# Ignition

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## [Creating relative OPC tag UDT / templates](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-relative-opc-tag-udt-templates/45783)

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**Author:** [@frank.carney](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/frank.carney)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2021, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-relative-opc-tag-udt-templates/45783 "2021-04-20T22:03:12Z")

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I am working to understand how to create relative OPC tags. I have a server layout that defines an object like this: module name – parameters — parameter value ---- parameter attributes There can be any number of …

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## [Named Queries changes not updating](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-queries-changes-not-updating/45429)

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**Author:** [@jcaudle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jcaudle)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2021, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-queries-changes-not-updating/45429 "2021-04-20T21:36:02Z")

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I’m seeing some strange behavior with Named Queries. I made a Named Query, Saved the project, Ran the query, Made Changes to the Named Query, Saved the project, now I’m getting errors running the pervious named query ins…

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## [Capturing Twilio ApiException](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/capturing-twilio-apiexception/45823)

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**Author:** [@justin.brzozoski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justin.brzozoski)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2021, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/capturing-twilio-apiexception/45823 "2021-04-20T20:52:31Z")

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Occasionally our system sends a SMS using Twilio to a number that fails for a persistent reason like a wrong number or the recipient having sent a “STOP” message back to us (which Twilio nicely manages for us). We would…

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## [Private Key From Ignition CSR](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/private-key-from-ignition-csr/34145)

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**Author:** [@juan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/juan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/private-key-from-ignition-csr/34145 "2021-04-20T19:57:56Z")

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I need to generate a private key pair to create a java keystore in order to enable TLS on my MQTT distributor module. I have my Certificate from godaddy, but I do not have my private key. How do I obtain this from ign…

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## [HART protocol to Ignition Gateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/hart-protocol-to-ignition-gateway/43206)

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**Author:** [@OkiePC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/OkiePC)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2021, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/hart-protocol-to-ignition-gateway/43206 "2021-04-20T19:27:01Z")

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We’re starting a job to replace a Lookout Direct system with Ignition. The old system has a driver in KEPDirect that reads HART data from a transmitter right into the Lookout tag objects. The new server will have a ser…

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## [Possible to use selected rows in a Power Table to build a report?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/possible-to-use-selected-rows-in-a-power-table-to-build-a-report/45768)

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**Author:** [@dmiessner](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dmiessner)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/possible-to-use-selected-rows-in-a-power-table-to-build-a-report/45768 "2021-04-20T14:49:20Z")

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Essentially, I am trying to build a sheet that will track the route of each of the parts that will go through the workshop. IE: from the saw to the weldment, etc. and while I have a report made that does that very well,…

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## [Generating a report based on a condition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/generating-a-report-based-on-a-condition/45800)

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**Author:** [@Seth.williamson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Seth.williamson)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/generating-a-report-based-on-a-condition/45800 "2021-04-20T15:57:23Z")

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Hey guys i am trying to create generate a report based on a certain condition. I work in a beverage plant and i need to generate a report on the cleaning system when the cleaning step starts it records the data and when …

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## [Has anyone run Ignition on a AB CompactLogix 5480?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/has-anyone-run-ignition-on-a-ab-compactlogix-5480/45808)

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**Author:** [@adonnell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/adonnell)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2021, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/has-anyone-run-ignition-on-a-ab-compactlogix-5480/45808 "2021-04-20T15:23:48Z")

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It is possible but has anyone actually done it? How did it perform? Specs below: “CompactLogix 5480 Controller offers the benefits of Logix control with Windows®- based computing. With a commercially available CPU and …

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## [Debug OPC Write](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/debug-opc-write/45814)

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**Author:** [@kaushik.shah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kaushik.shah)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/debug-opc-write/45814 "2021-04-20T15:04:01Z")

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Hello There, Is there a way to monitor tag and value that Ignition is writing to OPC device ? (Its Siemens) Thanks

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## [Button - Primary & Secondary Style](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/button-primary-secondary-style/45804)

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**Author:** [@jwilliams](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jwilliams)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2021, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/button-primary-secondary-style/45804 "2021-04-20T14:58:38Z")

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I saw a post from back in April 2019 about button Primary and Secondary state style (where the color changes based on if the button is pressed or not), it read that the only way to change the primary style (which is curr…

