# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1303 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1304 --- ## [Designer functionality](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-functionality/23857)
**Author:** [@roger2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/roger2)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-functionality/23857 "2019-04-08T18:51:42Z")
I use multiple monitors, when a pop up is called in designer it always appears on a monitor other than the focus monitor. I want to change this behavior. How do I force pop-up / option screen(s) to appear on the same m… --- ## [Increasing Speed for a File Explorer Object over a VPN?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/increasing-speed-for-a-file-explorer-object-over-a-vpn/23930)
**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/increasing-speed-for-a-file-explorer-object-over-a-vpn/23930 "2019-04-08T18:23:10Z")
A part of my project uses a File Explorer component which looks at a mapped network drive. Everyone in my office who uses it has no problem with it or it’s speed, but our satellite office which connects to our VPN, appa… --- ## [Easy Chart Pen Selection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-pen-selection/23848)
**Author:** [@bellm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bellm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-pen-selection/23848 "2019-04-08T18:08:28Z")
Is it possible for the easy chart to remember what pens were selected when changing pages and then changing back? --- ## [Email notification on Tag not working](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-notification-on-tag-not-working/23911)
**Author:** [@gijs.hendrikx](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gijs.hendrikx)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-notification-on-tag-not-working/23911 "2019-04-08T17:38:55Z")
I want to use email notification for some tags. I already set up a pipeline and a Notification Profile. I successfully tested this pipeline and notification profile. In my mailbox I received the test email. After that … --- ## [Moving A Project](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/moving-a-project/23923)
**Author:** [@TCARLSON](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/TCARLSON)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/moving-a-project/23923 "2019-04-08T16:21:18Z")
I have moved a project from one computer to another. I backed up the project and backed up the gateway. Restored both to the new computer. I have set up a device to access my PLC tags. When I go into the Designer I don’t… --- ## [Web API Read Tag Trigger Scan Class Fast Rate](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/web-api-read-tag-trigger-scan-class-fast-rate/23924)
**Author:** [@Ahiero](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ahiero)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/web-api-read-tag-trigger-scan-class-fast-rate/23924 "2019-04-08T16:08:35Z")
I have several scales and other simple devices on the shop floor that I am connecting to the gateway via serial-IP converters to allow direct communication from the Gateway. I am integrating with another application tha… --- ## [System.gui.transform and altering relative width of component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-gui-transform-and-altering-relative-width-of-component/23905)
**Author:** [@cmaynes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmaynes)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-gui-transform-and-altering-relative-width-of-component/23905 "2019-04-08T16:01:51Z")
I have a plot with controls underneath it. I want to dynamically adjust the plot height to reveal these controls when someone clicks a button. In the designer, everything works flawlessly with the system.gui.transform fu… --- ## [OPC server connection keep-alive documentation missing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-server-connection-keep-alive-documentation-missing/20989)
**Author:** [@mik977](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mik977)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-server-connection-keep-alive-documentation-missing/20989 "2019-04-08T15:38:25Z")
The 3 keep-alive config properties, thus keep-alive frequency, keep-alive timeout and keep-alive failures allowed are missing from the documentation. Instead, there is a "Secure Channel Re-authentication Enabled" config … --- ## [Making a report Modular with ReportViewer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/making-a-report-modular-with-reportviewer/23920)
**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/making-a-report-modular-with-reportviewer/23920 "2019-04-08T15:35:37Z")
I have a a part of my program that when when a sales order is complete, feeds parameters to another window that basically just has a report viewer. The second page of this report has a table of values, materials and cos… --- ## [Bacnet/IP to work with Ignition v7.9](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bacnet-ip-to-work-with-ignition-v7-9/23914)
**Author:** [@sullah1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sullah1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bacnet-ip-to-work-with-ignition-v7-9/23914 "2019-04-08T12:14:38Z")
Does Bacnet/IP support in Ignition v7.9? I know kepware provides Bacnet to OPC server, but I am looking if there is another way to get this work? --- ## [Gateway event script - negative edge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-event-script-negative-edge/23904)
