# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=211 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 212 --- ## [Trouble w/ custom properties in template binding expressions](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trouble-w-custom-properties-in-template-binding-expressions/105116)
**Author:** [@gschettler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gschettler)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trouble-w-custom-properties-in-template-binding-expressions/105116 "2025-04-15T17:29:16Z")
Hi all, I'm using ignition edge 8.1 and creating a template for a robot. I have a Label that I would like to copy and paste multiple times and was hoping to change the label text using a generic binding expression and a… --- ## [Translation in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/translation-in-perspective/64590)
**Author:** [@Trevor\_Nelson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Trevor_Nelson)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/translation-in-perspective/64590 "2025-04-15T17:05:46Z")
Is there a way to populate the translation terms list in the translation manager window with all translatable terms in a Perspective project? The translation videos show that capability in Vision, but I’m unable to find … --- ## [Pass an array into a named query's WHERE ... IN ( , , , ...) statement](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pass-an-array-into-a-named-querys-where-in-statement/59968)
**Author:** [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pass-an-array-into-a-named-querys-where-in-statement/59968 "2025-04-15T16:53:00Z")
I’m not sure how to approach this. The query below works when hard coded. SELECT id, t\_stamp, machineId, cycleCount FROM production\_log WHERE t\_stamp \>= :\_start AND t\_stamp \<= :\_end AND machineId IN ('Mach03', 'Mac… --- ## [Alternate containers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alternate-containers/105107)
**Author:** [@buelens.g](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/buelens.g)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alternate-containers/105107 "2025-04-15T16:42:25Z")
Hello, I am a new user and I am looking to have a part of the screen (see example red containers) that should completely switch every 10 seconds. The containers contain text as well as OPC tags. So, to summarize, the re… --- ## [Publishing a Django Web Project with Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/publishing-a-django-web-project-with-ignition/105111)
**Author:** [@haluk.genc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/haluk.genc)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/publishing-a-django-web-project-with-ignition/105111 "2025-04-15T13:48:24Z")
I added my Django project, which is running on a virtual server, to my visualization page using an iframe and its URL. However, since it’s running locally, other users can’t access it when I publish the page. Can I solve… --- ## [Get List of all views in a perspective App](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-list-of-all-views-in-a-perspective-app/54589)
**Author:** [@franklepkowski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/franklepkowski)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-list-of-all-views-in-a-perspective-app/54589 "2025-04-15T13:18:16Z")
Hello All, Looking for a way to get a list of all views in a perspective application. Furthermore, can I specify a specific location to loop through the views. Like a folder of views within the project? Thanks in advanc… --- ## [Get timestamp based on timezone](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-timestamp-based-on-timezone/105101)
**Author:** [@gaurav.amrutkar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gaurav.amrutkar)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-timestamp-based-on-timezone/105101 "2025-04-15T12:04:03Z")
Hi all, In database, entry time is stored with column datatype as time with timezone. This db server is placed in UK region. So whenever new row inserts then date value stores as per UK time zone. We have requirement th… --- ## [Ignition with PostgreSQL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-with-postgresql/105095)
**Author:** [@biswajit.rout](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/biswajit.rout)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 11:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-with-postgresql/105095 "2025-04-15T11:55:12Z")
I successfully connected to the PostgreSQL database after installing both Ignition and PostgreSQL 17. However, after some time, the connection was lost and PostgreSQL started showing a connection timeout error. It no lon… --- ## [Leased Tag rate best practice](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/leased-tag-rate-best-practice/105073)
**Author:** [@Brian\_Stilson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brian_Stilson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/leased-tag-rate-best-practice/105073 "2025-04-15T11:43:29Z")
I have a perspective project with a couple different leased tag groups. One for "standard" refresh which I use for things like numeric entries and other things that the user sets, and another for "fast" refresh for thing… --- ## [Event on Time Series chart in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/event-on-time-series-chart-in-perspective/105100)
**Author:** [@gaurav.amrutkar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gaurav.amrutkar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 9:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/event-on-time-series-chart-in-perspective/105100 "2025-04-15T09:29:05Z")
Hi all, I am using Time series component in perspective. I want to trigger script when double click on chart. I am able to read data using double click component event, but this data is from props--series--data (which … --- ## [Perspective: Apply style class scrolling (to Left) text when text is 'wrapped'](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-apply-style-class-scrolling-to-left-text-when-text-is-wrapped/105082)
