# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=229 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 230 --- ## [Optimizing OPCUA Alarm Management Module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/optimizing-opcua-alarm-management-module/103970)
**Author:** [@Randolph\_Sewell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Randolph_Sewell)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/optimizing-opcua-alarm-management-module/103970 "2025-03-20T18:08:35Z")
We use Win911 which uses OPCUA, realtime tag providers, and alarms journals to provide an alarm management solution. The problem is that its slow and gets slower over time. We have a dedicated gateway with the 60 remote … --- ## [Problem writing array elements to PLC using OPC UA](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-writing-array-elements-to-plc-using-opc-ua/103853)
**Author:** [@john\_doe1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/john_doe1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-writing-array-elements-to-plc-using-opc-ua/103853 "2025-03-20T18:01:55Z")
Hello, I'm using an Omron NJ-502 processor with Ignition Edge, using the OPC-UA connection. I'm reading an array (2 dimensional) with a Polled group. The tags read from the PLC correctly, but when I link one of the el… --- ## [Timeseries Chart not working with dataset data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/timeseries-chart-not-working-with-dataset-data/103947)
**Author:** [@ben.smosarski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ben.smosarski)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/timeseries-chart-not-working-with-dataset-data/103947 "2025-03-20T17:48:35Z")
Hello! I am trying to populate a time series chart using a dataset located in a custom view property. Looking at the time series chart section of the user manual, it looks like this is possible as long as the time column… --- ## [Arquitectura and Lisence](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/arquitectura-and-lisence/103885)
**Author:** [@nihlgomez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nihlgomez)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/arquitectura-and-lisence/103885 "2025-03-20T15:13:17Z")
Hi, guys i have an arquitecture that's not a official arquitecture but its a example that a i want show you im new in this envarioment and i'v a question, it's possible take a licence an unique lisence and put in other d… --- ## [Failover Question](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/failover-question/103952)
**Author:** [@Benjamin\_Furlani](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Benjamin_Furlani)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/failover-question/103952 "2025-03-20T15:10:52Z")
I have not done a ton of failover stuff so I am trying to verify if you can failover to a full-blown gateway. If I have Gateway A and Gateway B and B goes down, can I failover my clients to the A side if there is a proj… --- ## [Gateway Network Require SSL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-network-require-ssl/103955)
**Author:** [@arya\_d](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/arya_d)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-network-require-ssl/103955 "2025-03-20T14:57:52Z")
How can I set Require SSL in Gateway Network to false while booting the ignition container? --- ## [Performance Issues with Complex Vision Templates - Slow Navigation Between Page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/performance-issues-with-complex-vision-templates-slow-navigation-between-page/103939)
**Author:** [@Simone\_Tonini](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Simone_Tonini)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/performance-issues-with-complex-vision-templates-slow-navigation-between-page/103939 "2025-03-20T14:37:41Z")
Hey everyone! I'm pulling my hair out over a performance issue in Ignition 8.1.47. When I try to navigate away from certain pages, everything freezes up for 30-60 seconds! Yes, you read that right - up to a full minute … --- ## [Not stacked Time Series Bar Chart vs XY Bar Chart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/not-stacked-time-series-bar-chart-vs-xy-bar-chart/103946)
**Author:** [@E.E.T](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/E.E.T)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/not-stacked-time-series-bar-chart-vs-xy-bar-chart/103946 "2025-03-20T14:34:14Z")
I'm currently working with charts and I need to customize my time series chart in order to show 5 bars for each timestamp side by side like it's possible in the xy chart below: However disabling the stacked option in… --- ## [BACnet points addressing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bacnet-points-addressing/103948)
**Author:** [@Treygar\_Garrett](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Treygar_Garrett)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bacnet-points-addressing/103948 "2025-03-20T14:02:44Z")
This is my first time working with BACnet communication. I have a Niagara JACE I am trying to read and write tags to. When I am browsing tags, I can see the folders and tag names set up in the JACE, but when I actually m… --- ## [Dropdown list styling](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-list-styling/103942)
**Author:** [@Kostas\_Votsis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kostas_Votsis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-list-styling/103942 "2025-03-20T13:37:49Z")
So I have a dropdown dataset and I would like the user to know if the vessel he is trying to select is offline by changing the color of the corresponding row. Dropdown mode is set to "List". So when you press on the d… --- ## [Historian Tag Path Syntax Format](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historian-tag-path-syntax-format/94617)
