# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1175 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1176 --- ## [Supported OPC-UA version by Ignition 7.9.12](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/supported-opc-ua-version-by-ignition-7-9-12/29953)
**Author:** [@f.hoemcke](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/f.hoemcke)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/supported-opc-ua-version-by-ignition-7-9-12/29953 "2020-05-20T14:14:07Z")
Hi peers, since 2015 OPC-UA version 1.0.3 is released and since last year version 1.0.4. What version of OPC-UA does Ignition 7.9.12 support? Is there a change to 8.x.x, regarding the supported OPC-UA versions? Th… --- ## [Modify Designer Splash Screen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modify-designer-splash-screen/34913)
**Author:** [@dadof3and3](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dadof3and3)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modify-designer-splash-screen/34913 "2020-05-20T16:48:37Z")
I would like to augment the Ignition Designer splash screen, add gateway information to where it’s attached. Any ideas ?? --- ## [Ignition 7.7.7 unable to launch client and designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-7-7-unable-to-launch-client-and-designer/34833)
**Author:** [@dhananjay\_vichare](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dhananjay_vichare)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-7-7-unable-to-launch-client-and-designer/34833 "2020-05-20T14:49:28Z")
One of our client has Ignition 7.7.7 (x64) and Java version 1.8.0\_251 (previously it was 1.8.0\_181). After lock-down we found that the Ignition server is running but we are not able to launch designer and client. Igniti… --- ## [Cancel Journal Data through scripting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cancel-journal-data-through-scripting/34911)
**Author:** [@betti.francesco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/betti.francesco)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cancel-journal-data-through-scripting/34911 "2020-05-20T13:42:42Z")
Hi all: because of DB size limitation, I need to implement a mechanism, other than the prune, to clear data by size, to keep the DB size within a certain threshold. The system.alarm.\* set of function seem not to be usefu… --- ## [How to Stop Recording Data in History](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-stop-recording-data-in-history/34885)
**Author:** [@athayer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/athayer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 11:51am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-stop-recording-data-in-history/34885 "2020-05-20T11:51:59Z")
I have multiple pieces of equipment that I record data from using History. There are times when a piece of equipment will be down for a period of time. During the time I do not want to record data from the down equipme… --- ## [Parameterized Transaction Groups or similar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/parameterized-transaction-groups-or-similar/9013)
**Author:** [@davidf](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/davidf)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/parameterized-transaction-groups-or-similar/9013 "2020-05-20T11:43:58Z")
I have a block of data in the PLC which contains several arrays of numbers and other values (less than 50 DINTs). These values are updated every cycle of the machine, and it would make sense to use a block transaction gr… --- ## [Suppress Error Messages at Design Time](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/suppress-error-messages-at-design-time/34909)
**Author:** [@Kevin\_Lee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin_Lee)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/suppress-error-messages-at-design-time/34909 "2020-05-20T11:38:07Z")
Hi there, I wonder if you can help at all? I have created a template screen which has a label on it. The label is picking up its data from a database. I want to pass the database name to the query as a parameter but be… --- ## [Dropdown List (PMIComboBox): Disable item from selection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-list-pmicombobox-disable-item-from-selection/23697)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2019, 4:09am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-list-pmicombobox-disable-item-from-selection/23697 "2019-04-05T04:09:55Z")
Is it possible to disable an item from the dropdown list from being selected? I’d still like it to be shown, just greyed out and non-selectable. --- ## [Disable alarm on bad quality](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disable-alarm-on-bad-quality/34782)
**Author:** [@EricProvBRP](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/EricProvBRP)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disable-alarm-on-bad-quality/34782 "2020-05-19T23:19:32Z")
I try to bind an expression on Enable parameter of tag alarm to disable the alarm when the tag quality is not Good I tried the following methods but the behavior does not work properly. {Quality} = 192 {Quality} = “Go… --- ## [Explanation of perspective table's columns.numberFormat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/explanation-of-perspective-tables-columns-numberformat/34898)
**Author:** [@peter.dolberg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/peter.dolberg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/explanation-of-perspective-tables-columns-numberformat/34898 "2020-05-19T21:48:00Z")
I was looking at the documentation of the Perspective table, in the columns section and the property numberFormat. That section doesn’t have any information about valid numberFormat values or what different patterns mean… --- ## [How to customize the background color of a power table cell?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-customize-the-background-color-of-a-power-table-cell/34878)
