# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1387 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1388 --- ## [Unable to open a transaction group in Designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-open-a-transaction-group-in-designer/17319)
**Author:** [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-open-a-transaction-group-in-designer/17319 "2018-03-14T20:42:25Z")
I was able to do this earlier today but double-clicking my group does not open the transaction group editor. I have restarted the designer. No joy. Any ideas? Update: I shut Designer down again and closed the stage… --- ## [Vision Clients web page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-clients-web-page/12570)
**Author:** [@CJVR](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/CJVR)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-clients-web-page/12570 "2018-03-14T20:33:58Z")
Has anyone had a problem with the Vision Clients page on the gateway web server? Mine just sits there "Loading..." but nothing ever shows up. --- ## [runPrepUpdate problems](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/runprepupdate-problems/17353)
**Author:** [@Brian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/runprepupdate-problems/17353 "2018-03-14T15:52:59Z")
I'm getting an error that I don't understand when I'm running a PrepUpdate query. Here's my code: #sql to update bottle log #load a few variables equip\_tagPath = "VacuumFurnace/EquipmentName" tank\_name = "Liq… --- ## [Bidirectional Binding of EasyChart Axes to a client Tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bidirectional-binding-of-easychart-axes-to-a-client-tag/17362)
**Author:** [@thijs1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/thijs1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bidirectional-binding-of-easychart-axes-to-a-client-tag/17362 "2018-03-14T15:29:05Z")
Hi, When I try to do bidirectional Binding of the EasyChart Axes to a client dataset , I can see that the bidirection checkbox is greyed out. It is possible to bidirectional bind to a property. When I bind to a inte… --- ## [Popup calendar default value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/popup-calendar-default-value/17359)
**Author:** [@Mel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/popup-calendar-default-value/17359 "2018-03-14T12:26:45Z")
Is there any function on pop up calendar that will set current date time value on this component. Like for example I have button that will trigger to the component on popup calendar and display the current date and time.… --- ## [When does the valueChanged event happen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/when-does-the-valuechanged-event-happen/17332)
**Author:** [@codersmurf](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/codersmurf)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/when-does-the-valuechanged-event-happen/17332 "2018-03-14T01:15:56Z")
It doesn't seem to happen when the value is changed through the opc server updating the value from a device. During testing I had to constantly disable the tag and reenable it to get it to fire, but now it's time to loo… --- ## [Template events](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-events/16329)
**Author:** [@Claus\_Nielsen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Claus_Nielsen)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-events/16329 "2018-03-13T22:56:15Z")
Hello, I've been working on my first project using Ignition. Ignition is my introduction to Python, however I do see that the scripting environment is a very powerfull tool over other Scada softwares (after all the str… --- ## [Gateway won’t auto start on a Mac Pro?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-won-t-auto-start-on-a-mac-pro/17325)
**Author:** [@dstauft](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dstauft)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-won-t-auto-start-on-a-mac-pro/17325 "2018-03-13T22:40:51Z")
So... I am building an Ignition server for a local non-profit to track donations, inventory, POS and such. It is fully licensed. It is running on a Mac Pro, and I am a PC guy. The issue is that the gateway will not st… --- ## [Type Assertion and built in Ignition Types](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/type-assertion-and-built-in-ignition-types/17330)
**Author:** [@SeraSera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SeraSera)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/type-assertion-and-built-in-ignition-types/17330 "2018-03-13T20:52:45Z")
Hello All! I'm looking at checking for a specific type of class within a Scripting package in Python and would like some error checking and type checking built-in (at least during development) So in the past I would… --- ## [How to use aggregate functions on Arrays](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-use-aggregate-functions-on-arrays/17347)
**Author:** [@byrnep](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/byrnep)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-use-aggregate-functions-on-arrays/17347 "2018-03-13T19:36:48Z")
Basic question, just getting started. So I have a tag that represents an array of INT's. I'd like to display the value of the average of that array. When I generate a custom property for the linear scale object that … --- ## [Mouseover text on button in template](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mouseover-text-on-button-in-template/17343)
