# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=107 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 108 --- ## [Re-Start gateway with Elevated Admin Right](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/re-start-gateway-with-elevated-admin-right/112294)
**Author:** [@Eugene49](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eugene49)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/re-start-gateway-with-elevated-admin-right/112294 "2025-11-20T13:39:34Z")
My work laptop has not Elevated Admin Right on Startup. Thus OPC Server of Gateway on my local machine is not working. I cannot find, Ignition in windows services either. Is there a way to restart service with elevate… --- ## [Easy Chart Issue – Tag Value Not Updating Correctly](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-issue-tag-value-not-updating-correctly/112223)
**Author:** [@devaraj.v](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/devaraj.v)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 11:47am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-issue-tag-value-not-updating-correctly/112223 "2025-11-20T11:47:40Z")
Hello, I am experiencing two issues in the Ignition Vision Easy Chart after enabling historian logging on one of my tags. I have attached screenshots/figures that show both issues clearly. Issue 1 – Value does not upda… --- ## [Convert Hex to Image in Ignition Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-hex-to-image-in-ignition-perspective/85607)
**Author:** [@afif.maulana](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/afif.maulana)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 11:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-hex-to-image-in-ignition-perspective/85607 "2025-11-20T11:42:38Z")
is Ignition Perspective can directly convert hex string to Image instead of using image management ? I am facing a database that has thousands of hexadecimal data that needs to be converted and displayed to an image in … --- ## [Javascript inject in Perspective... have fun](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/javascript-inject-in-perspective-have-fun/65805)
**Author:** [@victordcq](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/victordcq)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 10:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/javascript-inject-in-perspective-have-fun/65805 "2025-11-20T10:21:50Z")
Soo i'll just link this here... You can do whatever with it, but its not really gonna be clean or easy xD Have fun :man\_mage: WARNING Dont let userinput enter in here --- ## [Open Tooltip with script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-tooltip-with-script/112299)
**Author:** [@pablo.maestre](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pablo.maestre)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-tooltip-with-script/112299 "2025-11-20T10:06:05Z")
Hello! I'm adapting an Ignition 8.1 Perspective screen to an Android tablet. The main problem is that I have many tooltips that I can't open on Android. So, I had thought about displaying the tooltip on click (onClick), … --- ## ["Tag Editor" and "Connected Devices" windows open but NOT open after loss of focus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-editor-and-connected-devices-windows-open-but-not-open-after-loss-of-focus/112201)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Noriega](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Daniel_Noriega)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-editor-and-connected-devices-windows-open-but-not-open-after-loss-of-focus/112201 "2025-11-20T00:55:04Z")
Notice how the Tag and OPC browsers are open. I know they are open because they show up when I hover over the taskbar previews. However, as soon as I click in the Designer window, they immediately disappear and there is … --- ## [Auto play Perspective Audio component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-play-perspective-audio-component/112291)
**Author:** [@jake.bierman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jake.bierman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 12:51am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-play-perspective-audio-component/112291 "2025-11-20T00:51:48Z")
Hey guys, we are currently having some trouble getting the audio component to auto play when there has been no interaction on the page since loaded, we are aware that this is due to permissions in the browsers and can wo… --- ## [Ignition 8.3 Restart due to Enable Disable Modules](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-restart-due-to-enable-disable-modules/112288)
**Author:** [@csavaliya](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/csavaliya)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 12:36am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-restart-due-to-enable-disable-modules/112288 "2025-11-20T00:36:47Z")
Hello, I have noticed with Ignition 8.3 that when any module enabled/disabled, then it restarts the gateway which affects the clients. Is there any setting to avoid impact on perspective clients. --- ## [Getting scripts within packages under the Scripting Project Library](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-scripts-within-packages-under-the-scripting-project-library/112276)
**Author:** [@dfrancia](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dfrancia)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-scripts-within-packages-under-the-scripting-project-library/112276 "2025-11-20T00:18:29Z")
What is the proper way to get scripts within packages under the Scripting Project Library? My objective is to create a unit test runner and find all the scripts, regardless of their location in the Scripting Project Lib… --- ## [Read all OPC tags from server (8.1)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-all-opc-tags-from-server-8-1/112281)
