# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=903 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 904 --- ## [Quantifiable java performance difference between windows and linux?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/quantifiable-java-performance-difference-between-windows-and-linux/55089)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Shaw](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Richard_Shaw)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/quantifiable-java-performance-difference-between-windows-and-linux/55089 "2022-01-18T17:58:55Z")
Searching google there seems to be an overall assessment that java performs better on Linux than Windows. I choose to run Ignition on Linux because one, I’m comfortable with it, and two, I can run Linux headless with muc… --- ## [Add Security Role to Open Popup (Perspective)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-security-role-to-open-popup-perspective/55123)
**Author:** [@Mitchell\_Lagenour](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mitchell_Lagenour)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-security-role-to-open-popup-perspective/55123 "2022-01-18T17:18:29Z")
I am working on adding security to my project and something we want to do is have popups only come up if it is a user that falls into the appropriate security level. So, say someone is an “Operator”, they can click on a… --- ## [Perspective table component applying time zone offsets to dates](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-component-applying-time-zone-offsets-to-dates/54393)
**Author:** [@ShaneH](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ShaneH)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-component-applying-time-zone-offsets-to-dates/54393 "2022-01-18T17:04:33Z")
Using Perspective 8.1.11 I have a dataset with date/time columns containing UTC date/time values. When I display them in a Perspective table component, if I set ‘render=auto’, it will apply a local time offset and rend… --- ## [Table Grouping in Reporting Module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-grouping-in-reporting-module/55116)
**Author:** [@Gaurav.Shitole](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Gaurav.Shitole)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-grouping-in-reporting-module/55116 "2022-01-18T16:53:30Z")
Hi there., I am using Reporting module with table grouping and nested query. I am facing following issues with it: Why does it take long time to load the report with Nested query? It takes almost 2-3 minutes to load t… --- ## [Bind to Date Time Input](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bind-to-date-time-input/55124)
**Author:** [@Randal\_Kopp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Randal_Kopp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bind-to-date-time-input/55124 "2022-01-18T16:52:48Z")
I have created a 3 page report in Perspective Reports. They are setup with Historian Tags. I have setup a Date Time Input but how do I bind the Date Time Inputs to the Perspective reports so that when I select a date ran… --- ## [Tags/OPC Uncertain\_LastKnownValue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tags-opc-uncertain-lastknownvalue/55120)
**Author:** [@Eric\_Moynihan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eric_Moynihan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tags-opc-uncertain-lastknownvalue/55120 "2022-01-18T16:36:20Z")
suddenly my tags are showing a clock symbol in the right corner of each text field and when I hover over the tag value it says Uncertain\_LastKnownValue --- ## [\[RESOLVED\] Perspective PowerChart excess fetchSeriesData and fetchAnnotationData requests](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/resolved-perspective-powerchart-excess-fetchseriesdata-and-fetchannotationdata-requests/55090)
**Author:** [@paul.longtine](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul.longtine)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/resolved-perspective-powerchart-excess-fetchseriesdata-and-fetchannotationdata-requests/55090 "2022-01-17T21:52:54Z")
EDIT: I upgraded to 8.1.13 on a test gateway and as it turns out this issue has been fixed. Hello, I’ve encountered an issue with the power chart where after an amount of time or configuration change, the client starts… --- ## [Use of "org.apache.commons.math3" example](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-of-org-apache-commons-math3-example/55091)
**Author:** [@jmb6259](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jmb6259)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-of-org-apache-commons-math3-example/55091 "2022-01-18T15:40:01Z")
Could you post a full example of how to use the org.apache.commons.math3" tools found at Overview (Apache Commons Math 3.6.1 API)? I see some fragmented examples in other post, but I can not seem to get them to work. … --- ## [Alarm status table - header/data text alignment](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-status-table-header-data-text-alignment/53696)
**Author:** [@e.cutino](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/e.cutino)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-status-table-header-data-text-alignment/53696 "2022-01-18T15:22:03Z")
Hi, as per the attached screenshot, I’m running in an aesthetic issue regarding text alignment between alarm status table header and related data. Header is centered and data are left-aligned. I did not found any away … --- ## [Perspective Alarm Status Table Query loading](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-alarm-status-table-query-loading/53798)