**Author:** [@Eugene49](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eugene49)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 11:51am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historian-tag-path-syntax-format/94617 "2025-03-20T11:51:50Z")
I am laying out some foundational work. I came across two valid syntax of Historian Tag Path: short version: DB\_GW\_A01/gw\_maker:default\]wm01 long version: histprov:DB\_GW\_A01:/drv:gw\_maker:default:/tag:wm01 From your … --- ## [Resizable text area object](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/resizable-text-area-object/103931)
**Author:** [@raro](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/raro)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 11:46am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/resizable-text-area-object/103931 "2025-03-20T11:46:05Z")
I'm trying to figure out how to set the size for a text area object with position: basic:auto and resize: vertical so that when the view opens, the entire placeholder text is visible. Right now, the placeholder gets … --- ## [XY Bar chart labels position not working properly](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-bar-chart-labels-position-not-working-properly/101954)
**Author:** [@Dharani\_T](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dharani_T)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-bar-chart-labels-position-not-working-properly/101954 "2025-03-20T11:00:12Z")
Hi, In an XY chart, I want to display bar values behind the bars. When the number of bars is 30, the labels appear correctly, but when the number of bars changes, the labels shift inside the bars. How can I maintain the… --- ## [Ignition 8.1 Perspective Table - Column Filter Not Dropping Down Filter Options](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-perspective-table-column-filter-not-dropping-down-filter-options/86512)
**Author:** [@Ethan\_Caplea](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ethan_Caplea)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 9:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-perspective-table-column-filter-not-dropping-down-filter-options/86512 "2025-03-19T09:54:25Z")
I have a table that has name and roles columns. Only the 'LastName' column's filter seems to be broken. Below: the 'Roles' column filter working as expected Below: the 'LastName' column filter not opening dropdown … --- ## [Convert decimal to float](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-decimal-to-float/80901)
**Author:** [@Benito\_Anton\_Recio](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Benito_Anton_Recio)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 8:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-decimal-to-float/80901 "2025-03-20T08:29:29Z")
I would like to know how to convert a value in decimal, that comes from opc (this means for example decimal 3, in boolean 00000000 00000011) to float format cause it's really a real (or float) value. Thanks! --- ## [Scan class execution duration and ways to know if it has complete execution](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scan-class-execution-duration-and-ways-to-know-if-it-has-complete-execution/102676)
**Author:** [@aaron1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aaron1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scan-class-execution-duration-and-ways-to-know-if-it-has-complete-execution/102676 "2025-03-20T05:48:53Z")
Hi all, Was wondering if it's possible to know if a scan class has complete it's execution. I have several tags on a 'one-shot execution' driven scan class which is driven by user demand. As currently this scan class ex… --- ## [Project-scoped "global" variables for steering tag bindings](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-scoped-global-variables-for-steering-tag-bindings/103917)
**Author:** [@sherman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sherman)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 2:02am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-scoped-global-variables-for-steering-tag-bindings/103917 "2025-03-20T02:02:37Z")
Basically, I want to be able to fork a project and change a single global variable like project.project\_name and have all of the components in the project that are bound to tags now be bound to equivalent tags in a sligh… --- ## [OPC connections working from gateway A but not from gateway B](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-connections-working-from-gateway-a-but-not-from-gateway-b/103920)
**Author:** [@Leor\_Fishman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Leor_Fishman)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-connections-working-from-gateway-a-but-not-from-gateway-b/103920 "2025-03-20T01:11:18Z")
I have an Ignition gateway A that's able to connect to a number of other Ignition OPC servers and Postgres databases. When I back up A and restore it to another machine B on the same network (using standard gwcmd to run… --- ## [User still getting alarm callouts](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-still-getting-alarm-callouts/103905)
**Author:** [@spm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/spm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-still-getting-alarm-callouts/103905 "2025-03-19T22:35:28Z")
Hello, I'm using Ignition 8.1.42. I have about 40 users. I removed a user out of the system a couple of months ago and ensured before I did that the user was not in any alarm rosters anymore. However, they are still r… --- ## [Binding works in designer but not in browser](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-works-in-designer-but-not-in-browser/103897)
**Author:** [@Jacob\_Clark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jacob_Clark)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-works-in-designer-but-not-in-browser/103897 "2025-03-19T20:35:16Z")
Hey guys I've been working on making template views that change content based on provided parameters I have an accordion that i do not want to display when my view.params.apm\_id = 1 here is the binding on the display p… --- ## [Create/Delete Gateway Timer Script from a Script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-delete-gateway-timer-script-from-a-script/103914)
