# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=258 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 259 --- ## [Changing rectangle color based on multiple tag value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-rectangle-color-based-on-multiple-tag-value/52332)
**Author:** [@vani161998](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vani161998)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-rectangle-color-based-on-multiple-tag-value/52332 "2025-02-04T15:29:36Z")
Hi, I am having 4 boolean tags. when either of the tag is ‘1’ i need to change the color of the rectangle . for example: when tag 1 is true, the rectangle color should be red when tag 2 is true, the rectangle color s… --- ## [Date Parameter in a Named Query](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/date-parameter-in-a-named-query/101765)
**Author:** [@Rich\_Knoll](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rich_Knoll)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/date-parameter-in-a-named-query/101765 "2025-02-04T14:28:40Z")
Hello all, I have an inventory management project that I created where the user manually enters part #, part quantity, transaction type, and any notes they want to tie to the transaction. I am also grabbing the user fr… --- ## [Modbus Slave Available](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-slave-available/101819)
**Author:** [@Shindig](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Shindig)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-slave-available/101819 "2025-02-04T14:02:45Z")
Hi I'm wondering if MB slave is available in Ignition. We have a client who needs to access data on Ignition but want their PLC to remain as a master. Thanks Sinéad --- ## [Perspective Area Chart Events](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-area-chart-events/101832)
**Author:** [@Eric\_Fredericksen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eric_Fredericksen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-area-chart-events/101832 "2025-02-04T13:41:19Z")
I am trying to customize the display of an area chart. When a user selects a series, I want the other series plots to not be visible. I see when you select a series it makes that series plot completely opaque, so I know … --- ## [Strange popup window behaviour](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/strange-popup-window-behaviour/101633)
**Author:** [@Attila\_Lazok](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Attila_Lazok)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/strange-popup-window-behaviour/101633 "2025-02-04T13:33:57Z")
Hello all, I have to recreate an old WW project in Ignition and the client asked for keeping it look as much the same as possible. When I open a popup window in a specific location, I see a strange behaviour. When it's… --- ## [Ignition Perspective Pipe line water flow animation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-pipe-line-water-flow-animation/64212)
**Author:** [@Alagumani\_Kaliyaperu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alagumani_Kaliyaperu)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2023, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-pipe-line-water-flow-animation/64212 "2023-09-01T14:21:07Z")
Hi i want to animate Perspective Pipe lines look like water flowing, based on Boolean and Int tags. Please share your ideas Thanks. --- ## [Indirect Tag-History Binding](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indirect-tag-history-binding/101746)
**Author:** [@Maryam\_Saeed](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Maryam_Saeed)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indirect-tag-history-binding/101746 "2025-02-04T13:24:48Z")
I need help regarding this. I have a parameter with in my view which accesses details through indirect tag binding. I want to do the same for my timeseries chart. I tried tag history method, it's not working. Any tips? --- ## [Printing a PDF in Ignition Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/printing-a-pdf-in-ignition-perspective/101830)
**Author:** [@KAVINAYA\_L](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KAVINAYA_L)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/printing-a-pdf-in-ignition-perspective/101830 "2025-02-04T13:04:24Z")
Hi Team, I'm working with Ignition Perspective and need to print a PDF file. If anyone knows of any possible ways to achieve this within Perspective, I would appreciate any guidance, suggestions, or resources. Thanks i… --- ## [Control Logix Driver - overload](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/control-logix-driver-overload/101814)
**Author:** [@Silvia\_Fernandez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Silvia_Fernandez)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/control-logix-driver-overload/101814 "2025-02-04T12:43:45Z")
Hello, I have a ignition application communicating with a Rockwell L83 PLC (firmware v35 ) using the Control Logix Driver that it is causing a overload on the plc because the messages class 3. Checking the load of the… --- ## [Edge Data Synchronization: Writing Edge Local Time zone to the Database](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/edge-data-synchronization-writing-edge-local-time-zone-to-the-database/101817)
**Author:** [@eacg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/eacg)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/edge-data-synchronization-writing-edge-local-time-zone-to-the-database/101817 "2025-02-04T12:39:41Z")
Our Edge and Main Gateway are in different time zones. In Edge Data Synchronization for Remote History Sync and Remote Journal Sync, is it possible to store data in the database using the Edge device's local time zone in… --- ## [UDT- Alarms on boolean](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-alarms-on-boolean/101745)
**Author:** [@Maryam\_Saeed](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Maryam_Saeed)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-alarms-on-boolean/101745 "2025-02-04T06:00:13Z")
I have a UDT with Product Level tag in it. I want to configure Alarms such that another expression tag in my UDT named "Active\_Alarm" which shows me the name of Alarm activated. I used the following expression if(isAlar… --- ## [Single Line Diagram](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/single-line-diagram/101807)
**Author:** [@Brian\_McClure](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brian_McClure)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 1:44am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/single-line-diagram/101807 "2025-02-04T01:44:43Z")
Good evening, I hope everyone is well. I have an issue with well, a single line diagram. I was hoping to create a template that had all of the drawings inside of it, that I could just drop on each station page. For the s… --- ## [Force Y Position to be static in Vision](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/force-y-position-to-be-static-in-vision/88242)
**Author:** [@Nick\_Dacek](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nick_Dacek)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2025, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/force-y-position-to-be-static-in-vision/88242 "2025-02-03T23:09:48Z")
Guys, I'm struggling here. First job with Ignition, potentially more to come, but it just falls flat on it's face with animation which is big in the industry I'm in. I have a coil (red circle) as it grows, I want the li… --- ## [Designer Launcher strange behavior](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-launcher-strange-behavior/101775)
