Ignition server stopped and not d… --- ## [Saving parameters stored in a allen bradley UDT array in a SQL database](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/saving-parameters-stored-in-a-allen-bradley-udt-array-in-a-sql-database/56748)
**Author:** [@I\_Rock\_Well](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/I_Rock_Well)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2022, 10:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/saving-parameters-stored-in-a-allen-bradley-udt-array-in-a-sql-database/56748 "2022-03-02T22:55:13Z")
For most of my PLCs I have a UDT Recipe.ID where x is about 0-64. in each of those I have a large number of parameters, for example Recipe.ID\[5\].SoakTime Now I want to store all the parameters in a database so I can re… --- ## [Perspective XY Chart Dashed Line](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-xy-chart-dashed-line/56742)
**Author:** [@WildeKurt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/WildeKurt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-xy-chart-dashed-line/56742 "2022-03-02T19:57:06Z")
I’m having an issue getting a dashed line to render. As near as I can tell the dashArray property controls this. I’ve tried various options and none seem to change the render a dashed line. The manuals says: SVG dash … --- ## [Is there a way to specify Tab order?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-specify-tab-order/7857)
**Author:** [@drewdin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drewdin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-specify-tab-order/7857 "2022-03-02T19:02:25Z")
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