**Author:** [@dberry](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dberry)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mouseover-text-on-button-in-template/17343 "2018-03-13T17:15:57Z")
I have a template that consists of a button and a label. The label is on top of the button and is also the same size as the button. The label is in lieu of using the button's text property because I want a button templ… --- ## [TCP driver, missing messages and loss of connection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tcp-driver-missing-messages-and-loss-of-connection/17333)
**Author:** [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tcp-driver-missing-messages-and-loss-of-connection/17333 "2018-03-13T16:10:16Z")
Update: I seem to be mistaken about the UDP connection. It's TCP. Post edited. My Ignition reading of a checkweigher is missing transmissions. Skip to the end for the actual questions. Come back to here for the detail… --- ## [Project version tracking](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-version-tracking/17342)
**Author:** [@Vince](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Vince)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-version-tracking/17342 "2018-03-13T14:58:36Z")
I'm looking for a good way to track the versions and modification in our project. We have 2 Ignition gateways and some projects live on both gateways. It is hard to track who did what and what modification have been inst… --- ## [All valueChanged events suddenly stopped working](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/all-valuechanged-events-suddenly-stopped-working/16934)
**Author:** [@guanghui](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/guanghui)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 1:14am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/all-valuechanged-events-suddenly-stopped-working/16934 "2018-03-13T01:14:49Z")
I have a project which used many valueChanged events and worked well ,but today all valuechanged events suddenly stopped working due to some unknown reasons.I am using Ignition 7.7.5 , and I use valueChanged events like … --- ## [When does the valueChanged script run](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/when-does-the-valuechanged-script-run/17301)
**Author:** [@codersmurf](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/codersmurf)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/when-does-the-valuechanged-script-run/17301 "2018-03-13T01:11:43Z")
I have a bunch of coils, each coil calls a shared script that turns the coil bools into strings and converts them to a number to bitwise compare with a magic number to see if a fault has happened. When testing the machi… --- ## [Backup Alarm Notification Profiles Ignition 7.9.4](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/backup-alarm-notification-profiles-ignition-7-9-4/16015)
**Author:** [@Data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Data)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2018, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/backup-alarm-notification-profiles-ignition-7-9-4/16015 "2018-03-12T21:56:43Z")
Good Afternoon All, Ignition 7.9.4 Gateway Question Before I hurt my brain, is it even allowed to configure a second VOIP Notification profile? A customer request came in to create a redundant way for voice alarms to get… --- ## [Very large files in the Ignition's directory](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/very-large-files-in-the-ignitions-directory/17323)
**Author:** [@Vince](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Vince)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2018, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/very-large-files-in-the-ignitions-directory/17323 "2018-03-12T18:04:12Z")
Does somebody know what are theses files that use a lot of space in the Ignition’s directory? Thanks. --- ## [Email table data in 7.7.4](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-table-data-in-7-7-4/11058)
**Author:** [@Mr.K001](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mr.K001)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2018, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-table-data-in-7-7-4/11058 "2018-03-12T16:36:23Z")
Hi guys, not sure when the IT department if going to update to 7.8 but till then I suppose I can try this the hard way. So as the subject of the email says, I want to send an automated email at 7:02 am 15:02 pm and 23:0… --- ## [Cursor Hover - Readings](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cursor-hover-readings/17327)
**Author:** [@mohammed.omar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mohammed.omar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2018, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cursor-hover-readings/17327 "2018-03-12T15:23:31Z")
Hi, I am currently using v7.5, I would like to know is it possible for me to get or create below option. I have certain sensors for which I want to display their readings whenever the cursor is hovered over them. … --- ## [How to convert hours minutes seconds](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-convert-hours-minutes-seconds/17315)
**Author:** [@jshaffer09](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jshaffer09)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2018, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-convert-hours-minutes-seconds/17315 "2018-03-11T18:02:04Z")
I have 3 int tags that I want to combine in to a memory tag. To display in this format HH:MM:SS. How would I go about doing this? expression tag? etc --- ## [Multistate indicator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multistate-indicator/17313)
