# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1191 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1192 --- ## [How to write to a table component using system.tag.queryTagHistory?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-write-to-a-table-component-using-system-tag-querytaghistory/33692)
**Author:** [@felipe2010silva](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/felipe2010silva)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-write-to-a-table-component-using-system-tag-querytaghistory/33692 "2020-04-06T22:58:58Z")
Good morning, my name is Felipe and I have been studying ignition hard, but I am still very young on the platform. I have been studying a way to write in a table component by clicking on the mouse using the system.tag.qu… --- ## [Bind Tag Folder to Perspective View Property](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bind-tag-folder-to-perspective-view-property/33730)
**Author:** [@Jonathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jonathan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bind-tag-folder-to-perspective-view-property/33730 "2020-04-06T22:34:25Z")
How can a bind a tag folder (folder contents) to a Perspective view property binding? Some how I ran across how you can add .jsonValues to the end of the tag path, but for some reason that returns the object starting all… --- ## [Ignition 7.9 Vision Client Troubleshooting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-vision-client-troubleshooting/33729)
**Author:** [@Michael.Hodges](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Michael.Hodges)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-vision-client-troubleshooting/33729 "2020-04-06T21:30:25Z")
I’m running into a problem configuring a remote PC to launch the Vision client. When I attempt to launch the project, a window briefly appears with the message “Downloading projects…”, then it closes and no client opens… --- ## [Tag Event Script - Print](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-event-script-print/33726)
**Author:** [@kaushik.shah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kaushik.shah)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-event-script-print/33726 "2020-04-06T21:16:38Z")
Silly Question but desperate to know - If I have a Tag like this - Where Tag Event Script of test\_A looks like - Where would the this print go ? I’ve checked gateway logs and designer console but no luck. Tag … --- ## [\[8.0\] Is there a way to reset the acknowledgement of an alarm?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-0-is-there-a-way-to-reset-the-acknowledgement-of-an-alarm/33722)
**Author:** [@DaveRNeal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DaveRNeal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-0-is-there-a-way-to-reset-the-acknowledgement-of-an-alarm/33722 "2020-04-06T20:19:54Z")
Good afternoon, My client is asking for a feature within our Ignition project to reset the acknowledgement of an alarm to unacknowledged after it’s been shelved through an Alarm Status Table. Is this at all possible? … --- ## [Nesting Not Allowed while using Properties in a Template to turn on a Light](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nesting-not-allowed-while-using-properties-in-a-template-to-turn-on-a-light/33609)
**Author:** [@mhicks1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mhicks1)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nesting-not-allowed-while-using-properties-in-a-template-to-turn-on-a-light/33609 "2020-04-06T19:42:57Z")
I am creating a Light Template to be used in possibly in another template. We have several Production Lines (8) that have several feeders (12) that can pull material from several bins (17). I am trying to use indirect … --- ## [\[Bug-11810, Bug-15430, Feature-15431\]Bug perspectiveClosePopup](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-11810-bug-15430-feature-15431-bug-perspectiveclosepopup/29752)
**Author:** [@Mau89](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mau89)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-11810-bug-15430-feature-15431-bug-perspectiveclosepopup/29752 "2020-04-06T19:01:08Z")
Hi everyone, segnalo un bug nel funzionamento di prespective.closePopup(). L’azione chiude tutti popup visualizzati, benché sia stato indicato un ID specifico. Più esattamente se il popup con ID indicato è aperto viene… --- ## [Reporting - Daily Average and Maximum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-daily-average-and-maximum/33717)
**Author:** [@andytimc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andytimc)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-daily-average-and-maximum/33717 "2020-04-06T18:59:00Z")
I have created a report that shows the daily flow from the last 14 days. The report combines 3 tables. The first table is the daily flow total. the second is a table of the averages, and the final is supposed to be a tab… --- ## [Error completing \`gwcmd\` CLI gateway backup restoration](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-completing-gwcmd-cli-gateway-backup-restoration/33716)
**Author:** [@sean.oneil](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sean.oneil)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-completing-gwcmd-cli-gateway-backup-restoration/33716 "2020-04-06T17:38:14Z")
Hi, I'm running Ignition 8.0.10 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS servers and VMs and am having trouble restoring a .gwbk file through the /usr/local/bin/ignition/gwcmd CLI utility on both. I can restore a backup well through the ga… --- ## [Configuring clamp using member within UDT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/configuring-clamp-using-member-within-udt/33175)
