# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=235 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 236 --- ## [Perspective or Vision](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-or-vision/103388)
**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")
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? --- ## [Number formating in table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/number-formating-in-table/103509)
**Author:** [@Thomas\_Tornblom](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Thomas_Tornblom)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/number-formating-in-table/103509 "2025-03-11T14:24:38Z")
I have a problem I can't find a good solution for. I have some tables that get data from a database with a named query. The data in the database is in Swedish format but in Perspective the number for TRANSPORT is present… --- ## [Track tag change origin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/track-tag-change-origin/103542)
**Author:** [@jakned](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jakned)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/track-tag-change-origin/103542 "2025-03-12T11:30:37Z")
Hi, i have a opc tag that we use for interacting with a plc. The tag is there to stop the machine from operating until the tag is set to false. I have a script that users use to set the tag to true or false depending on … --- ## [Calling values from Tag\_calc & Tag\_history query into script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/calling-values-from-tag-calc-tag-history-query-into-script/103567)
**Author:** [@milton.stathakis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/milton.stathakis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/calling-values-from-tag-calc-tag-history-query-into-script/103567 "2025-03-12T11:04:32Z")
Hi everyone, In my report, I have set up a tag calculation query data source 'Calc\_Cold' that gets basic average, min, max, stddev for one specific tag. I have another data source that is a tag history query, this retri… --- ## [Perspective .getChildren](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-getchildren/31313)
**Author:** [@plarochelle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/plarochelle)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-getchildren/31313 "2025-03-12T09:04:55Z")
Hi All, Trying to loop through some objects on a perspective view and try to determine the container type. i.e. is it a Flex Container, Coordinate, etc. The following code will loop through the names of all the object… --- ## [Setting selection property of tree component programmatically does not apply selectedStyle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/setting-selection-property-of-tree-component-programmatically-does-not-apply-selectedstyle/103561)
**Author:** [@Ajay\_Gupta](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ajay_Gupta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 7:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/setting-selection-property-of-tree-component-programmatically-does-not-apply-selectedstyle/103561 "2025-03-12T07:55:55Z")
Hi everyone, In my perspective view I am using Tree component. I have selectedStyle class applied which turns the background of selected node as blue. This works well until I set the "selection" property and expand th… --- ## [Is alarm deadband factored into an alarm's active delay?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-alarm-deadband-factored-into-an-alarms-active-delay/103554)
**Author:** [@\_kje](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/_kje)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 2:50am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-alarm-deadband-factored-into-an-alarms-active-delay/103554 "2025-03-12T02:50:32Z")
I am trying to understand why an alarm was triggered in the following scenario. I have an alarm to detect when a motor is stalling when its output speed is \<20% of its commanded speed. Because it can look like it's stal… --- ## [What to include in backup](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-to-include-in-backup/103553)
**Author:** [@aaaa](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aaaa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-to-include-in-backup/103553 "2025-03-11T23:53:32Z")
Hello I'm wondering what's the best way to version control/backup my ignition project? I know version control is a bit involved on 8.1. So I might just wait on that. In the meantime, what folders/files should I include… --- ## [Transaction group executing without tag change](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-executing-without-tag-change/103252)
**Author:** [@ben1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ben1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-executing-without-tag-change/103252 "2025-03-11T23:35:04Z")
I'm having an issue with a transaction group that is only supposed to execute when values have changed. I have set up two transaction groups this way already in this project, and they are functioning. This group however,… --- ## [Perspective Dashboard - Set widget z-index via scripting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-dashboard-set-widget-z-index-via-scripting/88187)
**Author:** [@salbrechtsen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/salbrechtsen)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-dashboard-set-widget-z-index-via-scripting/88187 "2025-03-11T23:11:18Z")
Is anyone aware of a way to set the z-index of a widget in the Perspective Dashboard? Perhaps a property of the widget JSON? I sometimes need to do this when widgets are moved around after adding and they slip behind ano… --- ## [Ignition SMS alarming acknowledgement from ignition after the operator acknowledges the alarm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-sms-alarming-acknowledgement-from-ignition-after-the-operator-acknowledges-the-alarm/103547)
