# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1504 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1505 --- ## [Using Dynamic Templates](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-dynamic-templates/9401)
**Author:** [@matthiggins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/matthiggins)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-dynamic-templates/9401 "2014-12-02T22:26:59Z")
I am making use of the dynamic template code described in this post. http://inductiveautomation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=44238&t=12212&f=70 I am able to create templates, write to their custom properties, and place th… --- ## [Power Table Popup Menu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-popup-menu/9396)
**Author:** [@WildeKurt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/WildeKurt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2014, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-popup-menu/9396 "2014-12-01T23:33:54Z")
I'm trying call a script function from a popup menu on a Power Table. While it mostly works I need to pass the function a custom property value. I've tried the following however the only thing I ever get back is type: … --- ## [Connect to OPC UA Server](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connect-to-opc-ua-server/9392)
**Author:** [@DavidWisely](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DavidWisely)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2014, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connect-to-opc-ua-server/9392 "2014-12-01T22:11:29Z")
I'm trying to connect to a B&R Embedded OPC-UA Server. I can connect to it with other OPC Clients from the same PC but not with Ignition. Any help appreciated. I have added it as an OPC Server Connection with the foll… --- ## [Transaction group not firing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-not-firing/9346)
**Author:** [@drewdin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drewdin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2014, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-not-firing/9346 "2014-12-01T14:18:44Z")
I have a transaction group that is set to a trigger, maybe 1 out of 50 times it fails to run. I have tried to correlate the data, the trigger value, etc... but I have been unable to link anything to it not starting. Is… --- ## [Need help on "dataSetToExcel"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-help-on-datasettoexcel/9390)
**Author:** [@dhananjay\_vichare](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dhananjay_vichare)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2014, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-help-on-datasettoexcel/9390 "2014-11-28T14:06:19Z")
I want to export the query results data to an excel sheet with some formatting. Right now, the below code exports the data to excel sheet as shown in below snapshot “Exported\_Data”. I want to include the (Report detail… --- ## [Duplicate Window Notes Not Copied](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/duplicate-window-notes-not-copied/9389)
**Author:** [@aidamcg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aidamcg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2014, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/duplicate-window-notes-not-copied/9389 "2014-11-28T07:04:53Z")
Hi I noticed that when I duplicate a window that has notes the notes are not present on the duplicate window. --- ## [Numeric Text Field](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/numeric-text-field/5583)
**Author:** [@craigb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/craigb)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/numeric-text-field/5583 "2014-11-26T18:11:52Z")
Im trying to set a timer period in a Siemens program through a numeric text field. Can ignition convert an input in say seconds into s5time format ? --- ## [Check for vertical scroll bar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/check-for-vertical-scroll-bar/9387)
**Author:** [@boandersen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/boandersen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/check-for-vertical-scroll-bar/9387 "2014-11-26T17:48:36Z")
Hi all, I want to make a template that has 2 (power)tables. Top table displays data, bottom table is just one line and displays a total. (see screenshot) Everything syncs nicely and totals are automatically updated. … --- ## [Trend in Report - Historical Data Set](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trend-in-report-historical-data-set/9383)
**Author:** [@Paullys50](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Paullys50)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trend-in-report-historical-data-set/9383 "2014-11-25T23:52:34Z")
Hey having some problems with getting a trend to be shown properly on a report. I have a custom data set property on the report. This properly retrieves Tag History for display on a line graph in a report. I get the d… --- ## [Alarm Status Table Acknowledge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-status-table-acknowledge/8202)
**Author:** [@Curlyandshemp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Curlyandshemp)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-status-table-acknowledge/8202 "2014-11-25T23:17:51Z")
Is there any way to know that the Acknowledge button has been pressed on the Alarm Status. My thinking is to have only one button to acknowledge and clear an alarm in the PLC. If I know the Ack has been pressed, I can tr… --- ## ["Max Time Between records" not working](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/max-time-between-records-not-working/9379)
