# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1364 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1365 --- ## [B&R PLC OPC-UA Connection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/b-r-plc-opc-ua-connection/18863)
**Author:** [@thomas.wolday](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/thomas.wolday)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/b-r-plc-opc-ua-connection/18863 "2018-07-18T19:00:32Z")
we are trying to configure our B&R PLC to ignition using the OPC-UA. When we created the new server connection in ignition, it is trying to connect, but it the status is showing faulted. This is the error message it leav… --- ## [Ignition designer external editing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-designer-external-editing/18794)
**Author:** [@amiralwaled](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amiralwaled)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-designer-external-editing/18794 "2018-07-18T16:33:19Z")
Hello All, I am still beginner with ignition and have a question. Could we create screens (windows) by code ? For example if I want to create a screen with 1000 object could I generate it by some code or I have to draw … --- ## [numberFormat info](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/numberformat-info/5608)
**Author:** [@cacordova](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cacordova)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/numberformat-info/5608 "2018-07-18T16:09:56Z")
i'm testing the numberFormat and i used the example on the manual numberFormat(34.8, "#0.00'%'") but i got an error saying Why is that? --- ## [Window (inside Designer) Extremely Slow](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/window-inside-designer-extremely-slow/18878)
**Author:** [@c.bertulli](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/c.bertulli)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/window-inside-designer-extremely-slow/18878 "2018-07-18T15:28:47Z")
Hi All, I have a window with just a few elements inside of it, that runs extremely slow inside my designer. Just this one. It is composed as the following: A Power Table ( that is not maintaining its column size :rage: … --- ## [System tags missing in 7.8.1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tags-missing-in-7-8-1/11102)
**Author:** [@lemeur17](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lemeur17)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tags-missing-in-7-8-1/11102 "2018-07-18T14:56:19Z")
Hi after upgrading from 7.8.0. to 7.8.1. Alarming system tags and Alarming folder are missing the in the gateway. previously I was using this tags in a script. Do you have any Idea ? Regards --- ## [Modicon Modbus addressing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modicon-modbus-addressing/18875)
**Author:** [@klbmcgregor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/klbmcgregor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modicon-modbus-addressing/18875 "2018-07-18T13:43:18Z")
I'm working with a PLC programmer who is using a Modicon M241. I've never used the Modbus driver. I have connected to it with the Modbus TCP driver, but all I'm having trouble getting to the correct addresses. The add… --- ## [Template Canvas - MiG Layout](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-canvas-mig-layout/18811)
**Author:** [@jacques\_za](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jacques_za)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-canvas-mig-layout/18811 "2018-07-13T14:23:46Z")
Hi, I'm struggling a bit with the MiG Layout option on the Template Canvas. As a starting point, could someone tell me how to divide the screen into two blocks/templates/cells. The layout should be one above the o… --- ## [Accessing UDT tag attributes in from a template](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-udt-tag-attributes-in-from-a-template/18728)
**Author:** [@jacques\_za](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jacques_za)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-udt-tag-attributes-in-from-a-template/18728 "2018-07-18T12:53:24Z")
Hi all, I'd like to change the background of my tag value based on the current alarm status of the tag, as is fairly common. The problem is that I'm trying to do this for a tag contained inside a UDT, for a linked tem… --- ## [Extracting Tag Values from the default database sqlt\_data in MySQL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/extracting-tag-values-from-the-default-database-sqlt-data-in-mysql/18872)
**Author:** [@AkikRanade](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AkikRanade)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/extracting-tag-values-from-the-default-database-sqlt-data-in-mysql/18872 "2018-07-18T12:26:40Z")
I intend to extract certain tag values which I have logged under Default Historical scan class in Ignition. I realized that those tags are being stored under a default database table "sqlt\_data\_..." with columns timestam… --- ## [Memory Tag Changing Value at PC's Restart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/memory-tag-changing-value-at-pcs-restart/18873)
**Author:** [@c.bertulli](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/c.bertulli)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/memory-tag-changing-value-at-pcs-restart/18873 "2018-07-18T12:21:39Z")
Hi All, I have a strange memory tag's behavior. I set up a page with 7 Numeric Text Field, each of them is bound (Drag and Drop ) to a Memory Tag ( in order to have a retentive value ). The issue is that when I restart… --- ## [Tag History, retrive logged data no aggregation (IGN 7.9.5)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-history-retrive-logged-data-no-aggregation-ign-7-9-5/18861)
