# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1301 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1302 --- ## [PLC Fault- Ignition HMI](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/plc-fault-ignition-hmi/23968)
**Author:** [@shibubalaji](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/shibubalaji)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/plc-fault-ignition-hmi/23968 "2019-04-15T12:12:11Z")
What could be done to show the tag error when PLC get fault. My PLC had a fault and it shuts all the equipment down but the tags on the Ignition HMI were tuck at its last position as “Running”. No tag errors, like a PLC … --- ## [Dynamic Menu Trees in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-menu-trees-in-perspective/24134)
**Author:** [@SteveE](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SteveE)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-menu-trees-in-perspective/24134 "2019-04-15T01:03:38Z")
Is it possible to have a dynamic menu tree? I can wall views away from users depending on the view permissions but can I hide menu items so that restricted users can’t navigate to those pages? So I added a custom prope… --- ## [system.tag.writeAll Issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-writeall-issue/24125)
**Author:** [@leeroy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/leeroy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2019, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-writeall-issue/24125 "2019-04-14T17:12:52Z")
Hi, I have tags that i want to write to other tags with a button… the scipt is on the action performed \[CODE\] tags = \["\[Master\_par\_Tags\]Batching/A220/AGT SPT/AGT1/SPT\_1\_","\[Master\_par\_Tags\]Batching/A220/AGT SPT/AGT1/S… --- ## [Security Confirmation popup problem](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-confirmation-popup-problem/24113)
**Author:** [@leeroy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/leeroy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-confirmation-popup-problem/24113 "2019-04-14T15:58:06Z")
Hi, I’m pretty new with the software here is my question .I’m trying to use a momentary button as a write button to the PLC with the confirmation security popup. But when i click the ‘write’ button the value changes to o… --- ## [Fetch a cell value from power table to a Dropdown box](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fetch-a-cell-value-from-power-table-to-a-dropdown-box/24124)
**Author:** [@guganathan.r](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/guganathan.r)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2019, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fetch-a-cell-value-from-power-table-to-a-dropdown-box/24124 "2019-04-14T12:41:49Z")
I’m creating a simple database editor. To update a selected row, i’m fetching selected row values to text fields/numeric fields and dropdown box using “try” syntax in expressions. But i failed to fetch value to dropdown … --- ## [Ignition seeing Windowviewer tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-seeing-windowviewer-tags/24121)
**Author:** [@akettner](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/akettner)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2019, 2:36am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-seeing-windowviewer-tags/24121 "2019-04-14T02:36:40Z")
My company is in the process of changing from Wonderware to Ignition. Windowviewer has a built in IO server and different windowviewer apps are able to access tags on different apps. Is it possible for Ignition to acces… --- ## [Save data into SQL table by Pivoting the data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/save-data-into-sql-table-by-pivoting-the-data/24117)
**Author:** [@saurabhambildhuke08](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/saurabhambildhuke08)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2019, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/save-data-into-sql-table-by-pivoting-the-data/24117 "2019-04-13T12:51:25Z")
Hii , I was doing some SQL scripting work and stuck somewhere. I have 16 Pens in my easy chart and I am saving that data in sql. I am only saving 4 columns out of the 21 Columns of tagPens. So what i want is the data w… --- ## [What is the best way to access GPIO on Raspberry PI in ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-access-gpio-on-raspberry-pi-in-ignition/23995)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2019, 12:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-access-gpio-on-raspberry-pi-in-ignition/23995 "2019-04-13T12:15:03Z")
Hi what is the best way to access GPIO on Raspberry PI in ignition? Is it possible to access it by python script directly in ignition? Thanks. --- ## [AlarmConfig Bug](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarmconfig-bug/24114)
**Author:** [@zacslade](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacslade)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2019, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarmconfig-bug/24114 "2019-04-13T00:33:55Z")
Hi All, I’m working on bulk-configuring alarms for a group of tags. I noticed that if I run configuration on an alarm that doesn’t exist, it creates an alarm with the specified property. So, I ran the following script, … --- ## [Is it possible to bind a boolean to a tag value's override status?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-possible-to-bind-a-boolean-to-a-tag-values-override-status/16916)
**Author:** [@Maes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Maes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-possible-to-bind-a-boolean-to-a-tag-values-override-status/16916 "2019-04-12T23:25:15Z")
I'm trying to bind a boolean to enable reading a tag's value but only if that tag's value is overridden and thus is not the default value. --- ## [Reading Session Properties in Script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-session-properties-in-script/24109)
