# Ignition

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## [IEC 61850 support](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/iec-61850-support/69994)

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**Author:** [@Craig\_Moore](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Craig_Moore)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 8:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/iec-61850-support/69994 "2025-08-15T08:40:24Z")

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I received an announcement that IEC 61850 support is now included in Ignition. I am in the process of developing a system to talk to Schneider MasterPact MTZ switches via IEC 61850 so this is really interesting to me but…

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## [Perspective Pipes - Cant select items after editing pipes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-pipes-cant-select-items-after-editing-pipes/109806)

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**Author:** [@Alex\_Leech](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alex_Leech)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 8:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-pipes-cant-select-items-after-editing-pipes/109806 "2025-08-15T08:06:16Z")

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Hi forum! Has anyone had an issue (/ is it a known issue) that after editing pipes in coordinate containers, clicking anywhere on the container causes perspective to go to the next item up in the tree rather than down? …

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## [How do I read a device on a Bacnet network using a BACNET ROUTER?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-read-a-device-on-a-bacnet-network-using-a-bacnet-router/109673)

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**Author:** [@jmontilla](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jmontilla)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 12:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-read-a-device-on-a-bacnet-network-using-a-bacnet-router/109673 "2025-08-15T00:37:08Z")

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Hello, I am trying to read data from a “BAC-9001” by connecting it via Bacnet to a “BAC-5051AE” router. I have configured this router as a BACnet/IP device. I also configured it as a local device. I have also confirmed…

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## [Perspective Piping - using the wrong width and height?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-piping-using-the-wrong-width-and-height/108935)

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**Author:** [@tgarrison](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tgarrison)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-piping-using-the-wrong-width-and-height/108935 "2025-08-15T00:27:40Z")

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View is a Coordinate Container in Percent Mode. Default size of 1920x1080 Place objects all around Add piping so it looks good. Go to view it in Chrome, and the piping isn't lined up with the objects. Go and check t…

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## [OPC Tag Updates in Quick Client but Not in Designer (Virtual S7-1500SP via PLCSIM Advanced)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-tag-updates-in-quick-client-but-not-in-designer-virtual-s7-1500sp-via-plcsim-advanced/109724)

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**Author:** [@mohammad.siami](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mohammad.siami)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-tag-updates-in-quick-client-but-not-in-designer-virtual-s7-1500sp-via-plcsim-advanced/109724 "2025-08-14T21:24:27Z")

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Hello, I’ve set up a virtual Siemens S7-1500SP PLC using Siemens PLCSIM Advanced. The built-in OPC UA server from PLCSIM Advanced is added to my Ignition Gateway as an OPC server, and the connection status in the Gatewa…

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## [Easy Way to Duplicate Tags in Report Module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-way-to-duplicate-tags-in-report-module/109790)

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**Author:** [@scadafan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scadafan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-way-to-duplicate-tags-in-report-module/109790 "2025-08-14T21:20:12Z")

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I know that in a tag folder I can export it export it, then open it in notepad++ and then I can go in using find and replace and change everything that has tagA to tagB. I can do that with most things in Ignition. Howeve…

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## [Vision Power Table - OnCellEdited Scripting Not Refreshing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-power-table-oncelledited-scripting-not-refreshing/109785)

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**Author:** [@McLendon\_Automation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/McLendon_Automation)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-power-table-oncelledited-scripting-not-refreshing/109785 "2025-08-14T20:20:22Z")

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I am trying to run the following Power Table Component Scripting in the onCellEdited Extension Function. Ignition Version 8.1.48, The data is stored in SQL Server 2022. The cells update the SQL Server Table but my Powe…

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## [Using DLLs in Java code](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-dlls-in-java-code/19501)

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**Author:** [@pgmo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pgmo)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-dlls-in-java-code/19501 "2025-08-14T19:26:23Z")

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A customer of mine bought an RFID card reader I have to read from: the card reader will be connected through the USB port to the PC running the Ignition Client. The card reader manufacturer SDK consists of two DLLs (bin…

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## [No data is displayed in the Easychart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/no-data-is-displayed-in-the-easychart/109788)

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**Author:** [@anthonyma2804](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/anthonyma2804)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/no-data-is-displayed-in-the-easychart/109788 "2025-08-14T19:33:03Z")

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Good afternoon, I recently started using Ignition, but when using EASYCHART, I notice the following: When I try to run the interface created in the Designer using LAUNCH PROJECT, no data is displayed in my chart, even t…

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## [Perspective Audible Alarm - weird behavior on clients](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-audible-alarm-weird-behavior-on-clients/109545)

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**Author:** [@chadl](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chadl)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-audible-alarm-weird-behavior-on-clients/109545 "2025-08-14T19:03:26Z")