**Author:** [@Kleppe85](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kleppe85)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-history-retrive-logged-data-no-aggregation-ign-7-9-5/18861 "2018-07-18T07:07:15Z")
Hi, I’m currently trying to retrive some data using tag history binding on a bar-chart component. But no matter what I do, I allways get one sample more than I’m asking for. Barchart - dataset: DB browse dataset: … --- ## [Save all dataset row to database](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/save-all-dataset-row-to-database/18467)
**Author:** [@angelica\_dilim](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/angelica_dilim)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 4:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/save-all-dataset-row-to-database/18467 "2018-07-18T04:30:39Z")
Hi I have a dataset and I want to validate each columns and save all rows in my database Please Help. Thanks! --- ## [SFC stuck in "Cancelling" State](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sfc-stuck-in-cancelling-state/18784)
**Author:** [@jrd](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jrd)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sfc-stuck-in-cancelling-state/18784 "2018-07-18T00:18:58Z")
Good morning I have an SFC with two running instances stuck in "Cancelling" State Has anyone experienced this issue? I stopped the gateway as a final resort hoping this would kill the SFC However, on restart of the ga… --- ## [Having to Enable/Disable Transaction Group to Fix problem](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/having-to-enable-disable-transaction-group-to-fix-problem/16466)
**Author:** [@KFBCNew](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KFBCNew)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2018, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/having-to-enable-disable-transaction-group-to-fix-problem/16466 "2018-01-03T21:53:03Z")
Hi, My application is having an intermittent problem where when a user make a change but it would not update. To fix this problem I would have to go into the project and Enable and Disable the Transaction Group. Does a… --- ## [Output Console](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/output-console/6861)
**Author:** [@RossStewart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/RossStewart)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/output-console/6861 "2018-07-17T13:14:00Z")
Is there some way to tie the data in the output console to a text label? --- ## [Adhoc Charting using Query Tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adhoc-charting-using-query-tag/18859)
**Author:** [@rmdalisay](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rmdalisay)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adhoc-charting-using-query-tag/18859 "2018-07-17T11:22:44Z")
Hi all! We configured all our tags to have their historical data from SQL bridge transaction groups. We are then hoping to trend these tags using Ad hoc charting. However, I don't know how we will be able to do this. I… --- ## [Ignition cannot connect to SQL Server](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-cannot-connect-to-sql-server/18842)
**Author:** [@pgmo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pgmo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-cannot-connect-to-sql-server/18842 "2018-07-16T20:13:41Z")
Hi, I have a new installation made of the following items: Ignition 7.9.8 (b2018060714) Windows Server 2016 MS SQL Server 2017 (v. 14.0.1000.169) default instance. Java build 1.8.0\_172-b11 Ignition cannot connect to … --- ## [java.awt.Paint error on vision window open in designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-awt-paint-error-on-vision-window-open-in-designer/17054)
**Author:** [@lrose](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lrose)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 2:12am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-awt-paint-error-on-vision-window-open-in-designer/17054 "2018-07-17T02:12:16Z")
Whenever I open a vision window(with objects on it) in the designer I receive the following error. I am not certain what is causing it any guidance on where to look would be greatly appreciated. java.lang.ClassCast… --- ## [Bar Chart Display Help](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bar-chart-display-help/18854)
**Author:** [@caroline.piephoff](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/caroline.piephoff)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bar-chart-display-help/18854 "2018-07-16T21:35:06Z")
Hi, I am trying to display 12 tags setpoints in a bar chart. Ideally each bar would represent one of the tags, and would change when the value was changed so that there was a graphical display of each individual settin… --- ## [OPC Server Connection Redundancy Settings](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-server-connection-redundancy-settings/18850)
**Author:** [@jtyler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jtyler)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-server-connection-redundancy-settings/18850 "2018-07-16T19:12:14Z")
I have a local instance of Ignition and Kepware running on my machine (Windows 10) and an instance of Kepware on another machine (Windows 10). I am able to create connections in Ignition to both KepServer instances and g… --- ## [Acknowledge email 3rd party api](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/acknowledge-email-3rd-party-api/18841)