**Author:** [@nicolas.griffon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nicolas.griffon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-alarm-status-table-query-loading/53798 "2022-01-18T15:19:20Z")
Hello, In our Perspective project, the alarm status table component rows are displayed after 30 seconds of loading. (default filters are activeUnacked and activeAcked). Our Database is MS SQL Server 2019 and Ignition v… --- ## [Perspective Property Editor - section item order](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-property-editor-section-item-order/54982)
**Author:** [@RC23](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/RC23)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-property-editor-section-item-order/54982 "2022-01-18T14:34:04Z")
Hi, I deleted a parameter accidentally then added it again but it appears at the bottom now. I know it is not that critical but would like to know if there is way to change the order of the items under PROPS or PARAMS s… --- ## [Refresh alarm table/row on PLC status](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/refresh-alarm-table-row-on-plc-status/55063)
**Author:** [@Remco\_Thijssen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Remco_Thijssen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/refresh-alarm-table-row-on-plc-status/55063 "2022-01-18T14:21:39Z")
Hi guys, I have a question about the alarm status table. I have a UDT with a alarm which occurs when a bit state is true. it generate a alarm which is fine. I used the acknowledge button when i select the alarm, en the… --- ## [Fail importing REQUESTS python module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fail-importing-requests-python-module/55079)
**Author:** [@lavi.ram86](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lavi.ram86)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fail-importing-requests-python-module/55079 "2022-01-18T13:43:48Z")
Hi all, I am trying to import requests module into my gateway. I have tried two different versions: requests-0.2.4 and requests-2.27.1 after importing the module I can’t use the definition\\method request when typing … --- ## [Perspective on IPad with SSL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-on-ipad-with-ssl/55104)
**Author:** [@louagejasper](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/louagejasper)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-on-ipad-with-ssl/55104 "2022-01-18T13:00:44Z")
Excuse my terminology, I’m not super familiar with certification yet. We are having the following issue at a client: We want to roll out Perspective on multiple IPad’s via the Perspective app. We are able to run it in … --- ## [Vision Client Launcher Install, Ignition 8.1.10](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-client-launcher-install-ignition-8-1-10/54044)
**Author:** [@nicholas.gutt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nicholas.gutt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-client-launcher-install-ignition-8-1-10/54044 "2022-01-18T12:57:14Z")
Hello, Recently, I tried to setup Vision Client Launcher on a windows 10 PC. I have installed Vision Client Lauchner on numerous computers without trouble. Unfortunately, I have hit my first problem which I will try t… --- ## [Ignition 8.1 Copy Document tag Data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-copy-document-tag-data/55098)
**Author:** [@Matthew\_Hunt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matthew_Hunt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 8:44am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-copy-document-tag-data/55098 "2022-01-18T08:44:27Z")
I wasn’t able to find any easy way to extract the data from a Document tag that was created by Browsing the OPC. There was also someone else on the forum with the same issue but there was no solution as the document tag … --- ## [\[BUG-1820\] Is the Eye dropper tool broken in 8.1?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-1820-is-the-eye-dropper-tool-broken-in-8-1/43189)
**Author:** [@bmeyers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmeyers)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 8:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-1820-is-the-eye-dropper-tool-broken-in-8-1/43189 "2022-01-18T08:19:49Z")
I’m following this video from Inductive University: https://www.inductiveuniversity.com/videos/eyedropper-tool/8.1 I set up a red and green rectangle and a label. I left click the label (with fill background enabled), I… --- ## [Password(or user) not longer available after DEMO project restored](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/password-or-user-not-longer-available-after-demo-project-restored/41666)
**Author:** [@zxy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zxy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/password-or-user-not-longer-available-after-demo-project-restored/41666 "2022-01-18T04:25:37Z")
Hey, I just start learning Ignition, so some quit basic question to ask… After Ignition V8.1 installation done, I restored the DEMO “Ignition 8.0 Demo Server\_Ignition-backup-20200408-1653” to system. But after the rest… --- ## [Perspective - Icon browser picks up custom icon libraries :)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-icon-browser-picks-up-custom-icon-libraries/49074)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-icon-browser-picks-up-custom-icon-libraries/49074 "2022-01-18T00:33:54Z")
I was working on a tool to smoosh a directory of SVGs into an icon library and I just noticed that the icon browser picks up custom icon libraries :slight\_smile: Very cool! Thanks IA team Not the greatest SVGs to use… --- ## [Storing variable number of records in SQL DB](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/storing-variable-number-of-records-in-sql-db/55083)
**Author:** [@Alistair](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alistair)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/storing-variable-number-of-records-in-sql-db/55083 "2022-01-17T20:53:51Z")
Hi, I have an array of a UDT in a Compact Logix PLC. It contains five variables per record, but a variable number of (non-zero) records, up to 120 each time. These are unique carton barcodes that have been stacked on a … --- ## [Get users contact info based on role](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-users-contact-info-based-on-role/8636)