**Author:** [@mhasan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mhasan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-delete-gateway-timer-script-from-a-script/103914 "2025-03-19T20:06:39Z")
For my workflow, I want to create ~30 gateway timer scripts. I'm wondering if there's a way to create them through scripting. The reason I'm creating 30 scripts and not one script to rule them all is that the scripts ar… --- ## [Get Parent Project name(s)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-parent-project-name-s/103909)
**Author:** [@Brian\_Stilson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brian_Stilson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-parent-project-name-s/103909 "2025-03-19T19:49:57Z")
Is there a way via scripting to get the Parent Project's name? I know system.project.getProjectName() will get the current project's name, and getProjecNames() will get a list of all Projects on the Gateway, but is there… --- ## [Do we need to have Kepware Modbus suite instead of using built in Modbus in Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/do-we-need-to-have-kepware-modbus-suite-instead-of-using-built-in-modbus-in-ignition/103908)
**Author:** [@amr.lamsal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amr.lamsal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/do-we-need-to-have-kepware-modbus-suite-instead-of-using-built-in-modbus-in-ignition/103908 "2025-03-19T19:18:33Z")
asking for a Solar PV SCADA design. Do we need to use Kepware to collect solar tracker data? Will using built in ignition Modbus module affect the performance of HMI as there will be more than 2200 SPCs? If we add the 22… --- ## [Alarm Filter Gateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-filter-gateway/103902)
**Author:** [@kennethandrad](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kennethandrad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-filter-gateway/103902 "2025-03-19T19:13:20Z")
Hello, if someone could help me, I created a tag and I can set it to active or inactive to activate the alarm, and it works when I see all the tags, it appears correctly. The problem is when I want to apply the filter in… --- ## [Schedule Management Feature Question](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/schedule-management-feature-question/103900)
**Author:** [@Aaron\_Schuleman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Aaron_Schuleman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/schedule-management-feature-question/103900 "2025-03-19T18:44:25Z")
General Question about shift start and end datetime values that get populated from the schedule management feature. Under Config -\> Alarms -\> Schedules My question is about the Holidays. I know when you populate the h… --- ## [Perspective mouse event: x, y coordinates](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-mouse-event-x-y-coordinates/103852)
**Author:** [@pgmo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pgmo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-mouse-event-x-y-coordinates/103852 "2025-03-19T17:54:46Z")
Hi all, When I click a component in a Perspective view is there any way to get the x, y coordinates relative to the component I clicked? In the help I read about clientX/Y, screenX/Y, pageX/Y but nothing related to the … --- ## [Ignition in iframe - auth](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-in-iframe-auth/103866)
**Author:** [@martin\_ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/martin_ignition)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-in-iframe-auth/103866 "2025-03-19T15:30:50Z")
Hello, we are (planning to) embed perspective views in iframes i our webpages. We are using entra/openid for authentication. Ideally, the user should not have to log in again in the iframe, but use the entra "session" … --- ## [Connecting to SAP with 3rd party Python lib or SAP JCo jar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-to-sap-with-3rd-party-python-lib-or-sap-jco-jar/40712)
**Author:** [@framebuilder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/framebuilder)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-to-sap-with-3rd-party-python-lib-or-sap-jco-jar/40712 "2025-03-19T14:18:05Z")
I’m trying to determine if there is a method to call SAP RFCs from Ignition. I know Sepasoft has a Business Connector and Interface for SAP but it will probably be cost prohibitive for this particular project where I on… --- ## [\[Bug\] Another Perspective Designer User does not exist](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-another-perspective-designer-user-does-not-exist/72671)
**Author:** [@Erictwilliams1717](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Erictwilliams1717)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-another-perspective-designer-user-does-not-exist/72671 "2025-03-19T14:06:12Z")
I have a problem that will not go away. the perspective view in the project browser says another user is editing multiple views however I know this is false. I have checked with the person who used the designer and they … --- ## [Using ignition alarms when the PLC cycle time is faster than the alarm poll rate](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-ignition-alarms-when-the-plc-cycle-time-is-faster-than-the-alarm-poll-rate/103848)
**Author:** [@face\_plant](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/face_plant)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-ignition-alarms-when-the-plc-cycle-time-is-faster-than-the-alarm-poll-rate/103848 "2025-03-19T14:01:20Z")
Hello! I am using ignition perspective and the alarm table, along with CODESYS v3.5. I have 2 types of alarms: faults and warnings. Faults will change the system’s state from active to offline. Warnings just notify the u… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=228) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=230)