**Author:** [@Leor\_Fishman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Leor_Fishman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-all-opc-tags-from-server-8-1/112281 "2025-11-19T20:35:07Z")
If I want to, for all OPC tags in all tag providers currently in use in a gateway, get the tag path and value, and save that to a file, is there a trivial way to do that or does it involve parsing through every tag? (Pu… --- ## [Perspective TimeSeries Chart axis scaling](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-timeseries-chart-axis-scaling/112247)
**Author:** [@iscrac](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/iscrac)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-timeseries-chart-axis-scaling/112247 "2025-11-19T20:28:57Z")
Hi Everyone. I have a question. When I am trying to put min/max to axis like -150/150, so the axis looks like -200/200 When I put -140/140, so the axis looks that way what I need it looks like - -140/140 So… what’s w… --- ## [Message from gateway to perspective component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/message-from-gateway-to-perspective-component/112280)
**Author:** [@luipen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luipen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/message-from-gateway-to-perspective-component/112280 "2025-11-19T20:27:47Z")
Message from Gateway Tag Event change In my scenario, I have many UDT's and I build a view that will repeat elements depending if on a specific tag within the UDT contains or not data, the view will show the representati… --- ## [Intermittent Black/Blank Screen When Returning to Perspective HMI Tabs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/intermittent-black-blank-screen-when-returning-to-perspective-hmi-tabs/112237)
**Author:** [@Shawn\_Rieger1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Shawn_Rieger1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/intermittent-black-blank-screen-when-returning-to-perspective-hmi-tabs/112237 "2025-11-19T18:31:02Z")
We’re running into an issue with Perspective in the browser and wanted to see if anyone else has seen this. Our operators often have a lot of Perspective HMIs open at once (16 or more in separate tabs). When they click b… --- ## [Can read from a mounted folder but cannot write to it](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-read-from-a-mounted-folder-but-cannot-write-to-it/112271)
**Author:** [@bmeyers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmeyers)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-read-from-a-mounted-folder-but-cannot-write-to-it/112271 "2025-11-19T17:54:19Z")
I am running Perspective in v8.1.42 and I have a web dev mounted folder that I can read from but I cannot write to it. I want to know if this behavior is a permissions issue? The web dev mountedFolder is linked to the … --- ## [Ignition 8.1.34 Conn to WagoPFC "Bad\_CertificateUseNotAllowed" Can connect via UAExpert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-34-conn-to-wagopfc-bad-certificateusenotallowed-can-connect-via-uaexpert/112274)
**Author:** [@mlangevin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mlangevin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-34-conn-to-wagopfc-bad-certificateusenotallowed-can-connect-via-uaexpert/112274 "2025-11-19T16:48:32Z")
Hello All, We’re having an issue with connecting our Ignition OPCUA client to a WAGO PFC200 FW29 unit. PLC has self-signed OPCUA/security certs & are valid. Initially it was discovered that the OPCUA Client certificate… --- ## [Alarm list show only shows 25 rows](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-list-show-only-shows-25-rows/112270)
**Author:** [@dom.norris](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dom.norris)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-list-show-only-shows-25-rows/112270 "2025-11-19T15:18:56Z")
Hello All, I’ve been encountering a very strange bug on my perspective sessions. When I go the alarm list, it shows default 25 rows (which I know can be set to a different number), but when I click the selector to show … --- ## [Perspective relative references to parent component properties](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-relative-references-to-parent-component-properties/59388)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-relative-references-to-parent-component-properties/59388 "2025-11-19T14:49:13Z")
It would seem as though I’m a bit confused how relative referencing works in Perspective. For example: Given this component structure Below are the expressions to access each level of component’s meta.name property,… --- ## [Ignition 8.3: Scheduled Scripts Not Showing in Gateway or Executing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-scheduled-scripts-not-showing-in-gateway-or-executing/112269)
**Author:** [@tjsantos](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tjsantos)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-scheduled-scripts-not-showing-in-gateway-or-executing/112269 "2025-11-19T14:19:05Z")
After creating a Schedule or Timer script in Ignition 8.3, the script does not appear anywhere in the Gateway Diagnostics panels. The script also never executes. This is a minimal test example that previously worked with… --- ## [Gateway Timer Scripts troubleshooting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-timer-scripts-troubleshooting/112266)
**Author:** [@Project2501](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Project2501)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-timer-scripts-troubleshooting/112266 "2025-11-19T13:55:39Z")
Built a project with some time based scripts that run on the gateway to check the status of a camera and then update a state machine based on camera status. Script A. Also built a gateway timer script that checks for de… --- ## [Self reference in expression bindings](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/self-reference-in-expression-bindings/61717)
**Author:** [@zxcslo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zxcslo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/self-reference-in-expression-bindings/61717 "2025-11-19T12:21:02Z")
Is it possible to self-reference a component in the expression binding on the same component? Currently, I’m using this: if(isNull({Root Container.ContainerObesalo.lblStatusOkretanjeBubnjeva.vrednost}), {Root Conta… --- ## [Ignition v8.3 Image Management Export Broken File Structure](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-v8-3-image-management-export-broken-file-structure/112261)