**Author:** [@cja7928](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cja7928)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-users-contact-info-based-on-role/8636 "2022-01-17T16:46:54Z")
I have a timer script that sends out an email each week and includes a run time report from an sql query and attaches a file to the email, the recipient addresses are currently being pulled from some tags where I have st… --- ## [CPU temperature in windows](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cpu-temperature-in-windows/54938)
**Author:** [@edoardo.manzardo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/edoardo.manzardo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cpu-temperature-in-windows/54938 "2022-01-17T15:09:02Z")
Hi, I want to read the CPU temperature of my PC that it have windows 10 installed inside. How can do this by a python script? Is possible? I have find this library “psutil” but it do not work. --- ## [System.dataset.addrow change Date datatype to Unicode](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-dataset-addrow-change-date-datatype-to-unicode/8283)
**Author:** [@pdibenedetto](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pdibenedetto)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-dataset-addrow-change-date-datatype-to-unicode/8283 "2022-01-17T13:53:40Z")
"A picture is worth a thousand words" (especially if you do not know the language well) Regards, --- ## [Configuration required from OpenID OKTA app to Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/configuration-required-from-openid-okta-app-to-ignition/55070)
**Author:** [@Sanath\_Hebbar\_P](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sanath_Hebbar_P)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 9:22am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/configuration-required-from-openid-okta-app-to-ignition/55070 "2022-01-17T09:22:26Z")
Has anyone successfully configured from OpenID OKTA app to Ignition and even how to map roles from OKTA app to ignition’s user attribute mappings? --- ## [Try() in expression binding doesn't stop error from being logged](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/try-in-expression-binding-doesnt-stop-error-from-being-logged/55059)
**Author:** [@ShaneH](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ShaneH)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/try-in-expression-binding-doesnt-stop-error-from-being-logged/55059 "2022-01-16T13:35:46Z")
Ignition 8.1.13 I have a custom property with an expression binding: try(addHours({\[MyTagProvider\]MyTag}, {this.props.MyOffset}), now()) Note that the addHours() is wrapped in a try(). Despite this, I still occasio… --- ## [How to open a popup](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-open-a-popup/54975)
**Author:** [@Atanu\_Sanyal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Atanu_Sanyal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-open-a-popup/54975 "2022-01-15T06:57:26Z")
Hi everyone, hope you all good, Can anybody help me how can i open a popup window by pressing the valider component in image, valider is a template that containing a label in it, by using button it can be done easily … --- ## [POP up issue in vision client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pop-up-issue-in-vision-client/55054)
**Author:** [@Atanu\_Sanyal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Atanu_Sanyal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 6:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pop-up-issue-in-vision-client/55054 "2022-01-15T06:55:10Z")
hello all, Hope you are doing well, i will be thankful if someone give some solution on this, Picture i am sharing is a popup, by pressing a button it is opening and that popup containing a template repeater, in t… --- ## [Value (Float) Wrongly truncating a decimal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/value-float-wrongly-truncating-a-decimal/25653)
**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 4:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/value-float-wrongly-truncating-a-decimal/25653 "2022-01-15T04:23:34Z")
I have a dropdown with a custom float property that uses a query to find the selected person’s rate. This particular person’s rate is 196.02. This shows up correctly for the dropdown custom property as 196.0200004272 w… --- ## [\[BUG IGN-2712\] 8.1.7 No errors reported when importing tags with invalid config](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-ign-2712-8-1-7-no-errors-reported-when-importing-tags-with-invalid-config/48242)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2021, 4:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-ign-2712-8-1-7-no-errors-reported-when-importing-tags-with-invalid-config/48242 "2021-06-27T04:00:24Z")
When trying to import tags by pasting tag json into the tag browser, no errors are shown if some tags don’t import, for example if their names are invalid, UDT instance definitions don’t exist, etc. The gateway wrapper … --- ## [Historical Tag Recording Too Many Data Points](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historical-tag-recording-too-many-data-points/55037)
**Author:** [@pnoeldner](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pnoeldner)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historical-tag-recording-too-many-data-points/55037 "2022-01-14T22:28:52Z")
Gateway: Ignition Edge 8.1.12 Application: Perspective The customer gutted an old system to set up a small test plant. There is no store and forward being used to a central server. I have tags in the PLC that are only… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=902) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=904)