# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1092 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1093 --- ## [OPC UA Server Update Rate](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-server-update-rate/41228)
**Author:** [@sydney.bergeron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sydney.bergeron)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-server-update-rate/41228 "2020-12-07T14:23:16Z")
What is the tag update rate on the OPC UA Server? Does it depend on the Driver (e.g. Allen Bradley Driver)? For a SQL bridge transaction group, what is the limit on the update rate? It seems like I can make it as fast … --- ## [EAM Perspective Sessions](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/eam-perspective-sessions/41257)
**Author:** [@jcaudle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jcaudle)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/eam-perspective-sessions/41257 "2020-12-07T13:58:24Z")
Is there a way to use an EAM to return the Agent’s Perspective Session count the same way it already returns the Vision open client count? --- ## [Accessing Print Dialog Box with a given value of print copies and get the default printer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-print-dialog-box-with-a-given-value-of-print-copies-and-get-the-default-printer/41116)
**Author:** [@epifanio.tigno](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/epifanio.tigno)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 3:59am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-print-dialog-box-with-a-given-value-of-print-copies-and-get-the-default-printer/41116 "2020-12-07T03:59:47Z")
Hi, I have a simple code below, I have set the printer name and set the print dialog to False. My question is how i can access or code the number of copies with a given value by the user report = event.source.parent.g… --- ## [Fetch a component in perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fetch-a-component-in-perspective/41236)
**Author:** [@iamthebull](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/iamthebull)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fetch-a-component-in-perspective/41236 "2020-12-05T18:03:45Z")
In a component event script on a vision component you can ‘fetch’ another component by traversing through the component hierarchy with .parent and .getComponent() as described here. Can the same be accomplished in persp… --- ## [UDT inheritance issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-inheritance-issue/41234)
**Author:** [@watson.durom](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/watson.durom)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2020, 6:41am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-inheritance-issue/41234 "2020-12-05T06:41:36Z")
Hello, We are created some tags using UDT's but its showing error as it could not inherit the data from UDT so please help me out figuring this issue. Thanks, Watson --- ## [Perspective 8.1 barcode scanner input with bug?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-8-1-barcode-scanner-input-with-bug/41225)
**Author:** [@maja](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/maja)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-8-1-barcode-scanner-input-with-bug/41225 "2020-12-04T22:57:00Z")
The Barcode scanner input component worked great. Then we updated the gateway on version 8.1. And component doesn’t work more. If I test the component in the designer, it works, but from the session, it doesn’t work. It … --- ## [Twilio SMS alarm acknowledgement with notes required](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/twilio-sms-alarm-acknowledgement-with-notes-required/41224)
**Author:** [@eessig](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/eessig)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/twilio-sms-alarm-acknowledgement-with-notes-required/41224 "2020-12-04T21:17:44Z")
I have SMS alarm notifcation working via Twilio, however, my customer requires ack notes for auditing purposes, which doesn’t currently work with Twilio. If I have ack notes required on the alarms, I can no longer ackno… --- ## [Perspective: PowerChart Component - Config - Hidden Properties or Missing Properties ( 8.1.0 )](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-powerchart-component-config-hidden-properties-or-missing-properties-8-1-0/41223)
**Author:** [@mudbay](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mudbay)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-powerchart-component-config-hidden-properties-or-missing-properties-8-1-0/41223 "2020-12-04T20:58:42Z")
Not sure if there is a trick to accessing all the properties of a Perspective Component (PowerChart) but the Designer shows the following properties: However the manual lists the following: Is it possible to acces… --- ## [Perspective Table Column Naming](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-column-naming/41208)
**Author:** [@thomas.stevic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/thomas.stevic)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-column-naming/41208 "2020-12-04T20:37:15Z")
Using 8.0.16. When I drag a table into a view, I give each column a name that is displayed on the header. After I save the project and launch a session, the columns get rearranged and put in alphabetical order. After loo… --- ## [Cannot find label in themes/light/common](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-find-label-in-themes-light-common/41222)
**Author:** [@retinder.labana](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/retinder.labana)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-find-label-in-themes-light-common/41222 "2020-12-04T19:35:21Z")
I am creating my own theme in ignition. I was able to change to add box shadow and change color for buttons but I could not find a label.css to add shadow or style to all my labels. How can I add box shadow to labels --- ## [UDT Parameter as reference to another parameter of same UDT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-parameter-as-reference-to-another-parameter-of-same-udt/39983)
