# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=929 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 930 --- ## [Kafka misunderstanding which topic to poll](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/kafka-misunderstanding-which-topic-to-poll/53269)
**Author:** [@nicholas.robinson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nicholas.robinson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/kafka-misunderstanding-which-topic-to-poll/53269 "2021-11-18T22:56:19Z")
I don’t have high hopes to get an answer on this but I’ll try anyways. We have two kafka integrations, each at physically separate sites. Each has its own topics. At site one we poll site1-topic and data comes across … --- ## [All sensors have exclamation mar stating overlay error?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/all-sensors-have-exclamation-mar-stating-overlay-error/53217)
**Author:** [@Phil\_T](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Phil_T)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/all-sensors-have-exclamation-mar-stating-overlay-error/53217 "2021-11-18T21:49:09Z")
we had some issues with ldap login, and had to create a temporary login to access the system. after recreating a ldap/hybrid identity provider, all the sensors for our project have “null” and exclamation marks. is ther… --- ## [Sending Datasets through Messages](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sending-datasets-through-messages/53188)
**Author:** [@bradbarbin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bradbarbin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sending-datasets-through-messages/53188 "2021-11-18T21:03:13Z")
I’m using system.util.sendRequest to call functionality in one project (call it A) from another (call it B) and running into some strange behavior. Would appreciate some advice. In project B, I have some code like this: … --- ## [Slow window opening troubleshooting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/slow-window-opening-troubleshooting/53156)
**Author:** [@Brian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brian)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/slow-window-opening-troubleshooting/53156 "2021-11-18T20:57:14Z")
I’m trying to troubleshoot why one of my windows in my project takes longer and longer to open the longer the project is running. I’m on Ignition 7.9.6. What I’ve done so far is to put some print statements into the wi… --- ## [Perspective Table View Column Height](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-view-column-height/53259)
**Author:** [@jacob.ramirez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jacob.ramirez)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-view-column-height/53259 "2021-11-18T20:55:57Z")
How do you set the height of a view inside a table? I have a perspective table with 1 column that renders a view. Each view is taller than the embedded view. The view has a height of 150 and in the table its rendering … --- ## [Hide Perspective Popup Titlebar?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/hide-perspective-popup-titlebar/53232)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/hide-perspective-popup-titlebar/53232 "2021-11-18T17:43:07Z")
I’d like to be able to not show the popup titlebar for some popups. I don’t think this is currently possible? --- ## [Cannot generate maker edition license for my home testing setup](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-generate-maker-edition-license-for-my-home-testing-setup/53202)
**Author:** [@SKA](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SKA)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-generate-maker-edition-license-for-my-home-testing-setup/53202 "2021-11-18T16:27:44Z")
I just installed a linux VM and installed ignition on my home computer and wanted to try out the maker edition, i cannot create a license: --- ## [Reference tag in same UDT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reference-tag-in-same-udt/52827)
**Author:** [@mojoeswa](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mojoeswa)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reference-tag-in-same-udt/52827 "2021-11-18T16:08:57Z")
I want to reference value from another tag in the same UDT. It is possible? I have experiment with {\[.\]…/TagPath} but it’s not working… --- ## [Reporting - Simple Table height not matching Design view](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-simple-table-height-not-matching-design-view/46833)
**Author:** [@grietveld](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/grietveld)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-simple-table-height-not-matching-design-view/46833 "2021-11-18T15:58:37Z")
So I’ve got a report mostly made of Simple Tables. In Design view, everything lines up, I have some smaller cells for certain data points and to conserve space. But when I go to preview this, the row heights go back t… --- ## [Case expression binded on coordinates(x,y,deg) for symbol transposition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/case-expression-binded-on-coordinates-x-y-deg-for-symbol-transposition/53234)
**Author:** [@alexm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alexm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/case-expression-binded-on-coordinates-x-y-deg-for-symbol-transposition/53234 "2021-11-18T15:30:48Z")
Hi, I have trouble with creating a case expression. Simply I want to assign a script in a symbol to change its coordinates to begin with(starting with y position expression binded) based in Tags variation(integers or Bo… --- ## [High CPU because garbage collector?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/high-cpu-because-garbage-collector/53172)
