# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=962 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 963 --- ## [Design keypad with min max value in Vision](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/design-keypad-with-min-max-value-in-vision/50893)
**Author:** [@desaitvisha](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/desaitvisha)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/design-keypad-with-min-max-value-in-vision/50893 "2021-09-13T05:48:45Z")
Hello, I need min max value on the numeric keypad for ease of operator. I think i need to design one as i cant modify the built-in one. Any help on how can i start with it. Which components can i use? Working on vision. … --- ## [Problem with one way e mail notification (SMTP settings)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-with-one-way-e-mail-notification-smtp-settings/49101)
**Author:** [@g.guereque](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/g.guereque)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 5:17am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-with-one-way-e-mail-notification-smtp-settings/49101 "2021-09-13T05:17:12Z")
Hello, I’m having problems in sending email notifications on alarms. I have configured a proper SMTP gmail service setting with smtp.gmail.com as host and 465 SSL port. I have created users with respective emails and c… --- ## [Is data diode a good idea for a cloud based design of Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-data-diode-a-good-idea-for-a-cloud-based-design-of-ignition/50458)
**Author:** [@SiruzTek](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SiruzTek)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2021, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-data-diode-a-good-idea-for-a-cloud-based-design-of-ignition/50458 "2021-09-12T14:23:49Z")
Hi, Is using data diode will be a good idea to include for a cloud based design of Ignition for added security? Thanks in advance. --- ## [Restoring loss of data to the Central Gateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/restoring-loss-of-data-to-the-central-gateway/50882)
**Author:** [@SiruzTek](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SiruzTek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2021, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/restoring-loss-of-data-to-the-central-gateway/50882 "2021-09-12T11:56:14Z")
Hi, what will be the proper setup/design if I want the historical data from the plant Gateway be restored (automatically) to our Central Gateway when there is a loss of connection link? Found this link but not working i… --- ## [Data Sorting in Ignition Report Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/data-sorting-in-ignition-report-table/50702)
**Author:** [@shabir.ahmed](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/shabir.ahmed)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2021, 10:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/data-sorting-in-ignition-report-table/50702 "2021-09-12T10:42:54Z")
Dear Ignition family, I am making one report to show consumption of power each week, I need to show week number as column and equipment as rows(more than 50 equipment). My Query returns data in following view Query: S… --- ## [Updating Perspective Popup tag values](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updating-perspective-popup-tag-values/50875)
**Author:** [@djb.bunting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/djb.bunting)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2021, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updating-perspective-popup-tag-values/50875 "2021-09-11T21:24:40Z")
Hi, I’m new to Ignition and struggling with popups in Perspective. I’ve created a view to use as a template. I’m using the onClick event of the root container of the template to display a popup view. I’ve created an ins… --- ## [Bind alarms to a power table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bind-alarms-to-a-power-table/50865)
**Author:** [@yudan.zhang.1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yudan.zhang.1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2021, 3:22am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bind-alarms-to-a-power-table/50865 "2021-09-11T03:22:33Z")
Is there a way to bind alarms to a power table? How to load the alarms to a dataset in script first? Thanks in advance. --- ## [Python or C# tools for working with .gwbk files?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-or-c-tools-for-working-with-gwbk-files/50851)
**Author:** [@TheColonel26](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/TheColonel26)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-or-c-tools-for-working-with-gwbk-files/50851 "2021-09-10T21:23:51Z")
Does anyone know of any utilities that anyone has written for working with .gwbk files? Basically, I would like something to script the renaming of the gateway inside the file and script changes to the UPC device paths. … --- ## [Alarm Notification Module Server Placement](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-notification-module-server-placement/50856)
**Author:** [@jacob.ramirez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jacob.ramirez)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-notification-module-server-placement/50856 "2021-09-10T21:03:05Z")
If I have a 2 server architecture (frontend and backend), the backend has tags and device connections. The frontend has visualization modules. Does the Alarm Notification Module have to be on the backend server? If so, … --- ## [Vision Client SSO Login on Linux IGEL (Ubuntu 18.04)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-client-sso-login-on-linux-igel-ubuntu-18-04/47425)
**Author:** [@nicholas.robinson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nicholas.robinson)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-client-sso-login-on-linux-igel-ubuntu-18-04/47425 "2021-09-10T20:59:27Z")
We are testing vision client launcher on IGEL machines (very small, portable computers) and when we attempt to login into a site using SSO, we are never redirected to a web browser. In linux it is a chromium browser. N… --- ## [Reading tags from Central gateway on Ignition Edge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-tags-from-central-gateway-on-ignition-edge/50846)
