# Ignition

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## [XY Chart Resolution Degradation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-resolution-degradation/110171)

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**Author:** [@milton.stathakis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/milton.stathakis)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-resolution-degradation/110171 "2025-08-27T17:17:04Z")

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Hi everyone, I am using the report module to generate a XY Chart summary of a production run. Below I have attached an image of the chart when viewed within the Ignition Report Designer, it is smooth and I would like to…

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## [How to Dynamically Bind Tags from a Folder to a Flex Repeater in Ignition Perspective?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-dynamically-bind-tags-from-a-folder-to-a-flex-repeater-in-ignition-perspective/103833)

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**Author:** [@masovicamar87](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/masovicamar87)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-dynamically-bind-tags-from-a-folder-to-a-flex-repeater-in-ignition-perspective/103833 "2025-08-27T17:07:13Z")

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Hello everyone, I am currently working on a project in Ignition Perspective and I want to use the Flex Repeater to dynamically display tags from a specific folder. I have a folder with tags in Ignition, and I want each…

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## [Version Control: How do I add the logged user's name to the commit message when pushing changes?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/version-control-how-do-i-add-the-logged-users-name-to-the-commit-message-when-pushing-changes/110186)

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**Author:** [@Guillermo\_Piedra](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Guillermo_Piedra)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/version-control-how-do-i-add-the-logged-users-name-to-the-commit-message-when-pushing-changes/110186 "2025-08-27T16:19:06Z")

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Hi all, just curious, I followed the steps in this article Ignition 8 Deployment Best Practices | Inductive Automation to set up version control on our dev server project. The changes are currently pushing successfully,…

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## [java.sql.SQLSyntaxErrorException: Unknown column 't\_stamp' in 'where clause'](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-sql-sqlsyntaxerrorexception-unknown-column-t-stamp-in-where-clause/109266)

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**Author:** [@David\_Anderson1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/David_Anderson1)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-sql-sqlsyntaxerrorexception-unknown-column-t-stamp-in-where-clause/109266 "2025-08-27T15:43:42Z")

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How can I determine what database caused this issue?

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## [ZeroMQ Device Connections](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/zeromq-device-connections/110105)

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**Author:** [@tnichols](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tnichols)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/zeromq-device-connections/110105 "2025-08-27T13:05:37Z")

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Looking for any advice or recommendations on connecting ZeroMQ (a.k.a. ØMQ, 0MQ, or ZMQ) devices to Ignition… The current plan is to use independent Quasar OPC UA servers as a ZeroMQ to OPC UA bridge, but maybe there is …

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## [Momentary button with function dependent on tag state](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/momentary-button-with-function-dependent-on-tag-state/110188)

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**Author:** [@rchallacombe](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rchallacombe)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/momentary-button-with-function-dependent-on-tag-state/110188 "2025-08-27T13:05:15Z")

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My PLC is setup to accept a momentary command to open a valve, and a different momentary command to close the valve. I want to use a SINGLE button that will momentarily command open IF the valve is closed, and momentaril…

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## [Ignition Designer Perspective Style Class Opacity Bug](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-designer-perspective-style-class-opacity-bug/110208)

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**Author:** [@PixelKindle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PixelKindle)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-designer-perspective-style-class-opacity-bug/110208 "2025-08-27T13:03:44Z")

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Hello, Ignition Platform 8.1.32 i was creating a new Style and when i select the opacity slider I am not able to set the value to 0 , it always writes the value 0,00 . I already tested Designer Launcher 8.1.32 ,…

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## [Dynamic color changing in a report table\_only change a cell background, not the whole row's background](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-color-changing-in-a-report-table-only-change-a-cell-background-not-the-whole-rows-background/36345)

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**Author:** [@jdenchev](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jdenchev)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 6:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-color-changing-in-a-report-table-only-change-a-cell-background-not-the-whole-rows-background/36345 "2025-08-27T06:05:21Z")

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Hi, By using Version key in a report, I added an alternative row “T3”, then set ItemGroup==“T3”? “T3”,“Standard” as Version key. The whole row’s background change to orange color. However, I only want the cell with T3 i…

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## [Ignition Perspective – Highlight Selected Menu Tree Item](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-highlight-selected-menu-tree-item/110202)

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**Author:** [@ARIFRAHUMAN\_A](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ARIFRAHUMAN_A)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 7:14am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-highlight-selected-menu-tree-item/110202 "2025-08-27T07:14:37Z")

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I have a Menu Tree component with 5 menu items. When I click on an item, I want to detect which item was clicked and change its background color. The selected item should keep the color until I click another item, at whi…

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## [Duplicate Tag IDs After Redundancy Failover](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/duplicate-tag-ids-after-redundancy-failover/102929)

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**Author:** [@jorge.galvez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jorge.galvez)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 6:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/duplicate-tag-ids-after-redundancy-failover/102929 "2025-08-27T06:33:32Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m experiencing an issue with Ignition 8.1.45 (upgraded from 8.1.7 with the same problem) running in a redundant setup connected to a Postgres 13 database. Here’s the scenario: When new history tags are …

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## [Transaction Group Status](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-status/30729)

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**Author:** [@dcamp1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dcamp1)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 12:51am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-status/30729 "2025-08-27T00:51:48Z")

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Where can I find what these Icons mean? I have looked all over the manual.