**Author:** [@Gaurav.Shitole](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Gaurav.Shitole)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-parameter-as-reference-to-another-parameter-of-same-udt/39983 "2020-10-24T15:56:44Z")
Hello, In the attached pic is the tag structure of my UDT. We are receiving these values from AB PLC like Engg Unit and Engg limits. Hence I have created these as a member inside UDT. Thing is now I want to use thes… --- ## [Help with navigation and tabs, page visibility](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-with-navigation-and-tabs-page-visibility/41074)
**Author:** [@robb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robb)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-with-navigation-and-tabs-page-visibility/41074 "2020-12-04T19:02:54Z")
Hey there, need some help with navigation and layers. I’m trying to use the tabbed menu to display the respective pages. So far just have “New Charge Report” made for testing with. How do I keep the menu tabs visibl… --- ## [Is Screen\[0\] always the primary desktop when calling system.gui.getScreens()](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-screen-0-always-the-primary-desktop-when-calling-system-gui-getscreens/41220)
**Author:** [@MicroVAX\_II](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MicroVAX_II)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-screen-0-always-the-primary-desktop-when-calling-system-gui-getscreens/41220 "2020-12-04T19:01:13Z")
screens = system.gui.getScreens() Is screens\[0\] always the primary desktop? If not, what causes this not to be true? Thanks, --- ## [Perspective Dropdown SQL Query](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-dropdown-sql-query/41172)
**Author:** [@Gaurav.Shitole](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Gaurav.Shitole)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-dropdown-sql-query/41172 "2020-12-04T18:29:29Z")
Hi there, I need to populate dropdown with SQL query and I did it using named query, it returns in dataset. However I converted it to json so that my WHERE clause would work. With the datasets, it was showing me an erro… --- ## [Changing dimensions of a view in an accordion](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-dimensions-of-a-view-in-an-accordion/41092)
**Author:** [@chandler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chandler)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-dimensions-of-a-view-in-an-accordion/41092 "2020-12-04T17:41:23Z")
Hello all, I am trying to use an accordion to display data that belong to different categories in separate tables. At the moment, I have a view which essentially just contains a table, and I am using that view in my acc… --- ## [Time Series Chart support](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-series-chart-support/41214)
**Author:** [@jakned](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jakned)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-series-chart-support/41214 "2020-12-04T17:39:25Z")
Hi, I would like to ask you guys for a little help with populating time series chart in perspective. I am getting the data from named query and I cannot figure out why is it not working. See the picture below: On th… --- ## [OPC-UA Server devices not connecting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-server-devices-not-connecting/41217)
**Author:** [@sanket.goje](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sanket.goje)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-server-devices-not-connecting/41217 "2020-12-04T17:35:29Z")
Some of the PLC device connection is not going through successfully. I can ping the device IP, but on the gateway, in the list of the devices, they don’t get connected. It tries to reconnect and fails. I haven’t change … --- ## [WebDev Module Not Serving PDF Files to Clients](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/webdev-module-not-serving-pdf-files-to-clients/41192)
**Author:** [@simada](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/simada)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/webdev-module-not-serving-pdf-files-to-clients/41192 "2020-12-04T17:27:36Z")
I have mounted a folder from my server file system as a WebDev resource in order to use the files inside for Perspective app development. The PDF files display perfectly fine in the designer but when I try to access on a… --- ## [Ignition Installation issues in Wrapper file](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-installation-issues-in-wrapper-file/41202)
**Author:** [@saurabhambildhuke08](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/saurabhambildhuke08)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-installation-issues-in-wrapper-file/41202 "2020-12-04T15:38:00Z")
Hey when i am installing the ignition through file i get the download done but when it redirect to web page it says local refused to connect. SO when i check the wrapper file it some below error STATUS | wrapperm | 2020… --- ## [Common login page for multiple Perspective projects](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/common-login-page-for-multiple-perspective-projects/39793)
**Author:** [@SBL\_MC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SBL_MC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/common-login-page-for-multiple-perspective-projects/39793 "2020-12-04T12:02:01Z")
Hi all, I have posted about this earlier, asking for a WebDev login forwarding to Perspective sessions. As I see a possibility for the login page to be made in Perspective as well I start a new tread. Our goal is to m… --- ## [Vision File Explorer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-file-explorer/41096)
