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**Author:** [@citco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/citco)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-error/5527 "2012-12-17T21:38:37Z")
Both of my tables in the transaction groups are erroring out. The first one says "Error forwarding data: Failed to read auto-increment value from storage engine." The second table says "Unable to store data to quarantine… --- ## [Getting the template name](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-the-template-name/5476)
**Author:** [@Robert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Robert)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-the-template-name/5476 "2012-12-17T17:53:48Z")
In a template, I can bind the name of the template to a property (eg: a textbox in the template can display the template name) If I then create an instance of that template and give in a different (meaningful) name, th… --- ## [Designer launching weirdness](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-launching-weirdness/5589)
**Author:** [@Robert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Robert)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-launching-weirdness/5589 "2012-12-17T17:39:31Z")
I'm sure this has more to do with my computer then anything else but I'd thought I'd throw it out there anywhere. (Have to keep my post count up :slight\_smile: ) I had a designer open. I wanted to look at a different p… --- ## [Converting to/from celcius](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/converting-to-from-celcius/5590)
**Author:** [@scott\_rister](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scott_rister)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/converting-to-from-celcius/5590 "2012-12-17T17:33:43Z")
This is probably a dumb question, but here it is anyway. I have a temerature and temperature SP i am reading from a device in celcius. I need to be able to display both in ferinheight as well as change the SP in ferinhe… --- ## [Custom Properties on Charts](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-properties-on-charts/5577)
**Author:** [@mikehill100](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mikehill100)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-properties-on-charts/5577 "2012-12-17T17:01:22Z")
Is it possible to dynamically create a custom property for a chart? I am making a very complicated chart that could need between 5 and 10 custom properties. Is there a way I could add a property using scripting? eve… --- ## [Security Roles](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-roles/5562)
**Author:** [@mikehill100](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mikehill100)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-roles/5562 "2012-12-17T17:00:54Z")
I am having some trouble with security. When I am adding security roles to a component I can only see "Administrator" "Manager" "Operator" "Viewer" permission roles, when I used to able to see all the roles in the Ac… --- ## [Acknowledge alert through script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/acknowledge-alert-through-script/5592)
**Author:** [@Viggi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Viggi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/acknowledge-alert-through-script/5592 "2012-12-17T16:25:52Z")
Hi! I have 150 UDT instances. I have enabled alerts for each of the 150 tags. I have linked it to a display and based on the alert condition I change the background color. I would like to acknowledge the alert using… --- ## [Alert Summary Table graphic component improvements](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alert-summary-table-graphic-component-improvements/5595)
**Author:** [@Pilotek](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pilotek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alert-summary-table-graphic-component-improvements/5595 "2012-12-17T16:14:56Z")
Please would be possible to improve the Alert Summary Table graphic component: so that the selected header items (check box selected) worked like buttons for sorting the whole alarm list ascending/descending (small t… --- ## [Database returns nan instead of NULL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/database-returns-nan-instead-of-null/5409)
**Author:** [@systemparadox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/systemparadox)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/database-returns-nan-instead-of-null/5409 "2012-12-17T15:09:38Z")
The database is inconsistently returning nan instead of NULL. This only appears to happen when selecting more than one row and only if all rows are numeric. CREATE TABLE test\_nan\_bug (alpha DOUBLE, beta DOUBLE, str VA… --- ## [Client's "Login failed" red error popup window suppression](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/clients-login-failed-red-error-popup-window-suppression/5582)
**Author:** [@Pilotek](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pilotek)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/clients-login-failed-red-error-popup-window-suppression/5582 "2012-12-17T15:06:21Z")
Please, is it possible to suppress the red popup Error window "Login failed" when operator enters invalid logname and/or password? --- ## [Not able to drag SVG file in designer window](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/not-able-to-drag-svg-file-in-designer-window/5355)
