# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=901 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 902 --- ## [System.print in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-print-in-perspective/55307)
**Author:** [@IA\_old\_forum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/IA_old_forum)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-print-in-perspective/55307 "2022-01-24T15:24:06Z")
When I run the code I get the following error Does anyone know how I could fix this? Edit: I am using it in perspective, is it only for vision? even if I use a perspective object --- ## [Collision policy error catching on webdev](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/collision-policy-error-catching-on-webdev/55294)
**Author:** [@hrishikesh.b](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hrishikesh.b)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/collision-policy-error-catching-on-webdev/55294 "2022-01-24T15:23:19Z")
Hello everyone, I’ve hit a roadblock and I need some assistance. Basically, I was writing an API for importing the tags, using the system function (system.tag.import). When I hit an API with collision policy “a”-Abort o… --- ## [UDT/Tag export downgrade from 8.1 to 8.0](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-tag-export-downgrade-from-8-1-to-8-0/48543)
**Author:** [@Kraenbring](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kraenbring)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-tag-export-downgrade-from-8-1-to-8-0/48543 "2022-01-24T15:21:36Z")
Anyone know of a good way to downgrade UDTs & tags from 8.1 to 8.0? (don’t worry about the “why?”) :slight\_smile: The 8.1 export structure changed the UDT parameters and it’s screwing things up. 8.1 now throws the dat… --- ## [What is preferred way of tag export on 8.0.10?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-preferred-way-of-tag-export-on-8-0-10/55301)
**Author:** [@hewking32](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hewking32)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-preferred-way-of-tag-export-on-8-0-10/55301 "2022-01-24T13:50:56Z")
I would like to do full tag export from one gateway to the other. Are my steps correct?: 1 export all tag groups 2 export all tags for each provider- one by one During import 1 delete all tags from the gateway befor… --- ## [How to get full screen on System.print.printToImage?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-get-full-screen-on-system-print-printtoimage/2197)
**Author:** [@vahterto](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vahterto)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-get-full-screen-on-system-print-printtoimage/2197 "2020-01-09T21:53:32Z")
Hi I would like to make screen capture button which capture hole screen including navigation bars to image file. I can make this with system.print.printToImage function but it needs container name and I want to include… --- ## [\[BUG\] Moving UDT location resets all overwrites](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-moving-udt-location-resets-all-overwrites/55155)
**Author:** [@louagejasper](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/louagejasper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 7:56am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-moving-udt-location-resets-all-overwrites/55155 "2022-01-24T07:56:05Z")
Hi, We’ve came across something annoying. Whenever we move a UDT type from one folder to another, all instances of this UDT lose all of their overwrites, the UDT is completely reset. We don’t think this should be need… --- ## [Vision: Tag Info popup on tag(s) under mouse](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-tag-info-popup-on-tag-s-under-mouse/25937)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 5:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-tag-info-popup-on-tag-s-under-mouse/25937 "2022-01-24T05:30:47Z")
This is something that’s possible to do in a few other SCADA packages that I’m interested to see how difficult this would be to implement in Ignition. Basically, you hover your mouse over a component that has a tag asso… --- ## [Unable to connect with MSSQL db](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-connect-with-mssql-db/53827)
**Author:** [@Sourabh\_Ambildhuke](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sourabh_Ambildhuke)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 5:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-connect-with-mssql-db/53827 "2022-01-24T05:05:49Z")
Hi eveyone, trying to connect ignition with Microsoft SQL but not getting succeed. I am trying to create connection. Name - Batch Connect URL - systemname \\MSSQLEXPRESS username - sa Db name - Batch\_process But i … --- ## [Perspective 8.1 Map Embedded View Size/Refresh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-8-1-map-embedded-view-size-refresh/41229)
**Author:** [@tyler.robertson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tyler.robertson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2022, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-8-1-map-embedded-view-size-refresh/41229 "2022-01-23T13:40:32Z")
I’m using the map component in Ignition 8.1 and I’m trying to overlay a view, and change it’s size with the zoomlevel, so I can zoom ‘into’ and ‘out’ of the UI view layer. I have an XY coordinate view set to percent, w… --- ## [Tab strip does not show the arrow when not enough space](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-strip-does-not-show-the-arrow-when-not-enough-space/55218)
**Author:** [@hewking32](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hewking32)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2022, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-strip-does-not-show-the-arrow-when-not-enough-space/55218 "2022-01-22T05:39:46Z")
Hi I have strange problem. When vision project is run on lower resolution i would expect the tab strip which is used for navigation to display the arrow to reach tabs that are not displayed. For some reason it does not… --- ## [Ignition Realtime Data Storage](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-realtime-data-storage/55277)