**Author:** [@fran.alija](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/fran.alija)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/max-time-between-records-not-working/9379 "2014-11-25T19:50:33Z")
Hello, We have been trying to configure "Max Time between records" in several tags but we are not able to make it work. We are used to use this feature in other platforms to avoid empty historical queries when the tag … --- ## [Calendar Data Field - Minute resolution only?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/calendar-data-field-minute-resolution-only/9381)
**Author:** [@Paullys50](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Paullys50)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/calendar-data-field-minute-resolution-only/9381 "2014-11-25T17:14:34Z")
Hey all, I'm using a calendar entry to populate a datetime column in an SQL database. The format of the calendar entry is Month/Day/Year HH:MM. When the operator selected date is entered into the SQL table, I want to t… --- ## [Cannot monitor SFC Chart set to RunAlways](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-monitor-sfc-chart-set-to-runalways/9064)
**Author:** [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-monitor-sfc-chart-set-to-runalways/9064 "2014-11-25T17:10:07Z")
Throws an exception: --- ## [OPC driver consuming a lot of CPU](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-driver-consuming-a-lot-of-cpu/9343)
**Author:** [@mik977](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mik977)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 10:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-driver-consuming-a-lot-of-cpu/9343 "2014-11-25T10:38:22Z")
Maybe someone could help me out on this. I have written a driver that extends AbstractTagDriver. I add tags (approx. 15k) dinamically as data is coming in if the tag does not yet exist. Otherwise I set the tag value. … --- ## [Power Table - Copy & Paste?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-copy-paste/9372)
**Author:** [@ACarpenter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ACarpenter)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-copy-paste/9372 "2014-11-24T15:04:58Z")
We recently upgraded a customer’s gateway to 7.7.1, with the most significant immediate benefit of being able to switch over to Power Table, as many of this customer’s project are table heavy. Anyway the upgrade itself … --- ## [SerializationException (I have no idea about this error)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/serializationexception-i-have-no-idea-about-this-error/9371)
**Author:** [@wasp26](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wasp26)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/serializationexception-i-have-no-idea-about-this-error/9371 "2014-11-23T16:43:44Z")
Hi Ignition, Just wondering if you guys have any input about this error. I have a button that will pass a dataset to a custom property on a different window when clicked, and every time i tried to save the project, t… --- ## [Client and Docked Window Disappearing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-and-docked-window-disappearing/9370)
**Author:** [@aharris](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aharris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2014, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-and-docked-window-disappearing/9370 "2014-11-21T23:16:54Z")
One particular deployment of our Ignition project, there are several deployments on various PC models, is having some strange issues. A couple of times now the client has disappear/closed. After this happens trying to … --- ## [IP Camera Assistance - ACTi Camera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ip-camera-assistance-acti-camera/9367)
**Author:** [@lotuseater](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lotuseater)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2014, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ip-camera-assistance-acti-camera/9367 "2014-11-21T22:42:45Z")
I have an ACTi B47 Camera I am trying to view the MJPEG stream as well as issue URL CGI commands to the camera. I have successfully done this with a Sony camera, but I cannot get either to work with this ACTi camera. … --- ## [Converting template bound internal property to a parameter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/converting-template-bound-internal-property-to-a-parameter/9368)
**Author:** [@TConnolly](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/TConnolly)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2014, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/converting-template-bound-internal-property-to-a-parameter/9368 "2014-11-21T17:27:33Z")
In a template I had defined an internal property, PTime. PTime was bound to an SQL query. The SQL Query also referenced one internal string property, PTimeDBColName, as a Select clause and a string parameter PartNa… --- ## [Restore backup/ cannot log on to the gateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/restore-backup-cannot-log-on-to-the-gateway/9365)
**Author:** [@Hillbird](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Hillbird)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2014, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/restore-backup-cannot-log-on-to-the-gateway/9365 "2014-11-21T16:12:51Z")
I changed the user source for authentication on the gateway page and the roles that are allowed for the homepage, gateway, status, designer and global resource in our testenvironment. New Authentication method is Active … --- ## [Export mysql dataset to dataset with new column names](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/export-mysql-dataset-to-dataset-with-new-column-names/9293)