**Author:** [@grietveld](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/grietveld)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-session-properties-in-script/24109 "2019-04-12T19:45:12Z")
I’m trying to read the authenticated session property in a script to determine if a button will be log in or log out. In the expression for the text, the binding was easy, but the script is proving to be a bit more chall… --- ## [Forcing a Login from a button when pressed](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/forcing-a-login-from-a-button-when-pressed/18604)
**Author:** [@robertday](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robertday)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/forcing-a-login-from-a-button-when-pressed/18604 "2019-04-12T18:18:35Z")
I have a button that opens a window for technicians and supervisors, at the moment this button is hidden if the user logged in does not have the security rights to use the button and we log out and back in whenever we ne… --- ## [\[bug-13555\]DropHandler Exception](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13555-drophandler-exception/24106)
**Author:** [@zacslade](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacslade)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13555-drophandler-exception/24106 "2019-04-12T18:09:33Z")
Hi guys, I have a pretty simple template -- just a circle that changes color based on a boolean value. The custom property for that value is called "State" and is the drop target. If I drag a bool tag onto the screen, … --- ## [Report Viewer Component - Select Item](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-viewer-component-select-item/23999)
**Author:** [@koryk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/koryk)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-viewer-component-select-item/23999 "2019-04-12T17:39:20Z")
Hi, I currently have a window that basically has two components. The first is a Tree View that lists all the available reports created, and the second is a Report Viewer that displays the selected report. The reports … --- ## [\[BUG-13550\] Unable to open non-localhost Designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13550-unable-to-open-non-localhost-designer/24093)
**Author:** [@rbanaszak](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rbanaszak)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13550-unable-to-open-non-localhost-designer/24093 "2019-04-12T15:41:25Z")
Attempting to open a non-localhost designer and it continually errors out. Went through multiple attempts of fully uninstalling Ignition and reinstalling to only open a newly installed Designer to be met with with no gat… --- ## [Python script to e-mail an on call roster](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-script-to-e-mail-an-on-call-roster/24020)
**Author:** [@boster281](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/boster281)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-script-to-e-mail-an-on-call-roster/24020 "2019-04-12T15:10:26Z")
I have a report that i am creating and distributing using the system.report.executeAndDistribute function on a button press, but with our ever changing group of workers I am constantly updating the e-mail addresses. Is … --- ## [Pass inputBox string on vision window open to parameter in input box](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pass-inputbox-string-on-vision-window-open-to-parameter-in-input-box/24095)
**Author:** [@dholt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dholt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pass-inputbox-string-on-vision-window-open-to-parameter-in-input-box/24095 "2019-04-12T14:31:52Z")
Hello. I am working on a project where an employee can scan a label and a corresponding window will open to show them what color/specification said part should be. Additionally there is a GUID attached to this scan that … --- ## [Easy Chart Intermittently Displaying Tag Historian Data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-intermittently-displaying-tag-historian-data/15551)
**Author:** [@dgillis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dgillis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-intermittently-displaying-tag-historian-data/15551 "2019-04-12T13:42:36Z")
We’re using Ignition 7.9.1 The issue we have is Ignition sometimes decides not to display tag data in the Easy Chart. An example is posted below. When watching the green line, you can see it travel all the way across … --- ## [OPC Server not connecting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-server-not-connecting/11711)
**Author:** [@weertske](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/weertske)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-server-not-connecting/11711 "2019-04-12T13:22:06Z")
I had a problem similar to the topic: I am running version 7.8.2 on a Linux machine running Oracle Java 8\_91 with the MES modules installed. The solution was the same, reset the endpoints. You probably need to lo… --- ## [Unable to rotate the template ( checkbox template created with image and label)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-rotate-the-template-checkbox-template-created-with-image-and-label/24086)
**Author:** [@tarun89engg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tarun89engg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 10:50am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-rotate-the-template-checkbox-template-created-with-image-and-label/24086 "2019-04-12T10:50:42Z")
I have created a template for check box with image so that I can make a checkbox bigger and smaller while the inbuilt checkbox doesn’t have a ability to make it bigger. basically i am changing the image on click event, … --- ## [Bar Charts in Ignition 8](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bar-charts-in-ignition-8/24004)
