# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1131 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1132 --- ## [Copy json dictionary without unicode delimiters](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/copy-json-dictionary-without-unicode-delimiters/36157)
**Author:** [@kgamble](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kgamble)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/copy-json-dictionary-without-unicode-delimiters/36157 "2020-08-30T14:52:17Z")
I am using a document memory tag to store some recipe information, and there is a “bug” right now with that tag type that requires you to cast the value to a string, and then jsonDecode it to use it as a dictionary. i.e… --- ## [OPC COM Subscription error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-com-subscription-error/37967)
**Author:** [@guganathan.r](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/guganathan.r)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2020, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-com-subscription-error/37967 "2020-08-29T08:27:49Z")
Facing this error frequently now. And OPC Com gets disconnected very frequent (probably every couple of days) in last 2 weeks, not sure after my upgrade to 8.0.15. OPC data freezes with last timestamp value around 10 h… --- ## [Open Window with a UDT parameter inside another](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-window-with-a-udt-parameter-inside-another/38157)
**Author:** [@informatica](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/informatica)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-window-with-a-udt-parameter-inside-another/38157 "2020-08-29T00:30:44Z")
Good Afternoon. In Ignition 8.0.14 I have created a window that receive a UDT parameter (“Dispositivo\_Deteccion”). In a script I want to open this window and the UDT parameter that I need to pass is inside another UDT … --- ## [Authenticating on a website via Ignition web module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/authenticating-on-a-website-via-ignition-web-module/38186)
**Author:** [@mrogers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mrogers)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2020, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/authenticating-on-a-website-via-ignition-web-module/38186 "2020-08-28T23:02:42Z")
I’m sure that’s not a great title, but I don’t know how else to make it short. Basically, I made a small web app that is usually used in a regular web browser, but I’d like to have the ability to use it in the web browse… --- ## [Roll back to older version](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/roll-back-to-older-version/38175)
**Author:** [@NII](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/NII)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2020, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/roll-back-to-older-version/38175 "2020-08-28T20:47:28Z")
I updated to 8.0.16 and I am running into issue that did not exist in prior to the update. Is there a safe and simple way to roll back to earlier version? Can I just install older version over the new one (ex. from 8.… --- ## [Combine audit log data audit\_events with tag data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/combine-audit-log-data-audit-events-with-tag-data/38179)
**Author:** [@michael.benson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.benson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/combine-audit-log-data-audit-events-with-tag-data/38179 "2020-08-28T20:45:49Z")
I have enabled the Audit Log on so it tracking all the users activities What I want to do is query that database(audit\_events) and do an “INNER JOIN” this table with the internal tag database to get the tags documentati… --- ## [AB Logix driver not working properly](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ab-logix-driver-not-working-properly/38161)
**Author:** [@moli501](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/moli501)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ab-logix-driver-not-working-properly/38161 "2020-08-28T20:16:27Z")
Hello! I am new in ignition, I tried to use AB Logix driver to connect AB CompactLogix PLC (V21+), from OPC UA\\Device connection, add new device via AB Logix driver and connected to PLC, but from OPC Client\\OPC Quick Cl… --- ## [Reference cell in dataset using an expression and column name](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reference-cell-in-dataset-using-an-expression-and-column-name/38174)
**Author:** [@jfryar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jfryar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reference-cell-in-dataset-using-an-expression-and-column-name/38174 "2020-08-28T19:06:02Z")
Wondering if there is any way to reference a cell within a dataset using the expression language and a column name. Referencing the column number is extremely fragile and error prone because if the columns ever change th… --- ## [Simple Casting or Date Formatting Question](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/simple-casting-or-date-formatting-question/38165)
**Author:** [@Bill\_S](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bill_S)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/simple-casting-or-date-formatting-question/38165 "2020-08-28T17:10:58Z")
I have an SQL query that returns values averaged by day. I want to plot them on a chart to show the trend. My values come from a transaction group, so they are saved with a time stamp that I CAST as Date. When the val… --- ## [Publish project java oracle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/publish-project-java-oracle/38171)
**Author:** [@yriveros](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yriveros)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/publish-project-java-oracle/38171 "2020-08-28T17:00:20Z")
Hello, I have problems publishing my project, what happens is that the java oracle resource is started but it remains in a loop without any response, it does not even open the dialog request dialog, why is this? --- ## [Historian and Sparkplug-B](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historian-and-sparkplug-b/28709)