**Author:** [@Swaminathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Swaminathan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/not-able-to-drag-svg-file-in-designer-window/5355 "2012-12-14T22:37:04Z")
a while ago I dragged a SVG file into designer and edited it, later when I try to do the same thing it is not working, I even tried reinstalling Ignition 7.5.2. may I know how to enable this feature. --- ## [Using alert acknowledge button to influence background color](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-alert-acknowledge-button-to-influence-background-color/5581)
**Author:** [@Viggi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Viggi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-alert-acknowledge-button-to-influence-background-color/5581 "2012-12-14T20:22:37Z")
Hi! Consider the following scenario. I have 100 tags with alert enabled for all of them. (These tags are UDT instances) The values of these 100 tags are being displayed using an LED object. I have created a template … --- ## [Equipment Schedule dataset binding](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/equipment-schedule-dataset-binding/5571)
**Author:** [@Ivan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ivan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/equipment-schedule-dataset-binding/5571 "2012-12-14T19:18:04Z")
I'd like to bind the Scheduled Events dataset to a MySQL table. Which datatype do I set for the color columns (Foreground, Background, LeadColor) in my table? Which datatype do I set for the ItemId, which is shown as … --- ## [Opc tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-tags/5499)
**Author:** [@AJBerera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AJBerera)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-tags/5499 "2012-12-14T18:51:02Z")
How do you guys work on tagging your PLC bits to your SQL tags if you do not know what the exact OPC path will be? is there a developer workaround like creating a UDT parameter for the OPC item path or would it be better… --- ## [Email pdf Reports From client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-pdf-reports-from-client/2956)
**Author:** [@Dodonnell999](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dodonnell999)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-pdf-reports-from-client/2956 "2012-12-14T18:24:19Z")
We have an Ignition system that has reports automatically generated by a client running on the gateway server. There us a pdf viewer set up on the client to view the generated reports via the IIS setup on the gateway ser… --- ## [Basic Design Question - Window Layout](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/basic-design-question-window-layout/2845)
**Author:** [@Brett\_Yeomans](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brett_Yeomans)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/basic-design-question-window-layout/2845 "2012-12-14T18:14:10Z")
Trying to settle on a window arrangement - say I have 10 tabs (Factories) on the North dock and each tab opens a window with 10 further screen buttons (OEE, Energy, SCADA etc) and each of these has 10 further screens (Da… --- ## [Security and Propery Update Problems](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-and-propery-update-problems/5573)
**Author:** [@WildeKurt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/WildeKurt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-and-propery-update-problems/5573 "2012-12-13T22:24:49Z")
I have a problem with a new project (this same type of thing I've done on other projects without problem): I have two buttons one for login and one for logout. They control a boolean property called LoggedIn. There se… --- ## [Gzip read() causing java heap error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gzip-read-causing-java-heap-error/5575)
**Author:** [@Jonathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jonathan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gzip-read-causing-java-heap-error/5575 "2012-12-13T21:36:21Z")
I have a user who is having a java heap problem when running a scripted button that downloads a gz file off an FTP site and then unzips the file. we have been using the screen for several years now, but the downloaded f… --- ## [History Tags Created Duplicate ID's](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/history-tags-created-duplicate-ids/5535)
**Author:** [@Duffanator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Duffanator)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/history-tags-created-duplicate-ids/5535 "2012-12-13T21:00:08Z")
Hey guys, At 7:13 this morning most if not all of my history tags created duplicate ID’s in the sqlth\_te table. If I query these ID’s in the history partition table there is one row associated with it with quality 600. … --- ## [Parameterized windows and UDT type parameters](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/parameterized-windows-and-udt-type-parameters/5251)
**Author:** [@NestorRodriguez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/NestorRodriguez)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/parameterized-windows-and-udt-type-parameters/5251 "2012-12-13T19:01:14Z")
Hi. I’m designing a software to monitor some variables of five buildings, to do it I create a UDT that contains all the tags that I need to monitor. To make the navigation more efficient the software have buttons that op… --- ## [Dynamically resizing windows](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamically-resizing-windows/5572)