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## [Vision Template Instance shows "marching ants" border when animating](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-template-instance-shows-marching-ants-border-when-animating/45778)

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**Author:** [@cdunn.home](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cdunn.home)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2021, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-template-instance-shows-marching-ants-border-when-animating/45778 "2021-04-20T13:07:27Z")

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/Using Ignition 8.1.3, Vision 11.1.3/ I built a 3-position “selector switch” as a template. The “knob” rotates by (fixedDegree \* Value)+basePosition. Each of the three positions has its own label, which will directly up…

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## [A little help, scripting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/a-little-help-scripting/45777)

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**Author:** [@zacharyw.larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacharyw.larson)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2021, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/a-little-help-scripting/45777 "2021-04-20T13:03:18Z")

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false alarm right after I posted the code, I saw the mistake was the location of the script

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## [\[FEATURE\] Perspective Map: Expose raw data as props](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-perspective-map-expose-raw-data-as-props/45803)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-perspective-map-expose-raw-data-as-props/45803 "2021-04-20T12:45:02Z")

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It would be great if the raw data (e.g. currently centred lat/long, cursor lat/long position, & zoom level) was made available through props. Currently we have to bind to the event functions in order to map these values …

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## [Easy Chart : pen control panel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-pen-control-panel/12559)

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**Author:** [@pascal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pascal)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2021, 10:17am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-pen-control-panel/12559 "2021-04-20T10:17:18Z")

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Hello everybody, Is there any way to change the pen control panel position in an easy chart ? I would like to put it on the right of my chart but i haven't figured out how to do yet. Thanks in advance.

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## [Determine If Tree Selection is a Folder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/determine-if-tree-selection-is-a-folder/45779)

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**Author:** [@alainia.spencer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alainia.spencer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2021, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/determine-if-tree-selection-is-a-folder/45779 "2021-04-19T20:56:14Z")

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How would I figure out through script if a folder is selected on tag tree in perspective? I know how to do this in Vision but I am having a hard time figuring it out using the perspective tree. For an example, in the sc…

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## [Barcode Scanner Input Component for Keyboard Input](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/barcode-scanner-input-component-for-keyboard-input/45786)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jonathan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2021, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/barcode-scanner-input-component-for-keyboard-input/45786 "2021-04-19T23:04:59Z")

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Is it possible to configure the barcode scanner input component to register keyboard input without requiring a prefix and suffix? So far if I leave the prefix and suffix blank nothing comes through in the data property. …

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## [Group OPC Tag in the same condition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/group-opc-tag-in-the-same-condition/45698)

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**Author:** [@antonio.sanchez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/antonio.sanchez)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/group-opc-tag-in-the-same-condition/45698 "2021-04-19T21:51:05Z")

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Hello I have the following situation, I have 4 boolean OPC tags that are activated when the PLC goes into error and when it is restored it turns off. for this I am grouping it with a case In the case that they are no…

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## [Editing a Simulator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/editing-a-simulator/45772)

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**Author:** [@sjones2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sjones2)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2021, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/editing-a-simulator/45772 "2021-04-19T20:30:18Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to edit a simulator. From the instruction for both pre and post versions 8.08 it says there should be a “more” button to press with edit as being one of those options. I have no “more” button, only “edit…

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## [Device Connections Display](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/device-connections-display/45386)

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**Author:** [@LandrethEdward](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/LandrethEdward)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2021, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/device-connections-display/45386 "2021-04-19T20:27:49Z")

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Hello, Is there a way to format the view for the OPC UA Device Connections? We have multiple PLC devices on our servers and based on who added them it may not be clear what the device is until you go into it and search …

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## [Cannot open application from Vision Client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-open-application-from-vision-client/45776)

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**Author:** [@b00122612](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/b00122612)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-open-application-from-vision-client/45776 "2021-04-19T20:23:45Z")

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Hi, I have just completed a project in Designer but get the following error when I attempt to access it from Vision Client: Error launching Aplication HttpResponseException:404:Unable to get project init descriptor. I…

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## [Bad integer from SLC 5](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bad-integer-from-slc-5/45664)