**Author:** [@amolinse](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amolinse)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/high-cpu-because-garbage-collector/53172 "2021-11-18T15:18:24Z")
I’m having CPU problems with my Ignition 8.0.17, the CPU goes over 90%. I checked in the threads and it seams that there is a platform-executor that is causing the problem, it is using around 30% of CPU. I have tested di… --- ## [OPC DA Client, Device Read, MQTT Sourced Data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-da-client-device-read-mqtt-sourced-data/53236)
**Author:** [@wdougmiller](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wdougmiller)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-da-client-device-read-mqtt-sourced-data/53236 "2021-11-18T14:22:18Z")
Hello, I am working on a project where we want to publish the data via MQTT to Ignition, but we have a legacy OPC-DA client application that can only get the data via Device Reads. How does Ignition, as the OPC server, h… --- ## [\[FEATURE\]Allow markdown on Button text](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-allow-markdown-on-button-text/53218)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 10:50am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-allow-markdown-on-button-text/53218 "2021-11-18T10:50:35Z")
Would this be feasible to allow writing markdown in a button’s text? I’d like some text to be bold and I want to add new lines --- ## [How to embed Ignition Perspective (web view) into a webpage](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-embed-ignition-perspective-web-view-into-a-webpage/53184)
**Author:** [@ihtus\_ihtus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ihtus_ihtus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 7:41am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-embed-ignition-perspective-web-view-into-a-webpage/53184 "2021-11-18T07:41:44Z")
We would like to embed Ignition Perspective (web view) into our local webpage (another web server in our LAN) I’ve seen posts about this (related to older ignition versions) that involves copying java files and using ja… --- ## [String in omron structs dont show in ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/string-in-omron-structs-dont-show-in-ignition/52828)
**Author:** [@SKA](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SKA)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 6:46am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/string-in-omron-structs-dont-show-in-ignition/52828 "2021-11-18T06:46:46Z")
Hi. On this omron NX1p2 plc, i use the omron nj driver in ignition, and export the tag list and import it via the ignition browser page. I can add the struct tags and it shows correct (it seems) The values in the stru… --- ## [Tag historian misses alarms](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-historian-misses-alarms/53176)
**Author:** [@SKA](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SKA)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 6:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-historian-misses-alarms/53176 "2021-11-18T06:45:44Z")
Ignition: 8.1.10 (b2021090812) mysql database on local computer (same as ignition) Real plc on my desk. I have setup a “bunch” (like 21 tags) as tag history. They are in tag group “Default Historical”. History enabl… --- ## [Strange quality behaviour on DNP3 tags after changing IPs in script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/strange-quality-behaviour-on-dnp3-tags-after-changing-ips-in-script/53164)
**Author:** [@hayden](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hayden)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 3:22am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/strange-quality-behaviour-on-dnp3-tags-after-changing-ips-in-script/53164 "2021-11-18T03:22:47Z")
Hey all, While doing some testing on an IP changing script I found a strange behavior in the quality of the tags. I had written a script that would take two IPs, main and backup, if my watchdog didn’t update the comms … --- ## [Ignition Report Caching Image](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-report-caching-image/53220)
**Author:** [@batkinson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/batkinson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 1:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-report-caching-image/53220 "2021-11-18T01:19:11Z")
I have several reports created in the reporting module that utilize a URL in the key component of an image to access a JPG from an IP camera. However, the image doesn’t seem to be refreshing. How can I force my report … --- ## [Perspective HMI Best Containers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-hmi-best-containers/53215)
**Author:** [@jacob.ramirez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jacob.ramirez)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-hmi-best-containers/53215 "2021-11-17T23:08:22Z")
I’m working on building control screens using perspective. I’m wondering what type of screen types people used when doing this for desktop and mobile. I’m trying to use the breakpoint container with a coordinate (need f… --- ## [Report Viewer Parameter lookup](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-viewer-parameter-lookup/53209)
**Author:** [@michael.ruel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.ruel)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-viewer-parameter-lookup/53209 "2021-11-17T22:50:25Z")
We have a report viewer that is used to switch between different reports. Right now the window is setup to just show 2 different report viewers and we are wanting to just use 1 viewer and switch the path dynamically. T… --- ## [EasyCharts Error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easycharts-error/53213)