**Author:** [@ijustdunnoaname1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ijustdunnoaname1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/configuring-clamp-using-member-within-udt/33175 "2020-04-06T16:32:15Z")
I’m using a UDT with the following members: Setpoint SP\_HiLimit SP\_LoLimit Within the UDT, I’d like to set the “EngHigh” property equal to the tag SP\_HiLimit and I’d like to set the “EngLow” property equal to the tag… --- ## [Client Menu Bar broken](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-menu-bar-broken/33706)
**Author:** [@jcaudle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jcaudle)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-menu-bar-broken/33706 "2020-04-06T16:28:49Z")
Hello, I seem to have broken the Vision Client Menu Bar. Just upgraded to 8.0.10 and brought this project with me. At some point in the past, I had tried to remove the Command menu by deleting it... then I found the Hide… --- ## [Historian On Change Tag with Consecutive Duplicates](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historian-on-change-tag-with-consecutive-duplicates/33673)
**Author:** [@dion.botha](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dion.botha)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historian-on-change-tag-with-consecutive-duplicates/33673 "2020-04-06T15:43:10Z")
Hello, I have a string OPC tag that is configured with ‘Sample Mode’ set to ‘On Change’. Firstly, can anyone tell me why it is it that if I query the historian for this tag, I see consecutive duplicates? Second, how d… --- ## [Gateway network connection Status monitoring and alarming](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-network-connection-status-monitoring-and-alarming/33678)
**Author:** [@deancable](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/deancable)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-network-connection-status-monitoring-and-alarming/33678 "2020-04-06T13:04:33Z")
I am wondering if there are any TAGS or any way in SCRIPTING to periodically check the STATUS of a Gateway Network Connection to another Ignition Gateway? I will be creating a Gateway Network from an Ignition 7.9 to a… --- ## [How to set Tag Scaling/Numeric Properties](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-set-tag-scaling-numeric-properties/33698)
**Author:** [@wpmccormick](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wpmccormick)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-set-tag-scaling-numeric-properties/33698 "2020-04-06T12:45:42Z")
There doesn’t seem to be a straight forward way to bind to an OPC tag’s Numeric Scaling Properties, though it looks like it might be possible through scripting. I’m using a Modbus TCP driver for my PLC comms, and I woul… --- ## [Roster Management (Disable Adding Rosters)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/roster-management-disable-adding-rosters/33704)
**Author:** [@melwadeya](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/melwadeya)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/roster-management-disable-adding-rosters/33704 "2020-04-06T12:05:57Z")
Hi, I am trying to disable the add roster button in the roster management component in vision (user are not supposed to add/create rosters). how is that possible? Thanks, --- ## [Ignition Versioning](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-versioning/8229)
**Author:** [@cosentano](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cosentano)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-versioning/8229 "2020-04-06T10:35:27Z")
Hi all, Do you have any info about Ignition versioning? I found that Ignition can: "if you change a project to be in Manual publish mode, then you can explicitly publish a project in the Designer." inductiveautomat… --- ## [Reporting bar chart colors](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-bar-chart-colors/11517)
**Author:** [@erick](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/erick)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 8:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-bar-chart-colors/11517 "2020-04-03T08:54:48Z")
This is an example to make your bar chart colors customizable using the JFree Chart API in JYTHON. This is executed under the chart properties =\> edit script. from java.awt import Color a = 1 #gets the underlying d… --- ## [Connecting to Siemens Simatic ET 200SP F](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-to-siemens-simatic-et-200sp-f/33307)
**Author:** [@Sanderd17](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sanderd17)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-to-siemens-simatic-et-200sp-f/33307 "2020-04-06T07:31:21Z")
We’ve been asked to take some temperature readings in from an older machine with a Siemens PLC. Below are the details of the PLC, but we can’t get it to connect. Does anyone know if this is actually supported? I’ve tri… --- ## [Pipe Segment Isuue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pipe-segment-isuue/33691)
**Author:** [@roizundak](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/roizundak)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 6:44am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pipe-segment-isuue/33691 "2020-04-06T06:44:26Z")
Hi, I using in my all industrial projects the Pipe segment object, my issue is when I’m connect two pipes from Bottom to Cap for example, in my designer its look great but in the client they don’t seat well. What i’m d… --- ## [Single Sign On Options](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/single-sign-on-options/31167)