**Author:** [@jhortig](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jhortig)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2014, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/export-mysql-dataset-to-dataset-with-new-column-names/9293 "2014-11-21T12:54:54Z")
I have a Ignition project (Ver. 7.7.1) where I store data and manage recipes in a mysql database. Now my customer wants to have the column names of the tables changed. Inside Ignition I used the table column headers to “… --- ## [PostgreSQL uppercase table names](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/postgresql-uppercase-table-names/9356)
**Author:** [@kwj](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kwj)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2014, 11:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/postgresql-uppercase-table-names/9356 "2014-11-21T11:55:22Z")
It seems there is some issue between Ignition and PostgreSQL involving uppercase table names. If I create a table named "TESTdata" and do a database browse in ignition, I will get an error stating there is no relation "t… --- ## [OPC Server Connection Failover settings](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-server-connection-failover-settings/9366)
**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2014, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-server-connection-failover-settings/9366 "2014-11-21T11:43:42Z")
For OPC Server Connection Failover, can we configure a failover mode like the database connection ? Standart : Standard failover mode means that this datasource will fail over when a connection cannot be retrieved, but… --- ## [Chart Cell Update Slowing Network](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-cell-update-slowing-network/9362)
**Author:** [@TomPedlar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/TomPedlar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2014, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-cell-update-slowing-network/9362 "2014-11-20T18:13:47Z")
Hi, I'm new to this forum so please be paitent with me. I'm currently using version 7.7.2-rc1 (b2014102314) of Ignition. I'm using an allenbradley Compactlogix and have a failly small scada. One of the main tasks is to… --- ## [ApplicationUri of ignition OPC-UA server](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/applicationuri-of-ignition-opc-ua-server/9360)
**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2014, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/applicationuri-of-ignition-opc-ua-server/9360 "2014-11-20T16:00:49Z")
When I active the Expose Configured Tags in Ignition and connect with an OPC-UA client (UAExpert from Unified Automation) on a Gateway with multiple NIC, the ApplicationUri returned by Ignition is a bit strange. I conne… --- ## [Timer preset value not acting like expected](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/timer-preset-value-not-acting-like-expected/9333)
**Author:** [@msynco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/msynco)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2014, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/timer-preset-value-not-acting-like-expected/9333 "2014-11-20T14:55:44Z")
Hello, Ive created a tag to read/write a timer preset to a slc505, and the value comes back as zero, when I have a known preset of 30 seconds in the timer. Im using t4:15.pre for the source. Ive also tried this on a SLC5… --- ## [Designer not launching in some machines](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-not-launching-in-some-machines/9321)
**Author:** [@fran.alija](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/fran.alija)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2014, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-not-launching-in-some-machines/9321 "2014-11-19T17:32:01Z")
Hello, recently and without any apparent change Designer for one specific project can not be launched in my laptop. Here are the facts: - I can open the designer of other projects (same OS version and same Ignition ver… --- ## [Is it possible to create XY Stacked Bar Chart?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-possible-to-create-xy-stacked-bar-chart/9336)
**Author:** [@george](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/george)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2014, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-possible-to-create-xy-stacked-bar-chart/9336 "2014-11-19T16:32:33Z")
I want to create a stacked bar chart that uses time series data, i.e. the x-axis contains times. I don’t believe I can do this with the Bar Chart component. If I use the (Classic) Chart Component I can set the type to … --- ## [Gateway bind address?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-bind-address/9335)
**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2014, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-bind-address/9335 "2014-11-19T13:47:09Z")
I have a server with multiple network card. I would like the gateway homepage to be accessible only thru one network card. Is there a bind address property for the gateway ??? --- ## [Script updates not applied on gateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-updates-not-applied-on-gateway/9355)
**Author:** [@javier.arena1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/javier.arena1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2014, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-updates-not-applied-on-gateway/9355 "2014-11-19T10:01:23Z")
After commiting the changes to a project script and saving the project, the changes are not applied when executed in the gateway context. The common "Restarting gateway scripts" message does not appear in the system co… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1503) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1505)