# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=202 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 203 --- ## [Alarm Table data Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-table-data-perspective/105677)
**Author:** [@TechEnlive](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/TechEnlive)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2025, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-table-data-perspective/105677 "2025-05-02T16:33:42Z")
Hi, I have an alarm table. I want to show the three most recent alarms in a textarea in another view. Want to show the Display Path as a row in that textarea. How can I do this? Thanks. --- ## [Ignition reporting not following number format](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-reporting-not-following-number-format/105832)
**Author:** [@daniel.diaz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/daniel.diaz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2025, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-reporting-not-following-number-format/105832 "2025-05-02T16:29:38Z")
Hello, I'm having an issue with Ignition reporting not following my number format for a couple of columns that have floating point values from a database. It seems to not be applying the number format to some of the … --- ## [Making duplicate/similar components through a script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/making-duplicate-similar-components-through-a-script/105821)
**Author:** [@TheIntern](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/TheIntern)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2025, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/making-duplicate-similar-components-through-a-script/105821 "2025-05-02T15:45:12Z")
I am working on a map that has buttons that will lead to a simple form (aka view with text, checkboxes, and submit button), and I would to be able to create new "forms" from another view. So basically type a few things i… --- ## [Perspective Vessel Scaling](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-vessel-scaling/73108)
**Author:** [@ejaegler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ejaegler)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-vessel-scaling/73108 "2025-05-02T15:18:21Z")
I'm working on a coordinated view and I am attempting to use the Perspective Vessel object (to show level of the tank). I'm trying to expand the size of the vessel where I can have the vessel expand in the open space on… --- ## [What file format are the data.bin files for client tags/general properties/designer props/global props?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-file-format-are-the-data-bin-files-for-client-tags-general-properties-designer-props-global-props/105807)
**Author:** [@Leor\_Fishman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Leor_Fishman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-file-format-are-the-data-bin-files-for-client-tags-general-properties-designer-props-global-props/105807 "2025-05-02T14:42:35Z")
Curious, since they don't seem to be gzipped or java serialized EDIT: oh it's gzipped java objects, ok --- ## [How to : Create chat message and picture upload on Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-create-chat-message-and-picture-upload-on-perspective/105814)
**Author:** [@Chumnan\_Tumtong](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Chumnan_Tumtong)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2025, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-create-chat-message-and-picture-upload-on-perspective/105814 "2025-05-02T13:52:38Z")
Hi all how to : Create chat message and picture upload on perspective !Please sent solution Thank you --- ## [system.tag.readAsync](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-readasync/105812)
**Author:** [@Henk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Henk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2025, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-readasync/105812 "2025-05-02T13:04:39Z")
It seems I can't get de readAsync function working. I tried the following script in script console: def func(values): print( \[qv.value for qv in values\] ) taglist=\['\[System\]Gateway/UptimeSeconds'\] print('a') func( syst… --- ## [Read AB - ControlLogix Boolean Array Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-ab-controllogix-boolean-array-tags/105818)
**Author:** [@sharan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sharan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2025, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-ab-controllogix-boolean-array-tags/105818 "2025-05-02T12:26:50Z")
I am trying to read Boolean array tags from Rockwell - Compactguardlogix PLC.using Logix driver. The tas in plc is ABC\[32\] - Boolean Array. This tag is coming in ignition as ABC\_0\_ , i can directly write interger value… --- ## [Perspective client freezes when Android tablets roam from 2.4 GHz (Wi‑Fi 4) to 5 GHz (Wi‑Fi 5) – any known fix?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-client-freezes-when-android-tablets-roam-from-2-4-ghz-wi-fi-4-to-5-ghz-wi-fi-5-any-known-fix/105817)
**Author:** [@Jakub\_Lastovicka](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jakub_Lastovicka)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2025, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-client-freezes-when-android-tablets-roam-from-2-4-ghz-wi-fi-4-to-5-ghz-wi-fi-5-any-known-fix/105817 "2025-05-02T12:24:50Z")
Hi all, We’re running Ignition 8.1.39: 60x Android 13 tablets (Zebra CC6000). Project Mainly table / chart views; lots of live tag bindings (heavy WebSocket traffic). Issue: Some tablets that are far enough from one… --- ## [Is it possible to connect Beijer Panel OPC to Ignition?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-possible-to-connect-beijer-panel-opc-to-ignition/105683)
**Author:** [@Philip\_Svensson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Philip_Svensson)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2025, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-possible-to-connect-beijer-panel-opc-to-ignition/105683 "2025-05-02T12:00:44Z")
Hello, i have a Beijer panel which i run a OPC UA server on and i was wondering if it's possible to connect it to Ignition? I have tried to connect it myself but to no success. --- ## [XY Chart Line Bullets Problems](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-line-bullets-problems/105767)