**Author:** [@code\_skin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/code_skin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-customize-the-background-color-of-a-power-table-cell/34878 "2020-05-19T18:03:56Z")
Original post: http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/customizing-table-columns-font-color/199 How would I modify the background color of the power tables’ cell? The example for '\\' works but I … --- ## [Ignition Exchange](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-exchange/34889)
**Author:** [@KathyApplebaum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KathyApplebaum)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-exchange/34889 "2020-05-19T17:10:54Z")
During the webinar today I had several people ask about Ignition Exchange. It’s a great way for users like you to share Ignition resources you’ve developed with other users. If you’re looking for the ML package I mentio… --- ## [Transaction group vs query tag - re: resource utilization](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-vs-query-tag-re-resource-utilization/17380)
**Author:** [@AIO](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AIO)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-vs-query-tag-re-resource-utilization/17380 "2020-05-19T16:35:19Z")
Hey folks, I've got some general design / efficiency questions I'm hoping you may be able to help with. We have several hundred tanks, each with identical tags, that we're logging data on (not tag history). Each tank… --- ## [Problems with DB connection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problems-with-db-connection/34879)
**Author:** [@marcelo.burstein](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/marcelo.burstein)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problems-with-db-connection/34879 "2020-05-19T15:42:45Z")
Hi all, I’m having issues with my DB connection and Ignition. I have 2 DB connections db\_energia and db\_energia\_hist. Recently, the DB connection with db\_energia started to have connecton problems. Here is part of the … --- ## [OPC Quick Client truncates items paths](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-quick-client-truncates-items-paths/34867)
**Author:** [@pdixon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pdixon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 2:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-quick-client-truncates-items-paths/34867 "2020-05-19T02:05:42Z")
Is there a way to set the column widths in OPC Quick Client? The TITLE column is truncating the item paths that I want to see. As it is, I have to do iterative guesswork to find the item I am looking for. --- ## [Session.props.locale in perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/session-props-locale-in-perspective/34423)
**Author:** [@beaudoin.stephane](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/beaudoin.stephane)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/session-props-locale-in-perspective/34423 "2020-05-19T14:57:27Z")
Hi, I am trying to translate my project with the translation Manager in perspective. What are the correct values for session.props.locale to display other languages? in french (FR-ca or french or français)? Also is the… --- ## [Is it possible to set a gateway script to run at the top of every minute?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-possible-to-set-a-gateway-script-to-run-at-the-top-of-every-minute/34875)
**Author:** [@dholt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dholt)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-possible-to-set-a-gateway-script-to-run-at-the-top-of-every-minute/34875 "2020-05-19T13:34:30Z")
Hello, I’m trying to get a gateway script to trigger at the top of the minute, every minute; Example being it fires at 08:00:00, 08:01:00, 08:02:00. I know I can set a gateway script to run every minute, but is it possib… --- ## [Saving Reports to Excel Crashes Client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/saving-reports-to-excel-crashes-client/34853)
**Author:** [@fcarrion](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/fcarrion)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/saving-reports-to-excel-crashes-client/34853 "2020-05-19T13:30:36Z")
Hello, I am trying to save to Excel a very long report that the customer needs data to be in one spreadsheet in Excel. I declared the page height really high as some other posts suggest, but at the moment of saving the e… --- ## [How to calculate the average tag value per hour](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-calculate-the-average-tag-value-per-hour/34855)
**Author:** [@Oleh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Oleh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 7:49am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-calculate-the-average-tag-value-per-hour/34855 "2020-05-19T07:49:44Z")
Hello! I need to calculate average value per hour and shield the sum of these values ​​per day, per month.Need to read the active power load graph with only active power. For example: hour 1- 20kW hour 2-25kW hour 3-… --- ## [Store & forword --Local cache is bigger than the Memory Buffer Size](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/store-forword-local-cache-is-bigger-than-the-memory-buffer-size/34784)
**Author:** [@1264034959](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/1264034959)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 3:09am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/store-forword-local-cache-is-bigger-than-the-memory-buffer-size/34784 "2020-05-19T03:09:21Z")
Hi, Store & Forward statu shows that the Local cache is bigger than the Memory Buffer Size, but zero quarantined. This results in a large amount of data not being stored in the database in time. What caused this? The ex… --- ## [Access parameter inside of UDT\_Definition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/access-parameter-inside-of-udt-definition/31543)