**Author:** [@yehet73190](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yehet73190)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-tags-from-central-gateway-on-ignition-edge/50846 "2021-09-10T17:16:21Z")
Hi, I was wondering since Central is able to see the tags from Edge through “Reatime Tag Provider” is it possible to do it the other way around? I want to see the tags from Central to Edge but I don’t see any “Realtime T… --- ## [Display totals by unit and hour, better method?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/display-totals-by-unit-and-hour-better-method/50803)
**Author:** [@josborn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/josborn)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/display-totals-by-unit-and-hour-better-method/50803 "2021-09-10T17:34:36Z")
I have an existing vision window that shows the number of events per unit, per hour. The unit is parsed form the tag name. It works with gateway tag change script that increments the individual total tags, and another ga… --- ## [Set discontiguous Tree View selections via script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/set-discontiguous-tree-view-selections-via-script/50848)
**Author:** [@Dan\_Bridgeman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dan_Bridgeman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/set-discontiguous-tree-view-selections-via-script/50848 "2021-09-10T17:33:39Z")
I have a Vision window with a Tree View that allows multiple discontiguous selections, and I have been unable to set its selections based on the results of a script. It’s easy enough to get all selected paths when the u… --- ## [Uncertain\_lastknownvalue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/uncertain-lastknownvalue/50843)
**Author:** [@michael.black](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.black)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/uncertain-lastknownvalue/50843 "2021-09-10T17:31:28Z")
I am connected to a plc but am getting this message for every OPC tag. Anytime a value changes in the plc it doesn’t change in ignition. What is the problem? I have been connected between the two for weeks without a p… --- ## [License key versions](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/license-key-versions/50837)
**Author:** [@michael.black](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.black)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/license-key-versions/50837 "2021-09-10T16:22:46Z")
I have an existing 8.0.14 project. The client go additional licenses but they gave him license keys for 8.1. Will this be a problem for running version 8.0.14? --- ## [Manage Shelved Alarms Buggy if Alarm Status Table is Large](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/manage-shelved-alarms-buggy-if-alarm-status-table-is-large/50839)
**Author:** [@bryanfinley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bryanfinley)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/manage-shelved-alarms-buggy-if-alarm-status-table-is-large/50839 "2021-09-10T15:44:34Z")
Upgraded from 8.1.8 to 8.1.9 and have now noticed when you click on the “Managed Shelved Alarms” Button nothing pops up. As you hover your mouse over where the box should be some of the box actually appears. We have bypa… --- ## [Code intermittently works swapping pages with logon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/code-intermittently-works-swapping-pages-with-logon/50838)
**Author:** [@andrews](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/code-intermittently-works-swapping-pages-with-logon/50838 "2021-09-10T15:42:47Z")
Hello, using 7.9 Long story short, each window requires the user to scan badge to log on. We essentially grab the data from the badge, cross reference a imported file on a table, and use data to logon and swap page prov… --- ## [Perspective Table - Adding new rows to existing data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-adding-new-rows-to-existing-data/26863)
**Author:** [@Andrew.Zebic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Andrew.Zebic)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-adding-new-rows-to-existing-data/26863 "2021-09-10T14:44:41Z")
Hi, I’ve been using the table in perspective such that, when a button is clicked, this will add a new, empty row to the table. What I have been doing so far is trying to get the data from the table, append a row of zero… --- ## [Translations: Scale Font to Component Size](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/translations-scale-font-to-component-size/50829)
**Author:** [@rwalters1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rwalters1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/translations-scale-font-to-component-size/50829 "2021-09-10T12:34:33Z")
Is there a way to have the size of the font automatically adjust to the size of the component?- Example: The English text on a button fits within the button size, but if the language is translated to Spanish the text no … --- ## [Rest APIs with Python 2.7](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/rest-apis-with-python-2-7/50818)
**Author:** [@batuhan.parlakay](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/batuhan.parlakay)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 12:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/rest-apis-with-python-2-7/50818 "2021-09-10T12:10:55Z")
Hello , I want to receive data from cloud services like AWS or Azure to Ignition via Rest Api. But I don’t know which method I should use with python 2.7 on Ignition. Can you help me which how to use the Python requests… --- ## [Ignition Perspective Crash - Working with SVG](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-crash-working-with-svg/50824)