**Author:** [@pridesleap](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pridesleap)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2022, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-realtime-data-storage/55277 "2022-01-22T00:48:39Z")
Where does Ignition store Realtime or short term data? I know it will store data long term in a DB but how does it handle short term or realtime data? Does it send realtime data directly to the DB or is there a buffer or… --- ## [Transaction Groups - Target Name defaults](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-groups-target-name-defaults/55274)
**Author:** [@Bryan\_Mason](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bryan_Mason)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-groups-target-name-defaults/55274 "2022-01-21T22:10:15Z")
I would like to backup PLC tag values from multiple devices (like recipes) using a transaction group. When I drag multiple instances of a UDT into a standard transaction group, the default Target Names and Item Names ar… --- ## [Dataset 'string' value throws Error\_TypeConversion in Text Field](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dataset-string-value-throws-error-typeconversion-in-text-field/55267)
**Author:** [@nellis1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nellis1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dataset-string-value-throws-error-typeconversion-in-text-field/55267 "2022-01-21T21:30:40Z")
I am trying to display a string from a dataset in a text field in Ignition 8.0.12 Vision. I am getting the string by referencing a specific column and row in the dataset: {Root Container.tags}\[7\]\[0\] I am using the sam… --- ## [Deleted Custom Parameters Still Appear in Parameter List (Perspective)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deleted-custom-parameters-still-appear-in-parameter-list-perspective/55039)
**Author:** [@Mitchell\_Lagenour](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mitchell_Lagenour)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deleted-custom-parameters-still-appear-in-parameter-list-perspective/55039 "2022-01-21T20:53:42Z")
I have been messing around with Custom Parameters in Ignition and have found that when deleting a Custom Parameter, it still shows up in the Parameter list. An example of this is in the “Configure Event Popup”. When cli… --- ## [MySQL on Debian Linux Gateway - Installation and Connection Error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mysql-on-debian-linux-gateway-installation-and-connection-error/55262)
**Author:** [@pridesleap](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pridesleap)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mysql-on-debian-linux-gateway-installation-and-connection-error/55262 "2022-01-21T19:10:09Z")
Slowly working my way through IU training and I am now at the point of building a demonstration system. I am trying to install MySQL and create a DB connection. My Ignition Gateway and MySQL DB are installed on the same … --- ## [Tag writes triggered without user input](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-writes-triggered-without-user-input/55188)
**Author:** [@AliE](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AliE)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-writes-triggered-without-user-input/55188 "2022-01-21T19:09:53Z")
Hi, I am having an issue with tag writes being triggered without user input. There are numeric input field bound to view parameters bidirectionally. This view is embedded inside a main view and the tags are bound to t… --- ## [Perspective - Barcode Scan Format](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-barcode-scan-format/55229)
**Author:** [@Carlos\_Rodriguez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carlos_Rodriguez)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-barcode-scan-format/55229 "2022-01-21T18:33:45Z")
Hi, How can I set the allowable format for a barcode scan? So when the user opens a camera only I2of5 are scanned and QR codes are ignored? This seems possible but right now under the device camera in the perspective a… --- ## [Audit Profile AUDIT\_EVENTS table and Tag History Splitter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/audit-profile-audit-events-table-and-tag-history-splitter/55264)
**Author:** [@edward.fowler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/edward.fowler)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/audit-profile-audit-events-table-and-tag-history-splitter/55264 "2022-01-21T18:32:54Z")
I’m creating an Audit Profile. If I create a Tag History Splitter, with the AUDIT\_EVENTS table from my audit profile automatically be stored on both databases in the splitter? Thank you! --- ## [Additional File in resource.json](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/additional-file-in-resource-json/55235)
**Author:** [@kgamble](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kgamble)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/additional-file-in-resource-json/55235 "2022-01-21T18:24:19Z")
I am working on a project that uses some ignition functionality, and a bunch of normal python functionality. In doing this we need to write readmes and add some \_\_init\_\_.py files for test automation. However whenever we… --- ## [Line break in logger](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/line-break-in-logger/55241)
**Author:** [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/line-break-in-logger/55241 "2022-01-21T17:26:34Z")
@pturmel, I thought I had seen a post on how you add line breaks to your loggers, but for the life of me, I can’t seem to find it. Can you point a fella in the right direction? --- ## ["no viable alternative at input'\*tag\*'" error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/no-viable-alternative-at-input-tag-error/55257)