**Author:** [@greg.duggleby](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/greg.duggleby)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 10:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easycharts-error/53213 "2021-11-17T22:23:57Z")
We have an ignition 7 project that makes use of EasyCharts and it has been running for years. Recently, every time the project tries to display an EasyChart component the component tunrs red. We see this error in the cl… --- ## [Uncaught Throwable during messageArrived()](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/uncaught-throwable-during-messagearrived/53211)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Morano](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Daniel_Morano)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/uncaught-throwable-during-messagearrived/53211 "2021-11-17T22:04:12Z")
When trying to pull coil data through Modbus the above errors, are present in the log activity for the specific OPC-UA device connection. These errors are not present when polling data from holding registers only coil… --- ## [Using system.file.writeFile to save a PNG](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-system-file-writefile-to-save-a-png/53205)
**Author:** [@Caleb\_Bohon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Caleb_Bohon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-system-file-writefile-to-save-a-png/53205 "2021-11-17T21:19:46Z")
I’m calling an API to get a png in a python script. Then saving it to my computer using system.file.writeFile. I am confident that the URL I am using is correct, because I have also used system.net.openURL to download … --- ## [Historical Tag Group Timing compared to Tag Tag Group Timing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historical-tag-group-timing-compared-to-tag-tag-group-timing/53197)
**Author:** [@Dmart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dmart)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historical-tag-group-timing-compared-to-tag-tag-group-timing/53197 "2021-11-17T19:12:02Z")
How does the timing of the Tag Group setup on a tag corelate to the timing of the Historical Tag Group? If the Tag is being updated at a Rate of 5,000 from the PLC. and History is being updated at a rate of 500. Will … --- ## [\[IGN-5158\] Perspective Table Column Flex Width](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-5158-perspective-table-column-flex-width/51404)
**Author:** [@ryanjmclaughlin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryanjmclaughlin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-5158-perspective-table-column-flex-width/51404 "2021-11-17T18:14:29Z")
In 8.1.10, I am seeing some crazy behavior with the alignment when using the flex alignment. Ex setting column width to an int value like a flex container. Is this no longer supported? --- ## [Getting a UDT binding value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-a-udt-binding-value/40322)
**Author:** [@tmahaffey](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tmahaffey)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-a-udt-binding-value/40322 "2021-11-17T17:38:07Z")
Im using system.tag.getConfiguration(tag)\[0\]\[‘opcItemPath’\] We are using a lot of UDT instances with UDT parameter bindings. When I get the configuration for the opc item path, it returns these bindings in this format: … --- ## [MySQL 8 on Ignition 8.1 \[Solved\]](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mysql-8-on-ignition-8-1-solved/53147)
**Author:** [@yehet73190](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yehet73190)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mysql-8-on-ignition-8-1-solved/53147 "2021-11-17T17:05:24Z")
Hello, I'm having problems with my current database setup. I have 8.1 installed and as for mysql i currently installed the latest which is MySQL 8. My current mysql mysql Ver 8.0.27-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 for Linux on x86\_… --- ## [Script Attribute Error: Object has no attribute 'value'](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-attribute-error-object-has-no-attribute-value/53187)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Potts](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ryan_Potts)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-attribute-error-object-has-no-attribute-value/53187 "2021-11-17T16:50:03Z")
Just updated from 8.0 to 8.1 and have an issue now with a script that creates a trend for some motors. I have tried to add in different ‘value’ items, but still receive the same error message. Any help is appreciated. d… --- ## [Power Tables - Auto Size Columns](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-tables-auto-size-columns/28832)
**Author:** [@mellsberry](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mellsberry)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-tables-auto-size-columns/28832 "2021-11-17T16:15:21Z")
Is there a script / property equivalent to Right Click Header -\> Auto Resize All Columns? This makes all columns as wide as they need to be to fit the data, even if it causes a horizontal scrollbar. This is the desired r… --- ## [Raspberry PI unable to start ignition following instruction](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/raspberry-pi-unable-to-start-ignition-following-instruction/53191)
**Author:** [@Krish\_Kar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Krish_Kar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/raspberry-pi-unable-to-start-ignition-following-instruction/53191 "2021-11-17T16:05:21Z")
Hello the instruction says the following: make the files executable by executing the following three chmod commands: chmod +x ignition.sh chmod +x ignition-gateway chmod +x gcu.sh To start Ignition now, type ./igni… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=928) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=930)