**Author:** [@cmaynes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmaynes)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 10:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-v8-3-image-management-export-broken-file-structure/112261 "2025-11-19T10:05:58Z")
Version: 8.3.1 I have a nested file structure in image management with one or two level nested folders containing images. The export function seems to be flattening the file structuring when exporting, making all folder… --- ## [Text field component text field set to 'Null'](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-field-component-text-field-set-to-null/112264)
**Author:** [@james.phiri](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/james.phiri)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-field-component-text-field-set-to-null/112264 "2025-11-19T03:42:28Z")
From my understanding setting the ‘text’ property of a text field component to ‘None’ or a blank string ‘‘ should result in the text field displaying the placeholder property text. self.props.text = None This code resu… --- ## [AWS Injection modules](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/aws-injection-modules/112263)
**Author:** [@Kelltek](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kelltek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 11:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/aws-injection-modules/112263 "2025-11-18T23:50:46Z")
Any information about this partner module getting the update. I've had to push my gateways to 8.3 And ithey mentioned a release last week. Any updates? --- ## [Power Chart Trend Lines Disappear When Panning](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-chart-trend-lines-disappear-when-panning/56623)
**Author:** [@csjohnson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/csjohnson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-chart-trend-lines-disappear-when-panning/56623 "2025-11-18T23:28:24Z")
Perspective v8.1.13 I get this weird frustrating behavior with the Power Chart when panning through real time data. This occurs in the iOS Perspective App, Microsoft Edge on iOS, and Edge on Windows10. It doesn’t “fee… --- ## [MQTT vs Database Replication Architecture](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-vs-database-replication-architecture/112209)
**Author:** [@Eugene49](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eugene49)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-vs-database-replication-architecture/112209 "2025-11-18T23:23:56Z")
Really, just a thought and thinking out loud. If database replication were already a thing, and very mature. Why do many of the architectures use MQTT to send data to cloud for analysis, why not use database to store d… --- ## [\[IGN-14835\] Weird Quirk in Gateway UI in Safari](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-14835-weird-quirk-in-gateway-ui-in-safari/112199)
**Author:** [@aaronrai24](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aaronrai24)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-14835-weird-quirk-in-gateway-ui-in-safari/112199 "2025-11-18T21:42:55Z")
Has anyone else experienced in Safari noticed the save changes button in the gateway being weird and clicking the button next too it? For me to click it I have to hover over the left part for it to highlight submit prope… --- ## [Tag Write Timestamp consistently lags actual time of write by about 7 seconds](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-write-timestamp-consistently-lags-actual-time-of-write-by-about-7-seconds/112238)
**Author:** [@AnirudhVelamore](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AnirudhVelamore)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-write-timestamp-consistently-lags-actual-time-of-write-by-about-7-seconds/112238 "2025-11-18T21:22:19Z")
I’m writing True to a particular Boolean tag at 10:14:45 and at 10:15:00 (as shown by the CurrentDateTime tag in the System tag provider). I would have expected the Timestamp of this Boolean tag to change to the same ti… --- ## [AlarmStateChecker - "Error checking alarms" message filling up Logs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarmstatechecker-error-checking-alarms-message-filling-up-logs/112203)
**Author:** [@jennifer.chang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jennifer.chang)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarmstatechecker-error-checking-alarms-message-filling-up-logs/112203 "2025-11-18T20:57:02Z")
Forgive me if this is obvious but I am not very familiar with python, and this is probably why I can’t figure out what this error is about and where it is caused. I am looking at the logs in my gateway and there is const… --- ## [Issue with Ignition Edge Perspective Session Limit](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-with-ignition-edge-perspective-session-limit/112258)
**Author:** [@bismaylla](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bismaylla)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-with-ignition-edge-perspective-session-limit/112258 "2025-11-18T18:29:04Z")
Hello, We recently purchased an Ignition Edge license. I’m experiencing issues regarding the number of available sessions with the license. Whenever I try to open the single available Perspective project in a web windo… --- ## [Duplicate Page in Reporting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/duplicate-page-in-reporting/94364)
**Author:** [@Steven\_Lee1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Steven_Lee1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/duplicate-page-in-reporting/94364 "2025-11-18T17:16:41Z")
Hello, I am having a strange problem in the reporting module; my project browser shows only one page under my report but I am seeing a duplicate page 2 in the preview/actual report. Anyone know why this is? Steve … [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=106) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=108)