# Ignition

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## [Export ignition tag historian to csv to provide data to central site (custome)historian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/export-ignition-tag-historian-to-csv-to-provide-data-to-central-site-custome-historian/103041)

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**Author:** [@Andre\_Hennecke](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Andre_Hennecke)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2025, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/export-ignition-tag-historian-to-csv-to-provide-data-to-central-site-custome-historian/103041 "2025-03-13T13:23:29Z")

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Hi Forum, we are currently trying to get data from multiple edges into a redundant Ignition Gateway. And from there we want to provide the data to our site historian/DB (Postgres in the backend). Our site historian/DB …

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## [\[IGN-6087\] Perspective - DateTime Input - Incorrect day is displayed when selecting in the DateTime Input](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-6087-perspective-datetime-input-incorrect-day-is-displayed-when-selecting-in-the-datetime-input/70144)

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**Author:** [@chrisl](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chrisl)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2025, 11:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-6087-perspective-datetime-input-incorrect-day-is-displayed-when-selecting-in-the-datetime-input/70144 "2025-03-13T11:27:03Z")

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Summary Incorrect day is displayed when selecting in the DateTime Input Steps to Reproduce Add a DateTime Input component on the view Add a 'date' with empty value on the custom property Bind the DateTime Input com…

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## [Retrieving RAISERROR from Stored Procedure](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/retrieving-raiserror-from-stored-procedure/16971)

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**Author:** [@cesrom](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cesrom)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2025, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/retrieving-raiserror-from-stored-procedure/16971 "2025-03-13T11:14:27Z")

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Hello, I have a stored procedure where input parameters are being validated, in case one has an undesired value I use RAISERROR. This is the SQL code: IF @name IS NULL OR NULLIF(RTRIM(LTRIM(@name)), '') IS NULL …

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## [\[Perspective\] List of Tag Groups](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-list-of-tag-groups/64584)

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**Author:** [@Davide3i](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Davide3i)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2025, 6:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-list-of-tag-groups/64584 "2025-03-13T06:40:53Z")

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Hello. Is there a function to programmatically get the list of the current Gateway’s Tag Groups in a Provider?

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## [Arbitrary Clustered Stacked Bar Chart in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/arbitrary-clustered-stacked-bar-chart-in-perspective/103608)

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**Author:** [@Simon\_Hathout\_Willar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Simon_Hathout_Willar)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2025, 3:02am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/arbitrary-clustered-stacked-bar-chart-in-perspective/103608 "2025-03-13T03:02:00Z")

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Hello. I'm looking to visualize some data, from an inspection device. The relevant data looks like this date part pass fail 2025-01-01 gear 5 2 2025-01-01 screw 11 2 2025-01-02 gear 7 3 2025-01-02 screw 2…

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## [Data Center Demo Project Download](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/data-center-demo-project-download/85227)

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**Author:** [@ahad99.shalwani](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ahad99.shalwani)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2025, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/data-center-demo-project-download/85227 "2025-03-13T01:38:18Z")

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Hi Everyone, I am looking for Data Center Demo Project resource to download. But I can't find it on the exchange. Can someone help me and share the link please?

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## [Third party modules (MQTT-Engine) in Docker kcollins/ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/third-party-modules-mqtt-engine-in-docker-kcollins-ignition/56120)

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**Author:** [@henning.e.heine](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/henning.e.heine)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2025, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/third-party-modules-mqtt-engine-in-docker-kcollins-ignition/56120 "2025-03-13T01:30:00Z")

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Hi there! I am trying to start a docker container of kcollins/ignition image with MQTT-Engine as third party module. This is my run command: docker run -p 8088:8088 -v ~/ignition/modules:/modules -e GATEWAY\_ADMIN\_PAS…

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## [Is it possible to read a table props data binding via scripting?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-possible-to-read-a-table-props-data-binding-via-scripting/103597)

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**Author:** [@mdemaris](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mdemaris)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-possible-to-read-a-table-props-data-binding-via-scripting/103597 "2025-03-12T22:10:34Z")

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Hello all, Is it possible to read a table's props.data binding path via script? I am working on a historical tag chart to read from one tag at a time with the click of a button. The reason is I found some tags were no…

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## [Perspective Alarm Status Filtering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-alarm-status-filtering/41069)

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**Author:** [@bschroeder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bschroeder)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-alarm-status-filtering/41069 "2025-03-12T21:14:50Z")

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We have the alarm status on popups for the different devices. The alarm status table is in a tab strip container, as an embedded view. One of the params that is passed to the alarm view is the tag to filter on in the tab…