**Author:** [@Shane\_Hershey](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Shane_Hershey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-sms-alarming-acknowledgement-from-ignition-after-the-operator-acknowledges-the-alarm/103547 "2025-03-11T20:47:48Z")
I am using SMS for my alarming, when my operators receive an alarm callout, and they acknowledge with the six-digit number they receive on their device they get another message stating that the message is acknowledged. … --- ## [Message handler isn't opening/closing popups](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/message-handler-isnt-opening-closing-popups/103536)
**Author:** [@Noah\_Gilgo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Noah_Gilgo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/message-handler-isnt-opening-closing-popups/103536 "2025-03-11T20:40:50Z")
I have a popup that I want to close after clicking the import button and successfully importing records. The popup is intended to work as follows: def runAction(self, event): logger = system.util.getLogger('state\_e… --- ## [How can I get the type of a pydataset for type validation?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-can-i-get-the-type-of-a-pydataset-for-type-validation/103403)
**Author:** [@sherman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sherman)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-can-i-get-the-type-of-a-pydataset-for-type-validation/103403 "2025-03-11T20:28:04Z")
I want type(pyDataset) so that I can confirm datatypes when processing data. Without having a pydataset on hand, I can't figure out how to fetch that type. This seems like it should be pretty straightforward, I just don'… --- ## [Print Entire Screen Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/print-entire-screen-perspective/103535)
**Author:** [@scadafan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scadafan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/print-entire-screen-perspective/103535 "2025-03-11T20:16:04Z")
Hi everyone, Is there a way in Ignition perspective to print an entire screen in the browser with a button? --- ## [Reading Tag Alarm state and append to DataSet](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-tag-alarm-state-and-append-to-dataset/102595)
**Author:** [@Ganesan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ganesan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-tag-alarm-state-and-append-to-dataset/102595 "2025-03-11T19:18:06Z")
Dear All, I am attempting to append the tag alarm state to the dataSet. However, I am encountering an error message 'com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.alarming.AlarmStateTransition' object is not iterable I have … --- ## [How does High Availability with Edge work?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-does-high-availability-with-edge-work/103522)
**Author:** [@Mariangel\_Perez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mariangel_Perez)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-does-high-availability-with-edge-work/103522 "2025-03-11T19:08:20Z")
Hi everyone, I have a question about how High Availability works with Ignition Edge. Specifically, I'm trying to understand how data synchronization works between the Edge device and the main server. Here’s my scenario… --- ## [\[BUG?\] Perspective Power Chart Bug - Embr-Chart as a Replacement?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-perspective-power-chart-bug-embr-chart-as-a-replacement/102084)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2025, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-perspective-power-chart-bug-embr-chart-as-a-replacement/102084 "2025-03-05T22:37:28Z")
v8.1.42 Not sure what's going on here, but for some reason i've got major gridlines at 4 days between the first lines and then 5 days for the gridlines thereafter... Really hanging out for the overhaul of this whole com… --- ## [Sum columns in a table issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sum-columns-in-a-table-issue/103533)
**Author:** [@mjohnson0238](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mjohnson0238)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sum-columns-in-a-table-issue/103533 "2025-03-11T18:23:23Z")
I am getting an error when I sum a column in a table: sum should only be called with one array argument. Here is the expression: sum({../Table\_1.props.data},"Passed") Here is the dataset I am trying to sum: I have… --- ## [Setting selected item programmatically in Perspective tree](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/setting-selected-item-programmatically-in-perspective-tree/29875)
**Author:** [@md.szyman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/md.szyman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/setting-selected-item-programmatically-in-perspective-tree/29875 "2025-03-11T18:10:10Z")
I’m trying to set the selected item programmatically in a Tree component but am having trouble finding any documentation on how to do this. It didn’t seem to work when I tried setting selection/selectionData. Specificall… --- ## [Reporting checkboxes?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-checkboxes/17503)
**Author:** [@khashey.ahmed](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/khashey.ahmed)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-checkboxes/17503 "2025-03-11T17:44:19Z")
--- ## [Monitoring OPC UA tag for update (Kepware tag)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/monitoring-opc-ua-tag-for-update-kepware-tag/103518)