**Author:** [@john.eichler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/john.eichler)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-event-script-negative-edge/23904 "2019-04-08T08:52:44Z")
Ignition 7.9, I’m using a gateway event script to trigger a couple of operations; Generate the data log file name and check the data log directory to see if the file exists. Save the data to the file name above. Idea… --- ## [Ignition server auto start in raspbianOS](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-server-auto-start-in-raspbianos/23896)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 6:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-server-auto-start-in-raspbianos/23896 "2019-04-08T06:05:07Z")
Hi How can I set ignition server to be auto start in Raspberry PI? Thanks --- ## [UDT Tag Values in OPC Item Paths](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-tag-values-in-opc-item-paths/23909)
**Author:** [@joshdunstan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joshdunstan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 5:16am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-tag-values-in-opc-item-paths/23909 "2019-04-08T05:16:58Z")
Want to open this again - I realise there are older topics about it… I’d like to have an integer driven by an SQL tag that’s used as the array index for an OPC item / all items in a UDT. I realise I can do this with a c… --- ## [Bulk tag renaming](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bulk-tag-renaming/23907)
**Author:** [@georgia.webber](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/georgia.webber)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 3:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bulk-tag-renaming/23907 "2019-04-08T03:27:10Z")
I am a relatively new Ignition user but am looking at potential applications where thousands of tags may be implemented. Is there a way that tags can be renamed in bulk? I’ve looked into the export/import tags functiona… --- ## [runPrepUpdate with MS-SQL 'datetimeoffset' types](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/runprepupdate-with-ms-sql-datetimeoffset-types/23908)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 3:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/runprepupdate-with-ms-sql-datetimeoffset-types/23908 "2019-04-08T03:06:26Z")
I’m trying to use the function system.db.runPrepUpdate to insert some datetimeoffset type data, however the date that is inserted does not include the timezone offset and is setting this part of the datetime to 0 (i.e. i… --- ## [Client event scripts Coding](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-event-scripts-coding/23899)
**Author:** [@v.fernando1331](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/v.fernando1331)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2019, 2:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-event-scripts-coding/23899 "2019-04-07T02:39:11Z")
Is there some place, where I can see the commands for programing this script? I need to change the value of a tag, base on an condition of some variables of my main window --- ## [How to import the pandas library into ignition?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-import-the-pandas-library-into-ignition/15673)
**Author:** [@souzaem](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/souzaem)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2019, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-import-the-pandas-library-into-ignition/15673 "2019-04-06T22:11:49Z")
I want to use the features of pandas in ignition --- ## [easyChart - compare the same tag with a time shift](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easychart-compare-the-same-tag-with-a-time-shift/23883)
**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2019, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easychart-compare-the-same-tag-with-a-time-shift/23883 "2019-04-06T19:51:16Z")
We need to compare with easychart the history of the same tag value with a time shift. For example the temperature chart for week N and week N-1 on the same chart. A calculed pen History with operation like plus/minus d… --- ## [Window Navigation on a template](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/window-navigation-on-a-template/23897)
**Author:** [@jshaffer09](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jshaffer09)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/window-navigation-on-a-template/23897 "2019-04-06T15:57:37Z")
I am using the script below for a mouse click script on a LED Display, I have a custom property named WindowPath. But I get an error saying the window doesn’t exist. window = system.nav.openWindow(event.source.parent.Wi… --- ## [Tag Folder Loading](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-folder-loading/23780)
**Author:** [@winslow\_352](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/winslow_352)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-folder-loading/23780 "2019-04-05T15:47:43Z")
Hi all, I have a tag folder that I added a UDT to that now will not load anything into the folder when i try to expand it. It will not let me delete it or If I try to export it I get a file with 0 size. If I try to expor… --- ## [\[Question\] Force Client opening](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-force-client-opening/23868)
**Author:** [@n.meluccio](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/n.meluccio)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2019, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-force-client-opening/23868 "2019-04-05T12:42:50Z")
Hello there, what i would like to accomplish: i'm analysing online Client's with system.util.getSessionInfo() to know if there's any Designer's opened. If true, i'd like to force the Client ID (that has the designer … --- ## [Data Acquisition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/data-acquisition/23763)