**Author:** [@thidalgo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/thidalgo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2025, 11:51am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-line-bullets-problems/105767 "2025-05-02T11:51:47Z")
Hi, I'm having two problems related to line bullets: The first and last bullet are showed cut in half. The tooltip of the last bullet cannot be showed falls outside the screen. ¿How can I solve both ? Thanks. --- ## [Driver Allen-Bradley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/driver-allen-bradley/74014)
**Author:** [@tecnoeletronic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tecnoeletronic)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2025, 10:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/driver-allen-bradley/74014 "2025-05-02T10:21:37Z")
Hi, i'm trying to read data from an AB PLC (see details on pictures) but without success. Using the "Control Logix Legacy Driver" i cannot connect (Faulted Mode message) Using the "Allen-Bradley Logix Driver" the d… --- ## [Engineering Units from OPC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/engineering-units-from-opc/105805)
**Author:** [@ethan.vazquez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ethan.vazquez)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2025, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/engineering-units-from-opc/105805 "2025-05-02T00:00:08Z")
Hello all! I'm wondering how best to get custom engineering units from OPC. Our OPC server provides UCUM engineering units and there doesn't seem to be a simple way to link this when I create a new OPC tag. For instance,… --- ## [Remote Alarm Journal Not Logging Alarm Events](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remote-alarm-journal-not-logging-alarm-events/102264)
**Author:** [@Rohit\_Mehar1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rohit_Mehar1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2025, 11:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remote-alarm-journal-not-logging-alarm-events/102264 "2025-05-01T23:45:22Z")
I want to see my Remote Gateway(GW01) alarm events on Main Gateway (DEV01). For which, I have created Gateway network which is up and running. I have created Alarm Journal (Database Type) on Main Gateway and I can see … --- ## [Connected to SQL Server Express failied](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connected-to-sql-server-express-failied/53768)
**Author:** [@Shenyi\_Bao](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Shenyi_Bao)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2025, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connected-to-sql-server-express-failied/53768 "2025-05-01T21:15:11Z")
Hello, I am a developer of Oasys HMI developer and like to expend my career to ignition. I download software and try it out on my windows 10 first time. I got following error after installed JRE, copied unzipped JDBC d… --- ## [Perspective Workstation - fullscreen actions with multiple monitors](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-workstation-fullscreen-actions-with-multiple-monitors/105522)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Krol](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jeff_Krol)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2025, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-workstation-fullscreen-actions-with-multiple-monitors/105522 "2025-05-01T19:33:40Z")
Hello, Our plants have three monitors connected to their workstation. Two of those monitors are used as process control interfaces and the third one is a status display out on the plant floor. The third display runs one… --- ## [Flow Totalizer on 15 min increments](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/flow-totalizer-on-15-min-increments/105791)
**Author:** [@Zachary\_Kacel1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Zachary_Kacel1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2025, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/flow-totalizer-on-15-min-increments/105791 "2025-05-01T18:53:50Z")
I am trying to build a totalizer I have never built one before. Engineering only needs 15min resolution so I am summing up the GAL used every 15min then incrementing a counter to trigger ignition to save the value to SQ… --- ## [Dataset & daylight saving](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dataset-daylight-saving/105794)
**Author:** [@Giuseppe\_Giammo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Giuseppe_Giammo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2025, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dataset-daylight-saving/105794 "2025-05-01T18:23:10Z")
Hi everyone. I am observing a very strange behavior with data sets for charts. look at the image below.. the system is advancing the daylight saving time creating duplicate . The strange thing is that the original q… --- ## [Publish Edge to a specific coordinate](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/publish-edge-to-a-specific-coordinate/105426)
**Author:** [@automation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/automation)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/publish-edge-to-a-specific-coordinate/105426 "2025-05-01T18:19:28Z")
Hi there, I have multiple monitors and I need to run an edge application at specific monitor coordinate. Is that possible? If so, could you help out? Thanks, Musab --- ## [Is there a way to have Tag History insert into a specific table instead of creating its own?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-have-tag-history-insert-into-a-specific-table-instead-of-creating-its-own/105743)
**Author:** [@kraigen94](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kraigen94)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2025, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-have-tag-history-insert-into-a-specific-table-instead-of-creating-its-own/105743 "2025-05-01T18:17:19Z")
I have a value I want to historize, however, I want to be able to insert the value into a previously created table on my db, instead of having it create a new table. If this is not possible, is there a way to change the … --- ## [Change password of a user since Vision Client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-password-of-a-user-since-vision-client/105729)