**Author:** [@louie.n](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/louie.n)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 1:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-apply-style-class-scrolling-to-left-text-when-text-is-wrapped/105082 "2025-04-15T01:10:33Z")
Good day All, I’m working on a scrolling text animation where the animation is triggered when the text wraps (i.e., when the length of the text exceeds the container’s width). My current workaround is to check the leng… --- ## [Web Browser Module "Crash" on Vision Client startup (Linux)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/web-browser-module-crash-on-vision-client-startup-linux/79027)
**Author:** [@kcui](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kcui)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/web-browser-module-crash-on-vision-client-startup-linux/79027 "2025-04-14T20:25:19Z")
I just upgraded Ignition Edge from 8.1.24 to 8.1.31. Everything went as expected until I went to launch the Vision Client. When the project starts, I receive the following error message: "BrowserEngine crashed. Exceed… --- ## [Displaying tag value within a sentence in the text field of a multistate indicator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/displaying-tag-value-within-a-sentence-in-the-text-field-of-a-multistate-indicator/105057)
**Author:** [@abee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/abee)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/displaying-tag-value-within-a-sentence-in-the-text-field-of-a-multistate-indicator/105057 "2025-04-14T20:17:04Z")
Hello! I need to display tag values within the text fields corresponding to values in a multistate indicator. The multistate indicator changes text based on a step index tag. For each step, I need to show the value of th… --- ## [Create a Popup to display on all active Perspective sessions](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-a-popup-to-display-on-all-active-perspective-sessions/105060)
**Author:** [@keith.burns](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/keith.burns)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-a-popup-to-display-on-all-active-perspective-sessions/105060 "2025-04-14T19:53:49Z")
I am trying to figure out a way to push a button on one perspective session to open a view that I created with a text box and a close button to be able to send out a message to all sessions at the same time to be able to… --- ## [Problem with scripting Tag editor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-with-scripting-tag-editor/105070)
**Author:** [@medaminemhadhbi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/medaminemhadhbi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-with-scripting-tag-editor/105070 "2025-04-14T19:06:03Z")
Hello, So i'm trying to increment a numeric value , for each time a tag switches from 1 -\> 0 , i should increment my numeric value. I tried this in scripting withing the tag editor but nothing changes in my numeric valu… --- ## [Wrong datetime format in table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/wrong-datetime-format-in-table/104633)
**Author:** [@Thomas\_Tornblom](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Thomas_Tornblom)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/wrong-datetime-format-in-table/104633 "2025-04-14T19:02:45Z")
I have a problem I don't understand, maybe it's a simlpe problem but I have tried to solve it and failed. I have a named query that returns results from a table that I want to show in Perspective. The return from the na… --- ## [Updating Text Field](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updating-text-field/105068)
**Author:** [@Rich\_Knoll](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rich_Knoll)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updating-text-field/105068 "2025-04-14T18:42:26Z")
Hello all, I have what is probably a pretty simple problem that I have been unable to find a solution to. Basically, I have two text fields in my Vision window - Text Field 1 and Text Field 2. Text Field 1 has a bindi… --- ## [system.perspective.navigateBack not working after a login](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-perspective-navigateback-not-working-after-a-login/105071)
**Author:** [@Steve\_Laubach](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Steve_Laubach)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-perspective-navigateback-not-working-after-a-login/105071 "2025-04-14T17:38:27Z")
I have a SCADA that is using system.perspective.navigateBack() on a "Previous Screen" button. It works great until the operator logs in to access secured functionality. Then the previous button will only go as far as t… --- ## [UDT Tags Not Updating Consistently for Modbus TCP Devices](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-tags-not-updating-consistently-for-modbus-tcp-devices/104994)
**Author:** [@AP25](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AP25)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-tags-not-updating-consistently-for-modbus-tcp-devices/104994 "2025-04-14T15:37:10Z")
Hi all, I'm facing an issue with a Modbus TCP device connection in the Ignition gateway. Here are the details: 1. Connection Settings: Timeout: 10000ms Radix: 10 2. Tag Configuration: UDTs are created using the mul… --- ## [Exception thrown while streaming message](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/exception-thrown-while-streaming-message/105051)
**Author:** [@Carlos\_Sanz\_Serrano](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carlos_Sanz_Serrano)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/exception-thrown-while-streaming-message/105051 "2025-04-14T15:16:01Z")
Hello all, I have two gateways connected through gateway network, one being the main gateway of the project ('codex ignition - master') and the other being a remote tag provider ('igntp01'). The network is outgoing from… --- ## [Dealing with periods in tag name? Help sorely needed!](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dealing-with-periods-in-tag-name-help-sorely-needed/105037)