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## [Alarm status table not scaling properly](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-status-table-not-scaling-properly/103396)

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**Author:** [@IgnitionUser](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/IgnitionUser)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-status-table-not-scaling-properly/103396 "2025-03-12T21:03:51Z")

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I am new to ignition and am having an issue with an alarm status table component in a vision project not scaling correctly. The screenshot below shows how the alarm table should look on the main page, but the table does …

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## [Display time duration from DINT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/display-time-duration-from-dint/103548)

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**Author:** [@BigByte](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/BigByte)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/display-time-duration-from-dint/103548 "2025-03-12T20:36:55Z")

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I've got two tags from a PLC that represent a timer duration. One is the target time (the endpoint), and one is the current value of the timer. I want to display these in a view using a label for the target and a progres…

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## [How can we combine the labels in XY Chart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-can-we-combine-the-labels-in-xy-chart/103599)

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**Author:** [@Farhan\_Basheer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Farhan_Basheer)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-can-we-combine-the-labels-in-xy-chart/103599 "2025-03-12T20:03:43Z")

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Can we combine the labels that appear on each bar when we hover the mouse into a single textbox? Currently I have this: And I want to combine it into one text box like this.

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## [KEPserverEX restart without restarting Ignition gateway?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/kepserverex-restart-without-restarting-ignition-gateway/103595)

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**Author:** [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/kepserverex-restart-without-restarting-ignition-gateway/103595 "2025-03-12T19:45:41Z")

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I assisting with an Ignition installation running on an old Windows server. It's using KEPserverEX V6.13 to connect to a bunch of Elau / Schneider PacDrives. Every few weeks the KEPserverEX seems to stop providing data. …

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## [Show array of strings](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/show-array-of-strings/103238)

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**Author:** [@aaaa](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aaaa)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/show-array-of-strings/103238 "2025-03-12T18:04:54Z")

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Hi, I have a ring buffer I'm using as an event logger that I write to in the PLC. It has severity as an int, message, severity and time as strings. I'm wondering what's a good way to show this in vision with conditional…

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## [Setup: 1 Gateway server, Multiple sites](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/setup-1-gateway-server-multiple-sites/103593)

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**Author:** [@paul.sterud](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul.sterud)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/setup-1-gateway-server-multiple-sites/103593 "2025-03-12T18:03:58Z")

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We currently have one physical location that has Ignition setup, and we have a Gateway connecting to that location. We want to set up two different sites, and connect to the same gateway, to act as a type of proxy to th…

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## [Input on ways of auditing/handling (PanelView) HMI setpoint changes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/input-on-ways-of-auditing-handling-panelview-hmi-setpoint-changes/103545)

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**Author:** [@jeff.ryan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jeff.ryan)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/input-on-ways-of-auditing-handling-panelview-hmi-setpoint-changes/103545 "2025-03-12T17:28:10Z")

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I have a customer specified project of auditing HMI machine set point changes, from several different Panel View operator interfaces. The values themselves are in PLC tags, written to/read from the Panel View. I'd rath…

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## [Upgrading from 8.1.38 to 8.1.45 issues](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upgrading-from-8-1-38-to-8-1-45-issues/103587)

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**Author:** [@CTrenkamp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/CTrenkamp)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upgrading-from-8-1-38-to-8-1-45-issues/103587 "2025-03-12T17:19:20Z")

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I am trying to upgrade from .38 to .45 from an EAM to multiple sites. It stops the service, creates the backup in the Ignition folder on the respective server and sits forever while never restarting or actually upgrading…

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## [Can’t pass ‘legacy' URL parameters to root url (/:Type\_ID) anymore?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-t-pass-legacy-url-parameters-to-root-url-type-id-anymore/103588)

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**Author:** [@hunterdg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hunterdg)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-t-pass-legacy-url-parameters-to-root-url-type-id-anymore/103588 "2025-03-12T16:56:53Z")

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The example in this guide no longer appears to work: (8.1.45) - am I crazy? Page loads fine if remove the parameter (just leave /), and also works fine with a nested path: /subPath/:Type\_ID but breaks with /:Type\_…

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## [Alarm Journal not working as expected](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-not-working-as-expected/103529)

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**Author:** [@ttoth](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ttoth)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-not-working-as-expected/103529 "2025-03-12T16:43:30Z")

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I have an alarm status table and an alarm journal. The alarm status is current alarms, and the alarm journal is a history linked to a database. I have two different setups and on the first one the alarm history will ran…

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## [Any way to preserve login status after a gateway restore?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/any-way-to-preserve-login-status-after-a-gateway-restore/103585)