**Author:** [@j.abrante](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/j.abrante)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 2:02am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/access-parameter-inside-of-udt-definition/31543 "2020-05-19T02:02:36Z")
Hello, I’m trying to access all components of the UDT in my project. I can do it with the UDT instance in Tags. tags = system.tag.browseTags(parentPath="",udtParentType="myUDTytpe", recursive=True) paramUDT = system.t… --- ## [How could someone display and modify category hierarchies in Vision?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-could-someone-display-and-modify-category-hierarchies-in-vision/34831)
**Author:** [@MicroVAX\_II](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MicroVAX_II)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 1:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-could-someone-display-and-modify-category-hierarchies-in-vision/34831 "2020-05-19T01:58:50Z")
Hope all is well! How could someone display a category hierarchy in vision with users adding or removing levels and depth? To make it easier, I do not need to modify and display the hierarchy in the same component(s) o… --- ## [Unable to browse tags using Siemens WinCC v 15](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-browse-tags-using-siemens-wincc-v-15/32605)
**Author:** [@pcharles](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pcharles)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-browse-tags-using-siemens-wincc-v-15/32605 "2020-05-19T01:54:50Z")
Hello, I have a Siemens S7300 that i would like to access the tags thru Ignition - Read and Write. The tags are coming thru WinCC. i am able to connect to the OPC UA with the hostname and port, able to see all the syste… --- ## [OPC works in test client, not in Designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-works-in-test-client-not-in-designer/34850)
**Author:** [@pdixon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pdixon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-works-in-test-client-not-in-designer/34850 "2020-05-19T00:19:46Z")
This seems pretty wacky. I have Ignition 8.0.12 on Win 10. I have Rockwell Emulate 5000 locally on the same machine. The Ignition OPC Test client can find the topic/items in Emulate and read them with good status. Us… --- ## [Passing Bytes to a Template Repeater](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/passing-bytes-to-a-template-repeater/34865)
**Author:** [@MikeAMCO](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MikeAMCO)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 11:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/passing-bytes-to-a-template-repeater/34865 "2020-05-18T23:37:15Z")
Hello All, I have template repeater that displays images for a particular machine. These images are stored in a MySQL database as Medium Blobs. Here is an image. Everything works perfectly. However, I want to optim… --- ## [Write to session custom property in script indirectly](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/write-to-session-custom-property-in-script-indirectly/34827)
**Author:** [@michael2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/write-to-session-custom-property-in-script-indirectly/34827 "2020-05-18T21:56:06Z")
Hi, I have a session custom property that I would like to write a value to when a view is clicked. I want to specify the session custom property and the value to write using custom params on the view. Basically looking … --- ## [Call specific historical data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/call-specific-historical-data/34861)
**Author:** [@julian.medina](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/julian.medina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/call-specific-historical-data/34861 "2020-05-18T21:19:09Z")
Hi! I want to know if it’s possible to call (using tag historian) different periods of time from a tag that is being recorded. I have a tag X that stores it’s value every 5s. However, I only need to call the stored val… --- ## [Binding gradient fill paint](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-gradient-fill-paint/4648)
**Author:** [@idelamer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/idelamer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-gradient-fill-paint/4648 "2020-05-18T21:09:56Z")
Is there any way to bind a gradient fill paint? or to set a components fill to gradient through scripting? tried a few things and read the user manual but couldn't get it to work. Cheers Ivan --- ## [Java for Ignition 7.8.5](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-for-ignition-7-8-5/34857)
**Author:** [@marcelo.burstein](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/marcelo.burstein)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-for-ignition-7-8-5/34857 "2020-05-18T20:20:38Z")
Hi, Which is the best java version for Ignition 7.8.5? I’m having some trouble with my actual version of Java. --- ## [How to know active alarms one day in the past](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-know-active-alarms-one-day-in-the-past/34774)
**Author:** [@rdelasheras](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rdelasheras)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-know-active-alarms-one-day-in-the-past/34774 "2020-05-18T20:03:11Z")
Hello. How could I known active alarms one day in the past? I’m using ignition 7.9.9. system.alarm.queryJournal gets the changes in the state. But if there’s an alarm that is active from the previous days and doesn’t c… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1174) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1176)