**Author:** [@kennethandrad](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kennethandrad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2025, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-password-of-a-user-since-vision-client/105729 "2025-05-01T17:34:05Z")
Hi, is there any form to change the password with my actual password in vision client? Something like this ? userSource = "default" username = system.security.getUsername() oldPassword = event.source.parent.getCompon… --- ## [Transform Map Expression Not working properly](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transform-map-expression-not-working-properly/105780)
**Author:** [@Paulo\_Custodio](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Paulo_Custodio)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2025, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transform-map-expression-not-working-properly/105780 "2025-05-01T17:20:40Z")
Can anyone help me here? Wasn't this supposed to return red instead of black? --- ## [Display Barcodes in Perspective Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/display-barcodes-in-perspective-table/105708)
**Author:** [@Spencer\_Lommel1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Spencer_Lommel1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2025, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/display-barcodes-in-perspective-table/105708 "2025-05-01T17:01:18Z")
This one is a bit tricky but I want to display a Barcode under the Part Number that has the value of the Part Number. I don't know if this is possible but can I do this some how? I know it's possible with reports but I … --- ## [Where to import libraries used on Perspective Components](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-to-import-libraries-used-on-perspective-components/105761)
**Author:** [@ErinBoeBerin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ErinBoeBerin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-to-import-libraries-used-on-perspective-components/105761 "2025-04-30T23:33:28Z")
UPDATE: I ended up importing the library at the top of the Project Library my component calls scripts from. In this case, my component is a Button and it's event calls functions in the Button script. So I have the import… --- ## [Restore gateway backup with command line tool gwcmd.sh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/restore-gateway-backup-with-command-line-tool-gwcmd-sh/105768)
**Author:** [@urs.zaugg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/urs.zaugg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/restore-gateway-backup-with-command-line-tool-gwcmd-sh/105768 "2025-05-01T14:37:18Z")
Hi, We used the command line tool to restore a gateway backup with the following options: /usr/local/bin/ignition/gwcmd.sh --restore initial-backup.gwbk -y We noticed the following warning (we did the command before w… --- ## [Toggle Switch Question... Best Practice?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/toggle-switch-question-best-practice/105771)
**Author:** [@ahawes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ahawes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2025, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/toggle-switch-question-best-practice/105771 "2025-05-01T14:33:14Z")
Good morning Team, I have a table that holds a value that allows a user to disable/enable a crane. The table updates and writes to the PLC. I am unable to change how this is setup so I am looking for the best way to d… --- ## [Navigation Sticking](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/navigation-sticking/105700)
**Author:** [@dgratz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dgratz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2025, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/navigation-sticking/105700 "2025-05-01T14:14:21Z")
I have a docked window with several buttons that I'm using to navigate between my main screens using a simple script. system.nav.swapTo('Maps/Area\_2') print("Mini Map 2-2") Most of the time, this navigation works seaml… --- ## [Limit digit/character count of number/string on a label](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/limit-digit-character-count-of-number-string-on-a-label/105740)
**Author:** [@BigByte](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/BigByte)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2025, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/limit-digit-character-count-of-number-string-on-a-label/105740 "2025-05-01T13:26:46Z")
I might just be bad at searching, but I don't see any results on whether this is possible or not. Doesn't say how in the user manual. My goal is to display a number on a label, and I don't want to show any digits over t… --- ## [Read-Only mode error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-only-mode-error/105776)
**Author:** [@kennethandrad](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kennethandrad)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2025, 1:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-only-mode-error/105776 "2025-05-01T13:25:03Z")
Hi, I have a form and it's works but when is in the vision client in ocations not always show me this message error. This is my code: if(event.source.parent.getComponent('lblCodigoFalla').text=="" or event.source.pa… --- ## [XY Chart Series Data All Showing Same Data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-series-data-all-showing-same-data/105483)
**Author:** [@Christian\_Reynolds](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Christian_Reynolds)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2025, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-series-data-all-showing-same-data/105483 "2025-05-01T13:23:03Z")
I've had this issue for a while, but it would magically fix itself by copying and pasting the XY Chart. However, that is not working anymore. I have multiple XY Charts are setup similarly showing different date and all a… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=201) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=203)