# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1241 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1242 --- ## [Opto 22 SNAP PAC Connectivity with the Cirrus module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opto-22-snap-pac-connectivity-with-the-cirrus-module/29656)
**Author:** [@toughautomation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/toughautomation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2019, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opto-22-snap-pac-connectivity-with-the-cirrus-module/29656 "2019-11-04T23:24:19Z")
Hey guys, I’m running 3.4.4 of the Cirrus Opto 22 SNAP PAC driver with Ignition 7.9.8, and a couple of weeks ago it just shows not connected, and it won’t reconnect. I’ve restarted the module, reinstalled the module, re… --- ## [Tracking Down SQL History Queries](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tracking-down-sql-history-queries/29449)
**Author:** [@Duffanator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Duffanator)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2019, 9:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tracking-down-sql-history-queries/29449 "2019-11-04T21:33:55Z")
Is there a way to tell which tags are being queried in the database statistics screen? I’m trying to track down some really long history queries but I can’t tell where they are coming from because the tag IDs are listed … --- ## [Tag event script doesnt work](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-event-script-doesnt-work/22790)
**Author:** [@ematschke](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ematschke)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2019, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-event-script-doesnt-work/22790 "2019-11-04T20:52:55Z")
trying to implement script for Value Changed in Tag Events. Script fails but no explanation. Tried Print to Console, but nothing shows up. Cannot find so called “wrapper log” --- ## [Shifting Entry Field Focus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/shifting-entry-field-focus/29651)
**Author:** [@Alexander41](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alexander41)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2019, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/shifting-entry-field-focus/29651 "2019-11-04T20:00:07Z")
I am trying to shift focus to the next data entry field, after a value is entered for an initial field. The code below works for a keyboard, but the touch screen mode entry pad leaves a blinking line in the field even a… --- ## [Broswer Console Logs from WebBrowser](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/broswer-console-logs-from-webbrowser/26492)
**Author:** [@apagrach](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/apagrach)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2019, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/broswer-console-logs-from-webbrowser/26492 "2019-11-04T19:48:51Z")
I am using the web browser module version 3.9.10 in Ignition 7.9.11 and am wondering if it is possible to view the console logs from the jxBrowser somewhere. I have been looking through the jxBrowser documentation but h… --- ## [Database Connection Fault Notification](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/database-connection-fault-notification/29649)
**Author:** [@bbranison](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bbranison)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2019, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/database-connection-fault-notification/29649 "2019-11-04T19:45:26Z")
Greetings, Our Ignition gateway lost connection to a database on Friday and we lost data over the weekend. What is the best practice for notification of change in database connection status? Thanks, Ben --- ## [\[BUG-13855\]Perspective Table Rows not showing on PopUp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13855-perspective-table-rows-not-showing-on-popup/29607)
**Author:** [@mmurphy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mmurphy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2019, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13855-perspective-table-rows-not-showing-on-popup/29607 "2019-11-04T19:38:48Z")
I created a view on Perspective that I intend to use as a popup. All it is is two labels (title and description) and a table. The table’s “data” prop is bound to a named query. There is no error on the binding and the r… --- ## [Print Label w/o User Print Dialog](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/print-label-w-o-user-print-dialog/29605)
**Author:** [@davis.tolbert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/davis.tolbert)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2019, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/print-label-w-o-user-print-dialog/29605 "2019-11-04T19:24:55Z")
Hi all. First time poster here. I’ve been working on a project trying to print a barcoding label by putting the label layout in a container and then printing that container using ‘system.print.createPrintJob’ as is in th… --- ## [Custom Property vs Client Tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-property-vs-client-tag/29646)
**Author:** [@mcgheeiv](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mcgheeiv)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2019, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-property-vs-client-tag/29646 "2019-11-04T16:48:41Z")
A window requires a large amount of data from a database, currently the data is being written to a client tag before opening the window and the window looks up the data from the tag. Every now and then values are display… --- ## [Web API - Diagnostics/Threads](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/web-api-diagnostics-threads/29643)