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Hello! I am seeing weird behavior with an audible alarm playback that hopefully someone can help with. We have an Audio component within a Flex Container on the Navigation bar, linked to a .wav file and all of that is …

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## [Embedded views subscribing the same tag (Alarm Aggregation)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/embedded-views-subscribing-the-same-tag-alarm-aggregation/109777)

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**Author:** [@Shea\_Molthen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Shea_Molthen)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/embedded-views-subscribing-the-same-tag-alarm-aggregation/109777 "2025-08-14T18:56:03Z")

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In our Perspective application, we have an embedded view that serves as the primary indicator for data. We pass a UDT path to it, and it shows the value and alarm border for that UDT instance. A gateway script runs ever…

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## [Performance issues with Tag Change Script + DB Insert + Many Threads Waiting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/performance-issues-with-tag-change-script-db-insert-many-threads-waiting/109778)

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**Author:** [@Mariangel\_Perez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mariangel_Perez)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/performance-issues-with-tag-change-script-db-insert-many-threads-waiting/109778 "2025-08-14T18:32:52Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m running into a performance problem that’s causing real-world impact on production, and I’d love to hear any advice or best practices from the community. We have a Tag Change script that triggers when a…

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## [Reporting Module - Nesting a Summary Table that Repeats Each Ingredient](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-nesting-a-summary-table-that-repeats-each-ingredient/109597)

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**Author:** [@Eric\_Meyer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eric_Meyer)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-nesting-a-summary-table-that-repeats-each-ingredient/109597 "2025-08-14T17:30:54Z")

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Hi all – I’m working on a production report for a client and I’m running into a challenge with campaign-level summaries. Context Main data source is a Named Query (MainQueryDetails) that returns all fields I need: W…

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## [Import SVG to coordinate container](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-svg-to-coordinate-container/109624)

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**Author:** [@qliu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/qliu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-svg-to-coordinate-container/109624 "2025-08-14T16:28:27Z")

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Hi folks, I have a .svg file and want to import to my container, to have the element-level editing. Right now, I can only drag and drop, but it is an image, so I don’t have the props.viewBox, or the viewBox/elements. I…

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## [Array tags and ControlLogix](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/array-tags-and-controllogix/20554)

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**Author:** [@bdecelles](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bdecelles)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/array-tags-and-controllogix/20554 "2025-08-14T15:21:56Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to set up a UDT with a String Array OPC tag and Boolean array OPC tag, but I can't get the UDT tags to correctly point to the OPC tags. When I browse for the top level of the array tag they show up as f…

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## [Ignition Security - No Identity Provider Failover](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-security-no-identity-provider-failover/39612)

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**Author:** [@braydon.hancock](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/braydon.hancock)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-security-no-identity-provider-failover/39612 "2025-08-14T14:39:09Z")

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It appears there is no way to specify a failover source when using an Identity Provider. What options do we have if a remote gateway loses connection to a central IDP? We have a Keycloak IDP configured and working with…

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## [Addin the Ignition Perspective Icons into a vision client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/addin-the-ignition-perspective-icons-into-a-vision-client/82837)

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**Author:** [@Hayden\_Watson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Hayden_Watson)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/addin-the-ignition-perspective-icons-into-a-vision-client/82837 "2025-08-14T14:26:39Z")

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Hey all, I have a project where we will want to use the features of Vision for some HMI clients, but have the client similiar in appearance to the Perspective pages we had been developing. This is fine so far, as it's …

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## [Get Badge/EmployeeID/Employee number from AD for badge logins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-badge-employeeid-employee-number-from-ad-for-badge-logins/79864)

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**Author:** [@Newbie10](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Newbie10)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-badge-employeeid-employee-number-from-ad-for-badge-logins/79864 "2025-08-14T14:13:17Z")

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I am trying to use an employeeID in AD to be used for the badge attribute fields so we can have users login with their badges. I am able to populate the users on the domain controller, but I am having difficulty getting …

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## [Assigning default colors](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/assigning-default-colors/109766)

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**Author:** [@christophermomose](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/christophermomose)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/assigning-default-colors/109766 "2025-08-14T12:58:06Z")

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I am wondering how to revert colors to the default theme colors. I have a binding on textStyle.color, when there is a alarm state I set the color to red using a “if true then map to ‘red’ “. My question is how do I rev…

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## [The same gateways name in Ignition redundancy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/the-same-gateways-name-in-ignition-redundancy/88708)

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**Author:** [@Hitesh\_Rathod1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Hitesh_Rathod1)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/the-same-gateways-name-in-ignition-redundancy/88708 "2025-08-14T12:41:27Z")

