# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=978 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 979 --- ## [Possible to convert a "Main Window" to a "Popup Window"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/possible-to-convert-a-main-window-to-a-popup-window/49724)
**Author:** [@dmiessner](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dmiessner)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/possible-to-convert-a-main-window-to-a-popup-window/49724 "2021-08-09T19:55:44Z")
Hello everyone, As the title states I was wondering if it was possible to convert a main window that I made and spent some time on to a popup window. As I was thinking the process through a bit more I realized having t… --- ## [What Happened To 8.1.8](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-happened-to-8-1-8/49714)
**Author:** [@boeked](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/boeked)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-happened-to-8-1-8/49714 "2021-08-09T17:28:29Z")
What happened to the 8.1.8 release from last week (8/2/2021)? It appears to be removed from the website. If it was removed for quality reasons similar to 8.1.6 it is deeply concerning about IA’s ability to test updates b… --- ## [By clicking on the alarm table, go to the active alarm screen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/by-clicking-on-the-alarm-table-go-to-the-active-alarm-screen/49712)
**Author:** [@yago.braga](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yago.braga)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/by-clicking-on-the-alarm-table-go-to-the-active-alarm-screen/49712 "2021-08-09T16:32:20Z")
Good afternoon! A customer asked me for a feature that I’m not able to implement. Where he wants to click on the alarm table and go to the event area. But I’m not able to identify the path when it double clicks. Tried t… --- ## [Ignition 7.9.10 is writing the wrong tag to a PLC tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-10-is-writing-the-wrong-tag-to-a-plc-tag/49706)
**Author:** [@bmeyers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmeyers)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-10-is-writing-the-wrong-tag-to-a-plc-tag/49706 "2021-08-09T16:09:02Z")
Good morning, I have a customer running Ignition v7.9.10 that handshakes some data with a 1769-L33ERM v24.13 PLC. They are having a problem where they write some data to an Add-On-Defined (AOI) tag in the PLC but the PL… --- ## [Issue on menu tree component in perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-on-menu-tree-component-in-perspective/49693)
**Author:** [@valentin.guichard](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/valentin.guichard)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-on-menu-tree-component-in-perspective/49693 "2021-08-09T15:41:31Z")
Hi, I work with Ignition 8.1.6 on perspective. I did a menu with the menu tree component and I’ve got an issue. On the main view of my menu, everything is ok but when I click on “process” to see my process views : … --- ## [Alarms not coming into Alarm Status Table. Ignition 7.9.14](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarms-not-coming-into-alarm-status-table-ignition-7-9-14/49704)
**Author:** [@drew.mcavoy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drew.mcavoy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarms-not-coming-into-alarm-status-table-ignition-7-9-14/49704 "2021-08-09T15:24:48Z")
Anyone have ideas or recommendations for troubleshooting this error I am receiving in gateway logs? Having inconsistent alarming notifications coming into Alarm Status table. Only occurs when I have a client open. See at… --- ## [Upper and Lower Guides for XY Chart in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upper-and-lower-guides-for-xy-chart-in-perspective/49679)
**Author:** [@rbachman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rbachman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upper-and-lower-guides-for-xy-chart-in-perspective/49679 "2021-08-09T15:05:57Z")
I’m sure this is super simple, but I’m having trouble figuring out how to add min/max guides to a line chart similar to what is in the screen shot below. I’ve watched the video on Inductive University and looked at all o… --- ## [Update power table reading from database using separate popup window](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/update-power-table-reading-from-database-using-separate-popup-window/49656)
**Author:** [@michael.black](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.black)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/update-power-table-reading-from-database-using-separate-popup-window/49656 "2021-08-09T14:42:46Z")
I have a power table which is displaying information from a databse. I have a popup where the user can input information and then press a button to add this information to a new row in the database. Once they press Add… --- ## [\[Feature-230\]Hidden Tooltip on Perspective Text or Numeric Entry Field](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-230-hidden-tooltip-on-perspective-text-or-numeric-entry-field/46740)
**Author:** [@garnet.tozer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/garnet.tozer)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-230-hidden-tooltip-on-perspective-text-or-numeric-entry-field/46740 "2021-08-09T13:54:04Z")
Good morning, I’ve got a modal popup created in perspective with a numeric entry field. I’ve configured a tooltip to show the acceptible numeric limits, however the tooltip appears below the modal box and is basically us… --- ## [Set Database Connection durning runtime](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/set-database-connection-durning-runtime/6207)
**Author:** [@gadgetguru69](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gadgetguru69)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/set-database-connection-durning-runtime/6207 "2021-08-09T13:18:08Z")
Well I have looked everywhere and cant seam to find a way to set the project level database. I have central project that looks a several different machine that each have their own database. So when user selects machine I… --- ## [Perspective - Binding issue on loading](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-binding-issue-on-loading/49645)