**Author:** [@helge.rosvik](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/helge.rosvik)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-crash-working-with-svg/50824 "2021-09-10T11:53:00Z")
I am using Ignition 8.1.10, when embedding several svg’s in a perspective page (Coordinate container), I get a error message when saving. Upon restart all my work since last save is gone. It crashes about half of the tim… --- ## [Set Background color to cell and row in same table in perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/set-background-color-to-cell-and-row-in-same-table-in-perspective/50769)
**Author:** [@Anita.Shinde](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Anita.Shinde)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 6:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/set-background-color-to-cell-and-row-in-same-table-in-perspective/50769 "2021-09-10T06:48:36Z")
Hi, I want to set background color to cell and row depending on different conditions of column value in same table. I know how to do it separately for cells or rows but for same table it is little bit confusing for me. … --- ## [Creating X-Bar R-Chart in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-x-bar-r-chart-in-perspective/50738)
**Author:** [@birgit.fleming](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/birgit.fleming)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 6:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-x-bar-r-chart-in-perspective/50738 "2021-09-10T06:45:39Z")
I’m trying to create a X-Bar R-Chart using the XY Chart in Perspective. Does anybody know how to draw the horizontal lines (control limits)? I’m reading in data from a SQL database and plotting that on the graph, which w… --- ## [QualityLocation 09Sep2021 09:37:04 Error executing collectors for location LocationA](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/qualitylocation-09sep2021-0904-error-executing-collectors-for-location-locationa/50773)
**Author:** [@770043297](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/770043297)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 3:44am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/qualitylocation-09sep2021-0904-error-executing-collectors-for-location-locationa/50773 "2021-09-10T03:44:59Z")
What is the reason for this problem? How can I solve it --- ## [Allen Bradley Logix Driver](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/allen-bradley-logix-driver/50138)
**Author:** [@danhong.zhang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/danhong.zhang)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/allen-bradley-logix-driver/50138 "2021-09-10T00:13:47Z")
Hi, We are using Allen Bradley Logix Driver, and Allen Bradley PLC5 Driver connect to PLCs. In Ignition Version 8.1.3 and below, We use \[Diagnostics\] tags “Is Connected” as indicator of device connection. When PLC is n… --- ## [Change Vision Table max/min progress bar range using scripting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-vision-table-max-min-progress-bar-range-using-scripting/50778)
**Author:** [@william.thompson3](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/william.thompson3)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2021, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-vision-table-max-min-progress-bar-range-using-scripting/50778 "2021-09-09T23:59:13Z")
Using Ign 8.1 and would like to change the range (min/max) of a Vision table progress bar using a script. I need it to change dynamically when a different product is switched to in production. The min/max range is not sh… --- ## [Disappearing class instance in project library](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disappearing-class-instance-in-project-library/50679)
**Author:** [@ken.maze](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ken.maze)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2021, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disappearing-class-instance-in-project-library/50679 "2021-09-09T22:07:21Z")
Hi, I have set up a timer class in the project library. I define the class inside a function that is called on gateway startup. I also instantiate the class as masterTimer in the same function.The timer class has a fu… --- ## [Tab Strip Navigation Not Working](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-strip-navigation-not-working/50796)
**Author:** [@rrebro](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rrebro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2021, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-strip-navigation-not-working/50796 "2021-09-09T20:49:51Z")
I have a Tab Strip that is switching between two windows. They are contained in the windows themselves. I can swap between the screens once and then they no longer work again, If I save the project and update, I can swap… --- ## [Startup View in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/startup-view-in-perspective/50791)
**Author:** [@agriner](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/agriner)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2021, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/startup-view-in-perspective/50791 "2021-09-09T19:59:06Z")
For some reason, I can’t find the setting to configure which view should be navigated to on startup. By default, it’s the URL ending in '/ ’ but I’d like to change that if I can. I’m sure it’s a setting somewhere that I’… --- ## [Zeroing variable daily - not midnight](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/zeroing-variable-daily-not-midnight/48989)
**Author:** [@Water2Steam](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Water2Steam)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/zeroing-variable-daily-not-midnight/48989 "2021-09-09T19:22:15Z")
Actually a bunch of questions, I’m new to Ignition, and even my PLC skills sometimes are a little rusty, but a new job has me trying to come up to speed fast. We’re doing a little in Perspective, but my questions, for n… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=961) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=963)