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In my organization someone has setup a redundancy between Master and Backup server. They kept gateway name same for both the Ignition gateways. Whatever the name they have been assigned for Mater gateway the same name ha…

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## [Unable to Create New OPC-UA Connection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-create-new-opc-ua-connection/98661)

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**Author:** [@James\_Born](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/James_Born)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 11:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-create-new-opc-ua-connection/98661 "2025-08-14T11:27:52Z")

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I am attempting to create an OPC-UA connection to KEPServerEX but I am receiving the following error: 'io.netty.channel.AbstractChannel$AnnotatedSocketException: Permission denied: getsockopt: /10.10.100.100:49320' Igni…

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## [Assign custom value objects as parameters in a flex repeater](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/assign-custom-value-objects-as-parameters-in-a-flex-repeater/109685)

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**Author:** [@cian.foley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cian.foley)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/assign-custom-value-objects-as-parameters-in-a-flex-repeater/109685 "2025-08-14T08:33:11Z")

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I am trying to assign the view.custom.siteData object named property to my value label but i want to do it in a flex repeater style so on my next view will have multiple rows with each each sitedata object property as a …

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## [Vision ad hoc trend tag provider issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-ad-hoc-trend-tag-provider-issue/109726)

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**Author:** [@Hong\_Zhang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Hong_Zhang)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-ad-hoc-trend-tag-provider-issue/109726 "2025-08-14T00:47:14Z")

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The "DB" tab works perfectly. The Realtime "Tag" tab is the issue. I can drag and drop tags from the default tag provider but from the tag provider I added. My 2 tag providers are in the same database.

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## [DropDown List SQL Query Binding Question](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-list-sql-query-binding-question/109722)

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**Author:** [@McLendon\_Automation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/McLendon_Automation)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2025, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-list-sql-query-binding-question/109722 "2025-08-13T23:15:40Z")

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I have used the following SQL Query Binding in many DropDown List Components (In Vision) to populate the DropDown List (Data) for user selection. The project I am currently working on is Ignition Version 8.1.48 I ge…

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## [NODE-RED Issues](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/node-red-issues/109704)

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**Author:** [@plucassilva2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/plucassilva2)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/node-red-issues/109704 "2025-08-13T22:52:39Z")

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Hi, I'm part of the maker community, and I'm trying to connect RsEmulate with Node-RED and create a SCADA system using Ignition. I'm trying to install the Node-RED module, but although the license is activated, the statu…

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## [Not able to access to the designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/not-able-to-access-to-the-designer/109712)

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**Author:** [@marosal633](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/marosal633)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2025, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/not-able-to-access-to-the-designer/109712 "2025-08-13T21:57:04Z")

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I was making some changes on one project then once closed I wanted to reopen but it prompts this error. Is there a way to recover the project? Pd. The projects still available for the clien sessions I only have the prob…

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## [DropDown List Component SQL Query works in designer but not in Vision Client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-list-component-sql-query-works-in-designer-but-not-in-vision-client/109710)

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**Author:** [@McLendon\_Automation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/McLendon_Automation)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2025, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-list-component-sql-query-works-in-designer-but-not-in-vision-client/109710 "2025-08-13T21:20:41Z")

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Using Ignition Version 8.1.48 and Vision Module Version 11.1.48 I created a Drop Down List and I am using it to sort data for a Vision Report. The binding for this drop down list is a simple SQL query. AS I said ab…

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## [Ignition Images](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-images/109711)

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**Author:** [@kennethandrad](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kennethandrad)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2025, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-images/109711 "2025-08-13T20:55:26Z")

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Hi, I am using this ignition version but I have a problem, when I am trying to put a sharp image , the image is sharp but when I put into ignition designer image, this appears very bad don’t respect and I have this in t…

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## [Apex Charts Tooltip Formatting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/apex-charts-tooltip-formatting/109475)

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**Author:** [@nolan.pratt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nolan.pratt)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2025, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/apex-charts-tooltip-formatting/109475 "2025-08-13T20:26:31Z")

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Hey all, I’m building a trendline solution to visualize serialized part data on an ApexCharts Line chart in Perspective. The goal is to show the serial number (SN) in the tooltip when hovering along the x-axis. I’m usi…

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## [Perspective Map for realtime GPS](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-map-for-realtime-gps/109653)

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**Author:** [@arice3421](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/arice3421)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2025, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-map-for-realtime-gps/109653 "2025-08-13T19:37:22Z")

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I am using ignition in my boat to monitor and control rpm speed music and a lot of other things. I am trying to use the perspective map to be able to track my position kind of like a car gps but no routes or anything ju…

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