**Author:** [@mikeg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mikeg)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historian-and-sparkplug-b/28709 "2020-08-28T15:57:03Z")
I’m trying to understand the interaction between Ignition’s own data logging process and historical data delivered via Sparkplug MQTT. Specifically, as I understand it, Ignition will sit and monitor the live value of a … --- ## [Tag event scripting - only when tag value changes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-event-scripting-only-when-tag-value-changes/32782)
**Author:** [@richard.d.white](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/richard.d.white)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-event-scripting-only-when-tag-value-changes/32782 "2020-08-28T15:41:54Z")
Hello - I have a basic question which I’m sure has an easy solution (but cannot figure out): I am trying to use ignition to totalize incoming values on a particular tag. Changes to the value of the tag are all I need (… --- ## [\[Bug-330\]Perspective: Icon stroke applies to boundaries as well as shape](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-330-perspective-icon-stroke-applies-to-boundaries-as-well-as-shape/38159)
**Author:** [@iscrac](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/iscrac)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2020, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-330-perspective-icon-stroke-applies-to-boundaries-as-well-as-shape/38159 "2020-08-28T15:32:53Z")
After Ignition update to 8.0.15 icon’s shape strokes work strange… it looks like that: but it should look that way: I tried to set border property to 0px, but it still looks as on the first picture. How should I … --- ## [Combining the data.selection.data of two perspective tables into a single table to export to csv](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/combining-the-data-selection-data-of-two-perspective-tables-into-a-single-table-to-export-to-csv/38151)
**Author:** [@mitchell-ACS](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mitchell-ACS)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/combining-the-data-selection-data-of-two-perspective-tables-into-a-single-table-to-export-to-csv/38151 "2020-08-28T15:06:03Z")
I’m sure this is going to end up being an easy problem, but for the life of me I cannot get the data types to work together. I have two tables that I am selecting cells from, and I need to combine the selected cell into… --- ## [Enable/Disable gateway timer using script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/enable-disable-gateway-timer-using-script/38164)
**Author:** [@PRAMANJ](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PRAMANJ)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2020, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/enable-disable-gateway-timer-using-script/38164 "2020-08-28T14:07:17Z")
How can I Enable and Disable a 1 sec gateway timer and associated script thru script? I searched the forum but I could only find some discussion on timer in client. What's the over head if I keep it enabled (running) and… --- ## [Slow performance in designer with column container](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/slow-performance-in-designer-with-column-container/38152)
**Author:** [@michael2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2020, 5:17am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/slow-performance-in-designer-with-column-container/38152 "2020-08-28T05:17:11Z")
Hi, I have a large number of embedded views in a column container (about 30), and the column container is incredibly slow. Occasionally, the entire view goes black and closes, reverting the changes. Is this a known issue… --- ## [Report Viewer: get runtime summary](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-viewer-get-runtime-summary/38153)
**Author:** [@thowsham](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/thowsham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2020, 2:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-viewer-get-runtime-summary/38153 "2020-08-28T02:42:57Z")
I realize this is a recurrent problem seen here, but I have a system with NO TRANSACTION GROUP MODULE - Runtime count. I need to generate a report that shows the amount of runtime between start and stop times. the tag i… --- ## [Ignition Alarms 8.0 False Positive?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-alarms-8-0-false-positive/38096)
**Author:** [@Mason.Younger](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mason.Younger)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2020, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-alarms-8-0-false-positive/38096 "2020-08-28T00:21:30Z")
Can anyone tell me why this alarm is being triggered? I have a SQL tag that grabs the last temp value of a data logger. The sensor has always been between the set points of 64.4 - 82.4, but is showing up in the alarm log… --- ## [Siemens S7-1200 Tag Syntax](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-s7-1200-tag-syntax/38109)
**Author:** [@nicholas.robinson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nicholas.robinson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2020, 11:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-s7-1200-tag-syntax/38109 "2020-08-27T23:26:06Z")
I’ve gotten a Siemens S7-1200 trainer kit and am trying to setup a tag but can’t get past the red circle with the exclamation point. So far I have confirmed these things: Access level is set to full Connection mechani… --- ## [View no found perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/view-no-found-perspective/38145)