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## [\[Bug\] Reports Bar Chart Y-axis max value label gets cropped](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-reports-bar-chart-y-axis-max-value-label-gets-cropped/110163)

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**Author:** [@Ryan\_Deardorff](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ryan_Deardorff)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-reports-bar-chart-y-axis-max-value-label-gets-cropped/110163 "2025-08-27T00:45:35Z")

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Version 8.1.47 It gets cropped whether or not the chart is vertical:

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## [Held Button Scripts](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/held-button-scripts/110180)

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**Author:** [@carter.doud](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/carter.doud)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/held-button-scripts/110180 "2025-08-26T20:49:37Z")

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I would like to make a button that only activates if it is held down for a couple seconds, is there any way to do this?

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## [Timer scripts are causing performance issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/timer-scripts-are-causing-performance-issue/110166)

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**Author:** [@Nageshwar\_Nagula](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nageshwar_Nagula)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/timer-scripts-are-causing-performance-issue/110166 "2025-08-26T20:17:34Z")

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we have 3 dedicated, with fixed delay timer scripts in our project, which internally calls java gateway scripting module methods, one run at fixed delay of 1 sec and other two run at fixed delay of 10 sec, the 1 sec call…

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## [Gwcmd -p/-r is not causing the gateway to produce the "create new user" prompt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gwcmd-p-r-is-not-causing-the-gateway-to-produce-the-create-new-user-prompt/110172)

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**Author:** [@Aradia.Megido](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Aradia.Megido)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gwcmd-p-r-is-not-causing-the-gateway-to-produce-the-create-new-user-prompt/110172 "2025-08-26T18:03:22Z")

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TLDR: gwcmd -p/-r is not causing the gateway to produce the "create new user" prompt. Details: Gateway Version: 8.1.28 I've inherited a gateway instance but the previous owner was unable to provide login credentials. …

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## [Play Alarm Sound](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/play-alarm-sound/110177)

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**Author:** [@mjaved1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mjaved1)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/play-alarm-sound/110177 "2025-08-26T18:01:39Z")

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I have an alarm status table that can have multiple priority alarms at once. i want a sound file to play once every time a new alarm with priority high or critical comes on. i have dragged an audio file and sourced it wi…

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## [Is it possible to dynamically change the delay block time in Alarm Pipeline](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-possible-to-dynamically-change-the-delay-block-time-in-alarm-pipeline/110170)

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**Author:** [@Samkcr](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Samkcr)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-possible-to-dynamically-change-the-delay-block-time-in-alarm-pipeline/110170 "2025-08-26T17:48:58Z")

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Hi All, I have noticed similar thread 2years before has been created. I understood that there was no option. But I would like to check is there any latest update on the thread. Dynamic Alarm Pipeline Delay - Ignition -…

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## [3d Step File Viewer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/3d-step-file-viewer/110178)

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**Author:** [@Zachary\_Kacel1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Zachary_Kacel1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/3d-step-file-viewer/110178 "2025-08-26T16:20:02Z")

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Has anyone created a 3d STEP file viewer for Ignition Perspective? I am by no means a web developer but using resources online and a lot of AI help I was able to implement a DXF viewer that runs on Three.js hosted by th…

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## [Perspective and Database UTC time reconciliation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-and-database-utc-time-reconciliation/110159)

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**Author:** [@Torsten\_Giesbrecht1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Torsten_Giesbrecht1)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-and-database-utc-time-reconciliation/110159 "2025-08-26T15:59:00Z")

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Having some issues regarding time stored in a database as UTC and rendering properly for clients in different time zones. Setup: MySQL and Ignition Gateway on the same server set to UTC time. Local client(my dev pc) set…

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## [Gateway Automated Validation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-automated-validation/110176)

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**Author:** [@Randolph\_Sewell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Randolph_Sewell)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-automated-validation/110176 "2025-08-26T15:18:31Z")

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We have 60+ ignition gateways that all have common things they need like a gateway network connection to “Central Gateway” or a journal named "GatewayName\_Journal” etc… What would the best way to automate ensuring these …