**Author:** [@jshaffer09](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jshaffer09)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2018, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multistate-indicator/17313 "2018-03-10T23:09:40Z")
I am changing the state of a multistate indicator with a button from green to red. But if I change it to red and close the screen and open it back up it is green again? Is there a way to fix this? --- ## [TCPServerChannel Errors after upgrade to 7.9.6](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tcpserverchannel-errors-after-upgrade-to-7-9-6/17314)
**Author:** [@MMaynard](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MMaynard)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2018, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tcpserverchannel-errors-after-upgrade-to-7-9-6/17314 "2018-03-10T21:38:10Z")
We just completed an upgrade to 7.9.6 and Java to update 161 (8.0.1610.12) The server appears to functioning fine but every 15 seconds there is an error in the log TcpServerChannel Time: 10Mar2018 14:13:40 Message: … --- ## [Mouse Click query using a dropdown](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mouse-click-query-using-a-dropdown/17311)
**Author:** [@jshaffer09](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jshaffer09)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mouse-click-query-using-a-dropdown/17311 "2018-03-10T18:20:48Z")
Script I am trying to use when a mouse is clicked. It gives me a mismatched syntaxerror. Any ideas? SELECT \* FROM MobileWorkOrder WHERE Equipment = '{event.source.parent.getComponent('Dropdown').selectedLabel}' --- ## [HT503 VOIP Disaster](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ht503-voip-disaster/17305)
**Author:** [@jenkinsbradm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jenkinsbradm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2018, 4:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ht503-voip-disaster/17305 "2018-03-10T04:28:41Z")
I"m trying to work with a GRANDSTREAM HT503 to do some voip. I've followed a suggested setup, but I keep getting the FXO busy signal on the grandstream device. I don't know what I'm missing. Any ideas? --- ## ['Import Random' Error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-random-error/17304)
**Author:** [@jonathan.powley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jonathan.powley)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2018, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-random-error/17304 "2018-03-09T21:55:46Z")
I'm trying use a Gateway Event Script to create a 16-digit randomly generated string every 10 seconds. My script looks like: import string import random def string\_generator(size=16): return ''.join(random.SystemR… --- ## [Displaying the scanclass slow rate time in label](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/displaying-the-scanclass-slow-rate-time-in-label/17292)
**Author:** [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2018, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/displaying-the-scanclass-slow-rate-time-in-label/17292 "2018-03-09T21:44:48Z")
I have created a ping status application and it is working. Due to the number of devices to ping and the time taken I have created a scanclass with the scan rate set to 30,000 s. Q1. Is there any way to display the sca… --- ## [Launch Client on reboot in Ubuntu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/launch-client-on-reboot-in-ubuntu/17299)
**Author:** [@john.ortyl](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/john.ortyl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2018, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/launch-client-on-reboot-in-ubuntu/17299 "2018-03-09T21:42:24Z")
Hello, I am trying to get the client to run on start up or reboot, I've tried doing it in crontab and bashrc with no results. Here's my command "java -classpath /home/usr/.ignition/clientlauncher-data/launchclient.jar … --- ## [Project not launching](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-not-launching/17294)
**Author:** [@Nathan\_ICS](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nathan_ICS)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2018, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-not-launching/17294 "2018-03-09T20:38:09Z")
I experienced an odd issue at a clients site where one of the projects on the gateway would not launch. Other projects and designer would launch just fine. It only happened on their computers. It would show the Java but… --- ## [Statistics Extensions for Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/statistics-extensions-for-ignition/17100)
**Author:** [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2018, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/statistics-extensions-for-ignition/17100 "2018-03-09T20:22:06Z")
After discussions elsewhere with @Brian on the forum, I’ve ported the statsutils library from http://boltons.readthedocs.io some changes from the originaL Removed the format\_histogram functions, as they were using u… --- ## [Retrieve Project Properties "Client/General/Touch Screen/Scrollbar Width"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/retrieve-project-properties-client-general-touch-screen-scrollbar-width/17280)
**Author:** [@BillS](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/BillS)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2018, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/retrieve-project-properties-client-general-touch-screen-scrollbar-width/17280 "2018-03-09T16:43:37Z")
Hello, Can somebody tell me the property path to use in system.util.getProperty to retrieve the current scrollbar width setting please? If it's not retrievable using that function, please inform me how to retrieve it… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1386) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1388)