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**Author:** [@Leor\_Fishman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Leor_Fishman)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/any-way-to-preserve-login-status-after-a-gateway-restore/103585 "2025-03-12T16:33:53Z")

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I know this one's a bit of a long shot, but I'm doing some testing that requires me to restore gateway backups pretty often, and needing to relogin every time is an annoying step. Any way around that without setting up …

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## [How can we customize the Axis in Time Series Chart?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-can-we-customize-the-axis-in-time-series-chart/103549)

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**Author:** [@Farhan\_Basheer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Farhan_Basheer)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-can-we-customize-the-axis-in-time-series-chart/103549 "2025-03-12T16:32:09Z")

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I am working with Time Series Chart And I want to customize the X and Y Axis text. Currently I have some default values on Axis that comes with the sample data. Also can we add a Name for each bar in Time Series Chart? …

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## [Perspective Focus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-focus/53750)

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**Author:** [@pkhoshroo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pkhoshroo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-focus/53750 "2025-03-12T16:18:47Z")

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Hello all, I am trying to gain focus on a component in perspective. My component is sitting inside a nested flex container. I tried to supply this code into the startup event of the component itself: self.focus() d…

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## [Pass Name to Popup Button](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pass-name-to-popup-button/103571)

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**Author:** [@jlanzafame](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlanzafame)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pass-name-to-popup-button/103571 "2025-03-12T16:16:44Z")

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Hello all, I am currently opening a popup when you click on a valve. The popup has buttons to put the valve in manual, off, or auto mode. However, I'm not sure how to pass the name of the valve into the actual buttons.…

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## [Embedded Icons that are Unique to each Row in a Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/embedded-icons-that-are-unique-to-each-row-in-a-table/103400)

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**Author:** [@richhull](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/richhull)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/embedded-icons-that-are-unique-to-each-row-in-a-table/103400 "2025-03-12T15:57:51Z")

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I am currently having trouble with designing a table that monitors if data in each row is within a targeted range either below or above the target. I currently have an embedded Icon that does appear on each row; however,…

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## [Gateway Back restore Issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-back-restore-issue/103325)

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**Author:** [@Kunal\_Purohit1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kunal_Purohit1)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-back-restore-issue/103325 "2025-03-12T15:34:47Z")

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wrapper.log (4.9 MB) I restored the gateway back up. on my machine. CCMD prompt telss gateway is runnning but not able to open on broswer. I have attached wrapper log for same. Can some one tell me how to rectify it.

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## [Ignition Gateway Back up issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-gateway-back-up-issue/103582)

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**Author:** [@Kunal\_Purohit1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kunal_Purohit1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-gateway-back-up-issue/103582 "2025-03-12T15:33:25Z")

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I have uploaded the ignition gateway backup of version 7.9 in latest format. and Gateway is not being load on browsers. I have attached wrapper and ignition config file wrapper.log (149.7 KB) ignition.zip (3.0 KB) an…

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## [How can I connect Ignition with Profinet](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-can-i-connect-ignition-with-profinet/25593)

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**Author:** [@erbn91](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/erbn91)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-can-i-connect-ignition-with-profinet/25593 "2025-03-12T15:28:14Z")

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Could you help me? We are trying to use ignition for look on variables in a s7400 that has profibus configuration

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## [Issue of opening a new tab using system.perspective.navigate](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-of-opening-a-new-tab-using-system-perspective-navigate/103575)

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**Author:** [@Michal\_Goralczyk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Michal_Goralczyk)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-of-opening-a-new-tab-using-system-perspective-navigate/103575 "2025-03-12T15:15:00Z")

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Hello, I have a button in perspective SCADA that opens a new iterface tab. I am using system.perspective.navigate() with the parameter newTab = True. My problem is that reopening it causes the proeject to have to be re…

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## [URL encoding in Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/url-encoding-in-ignition/103562)

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**Author:** [@Ajay\_Gupta](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ajay_Gupta)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/url-encoding-in-ignition/103562 "2025-03-12T14:06:05Z")

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Hi everyone, I have a webdev mounted folder which has pdf files. I access these files through URL. One of the files has name "test - (Copy).pdf". When I generate the URL and try to open it, I get the error "HTTP erro…

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## [Perspective or Vision](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-or-vision/103388)

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**Author:** [@Jeff\_Muldoon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jeff_Muldoon)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-or-vision/103388 "2025-03-12T12:25:07Z")

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Out of curiosity, are people using Vision for screens that operators will be interacting with to control machines etc, or are they moving towards using Perspective?

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