**Author:** [@plarochelle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/plarochelle)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/web-api-diagnostics-threads/29643 "2019-11-04T16:29:54Z")
Trying to troubleshot some resource issues on a couple of Ignition gateways and in the threads section of the diagnostic page on the gateway “Web API” is using 6% of the CPU. This system has ~ 100 Java Web Start clients… --- ## [Read write messages from solace using JMS in Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-write-messages-from-solace-using-jms-in-ignition/29626)
**Author:** [@ParmanandJ](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ParmanandJ)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2019, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-write-messages-from-solace-using-jms-in-ignition/29626 "2019-11-04T16:25:22Z")
I want to read write messages from solace through JMS. One of our client has back-end process of Solace JMS. From this we will get data which we have read write in ignition. Can anyone suggest best way to do this? or is… --- ## [Error importing SVG](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-importing-svg/4214)
**Author:** [@inthebox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/inthebox)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-importing-svg/4214 "2019-11-04T13:50:42Z")
Hi, I just updated the software to this version: Ignition Platform 7.4.0-rc1 (b800) Vision Module 6.4.0 (b428) Mobile Module 1.4.0 (b88) Reporting Module 1.4.0 (b78) ActiveX Module 2.4.0 (b70) Every time I try to… --- ## [Problems mapping disk utilization to PLC tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problems-mapping-disk-utilization-to-plc-tag/29601)
**Author:** [@brian.kehn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/brian.kehn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2019, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problems-mapping-disk-utilization-to-plc-tag/29601 "2019-11-04T13:03:50Z")
Version 8.0.2, and AB Control Logix. I’m trying to communicate the value of this system disk utilization tag to my PLC program. \[System\]Gateway/Performance/Disk Utilization Of course it seems like a simple task, but fo… --- ## [MQTT cache on disconnect](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-cache-on-disconnect/25355)
**Author:** [@Dilan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dilan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2019, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-cache-on-disconnect/25355 "2019-11-04T12:02:43Z")
HI All, I’ve recently installed an ignition Edge instance with MQTT and connected it to my main Ignition Gateway install with the Cirrus Link MQTT modules. The data is streaming perfectly, I then set the tags on the ma… --- ## [Ignition date range doesn't seem to handle DST switchover very well](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-date-range-doesnt-seem-to-handle-dst-switchover-very-well/29634)
**Author:** [@Sanderd17](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sanderd17)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2019, 7:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-date-range-doesnt-seem-to-handle-dst-switchover-very-well/29634 "2019-11-04T07:29:50Z")
In Europe, we switched over to regular time (from DST) on sunday 27th of October. Apparently, this gave an interesting visual in the time range selector. Not sure if it needs a fix, since the component still works and E… --- ## [Not able to edit Ignition Perspective table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/not-able-to-edit-ignition-perspective-table/29435)
**Author:** [@sac](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sac)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2019, 6:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/not-able-to-edit-ignition-perspective-table/29435 "2019-11-04T06:29:11Z")
I am not able to edit table in Perspective. I added a table to show some values from database. I enabled the allowEditOn property to double-click. But nothing happens when I double click a cell in the table. --- ## [Ignition Perspective Modbus Tag errors toggling controls](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-modbus-tag-errors-toggling-controls/29628)
**Author:** [@sac](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2019, 6:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-modbus-tag-errors-toggling-controls/29628 "2019-11-04T06:27:35Z")
I have connected a device to Ignition 8 using Modbus RTU over TCP. Whenever there is an error in a tag due to communication failure, the control to which I have assigned it to is toggling. For example, if I have connect… --- ## [UDTs with several controller brands in one project](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udts-with-several-controller-brands-in-one-project/29431)
**Author:** [@john.eichler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/john.eichler)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2019, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udts-with-several-controller-brands-in-one-project/29431 "2019-11-03T21:46:44Z")
Hi All. I will soon be deploying ignition at our factory. We have a range of PLCs - Siemens, AB, Schneider and others. In my last ignition project, I used UDTs linked to faceplates but this was only using S7-1200 contr… --- ## [Tag Value (Change Event)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-value-change-event/29447)
**Author:** [@dcamp1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dcamp1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2019, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-value-change-event/29447 "2019-11-03T19:46:16Z")
I can’t figure out how to make this work. I have a tag value that I don’t want to show a negative value, example -5.96.( I only want the positive! (Now I can correct in the PLC but I just thought until I can get to loc… --- ## [Equipment table Join Sql query](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/equipment-table-join-sql-query/29619)