**Author:** [@carolineuchoa.estuda](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/carolineuchoa.estuda)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2019, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/data-acquisition/23763 "2019-04-04T20:00:42Z")
Hello, Is it possible that a frequency acquisition is less than 1Hz? I wanted to display this table below with more time intervals between seconds. Thanks in advance! --- ## [Have one user with a password that doesn't expire on a project](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/have-one-user-with-a-password-that-doesnt-expire-on-a-project/22947)
**Author:** [@greg.krueger](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/greg.krueger)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2019, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/have-one-user-with-a-password-that-doesnt-expire-on-a-project/22947 "2019-04-04T19:48:07Z")
We have a validated system which needs to enforce password policy on the regular users, but we would like to have a View-only user account for auto-login that has a password which does not expire (so we don’t need to upd… --- ## [Tag Historian questions](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-historian-questions/23861)
**Author:** [@Vena.Cava](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Vena.Cava)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2019, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-historian-questions/23861 "2019-04-04T19:43:34Z")
Hey there, New to ignition, do you need the tag historian module to trend tags on easy chart, and display an alarm history page? seems like you do but I just wanted to double check? --- ## [Export To XLS problem ignition 7.9.7](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/export-to-xls-problem-ignition-7-9-7/23837)
**Author:** [@alo.go](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alo.go)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2019, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/export-to-xls-problem-ignition-7-9-7/23837 "2019-04-03T22:47:35Z")
Hello everybody! I have a problem, When I try to export a report to an xls file (right button in my report \> save as XLS), the order of the columns is changed. The headers remain in place, but the data does not. For exa… --- ## [Alert Summary vs Alarm Status Table Components](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alert-summary-vs-alarm-status-table-components/23855)
**Author:** [@MikeAllgood](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MikeAllgood)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2019, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alert-summary-vs-alarm-status-table-components/23855 "2019-04-04T18:54:42Z")
A customer has a screen that has an Alert Summary Table on it, but I don’t see that component in the designer. The Ignition version is 7.9.9. I don’t find any documentation for the Alert Summary component either. I’m gu… --- ## [Chart Abnormality](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-abnormality/23847)
**Author:** [@carolineuchoa.estuda](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/carolineuchoa.estuda)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2019, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-abnormality/23847 "2019-04-04T16:43:00Z")
Hello, My Historical Chart is presenting some peaks that should not be there (as image below). The data is correct, but the chart just don’t seem to work correctly. It was not happening before. Anyone knows what that co… --- ## [Ignition EDGE and Industrial-grade Raspberry](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-and-industrial-grade-raspberry/14287)
**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2019, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-and-industrial-grade-raspberry/14287 "2019-04-04T16:21:43Z")
Ignition EDGE + Raspbian + Industrial-grade Raspberry (compute module 3). It seem to be possible ! I wrote a quick article for it on my blog : --- ## [How to 'reference cells' in Report Table?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-reference-cells-in-report-table/23854)
**Author:** [@tbdaigle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tbdaigle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2019, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-reference-cells-in-report-table/23854 "2019-04-04T16:16:05Z")
What would be the suggested method for performing arithmetic on two values that are in different rows and, perhaps, columns of a table in the Reporting Module? --- ## [Invalid Column Name When Calculating Initial Variable Value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/invalid-column-name-when-calculating-initial-variable-value/23853)
**Author:** [@EEdmondson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/EEdmondson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/invalid-column-name-when-calculating-initial-variable-value/23853 "2019-04-04T15:29:19Z")
DECLARE @Total\_Good\_Percent AS float = ((Total\_Good\_Parts / Total\_Parts)\*100) The above is the function I’m trying to get to work. However, when I run the query it says that “Total\_Good\_Parts” is an invalid column name.… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1302) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1304)