**Author:** [@Nicole\_McCormack](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nicole_McCormack)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/monitoring-opc-ua-tag-for-update-kepware-tag/103518 "2025-03-11T16:41:31Z")
I have tried several ways to look for updates on a tag from Kepware. I send an enable bit and once the action is done, kepware sets the bit low. How can I poll/trigger on that bit being set low? I was setting the bit … --- ## [Reference tag to MQTT Engine - Bad\_NotFound](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reference-tag-to-mqtt-engine-bad-notfound/103523)
**Author:** [@Herman\_Lundberg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Herman_Lundberg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reference-tag-to-mqtt-engine-bad-notfound/103523 "2025-03-11T16:40:04Z")
Hi! I have an MQTT Engine provider. In Perspective I can do bindings to tags inside this provider. But from my default tag-provider I cannot do reference tags, expression tags (using tag path to tags from the MQTT Engin… --- ## [Tags getting frozen due to Store and Forward](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tags-getting-frozen-due-to-store-and-forward/103499)
**Author:** [@Anita.Shinde](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Anita.Shinde)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tags-getting-frozen-due-to-store-and-forward/103499 "2025-03-11T16:03:49Z")
Hi, The tags are getting frozen due to being quarantined in the Store and Forward. I didn’t have much knowledge on Store and Forward , for now I have increased memory buffer size. Now I deleted the quarantine data a… --- ## [Imported Tag DataType OPC Item binding not being evaluated](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/imported-tag-datatype-opc-item-binding-not-being-evaluated/30206)
**Author:** [@bschroeder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bschroeder)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/imported-tag-datatype-opc-item-binding-not-being-evaluated/30206 "2025-03-11T15:55:46Z")
This is a strange one… but an issue I’m seeing with 8.0.6. If I import a datatype that has parameters, ie Device and BaseTag, and use those specifically in the OPC Item Path to develop the item path, those bindings aren… --- ## [Ignition reporting module - dynamic SQL query](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-reporting-module-dynamic-sql-query/70881)
**Author:** [@john.eichler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/john.eichler)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-reporting-module-dynamic-sql-query/70881 "2025-03-11T15:02:06Z")
Ignition 8.1.23 I have a table with a series of measurements at different dates. This is in wide format with a "row" for each date and "columns" for each measurement. This data is inserted into SQL by parsing a text fil… --- ## [Reporting: a table with unique data/calculations for each cell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-a-table-with-unique-data-calculations-for-each-cell/103495)
**Author:** [@milton.stathakis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/milton.stathakis)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-a-table-with-unique-data-calculations-for-each-cell/103495 "2025-03-11T13:39:43Z")
Hi everyone, I am using Ignition reporting to create an auto-generating production report. What is the best practice to import the data as shown in the image. I tried using individual parameters for each cell in the … --- ## [Table header missing when named query is not returning any data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-header-missing-when-named-query-is-not-returning-any-data/103461)
**Author:** [@Thomas\_Tornblom](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Thomas_Tornblom)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-header-missing-when-named-query-is-not-returning-any-data/103461 "2025-03-11T12:54:00Z")
Hi, I have a problem with a table in perspective. The table header is missing when the named query is not returning any data. I have a script transform that requires the data to be in json format that can make this pro… --- ## [Tab container class style](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-container-class-style/103491)
**Author:** [@Aiasa21](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Aiasa21)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 9:56am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-container-class-style/103491 "2025-03-11T09:56:56Z")
Good morning, maybe this is a stupid question, but I can't understand how to set a class style in the tab container properties, in particular in the active, inactive and disabled. The style -\> classes properties is not … --- ## [Perspective EquipmentSchedule: component error on dateRange change](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-equipmentschedule-component-error-on-daterange-change/63884)
**Author:** [@stephanie.monticelli](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/stephanie.monticelli)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-equipmentschedule-component-error-on-daterange-change/63884 "2025-03-11T03:28:34Z")
Hello, I want to use EquipmentSchedule component to display plannings. I have a component error message when I select a date range over one year and ending on december with a Month zoom. Example: And in console I h… --- ## [Tag Query help system.tag.queryTagHistory](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-query-help-system-tag-querytaghistory/103441)
**Author:** [@Samueldale](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Samueldale)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-query-help-system-tag-querytaghistory/103441 "2025-03-10T22:11:24Z")
Hi all, Hoping to get some assistance using the system.tag.queryTagHistory function. I'm trying to query various tags to get a single 24hr minimum value, I have tried using the expression below but can't seem to get a … [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=234) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=236)