**Author:** [@jshaffer09](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jshaffer09)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2019, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/equipment-table-join-sql-query/29619 "2019-11-03T15:03:25Z")
I have two tables, one is MblEquip and the other is MobileDowntime. The query(below) results only show the Mobile Equipment that had downtime this month it doesn’t show all the equipment. I am wanting to put zero’s for t… --- ## [Vision 8 Numeric Input write to Integer tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-8-numeric-input-write-to-integer-tag/29612)
**Author:** [@bjohnson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bjohnson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2019, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-8-numeric-input-write-to-integer-tag/29612 "2019-11-02T15:56:58Z")
I am manually converting an application from FTVME to an Ignition Server. I can’t get my numeric input to write to my PLC Integer tag. The tag is read by ignition. I can write button presses to boolean tags. --- ## [Sum of a total as a percentage Sql query](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sum-of-a-total-as-a-percentage-sql-query/29594)
**Author:** [@jshaffer09](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jshaffer09)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2019, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sum-of-a-total-as-a-percentage-sql-query/29594 "2019-11-02T13:45:01Z")
This is what I have below. This will get the hours total but how would I go about getting the percentage of the total in another column? Select Category, SUM(MaintTech1Hours + MaintTech2Hours + MaintTech3Hours + MaintTe… --- ## [Perspective Tree View](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-tree-view/29613)
**Author:** [@downerczx](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/downerczx)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-tree-view/29613 "2019-11-01T22:28:43Z")
Hello, I searched the forums but didn’t see anything like this. Is there a “tree view” like Vision has for Perspective? The closest I was able to find was on the Exchange something that seemed to show one branch down. … --- ## [Ignition 8 with MySQL 8, updateding the .jar with GW not running](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-with-mysql-8-updateding-the-jar-with-gw-not-running/29610)
**Author:** [@asullivan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/asullivan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-with-mysql-8-updateding-the-jar-with-gw-not-running/29610 "2019-11-01T20:58:34Z")
I am working on Ignition 8 using MySQL 8 with an older jar version, so SQL wasn’t working. Before figuring out I needed the latest jar version I did a restart of my system. When windows came back up I am unable to get … --- ## [Removing Focus in a Window](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/removing-focus-in-a-window/28059)
**Author:** [@MikeAllgood](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MikeAllgood)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/removing-focus-in-a-window/28059 "2019-11-01T20:30:04Z")
I’m having a lot of fun trying to get Client Keystroke Event Scripts to be the entities that capture Left & Right Arrow Key Presses. It seems like almost everything consumes those before the Client Event system gets to t… --- ## [UDT - Parameter Inheritance](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-parameter-inheritance/29609)
**Author:** [@robwarren](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robwarren)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-parameter-inheritance/29609 "2019-11-01T20:04:07Z")
Hello, This is a pretty basic question, but I’m worried that I’m going to do a poor job of explaining it. For all of my tags, I have “Base UDT’s”. I have several complex UDT’s that use these Base UDT’s. I have a coup… --- ## [OPC tag writes in designer preview mode causing Java Web Launcher error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-tag-writes-in-designer-preview-mode-causing-java-web-launcher-error/29591)
**Author:** [@B.Chiaramonte](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/B.Chiaramonte)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-tag-writes-in-designer-preview-mode-causing-java-web-launcher-error/29591 "2019-11-01T20:01:00Z")
Local gateway running on a Windows 10 64 bit PC. Designer in preview mode can read OPC tags from connected PLC device. Attempting tag writes causes Java™ Web Launcher (32 bit) Error. Can only view error as listed item… --- ## [Error writing "True" to tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-writing-true-to-tag/29582)
**Author:** [@bmcallister](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmcallister)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-writing-true-to-tag/29582 "2019-11-01T19:55:25Z")
I have a template repeater that I use for unlocking gates on a work cell. I am using this template repeater on 11 different work cells and each cell has 2 to 6 gates. I have one button on one cell that when pressed, it u… --- ## [Remote Tag Mapping](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remote-tag-mapping/29600)
**Author:** [@jmorris](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jmorris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remote-tag-mapping/29600 "2019-11-01T17:27:48Z")
Hi, We have a multi-gateway architecture in which there is a “central” Gateway concentrating data and projects from remote (Plant) Gateways. We’ve setup the Gateway Network and remote tag providers from each remote Gat… --- ## [Add pdf files as part of project](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-pdf-files-as-part-of-project/29561)
**Author:** [@bschroeder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bschroeder)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-pdf-files-as-part-of-project/29561 "2019-11-01T17:13:54Z")
Is there any way to add .pdf files as part of the project? Basically we would like to use the pdf file viewer to open manual pdf’s but don’t want to server them from the server, but from the client. [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1240) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1242)