**Author:** [@jkh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jkh)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dealing-with-periods-in-tag-name-help-sorely-needed/105037 "2025-04-14T12:34:33Z")
Hi, I have a project where we are using Ignition 8.1.45. I have about 100 Siemens PLCs that I am reading data from on an Edge device via OPC UA, which pushes the data to my server via MQTT. I am supposed to map boolea… --- ## [Getting the Date for Easter on a Given Year](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-the-date-for-easter-on-a-given-year/105047)
**Author:** [@justinedwards.jle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justinedwards.jle)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-the-date-for-easter-on-a-given-year/105047 "2025-04-14T12:23:04Z")
There are a lot of schemes on the internet for calculating Easter, with the most notable being the Gauss and the Meeus Jones Butcher algorithms. However, I found none of them to be clearly written, and the reasons seem t… --- ## [IEC 61850 Support in Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/iec-61850-support-in-ignition/53926)
**Author:** [@s.widmer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/s.widmer)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 10:56am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/iec-61850-support-in-ignition/53926 "2025-04-14T10:56:09Z")
The topic came up a couple of times in the past years and we see that we are loosing quite some potential in the Grid and automation world without a native support of IEC61850. There are a lot of 3rd party converters but… --- ## [Security Zones in Scale-Out Architecture](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-zones-in-scale-out-architecture/105009)
**Author:** [@brian.mcenulty](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/brian.mcenulty)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 3:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-zones-in-scale-out-architecture/105009 "2025-04-14T03:43:12Z")
I'm working with a few gateways in a scale-out architecture. I'm trying to introduce security zones that would allow specific front-end clients (identified by either hostname or IP) to be given read/write access via a se… --- ## [Overlaying non-associated Alarms on Trends](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/overlaying-non-associated-alarms-on-trends/103813)
**Author:** [@Carl\_Geib](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl_Geib)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2025, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/overlaying-non-associated-alarms-on-trends/103813 "2025-04-13T23:36:40Z")
We recently had an issue at a site with an oven burner. I was looking at a trend with some oven temperatures etc on it, and also noticed in the alarm journal some alarms for the gas valves. I thought to get a good timeli… --- ## [Multi-State Indicator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-state-indicator/105033)
**Author:** [@aforster](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aforster)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2025, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-state-indicator/105033 "2025-04-13T23:04:25Z")
I'm trying to set up a multi state indicator to changed states from a PLC tag. I've tried Bool and Int tags. I set up states and tried to test but it either erases my states or doesn't change at all. --- ## [Isolating Selection Panel for Multiple Users in a Shared SQL-Linked View](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/isolating-selection-panel-for-multiple-users-in-a-shared-sql-linked-view/105041)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Crawford](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ryan_Crawford)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/isolating-selection-panel-for-multiple-users-in-a-shared-sql-linked-view/105041 "2025-04-13T21:40:14Z")
Good Morning, I am working on a project where I have a view that is shared with a table (bound to SQL) and an embedded view that is a selection panel. For context, this is a process that has 3 stages that has 3 operato… --- ## [Struggling to prevent ignition from bogging down external apis that it is pulling data from](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/struggling-to-prevent-ignition-from-bogging-down-external-apis-that-it-is-pulling-data-from/105021)
**Author:** [@D\_Mitri\_Tompkins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/D_Mitri_Tompkins)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2025, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/struggling-to-prevent-ignition-from-bogging-down-external-apis-that-it-is-pulling-data-from/105021 "2025-04-13T17:39:16Z")
What is the best way to include a "rate limit" for scripts that loop through an api to pull data into a dataset in the report module? Or even just a way to limit requests in general? Can a hard request limit be set in th… --- ## [Alias for label in equipment schedule](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alias-for-label-in-equipment-schedule/104950)
**Author:** [@Hasan\_Ozyavru](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Hasan_Ozyavru)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2025, 8:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alias-for-label-in-equipment-schedule/104950 "2025-04-13T08:37:46Z")
I have an equipment scheduler with label taken from the database as arranged. I would like to use an static alias for the label (of items - shown to be on the left ) in equipment scheduler, just for being more informativ… --- ## [DatasourceManager Java Interface](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/datasourcemanager-java-interface/105005)
**Author:** [@ryan.hadley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryan.hadley)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/datasourcemanager-java-interface/105005 "2025-04-12T16:38:58Z")
Is there a way I can access the DatasourceManager interface from a script? I'd like to be able to grab a jdbc connection in a script from an established Connection in the gateway so I can perform some tasks that the stan… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=210) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=212)