**Author:** [@Micah\_Carr](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Micah_Carr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/no-viable-alternative-at-input-tag-error/55257 "2022-01-21T17:07:27Z")
I am trying to change the position and size of an object from a tag. The code works with a hardcoded value, or if I link it to a parameter, but when I try to link it to a tag I get a “no viable alternative at input” erro… --- ## [Opto 22 Driver errors ignoring logger settings](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opto-22-driver-errors-ignoring-logger-settings/55192)
**Author:** [@joshua.rowlison](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joshua.rowlison)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opto-22-driver-errors-ignoring-logger-settings/55192 "2022-01-21T16:39:28Z")
First off this is connected with my previous ticket on Ignition logging. I’m using the following as my appender, and it works well enough that we have it in production. \ **Author:** [@rrebro](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rrebro)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/iterate-in-an-expression-tag/55193 "2022-01-21T15:58:42Z") I have a list of strings in one tag and basically in a separate expression tag I want to iterate through that list and see if any of the strings are equal to a specific value, If one item is set the tag to true. I don’t … --- ## [Targeting two components with different colour table using same custom CSS theme](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/targeting-two-components-with-different-colour-table-using-same-custom-css-theme/55198)
**Author:** [@Sanath\_Hebbar\_P](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sanath_Hebbar_P)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/targeting-two-components-with-different-colour-table-using-same-custom-css-theme/55198 "2022-01-21T12:25:36Z")
I have modified the CSS files and created my own custom theme file. My question is , how to change component color of two separate components which uses same custom theme that i have created? Issue is that if change colo… --- ## [Help with individual colour of tab strip](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-with-individual-colour-of-tab-strip/55236)
**Author:** [@samuel.tee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/samuel.tee)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 11:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-with-individual-colour-of-tab-strip/55236 "2022-01-21T11:23:37Z")
Hi, I am using Ignition 8.1.9, I am wondering is there a way to change the foreground colour of an individual tab strip based on tag value. Eg: I have a tag value of 0 and if it changes to 1, is there a way to make the… --- ## [\[bug-1549\]Perspective: Ad Hoc Trend Version 1.0.5 - Realtime "refreshRate" Property](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-1549-perspective-ad-hoc-trend-version-1-0-5-realtime-refreshrate-property/41956)
**Author:** [@mudbay](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mudbay)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-1549-perspective-ad-hoc-trend-version-1-0-5-realtime-refreshrate-property/41956 "2022-01-21T05:25:07Z")
Seem to be struggling with getting the refreshRate property to work on the Ad Hoc Trend (actually the Power Chart that is embedded). It seems that no matter what value I put into the property, the Trend seems to refresh… --- ## [Ignition totalizer for flow meter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-totalizer-for-flow-meter/54953)
**Author:** [@chaoliang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chaoliang)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-totalizer-for-flow-meter/54953 "2022-01-20T22:42:53Z")
Due to PLC insufficient memory, I will have to totalize the flows on Ignition. I found that I can use Hour Meter, but it’s insufficient for my purpose. Totalizing the flow starting on specific time of the day. Pause t… --- ## [Is there any way to monitor props values during runtime/session?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-monitor-props-values-during-runtime-session/55084)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Calderon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Daniel_Calderon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-monitor-props-values-during-runtime-session/55084 "2022-01-20T22:41:42Z")
Apologies if this is too obvious, but I have not figured it out yet. Inside the designer, I can switch any View to “Preview mode”, and I can see the values that my props take as the bindings and scripts execute inside t… --- ## [Tag Indirection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-indirection/55208)
**Author:** [@mjohnson0238](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mjohnson0238)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-indirection/55208 "2022-01-20T22:07:48Z")
Good day! Sorry if this is a horrible question but i gotta ask. I am indirecting the tag path like so: When i accept and close, because i like the returned value, then go back and look at the indirection it looks lik… --- ## [Project resources are getting deleted, Audit log shows unkown actor & host](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-resources-are-getting-deleted-audit-log-shows-unkown-actor-host/34812)
**Author:** [@harigobu.gb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/harigobu.gb)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-resources-are-getting-deleted-audit-log-shows-unkown-actor-host/34812 "2022-01-20T20:20:19Z")
Hi, Somehow our project resources are getting deleted from our dev. So for seeing how it happend. fortunately we have configured Audit profile to our projects. But when we were viewing log in gateway(in designer as well… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=900) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=902)