**Author:** [@zxcslo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zxcslo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-file-explorer/41096 "2020-12-04T11:57:01Z")
The Reporting module has two components, File explorer and PDF Viewer, which are very useful also when you don’t use reporting. The customer wants to have the ability to display various documentation (.docx, .xlsx, .pdf… --- ## [Perspective VideoPlayer authentication](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-videoplayer-authentication/41120)
**Author:** [@muhannad.shaheen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/muhannad.shaheen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 6:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-videoplayer-authentication/41120 "2020-12-04T06:32:14Z")
Running latest 8.1 want to stream HTTP Hikvision url: http://username:password@ipaddress/ISAPI/Streaming/channels/102/httpPreview notice the url does not end with .mpeg however, vlc, chrome and other web browsers pla… --- ## [Exclude Bad Tag Data for tag calculation query](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/exclude-bad-tag-data-for-tag-calculation-query/41193)
**Author:** [@nicholas.robinson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nicholas.robinson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/exclude-bad-tag-data-for-tag-calculation-query/41193 "2020-12-03T23:50:50Z")
Is there any technical difficulty involved in adding an option to exclude bad tag values when using a tag calculation data source? I’m curious to know why its not included. Thanks, Nick --- ## [OPC Browse during OPC Connection Initialization](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-browse-during-opc-connection-initialization/41190)
**Author:** [@matt.eaton](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/matt.eaton)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2020, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-browse-during-opc-connection-initialization/41190 "2020-12-03T23:08:14Z")
Using Ignition 8.1.0 to Matrikon Tunneller OPC UA Wrapper ver. 6.2.3.7668. If the tunneller is connected to Ignition only and not "tunnelling" anywhere the connection is quick and seamless. However, when the Tunneller … --- ## [Easy Chart default render style](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-default-render-style/41191)
**Author:** [@jason.scott](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jason.scott)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2020, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-default-render-style/41191 "2020-12-03T22:43:13Z")
Hello all, is there a way to change the default line style of a pen that gets dragged onto a chart (in runtime)? I can sort of make it work with system.dataset.setValue, but it’s pretty clunky and I’m sure there’s a bett… --- ## [Decode "multipart/form-data" with WebDev](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/decode-multipart-form-data-with-webdev/41173)
**Author:** [@rbachman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rbachman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/decode-multipart-form-data-with-webdev/41173 "2020-12-03T22:09:13Z")
We have a Zebra label printer that can send HTTP POST requests when certain conditions are met, such as when the ribbon is low. It uses “multipart/form-data” content type, and I am having difficulties figuring out how to… --- ## [Visibility Animation causing very slow client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/visibility-animation-causing-very-slow-client/41046)
**Author:** [@robertm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robertm)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/visibility-animation-causing-very-slow-client/41046 "2020-12-03T22:06:26Z")
I have several animations on a window, using a Timer and Visibility bindings. Initially I had a rotating widget that I changed the angle on with the timer value. Timer runs 0-9, and the expression changed the angle by … --- ## [Expression to convert 2's complement to signed int](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/expression-to-convert-2s-complement-to-signed-int/41181)
**Author:** [@scott.steele](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scott.steele)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/expression-to-convert-2s-complement-to-signed-int/41181 "2020-12-03T18:21:24Z")
I’m using Ignition to collect data from a GE Multilin 850 and some of the register values are stored in 2’s complement instead of signed int. I created an expression tag to convert the OPC tag value to signed int. Belo… --- ## [How do I add a tag in 8.1 scripting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-add-a-tag-in-8-1-scripting/41182)
**Author:** [@codersmurf](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/codersmurf)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-add-a-tag-in-8-1-scripting/41182 "2020-12-03T18:20:18Z")
There was a function in 7.8.5 but there isn’t one in the docs for 8.1.Thx, jake --- ## [Vision Client Launcher Closing on Startup](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-client-launcher-closing-on-startup/41170)
**Author:** [@d-gibson73](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/d-gibson73)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-client-launcher-closing-on-startup/41170 "2020-12-03T18:16:19Z")
Hi guys, My vision client launcher shows a window for a second then closes itself instantly. The logs are: INFO \[ClientLauncher \] \[2020/12/03 09:58:17\]: Set initial logging level to INFO INFO \[Client… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1091) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1093)