# Ignition

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## [Create a Pdf File](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-a-pdf-file/56454)

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**Author:** [@stefano.sforna](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/stefano.sforna)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-a-pdf-file/56454 "2022-02-23T15:06:07Z")

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Heelo, How it’s possible create a PDF file with script???

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## [Multiple Monitor Script w/ Header/footer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-monitor-script-w-header-footer/54681)

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**Author:** [@Taylor.Johnson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Taylor.Johnson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-monitor-script-w-header-footer/54681 "2022-02-23T14:49:03Z")

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Good morning all! I have a project that uses the following startup script to get an ignition display on each monitor. The problem I am having is that when I tried to use this script to pop up my header/footer and a main …

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## [What is your preferred way of logging debugging info?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-your-preferred-way-of-logging-debugging-info/56404)

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**Author:** [@hewking32](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hewking32)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 10:13am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-your-preferred-way-of-logging-debugging-info/56404 "2022-02-23T10:13:22Z")

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Hi i wonder what is your preferred way of logging debugging info? Is writing everything to the wrapper file is the best solution as everything is in one place which needs filtering or is it better to log to the separate…

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## [Perspective Map Component, popup doesn't update](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-map-component-popup-doesnt-update/56301)

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**Author:** [@LucaL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/LucaL)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 9:47am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-map-component-popup-doesnt-update/56301 "2022-02-23T09:47:40Z")

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Hello everyone, I’m facing in a problem about the data update once I open a Popup related on a marker in Map component. I’ve a map with some markers and when i click on one of them it appears a popup with a status led.…

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## [Nesting a view inside itself](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nesting-a-view-inside-itself/56429)

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**Author:** [@kgamble](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kgamble)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 7:49am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nesting-a-view-inside-itself/56429 "2022-02-23T07:49:56Z")

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I have a pretty customized version of a the Perspective table, that includes a lot of convenience features for my client that aren’t built into the native table. I have a use-case that would require me to be able to put…

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## [BACnet - poll data from slave MS/TP devices](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bacnet-poll-data-from-slave-ms-tp-devices/56186)

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**Author:** [@Kaloyan\_Radomirov](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kaloyan_Radomirov)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 6:22am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bacnet-poll-data-from-slave-ms-tp-devices/56186 "2022-02-23T06:22:29Z")

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We have one Master controller with BACnet IP, (ID 20000) comm and polling data is ok. But how I can poll data from slave devices connected to the master in ms/tp? ID 20000 - Matser with IP ID 20001 - MS/TP ID 20002 …

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## [Vision Chart Component Change Series Line Color Based On Value for Each](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-chart-component-change-series-line-color-based-on-value-for-each/56425)

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**Author:** [@curtisfennell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/curtisfennell)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-chart-component-change-series-line-color-based-on-value-for-each/56425 "2022-02-22T22:57:17Z")

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Good day, I am working with the Chart Component in Vision. I am trying to represent open or closed based on value. I have used the door number. If Door5 is 5 then it is closed, if it is 5.5 this is open. I would like t…

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## [Multiple gateways on a single box](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-gateways-on-a-single-box/38395)

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**Author:** [@jason.millar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jason.millar)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-gateways-on-a-single-box/38395 "2022-02-22T22:16:26Z")

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Hi there; I’m interested in setting up multiple gateways in a test environment to test/validate some of the Enterprise features, but I’m wondering if I can do that by installing multiple test Ignition instances on the s…

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## [Set User Properties through Scripting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/set-user-properties-through-scripting/56423)

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**Author:** [@tim.schultz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tim.schultz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/set-user-properties-through-scripting/56423 "2022-02-22T22:04:31Z")

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I’m trying to set a user’s badge ID through scripting. I’ve tried this, but it does not work… any suggestions on what I’m missing? def updateUserBadge(userSource,userName,badgeNumber="1234567"): # Retrieve the user we…

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## [System db update the data into the latest record](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-db-update-the-data-into-the-latest-record/56350)

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**Author:** [@uy\_huynh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/uy_huynh)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-db-update-the-data-into-the-latest-record/56350 "2022-02-22T21:21:58Z")

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Hi guys, I’m trying to implement a value changed script to update the end\_time to the row that already had start\_time logged. At the moment, I’m able to insert them into 2 separate rows. Please see attached pics and cod…

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## [Alarm end time in SQL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-end-time-in-sql/40688)

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**Author:** [@vrautomation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vrautomation)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-end-time-in-sql/40688 "2022-02-22T19:17:19Z")

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Hello Ignition’s ninjas :slight\_smile: The table “alarm\_event” in the SQL DB contain these columns: How do I know the end time of a particular alarm?