**Author:** [@fred.berryman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/fred.berryman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 8:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bar-charts-in-ignition-8/24004 "2019-04-12T08:29:13Z")
So I’ve just upgraded from 7.9 to 8 and have several bar charts with multiple Tag History / SQL sources. The only way I can get the bar charts to display data is to delete all but one tag. Any more than one source tag an… --- ## [Ignition 8 Tags going stale on remote designer & client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-tags-going-stale-on-remote-designer-client/24071)
**Author:** [@joshdunstan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joshdunstan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 12:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-tags-going-stale-on-remote-designer-client/24071 "2019-04-12T00:57:41Z")
Hey guys, I was having an issue where my tags were going stale if I tried to view them in a remote instance of a designer or client… but this wasn’t the case for working on the local machine. This was on a gateway upgra… --- ## [License stays in trial when moving to 8](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/license-stays-in-trial-when-moving-to-8/24064)
**Author:** [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2019, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/license-stays-in-trial-when-moving-to-8/24064 "2019-04-11T20:44:43Z")
Moved one of my licenses to a v8 server, but many of the modules are still in Trial Mode. Ran an license update, but it still persists. Better to call in or email? --- ## [Import not Work](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-not-work/24063)
**Author:** [@Russell.Charchuk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Russell.Charchuk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2019, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-not-work/24063 "2019-04-11T20:34:02Z")
Why don’t Exception handlers catch exceptions??? try … system.db.runPrepUpdate(… This fails and the whole script stops running except Exception, e: Never reach this line of code!!! Why not??? Thanks, Russ . --- ## [7.9 User Manual](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/7-9-user-manual/24041)
**Author:** [@WildeKurt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/WildeKurt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2019, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/7-9-user-manual/24041 "2019-04-11T18:34:45Z")
I seem to be unable to get the 7.9 user manual on line. I’m automatically directed to the 8.0 manual. The link for the off line manual still seems to point to 7.9. I seem to recall there being a way to select versions… --- ## [Current PDF Viewer component stability](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/current-pdf-viewer-component-stability/5147)
**Author:** [@cgz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cgz)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2019, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/current-pdf-viewer-component-stability/5147 "2019-04-11T18:27:43Z")
I'm still on Ignition 7.3.4 and working with a project that involves a lot of pdf documents. The PDF Viewer component is being used for previewing, but the component is extremely unreliable. There are multiple ways it … --- ## [Power Table Dataset From Named Query - How to runPrepUpdate?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-dataset-from-named-query-how-to-runprepupdate/24025)
**Author:** [@paulm1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paulm1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2019, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-dataset-from-named-query-how-to-runprepupdate/24025 "2019-04-11T17:27:04Z")
I have a Power Table Component who’s Data Property is bound to a Named Query. Nothing Fancy a real simple query. SELECT ndx, t\_stamp AS Date, new AS New, repair AS Repair, prevent AS Prevent, inspect AS Inspect, note … --- ## [Menu Tree Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/menu-tree-perspective/24050)
**Author:** [@roger\_larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/roger_larson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2019, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/menu-tree-perspective/24050 "2019-04-11T16:19:13Z")
Hi everyone, Is there a way to make the perspective menu tree nav object accordion-style? Or is it better to build this from scratch with flex containers and repeaters if we really wanted? Best, Roger --- ## [Spinner control - cannot set background color](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/spinner-control-cannot-set-background-color/23890)
**Author:** [@cmaynes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmaynes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/spinner-control-cannot-set-background-color/23890 "2019-04-11T14:58:30Z")
I cannot seem to set the background color for the spinner control to anything other than white. Am I being silly? --- ## [Reporting module faulted](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-faulted/24021)
**Author:** [@tbdaigle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tbdaigle)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2019, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-faulted/24021 "2019-04-11T14:18:03Z")
I created reports that worked perfectly in Vision and when sent immediately to email via the Report Schedule Actions tab but would not work on a schedule. They appeared up in the “Upcoming Scheduled Executions” but not i… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1300) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1302)