**Author:** [@john.furby](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/john.furby)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2020, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/single-sign-on-options/31167 "2020-04-04T23:55:18Z")
Is there a way to setup SSO with a default login backup? We have users that access Ignition from a variety of different ways. I want to enable single sign on, but I don’t want to lose the benefit of being able to monitor… --- ## [Read tag properties from an ocp client connected to the ignition server](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-tag-properties-from-an-ocp-client-connected-to-the-ignition-server/33627)
**Author:** [@lachguerabdallah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lachguerabdallah)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-tag-properties-from-an-ocp-client-connected-to-the-ignition-server/33627 "2020-04-04T22:20:37Z")
Hello From an ocp client connected with the Ignition server, can I check tag properties? like alarms So far I can only check the value, quality, timestamp. any help will help me a lot. thanks --- ## [Data loggers in Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/data-loggers-in-ignition/33569)
**Author:** [@lachguerabdallah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lachguerabdallah)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/data-loggers-in-ignition/33569 "2020-04-03T19:53:51Z")
we can connect dataloggers to direct ignition? to obtain data without having to process csv files that the dataloggers export. thanks you. --- ## [system.nav.getCurrentWindow For Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-nav-getcurrentwindow-for-perspective/32304)
**Author:** [@jaspinall](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jaspinall)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-nav-getcurrentwindow-for-perspective/32304 "2020-04-03T18:57:55Z")
Hello There, Are there any equivalents of “system.nav.getCurrentWindow” for Perspective? Essentially I would like to pass the name of the Active Page to my Docked Window once it opens up. Many Thanks --- ## [Formatting issue with gateway time](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/formatting-issue-with-gateway-time/33640)
**Author:** [@Tannerawbrey](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Tannerawbrey)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/formatting-issue-with-gateway-time/33640 "2020-04-03T18:53:34Z")
Hello, I am currently working on a system that keeps track of CIP data by logging it into SQL. I am using the system.date.now() command to get the time before I log data into the SQL server. My problem is that my time is… --- ## [Tag Event Scripting Performance](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-event-scripting-performance/33659)
**Author:** [@twstevic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/twstevic)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-event-scripting-performance/33659 "2020-04-03T17:37:27Z")
Does anyone know when the number of tag script events begin to affect the performance of the gateway? All of the alarms and many other events (Conveyor Start/Stop, etc.) will have a script that queries a database contain… --- ## [Null Pointer Exception/Error on Window Activated / Opened](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/null-pointer-exception-error-on-window-activated-opened/33656)
**Author:** [@csanyia](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/csanyia)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/null-pointer-exception-error-on-window-activated-opened/33656 "2020-04-03T15:14:57Z")
Using this code to load an image from BLOB in the database into the icon field of a label. When the code is attached to a button, it works fine, but I need the code to load the image as soon as the popup window is open… --- ## [Script error on momentary button](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-error-on-momentary-button/33652)
**Author:** [@rrajatrcs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rrajatrcs)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-error-on-momentary-button/33652 "2020-04-03T11:19:45Z")
this is my script on my momentary button system.tag.write(event.source.parent.SOV\_NO.Meta.TagPath+"/ManOpen",1) it does high (i.e =1) my tag when i pressed my button but CANNOT put low (i.e =0) when i release button. a… --- ## [Script on momentory button](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-on-momentory-button/33651)
**Author:** [@rrajatrcs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rrajatrcs)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-on-momentory-button/33651 "2020-04-03T11:19:07Z")
this is my script on my momentary button system.tag.write(event.source.parent.SOV\_NO.Meta.TagPath+"/ManOpen",1) it does high (i.e =1) my tag when i pressed my button but CANNOT put low (i.e =0) when i release button. … --- ## [Siemens driver error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-driver-error/32699)
**Author:** [@victor1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/victor1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 10:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-driver-error/32699 "2020-04-03T10:53:58Z")
Hi! This error keeps occurring every time I change a Siemens OPC Tag. Has anyone ever experienced this? Thanks --- ## [No translation for tab view and column header](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/no-translation-for-tab-view-and-column-header/33657)
**Author:** [@mario.colombo91](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mario.colombo91)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/no-translation-for-tab-view-and-column-header/33657 "2020-04-03T07:42:44Z")
Greetings! we are working on a translation of our project; we used the translation manager and that worked translating all the terms in labels, buttons and menù. Unfortunately, the translation seem to not work on tab n… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1190) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1192)