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## [Is there a way to use the date picker to represent a historical data value?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-use-the-date-picker-to-represent-a-historical-data-value/56410)

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**Author:** [@Nicole\_Weiss](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nicole_Weiss)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-use-the-date-picker-to-represent-a-historical-data-value/56410 "2022-02-22T18:14:10Z")

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I have a sum total data value in a table, but I want to find the sum between certain dates and have it represented. Is this possible? Thank you.

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## [Table in designer vs. client launch](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-in-designer-vs-client-launch/6204)

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**Author:** [@sedobson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sedobson)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-in-designer-vs-client-launch/6204 "2022-02-22T18:11:46Z")

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Hi - I'm using a table populated with a database table that "looks" like it is working fine in the designer - no errors shown and the data that I want is in the table in the correct place. When I launch the project the …

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## [System.perspective.print Help](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-perspective-print-help/47115)

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**Author:** [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-perspective-print-help/47115 "2022-02-22T17:43:55Z")

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Can someone please help me understand print in Perspective? From the manual, system.perspective.print - Ignition User Manual 8.1 - Ignition Documentation, it states, “Sends print statements to the Script Console when i…

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## [Working with python datatypes across multiple Vision windows?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/working-with-python-datatypes-across-multiple-vision-windows/56414)

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**Author:** [@mschell1978](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mschell1978)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/working-with-python-datatypes-across-multiple-vision-windows/56414 "2022-02-22T17:08:15Z")

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When data is not one of the atomic types supported by Ignition (for example a dictionary, or a reference to a class instance), what is the best way to handle sharing data across multiple windows within a project? We hav…

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## [Changing the Axis Through Scripting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-the-axis-through-scripting/56413)

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**Author:** [@Jose\_Diaz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jose_Diaz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-the-axis-through-scripting/56413 "2022-02-22T16:45:38Z")

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Hey y’all! So I was put into a project that currently has these pens that are coming from a database. Although the Labels for each of the tags are given an an axis, specified by their SI Units, the y-axis are not set…

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## [Speeding up block transactions](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/speeding-up-block-transactions/56268)

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**Author:** [@Cody\_Fiscus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Cody_Fiscus)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/speeding-up-block-transactions/56268 "2022-02-22T16:43:43Z")

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I have a transaction group that contains 63 item blocks of 10,000 segments. Due to the nature of the data the TG is set to read to ensure that the data is fresh when the TG is triggered. I am using an Siemens S7-1500 hos…

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## [Method to Text Different Numbers based on Active Schedule](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/method-to-text-different-numbers-based-on-active-schedule/56049)

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**Author:** [@brandon1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/brandon1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/method-to-text-different-numbers-based-on-active-schedule/56049 "2022-02-18T22:22:30Z")

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Hello Everyone, I am creating a system that needs to alert operators that will have multiple phones with them. Is there any way that I can enter all the numbers into a single user profile and have the alarm pipeline se…

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## [Gatway Logs : Batch Operation : Error Saving node configuration](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gatway-logs-batch-operation-error-saving-node-configuration/56150)

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**Author:** [@kaushik.shah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kaushik.shah)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gatway-logs-batch-operation-error-saving-node-configuration/56150 "2022-02-22T16:12:54Z")

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Hello There, We recently updated from Ignition 7.9.5 to 8.0.17. (Its been about 2 weeks). We are seeing gateway is flooded with the Batch Operation error. I saw a similar post and restarted the gateway but it didn’t hel…

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## [Perspective table cell padding](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-cell-padding/56407)

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**Author:** [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-cell-padding/56407 "2022-02-22T16:02:56Z")