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**Author:** [@zacharyw.larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacharyw.larson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2021, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bad-integer-from-slc-5/45664 "2021-04-19T18:44:50Z")

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I am getting a bad indication from a tag in a SLC 5. All the integers in my N7 integer file are showing as bad. This is only the case on one machine though. Has a last published timestamp from a few days past. I think…

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## [Project polling rate/How fast can tags update?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-polling-rate-how-fast-can-tags-update/45707)

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**Author:** [@chris.pedersen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chris.pedersen)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-polling-rate-how-fast-can-tags-update/45707 "2021-04-19T13:54:56Z")

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This might be addressed in one of the Inductive University videos I haven’t gotten to yet, but I’m wondering what is meant by the polling rate of the project and how quickly a button press can update a tag and how quickl…

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## [Why my store and forward service is down,how can I do?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-my-store-and-forward-service-is-down-how-can-i-do/45732)

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**Author:** [@925681905](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/925681905)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2021, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-my-store-and-forward-service-is-down-how-can-i-do/45732 "2021-04-19T12:47:46Z")

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## [Workgroup to domain](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/workgroup-to-domain/45736)

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**Author:** [@sachin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sachin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2021, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/workgroup-to-domain/45736 "2021-04-19T10:06:37Z")

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Hi, we have ignition Scada running on PC that is currently signing as local user on a workgroup now We would like to get PC being added to our domain with a restricted domain user account weather this will cause you…

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## [Best way to get JSON config in perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-way-to-get-json-config-in-perspective/45714)

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**Author:** [@kgamble](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kgamble)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-way-to-get-json-config-in-perspective/45714 "2021-04-18T13:12:50Z")

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I have a need to store between 10-50 different JSON objects (approx. 5000 characters in plain text) Currently they are stored in a database, and joined against the data they are relevant too. This is fine except when I …

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## [Trust (reverse) proxy for client IP?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trust-reverse-proxy-for-client-ip/45710)

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**Author:** [@mcarritt1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mcarritt1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2021, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trust-reverse-proxy-for-client-ip/45710 "2021-04-17T22:19:08Z")

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This isn’t really a big issue, just wanting to know if there is something I missed. I’ve set up this reverse proxy (https://nginxproxymanager.com/) to secure my site, and things are working. But today I noticed while u…

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## [Time series point markers in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-series-point-markers-in-perspective/30505)

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**Author:** [@CJVR](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/CJVR)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-series-point-markers-in-perspective/30505 "2021-04-17T18:37:55Z")

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Are there plans to add the option for point markers on a line chart when using the Time Series chart component in Perspective? I believe they are called bullets on the XY Chart.

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## [Timeseries Chart shows on every page of the report generated (Reporting)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/timeseries-chart-shows-on-every-page-of-the-report-generated-reporting/45561)

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**Author:** [@elijah.puga](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/elijah.puga)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2021, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/timeseries-chart-shows-on-every-page-of-the-report-generated-reporting/45561 "2021-04-17T15:01:02Z")

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I am creating a report with a TimeseriesChart and a table: But when the report has 2 or more pages generated, the timeseries chart is still present in the second page. What I want to happen is the second page should …

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## [Open on startup issues Perspective Workstation - Advantech](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-on-startup-issues-perspective-workstation-advantech/45706)

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**Author:** [@apmalone1983](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/apmalone1983)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2021, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-on-startup-issues-perspective-workstation-advantech/45706 "2021-04-17T02:57:56Z")

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Hello everyone, I am hoping someone else has had this problem and can point me in the right direction. I have utilized Ignition EDGE on quite a few Advantech Panel PCs as well as Onlogic Panel PCs in the past with zero …

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## [Connecting a third-party OPC client to Ignition OPC-UA Server](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-a-third-party-opc-client-to-ignition-opc-ua-server/23060)

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**Author:** [@kncg23](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kncg23)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2021, 12:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-a-third-party-opc-client-to-ignition-opc-ua-server/23060 "2021-04-17T00:42:42Z")

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Good day, I have a project that is currently trying to use the third-party OPC client to connect to the Ignition OPC-UA Server. The thirdy-party client is PI OPC Client from PI Historian. The client can detect other OPC…

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