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## [Ignition queryTagHistory returning extra row compared to history partition table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-querytaghistory-returning-extra-row-compared-to-history-partition-table/110164)

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**Author:** [@ARIFRAHUMAN\_A](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ARIFRAHUMAN_A)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 12:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-querytaghistory-returning-extra-row-compared-to-history-partition-table/110164 "2025-08-26T12:19:14Z")

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In Ignition, I have two tags with history enabled in On Change mode. When the tag values changed, I verified in the history partition table and confirmed that the values were recorded there. However, when I try to retri…

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## [What am I doing wrong to log Motor Runtime?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-to-log-motor-runtime/110165)

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**Author:** [@ptrickj5](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ptrickj5)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 12:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-to-log-motor-runtime/110165 "2025-08-26T12:10:17Z")

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I have transaction groups set up to log my motor runtimes but not actually logging everything and it restarts the “active” source value when motor stops, sharing pictures if you could please help me, I would greatly appr…

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## [Stacked Bar Chart in Perspective - Detailed Steps](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stacked-bar-chart-in-perspective-detailed-steps/47107)

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**Author:** [@arun1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/arun1)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 5:22am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stacked-bar-chart-in-perspective-detailed-steps/47107 "2025-08-26T05:22:19Z")

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Few months ago I needed to create a stacked bar chart and ran into issues (Perspective 8.0.14 Time Series Bar Chart width - #3 by arun1). There are few posts here but they don’t give a full picture. Here are the steps th…

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## [Sound Player Optimization](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sound-player-optimization/110129)

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**Author:** [@carter.doud](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/carter.doud)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sound-player-optimization/110129 "2025-08-25T23:29:13Z")

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I am working on getting 2 different sound players to play when a certain value is passed. right now, to pull this value, I need to reference 100 different tags to see if any of those tags have a certain value, if they do…

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## [How to generate horizontal xy chart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-generate-horizontal-xy-chart/110149)

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**Author:** [@olivia.sanchez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/olivia.sanchez)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-generate-horizontal-xy-chart/110149 "2025-08-25T21:46:00Z")

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I want to replicate the horizontal color bar chart based on this data table. The data table shows when each color was activated, and each color has a number assigned (lime=1, blue=2, yellow=3, etc.). Can I do this in an …

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## [Convert to float (32 bits) IEEE754](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-to-float-32-bits-ieee754/110153)

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**Author:** [@wvillegas](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wvillegas)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-to-float-32-bits-ieee754/110153 "2025-08-25T21:30:34Z")

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Hello community, I'm having some trouble reading Modbus TCP addresses from an oxygen and methane sensor on an MSA device. The MSA device manual contains Modbus addresses in a specific format that I need to convert to se…

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## [Igniton Edge - event-logging to database with store and forward?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/igniton-edge-event-logging-to-database-with-store-and-forward/110161)

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**Author:** [@Jon\_Forbord](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jon_Forbord)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/igniton-edge-event-logging-to-database-with-store-and-forward/110161 "2025-08-25T21:28:06Z")

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We have a lot of events that originate on instances of Ignition Edge, and we populate some of these with additional context into database tables. Right now we do this on the main gateway using scripts and tag change even…

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## [Time Zone - Perspective Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-zone-perspective-table/82053)

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**Author:** [@ERICK\_CHAPARRO](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ERICK_CHAPARRO)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-zone-perspective-table/82053 "2025-08-25T19:55:19Z")

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Hello Ignition Community, I'm encountering an issue with timezone conversion in a Perspective table. The table is bound to a named query, and the result includes start\_time and end\_time columns in UTC. My Perspective pr…

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## [Vision chart named query parameter inside a template for udt tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-chart-named-query-parameter-inside-a-template-for-udt-tag/110152)

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**Author:** [@diego.marques](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/diego.marques)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-chart-named-query-parameter-inside-a-template-for-udt-tag/110152 "2025-08-25T19:18:10Z")

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Hi, I’m new to this forum. I’m trying to bind my parameters {Inst\_Name} and {Inst\_Table} using a named query chart to pass my udt tag values; Although it is working during runtime, when I open my template, I got a cyclic…

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## [How can I browse historical providers using the Tag Browser Tree component?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-can-i-browse-historical-providers-using-the-tag-browser-tree-component/110155)

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**Author:** [@Tucker\_Gustavesen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Tucker_Gustavesen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-can-i-browse-historical-providers-using-the-tag-browser-tree-component/110155 "2025-08-25T18:00:37Z")

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So I followed the responses to this post in order to get 70% of what I want.: \[POSSIBLE\] How to filter history-only tags in the Tag Browse Tree - Ignition - Inductive Automation Forum The above helped me get a tag brows…

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