**Author:** [@luc.martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luc.martin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-binding-issue-on-loading/49645 "2021-08-09T12:23:52Z")
8.1.8 I get error on binding while loading page, it appears when I use an object in expression and try to access a key throw a script. Error appear shortly but it’s agressent. --- ## [Help on Dataset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-on-dataset/49690)
**Author:** [@nnaik](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nnaik)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 10:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-on-dataset/49690 "2021-08-09T10:55:53Z")
Hello everybody, I need help on working with dataset, I have a dataset which consist one of the column as Index to which I want to pass alternatingly value 1 ( each row in Index column would be 0,1,0,1,0,1…) so when eve… --- ## [Cannot connect to Ignition Server via Designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-connect-to-ignition-server-via-designer/49681)
**Author:** [@monust](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/monust)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 5:50am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-connect-to-ignition-server-via-designer/49681 "2021-08-09T05:50:36Z")
Can not connect to Ignition Server via Designer altough I can connect from browsers. Also I can connect from different computers via designer. --- ## [Signal generator anomalies](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/signal-generator-anomalies/49024)
**Author:** [@m.lee.beavers.ieee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/m.lee.beavers.ieee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 3:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/signal-generator-anomalies/49024 "2021-08-09T03:55:43Z")
I am using a signal generator to animate a fanuc style robot image. See picture below for settings. with the displayed settings, this works like a champ. Incase the picture does not come through Signal type: Triangula… --- ## [\[BUG\] Deleting a view parameter does not remove it from the sync params operation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-deleting-a-view-parameter-does-not-remove-it-from-the-sync-params-operation/49678)
**Author:** [@michael2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 2:51am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-deleting-a-view-parameter-does-not-remove-it-from-the-sync-params-operation/49678 "2021-08-09T02:51:39Z")
As the title describes, if you delete a parameter from a view and then sync params on an embedded view, the embedded view will get the non existent parameter. It shouldn’t cause an issue but it may make a developer paran… --- ## [Changing report table data key](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-report-table-data-key/49677)
**Author:** [@marshall.tickner](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/marshall.tickner)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2021, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-report-table-data-key/49677 "2021-08-08T22:33:46Z")
Has anyone had an issue where they change the Data Key for a table in the report module and it completely clears the table? I keep having this issue and I am not sure if it is a known bug or a misunderstanding on my part… --- ## [Ignition incorrect Time Zone](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-incorrect-time-zone/49674)
**Author:** [@carlos.aguero](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/carlos.aguero)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-incorrect-time-zone/49674 "2021-08-08T15:10:19Z")
I have Ignition Gateway and my SQL DB running on the same server but I haven’t been able to correct the time zone difference. While my server shows the correct Date Time, Ignition Date Time is off by 3 hours. This is ca… --- ## [Store and Forward using node-red-contrib-ignition-nodes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/store-and-forward-using-node-red-contrib-ignition-nodes/49650)
**Author:** [@wpmccormick](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wpmccormick)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/store-and-forward-using-node-red-contrib-ignition-nodes/49650 "2021-08-07T21:52:23Z")
@Travis.Cox does the tag-write node support store and forward? --- ## [8.1.8 LTS Pulled, 8.1.9 Emergency Release](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-1-8-lts-pulled-8-1-9-emergency-release/49670)
**Author:** [@Paul.Scott](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Paul.Scott)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2021, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-1-8-lts-pulled-8-1-9-emergency-release/49670 "2021-08-07T21:34:06Z")
After 8.1.8's release, we found a fairly severe regression. As a result we've pulled version 8.1.8 from our website, and released version 8.1.9 as a patch for the issue. The Issue Upgrading to version 8.1.8 would reset … --- ## [Using SMTP to sent multiline text msgs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-smtp-to-sent-multiline-text-msgs/49667)
**Author:** [@carlos.aguero](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/carlos.aguero)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2021, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-smtp-to-sent-multiline-text-msgs/49667 "2021-08-07T19:56:42Z")
I have some VB apps using SMTP to send SMS text messages to my Verizon cellphone, now I am using Ignition gateway scripts to do the same but I haven’t been able to add line breaks to create a multiline text so it can be… --- ## [Total column value for my table is not automatically updated](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/total-column-value-for-my-table-is-not-automatically-updated/49666)