**Author:** [@mcarritt1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mcarritt1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/acknowledge-email-3rd-party-api/18841 "2018-07-16T16:25:56Z")
Hi, I'd like to use the existing alarming system to send users a weblink to acknowledge an alarm, similar to the 2-way email notification system. I'd like to deliver the weblink through another 3rd party system (not emai… --- ## [Prevent "Uncertain, showing last value"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/prevent-uncertain-showing-last-value/18803)
**Author:** [@t.gegenfurtner](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/t.gegenfurtner)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 6:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/prevent-uncertain-showing-last-value/18803 "2018-07-16T06:21:09Z")
Hello together. In my first topic i want to say hello. My name is Tobias, i am responsible for machine data colletion in our company with igntion and SAP. We have plants in USA, Brazil, Russia, China and so on... I am … --- ## [Edit History Displayed On Client UI](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/edit-history-displayed-on-client-ui/18573)
**Author:** [@cagibson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cagibson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2018, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/edit-history-displayed-on-client-ui/18573 "2018-07-14T23:09:38Z")
Hello team, Is it possible to display edit history of a project on it's respective client UI? We want to make operators aware of changes Engineering does. I know the gateway has an "Edit History" of projects available… --- ## [Custom confirmation window](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-confirmation-window/15592)
**Author:** [@Kleppe85](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kleppe85)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2018, 12:24am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-confirmation-window/15592 "2018-07-14T00:24:25Z")
Hi, I'm trying to make a custom confirmation window for my application. But I can't figure out how to make a window return a value. Has anyone figured out a "simple" way to do this? or is it best to just stick with syst… --- ## [Finding GUI with the same property value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/finding-gui-with-the-same-property-value/11530)
**Author:** [@ian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ian)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2018, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/finding-gui-with-the-same-property-value/11530 "2018-07-13T23:00:45Z")
Suppose we have GUI component A1 and A2 which are derived from the same Custom Template A. Now, suppose Template A has Template Property called Prop1. When put both component A1 and component A2 in the same Root Contai… --- ## [Scripting tag change event scripts](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripting-tag-change-event-scripts/12058)
**Author:** [@JGJohnson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JGJohnson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2018, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripting-tag-change-event-scripts/12058 "2018-07-13T22:31:18Z")
Has anyone had any success reading tag change event scripts? I can read the EventScripts property for a given tag and get the event name for each script by iterating through the results of calling getDefinedEvents on t… --- ## [Casting to DataSet](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/casting-to-dataset/5140)
**Author:** [@systemparadox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/systemparadox)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2018, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/casting-to-dataset/5140 "2018-07-13T20:57:55Z")
It appears that both a BasicDataset and a PyDataSet can be assigned to a custom property of type 'Dataset'. Regardless of which type is assigned, reading this custom property always returns a BasicDataset. Similarly, t… --- ## [Bar Chart Component's Grid lines](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bar-chart-components-grid-lines/18820)
**Author:** [@sarah.joy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sarah.joy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2018, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bar-chart-components-grid-lines/18820 "2018-07-13T20:56:59Z")
Is there a way to hide the grid lines in the bar chart component? --- ## [Database connections use project default database](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/database-connections-use-project-default-database/10987)
**Author:** [@Tim](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Tim)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/database-connections-use-project-default-database/10987 "2018-07-13T20:39:39Z")
Observed from the Status/Database Connections screen of the gateway queries of any database are shown only within a project's default database window even when this (default) database is not part of the query. The activ… --- ## [How Do I Remove a Property Binding?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-remove-a-property-binding/18818)
**Author:** [@ddurant](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ddurant)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2018, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-remove-a-property-binding/18818 "2018-07-13T19:25:09Z")
I'm trying to remove a property binding. I've gone through the IU course on binding, I've searched the forms and the docs. Nowhere does it tell you how to remove a property binding or any other for that matter. Maybe … [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1363) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1365)