**Author:** [@mbai1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mbai1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/view-no-found-perspective/38145 "2020-08-27T21:41:03Z")
hello I have a problem with one of perspective view page. So I have multiple pages in perspective. When I navigate from main page to the Page B, it will work. However, if I refresh the Page B, or manually tap the URL in … --- ## [Logging from Within a Class](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/logging-from-within-a-class/38143)
**Author:** [@Ahiero](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ahiero)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/logging-from-within-a-class/38143 "2020-08-27T20:46:59Z")
How can I perform logging from within a Jython class? I currently have the logger setup like the following. In my configuration script file: logger=system.util.getLogger("MyLogger") globals={'logger':logger} In my cl… --- ## [Perspective - Image - Network share](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-image-network-share/38141)
**Author:** [@luc.martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luc.martin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-image-network-share/38141 "2020-08-27T19:47:05Z")
Is there a way to be able to add image with a binded network path? ex.: source : \\0.0.0.0\\my\_pics\\1.jpg --- ## [OPC Connection for PI OSI Soft not connecting. uri: vs urn:](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-connection-for-pi-osi-soft-not-connecting-uri-vs-urn/38118)
**Author:** [@arun1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/arun1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-connection-for-pi-osi-soft-not-connecting-uri-vs-urn/38118 "2020-08-27T18:53:06Z")
As part of an upgrade from Ign 7.9.3 to 8.0.10 we need to reconnect a PI (by OSI Soft) system to Ignition via OPC connection. The PI was connected to Ign 7 but is unable to access/locate the OPC connection in Ign 8. Fiel… --- ## [Temp Table & Ignition Transactions / Sessions - "There is already an object named in the database"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/temp-table-ignition-transactions-sessions-there-is-already-an-object-named-in-the-database/38111)
**Author:** [@cmaynes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmaynes)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2020, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/temp-table-ignition-transactions-sessions-there-is-already-an-object-named-in-the-database/38111 "2020-08-27T17:17:48Z")
Database: MS Sql Server 2016 Ignition: 7.9.6 I have a query which uses a temporary table. If I try to run this query under different transactions repeatedly, I get an error that the object already exists. Intuitively,… --- ## [UDT Instance Disabled Even though Enabled](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-instance-disabled-even-though-enabled/38098)
**Author:** [@downerczx](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/downerczx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-instance-disabled-even-though-enabled/38098 "2020-08-27T16:14:10Z")
Hello, I have instances of UDT’s that, though they are enabled, and show enabled… the subtags remain in a ‘disabled’ state. I can’t figure out why. It’s on an Edge device so I can’t seem to restart the tag either. --- ## [Perspective Menu Tree - Navigate from root item/top level target? Menu Index?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-menu-tree-navigate-from-root-item-top-level-target-menu-index/38108)
**Author:** [@tyler.robertson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tyler.robertson)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-menu-tree-navigate-from-root-item-top-level-target-menu-index/38108 "2020-08-27T16:06:25Z")
In the perspective menu tree, if I have one item with no sub items, then clicking on that item navigates to the page I have in the target: field, which makes sense. Once I add sub-items to that item, clicking it swaps f… --- ## [Vision Client Launcher not Working](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-client-launcher-not-working/38133)
**Author:** [@brandon1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/brandon1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-client-launcher-not-working/38133 "2020-08-27T15:55:49Z")
Does anyone know what this error means? I moved the desktop shortcut into the global autostart folder for Debian 10.5 but this is the error that comes up. I can run the client from the launcher but I want this to st… --- ## [Update a cell in a PowerTable without using "system.dataset.setValue()"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/update-a-cell-in-a-powertable-without-using-system-dataset-setvalue/38128)
**Author:** [@informatica](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/informatica)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/update-a-cell-in-a-powertable-without-using-system-dataset-setvalue/38128 "2020-08-27T15:45:46Z")
Good afternoon. In Ignition 8.0.14 I need to update a cell by script in a Power Table without using “system.dataset.setValue()”. I need this because I hide some rows in this way: … JTable = PowerTable.getTable() JT… --- ## [Ignition 8.0.16 ETA?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-0-16-eta/38063)
**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-0-16-eta/38063 "2020-08-27T15:12:31Z")
Are we close from the release date of 8.0.16 ? or do you plan to launch RC2 ? --- ## [Comparing time difference in HH:mm:ss](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/comparing-time-difference-in-hhss/38122)
**Author:** [@yin.cheng](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yin.cheng)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2020, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/comparing-time-difference-in-hhss/38122 "2020-08-27T14:02:59Z")
Hi I have 2 DateTime tags: ‘Before’, in the format of 2020-08-27 14:23:47 ‘After’, in the format of 2020-08-28 03:10:05 I would need to display the time difference of After minus Before in ‘HH:mm:ss’ format. I am cu… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1130) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1132)