**Author:** [@thiamweekhoo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/thiamweekhoo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2021, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/total-column-value-for-my-table-is-not-automatically-updated/49666 "2021-08-07T18:15:23Z")
Hello. I am trying to calculate column values from Table For my numeric label, I am using below expression. sum({Summary\_Report.Table.data},"GRS Lit") My table are bind to a few different dataset tag. So below is … --- ## [Can't get date difference, error with 2nd arg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-get-date-difference-error-with-2nd-arg/49658)
**Author:** [@carlos.aguero](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/carlos.aguero)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2021, 2:41am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-get-date-difference-error-with-2nd-arg/49658 "2021-08-07T02:41:02Z")
I have a DateTime array and I want to see the time elapsed in seconds from 1 element of my array with the current time. I’m using a Gateway event script: when test the script I get the error: File “”, line 4, in T… --- ## [Perspective view permissions bulk edit (feature request?)?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-view-permissions-bulk-edit-feature-request/49632)
**Author:** [@michael2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael2)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-view-permissions-bulk-edit-feature-request/49632 "2021-08-06T23:24:40Z")
Is there a way to set up the view permissions for many pages at once? I have to set view permissions for all of them and wanted a faster way than opening each page and setting the permissions. Maybe it would be a good i… --- ## [Open Perspective popup as new browser page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-perspective-popup-as-new-browser-page/49654)
**Author:** [@jsalas](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jsalas)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-perspective-popup-as-new-browser-page/49654 "2021-08-06T21:47:05Z")
Is it possible to open a popup as a new browser page or tab? Currently the popups in perspective are bound to the browser page they’re opened in but I would like to be able to move a popup away from the session browser p… --- ## [\[FEATURE-1402\] Perspective "autologin" IdP](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-1402-perspective-autologin-idp/40221)
**Author:** [@ryanjmclaughlin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryanjmclaughlin)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2021, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-1402-perspective-autologin-idp/40221 "2021-06-28T09:36:21Z")
We are using Office365 as our IdP. We have multiple projects, but always get the Sign In screen when navigating to the Perspective project. 95% of the time the users browser is already authenticated to Office365 and cl… --- ## [UascClientMessageHandler Warning](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/uascclientmessagehandler-warning/49655)
**Author:** [@sydney.bergeron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sydney.bergeron)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/uascclientmessagehandler-warning/49655 "2021-08-06T19:55:00Z")
I’m seeing a ton of UascClientMessageHandler warnings in our logs today. And it looks like we are missing some data in our SQL Bridge. Any clue what I can do to determine what might be causing this? --- ## [Gateway Timer Script Trouble](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-timer-script-trouble/49653)
**Author:** [@asher\_hounsell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/asher_hounsell)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2021, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-timer-script-trouble/49653 "2021-08-06T19:37:03Z")
I have a script that pings multiple ips on a timer, and updates the appropriate tags with info based on the results. I believe that this script is not running properly on the timer but it works in the script console? I a… --- ## [Perspective table component row events](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-component-row-events/49652)
**Author:** [@gfeiten](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gfeiten)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2021, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-component-row-events/49652 "2021-08-06T18:38:01Z")
I am trying to have two different event possibilities for a table row (e.g. left click and event a fires or right click and event b fires). In both cases I need to pass a value from the row to a query, so I believe it h… --- ## [Perspective Table appears to lose time zone when converting from epoch time](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-appears-to-lose-time-zone-when-converting-from-epoch-time/49646)
**Author:** [@Peter.Dmitriev](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Peter.Dmitriev)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-appears-to-lose-time-zone-when-converting-from-epoch-time/49646 "2021-08-06T16:02:13Z")
Hello, I have a table in perspective with data property is bound to a named query. When I test query by hand it displays due date column as it should: But the table itself seems to not account for a time zone or some… --- ## [HttpResponseException: 404: Unable to get project init descriptor when Launching Projects after 7.9. To 8.1 upgrade](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/httpresponseexception-404-unable-to-get-project-init-descriptor-when-launching-projects-after-7-9-to-8-1-upgrade/49647)
**Author:** [@Malcolm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Malcolm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/httpresponseexception-404-unable-to-get-project-init-descriptor-when-launching-projects-after-7-9-to-8-1-upgrade/49647 "2021-08-06T15:17:18Z")
This happens on windows 7 32bit machines with the legacy client launch and adopt Open JDK Java 11 installed, project is nearly fully loaded when it occurs. Projects work fine on 64bit clients. Any ideas appreciated. [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=977) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=979)