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Does anyone know how to pad the contents of a table cell? Setting props.columns,n.style.paddingLeft doesn’t do anything. In general, applying any styles or classes to the default Folsom table doesn’t appear to do anyt…

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## [Tag type change](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-type-change/56318)

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**Author:** [@zacharyw.larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacharyw.larson)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-type-change/56318 "2022-02-22T14:50:47Z")

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When I got on the designer this morning, 12 tags had changed from expression to memory tags. If a tag is written to with system.writeBlocking, would that change the type as well if it writes from one tag directly to ano…

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## ["Close Match" variable comparison in event script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/close-match-variable-comparison-in-event-script/56409)

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**Author:** [@blogsdon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/blogsdon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/close-match-variable-comparison-in-event-script/56409 "2022-02-22T14:09:33Z")

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In the script below I am trimming a dataset to exclude rows where the “Approved\_Workcenters” column does not match the local variable “wc”. The change I need to make is to keep rows from the dataset that match “wc” even …

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## [Display wrapper.log file in Ignition Project?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/display-wrapper-log-file-in-ignition-project/9771)

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**Author:** [@tbackus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tbackus)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/display-wrapper-log-file-in-ignition-project/9771 "2022-02-22T13:59:37Z")

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I have a need to display the wrapper.log file from the Ignition server in a project running on that server... Has anyone done this before? How should I do this? Currently I am the Admin so I RDP into the system and lo…

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## [How to check if at least 1 Operator is logged to enable gateway event?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-check-if-at-least-1-operator-is-logged-to-enable-gateway-event/56311)

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**Author:** [@hewking32](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hewking32)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-check-if-at-least-1-operator-is-logged-to-enable-gateway-event/56311 "2022-02-22T13:12:08Z")

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Its Friday afternoon and this issue drives me crazy :frowning: I can have multiple clients running with various users logged in which are validated against a database. I created client timer event to check if Operator …

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## [Chart in core modules](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-in-core-modules/56402)

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**Author:** [@Typical\_user](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Typical_user)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-in-core-modules/56402 "2022-02-22T13:09:40Z")

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Hi, Is it possible to create realtime and historical chart using only core and vision modules?

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## [Update the perspective date component as per system date](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/update-the-perspective-date-component-as-per-system-date/56360)

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**Author:** [@Arun\_Teja\_Gattu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Arun_Teja_Gattu)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/update-the-perspective-date-component-as-per-system-date/56360 "2022-02-22T13:05:52Z")

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The perspective date component needs to be updated based on the system date i.e. regional format and country. Do we have any functions or scripting to get the work done in perspective?

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## [Clipped Display path](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/clipped-display-path/56352)

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**Author:** [@mojoeswa](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mojoeswa)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/clipped-display-path/56352 "2022-02-22T13:01:45Z")

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Hi. In the mobile version, the display path is cut off. Is it possible to expand with more rows instead? Is quite important to know where the alarm comes from.

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## [Need to print report by clicking on button in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-to-print-report-by-clicking-on-button-in-perspective/56359)

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**Author:** [@manjuyadav95.m](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/manjuyadav95.m)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-to-print-report-by-clicking-on-button-in-perspective/56359 "2022-02-22T12:54:24Z")

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I need a script/function to print the report (report viewer) in perspective like ctrl+p does the work …any solution for this? is there any way to open a new tab to display only report and let ctrl+p key gets pressed aut…

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## [Ignition Data Latency - Time Settings](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-data-latency-time-settings/56400)

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**Author:** [@Vijay\_Krishna\_G\_M](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Vijay_Krishna_G_M)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-data-latency-time-settings/56400 "2022-02-22T12:51:49Z")

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Dear Team, Hope you are doing well Requesting your support for the below-mentioned queries: Are there any data latency properties or settings available to set or change the time in Ignition gateway/edge to IoT Greengr…

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## [Object has no attribute 'export CSV'](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/object-has-no-attribute-export-csv/56394)

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**Author:** [@Johnny\_Li1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Johnny_Li1)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/object-has-no-attribute-export-csv/56394 "2022-02-22T12:40:47Z")

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Hi everyone I am trying to export data to csv, but it seems like got some error on export csv this funciton. Anyone knows how to solve this issue ? Many thanks Johnny

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