**Author:** [@pat.stave](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pat.stave)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamically-resizing-windows/5572 "2012-12-13T18:37:28Z")
I want to change a windows width by a press of a button. I think i have to create an event on the button to do the job. The problem is that i cant figure out how to type in data for the variable type "dimension". How… --- ## [Multi State Indicator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-state-indicator/5526)
**Author:** [@cacordova](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cacordova)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-state-indicator/5526 "2012-12-13T17:02:34Z")
I have 2 states for one multi-state indicator, when the value changed i want it to change to that second style how do i do that? thanks --- ## [Breaking up a string in a expression](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/breaking-up-a-string-in-a-expression/5534)
**Author:** [@pat.stave](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pat.stave)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/breaking-up-a-string-in-a-expression/5534 "2012-12-13T12:02:43Z")
I want to do some formatting of a text string in a expression. The string is my current "Window Path". It is stored in a client tag. The data stored in the tag would typically be something like: "Plant/Production/BioTe… --- ## [Alert Notification Error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alert-notification-error/5516)
**Author:** [@0sm0](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/0sm0)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alert-notification-error/5516 "2012-12-12T22:40:30Z")
Hi, I have been getting the below errors for awhile now Version 7.4 or 7.5 , they dont seem to affect the alert email or filtering at all but I just want to tidy up any errors in the console. Expressions are VALID bu… --- ## [Can't close property binding box](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-close-property-binding-box/5564)
**Author:** [@Robert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Robert)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-close-property-binding-box/5564 "2012-12-12T22:33:20Z")
I'm creating a simple template to display a boolean tag as a string ('On', 'Off'). I added this expression to the text field for the label: if (toInteger({Digital Display.Label 1.dataQuality}) = 192, if (toBool… --- ## [Tag read scripting help](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-read-scripting-help/5567)
**Author:** [@scott\_stc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scott_stc)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-read-scripting-help/5567 "2012-12-12T16:59:36Z")
Can someone please tell me why this code is having trouble with the declared variable LimVal? Are we not correctly referencing the variable after LIMIT? LimVal = system.tag.read("LINE 1/Tag\_BO3\_28\_0-28\_15\_Int").value q… --- ## [How to connect PLC with OPC DA2 Server running in the PLC?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-connect-plc-with-opc-da2-server-running-in-the-plc/5468)
**Author:** [@Pilotek](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pilotek)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-connect-plc-with-opc-da2-server-running-in-the-plc/5468 "2012-12-11T20:01:39Z")
Please, is there any user who succeeded in connecting PLC with OPC DA2 Server running directly on the PLC (not a Windows-application-OPC-Server installed locally on the Ignition Gateway machine)? If yes, is there any ste… --- ## [Moving from RSView32](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/moving-from-rsview32/5563)
**Author:** [@CJVR](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/CJVR)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/moving-from-rsview32/5563 "2012-12-11T19:48:47Z")
Is there a utility or instructions on moving a tag database from RSView32 to Ignition? --- ## [Deleting and Adding Rows to a Database using Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deleting-and-adding-rows-to-a-database-using-ignition/5542)
**Author:** [@AeroDS](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AeroDS)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deleting-and-adding-rows-to-a-database-using-ignition/5542 "2012-12-11T17:38:27Z")
Hello, I'm currently trying to develop a user interface in ignition that will allow users to both add and delete rows. So far I have managed to add a table from my database, add a 'delete' and a 'save' button (which cu… --- ## [Indirect fill paint binding](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indirect-fill-paint-binding/5538)
**Author:** [@AJBerera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AJBerera)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indirect-fill-paint-binding/5538 "2012-12-11T16:12:42Z")
I think this is a little confusing to explain but here is the situation I'm looking for. I have my block's color binding to an indirect SQL OPC tag that is not actually connected to the PLC yet. So the block shows as h… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1595) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1597)