**Author:** [@mdemaris](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mdemaris)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2025, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-launcher-strange-behavior/101775 "2025-02-03T23:07:28Z")
I just noticed this happening this morning: Gotta have the window just the right size, I think. In real life, the two buttons flicker very fast, almost every millisecond. --- ## [Perspective Alarm Journal Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-alarm-journal-table/101797)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Fernandez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Daniel_Fernandez)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2025, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-alarm-journal-table/101797 "2025-02-03T22:43:00Z")
Hi, Is there a way to know when an alarm journal table is busy or when the query is done? I mean, is there any property or something we can use in scripting to detect when the table is performing the update, when the up… --- ## [Ignition and Rockwell's Alarm Manager](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-and-rockwells-alarm-manager/101789)
**Author:** [@Brian\_Stilson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brian_Stilson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2025, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-and-rockwells-alarm-manager/101789 "2025-02-03T20:24:34Z")
I realize this is a long-shot, so I'm not optimistic, but I thought I should at least ask... Has anyone come up with a way to get Ignition to "subscribe" to Control Logix Alarms as set up in the Alarm Manager? --- ## [Is it better to make 16 OPC tags to read UDT structure booleans or 1 OPC tag to read an Integer and use the getBit() expression?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-better-to-make-16-opc-tags-to-read-udt-structure-booleans-or-1-opc-tag-to-read-an-integer-and-use-the-getbit-expression/101788)
**Author:** [@Brian\_Stilson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brian_Stilson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2025, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-better-to-make-16-opc-tags-to-read-udt-structure-booleans-or-1-opc-tag-to-read-an-integer-and-use-the-getbit-expression/101788 "2025-02-03T20:15:03Z")
We're trying to make a large, scalable system with Perspective, and right now we're thinking about how Ignition will interact with the UDTs in the program. We have one UDT where it is 16 booleans with various status fla… --- ## [Designer Workstation Apps not running on Linux Mint](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux-mint/101793)
**Author:** [@David\_Preciado](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/David_Preciado)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2025, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux-mint/101793 "2025-02-03T20:11:09Z")
Hi. I'm currently having issues because i can't open the designer. When i try to open it a message pops up saying "Launch Jar Signature is invalid". I tried moving the files to the usr/share/applications because a previ… --- ## [Reporting-Bar Chart not showing series information](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-bar-chart-not-showing-series-information/101785)
**Author:** [@Sravanthi\_Avasarala](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sravanthi_Avasarala)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2025, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-bar-chart-not-showing-series-information/101785 "2025-02-03T19:14:29Z")
Hello All, I am trying to populate a bar chart with series of data but it not working in Reporting module. I only see one ATRName, instead of multiple ATRNames . Below is my SQL table I wanted something like below t… --- ## [system.util.sendMessage()/sendRequest() issues/questions](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-util-sendmessage-sendrequest-issues-questions/101776)
**Author:** [@Joe\_Chlimoun](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Joe_Chlimoun)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-util-sendmessage-sendrequest-issues-questions/101776 "2025-02-03T19:11:41Z")
Ok, so I've gathered that sendMessage and sendRequest are essentially the same function, except the request sends back a response. Ultimately, I want to use sendMessage (no response needed), but I'm using sendRequest tem… --- ## [Cannot Query Tag Data With queryTagHistory](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-query-tag-data-with-querytaghistory/101568)
**Author:** [@Isaac\_Fowler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Isaac_Fowler)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-query-tag-data-with-querytaghistory/101568 "2025-02-03T17:32:51Z")
Hello, I am trying to query tag history from a tag in an Ignition script and keep receiving the following error: Bounds of result set does not match that of value set. (0 in vs 1 expected) Here is the code I am using: … --- ## [system.util.invokeAsynchronous threading details](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-util-invokeasynchronous-threading-details/91221)
**Author:** [@keenern](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/keenern)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-util-invokeasynchronous-threading-details/91221 "2025-02-03T16:39:40Z")
Hello, I have got some process that creates up to 200 threads. (Managed by some other scripts and verified) this has worked to speed up these data processing. My question is does invokeAsynchronous truly allow use of m… --- ## [Ignition 7.8.3 Designer launch Pack200 missing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-8-3-designer-launch-pack200-missing/101769)
**Author:** [@Jason\_Connor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jason_Connor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-8-3-designer-launch-pack200-missing/101769 "2025-02-03T16:39:19Z")
I am trying to restore an old Ignition project (7.8.3) to my computer to view screens in designer. I am on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and have installed Java 8 JRE and JDK. I also install IcedTea to allow the use of "javaws".… --- ## [Error in Report](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-in-report/101750)
**Author:** [@Hema\_T](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Hema_T)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2025, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-in-report/101750 "2025-02-03T16:27:25Z")
Hi Team, I'm facing an issue in report , which shows as Attempted RMSort was unable to compare class java.lang.Integer and class java.lang.String types Kindly assist in sorting out --- ## [Violation of Primary key Histo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/violation-of-primary-key-histo/101616)
**Author:** [@Ha99](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ha99)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2025, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/violation-of-primary-key-histo/101616 "2025-01-30T19:20:54Z")
Hello, I have this error java.sql.BatchUpdateException: Violation of PRIMARY KEY constraint 'PK\_\_sqlt\_dat when I restart my opc connection in production or when the trial in demo restarts, I don't know if it's due to a … --- ## [Transaction Group Stored Procedure Question](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-stored-procedure-question/101763)
**Author:** [@Jason\_Platt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jason_Platt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-stored-procedure-question/101763 "2025-02-03T15:46:00Z")
Just curious Does any one know what would happen if the stars aligned and I called triggered two transaction groups stored procedures simultaneously? Different data, same stored procedure and the exact same time. I have… --- ## [Dashboard Component Custom Widget Selector](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dashboard-component-custom-widget-selector/69714)
**Author:** [@ToMakPo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ToMakPo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2025, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dashboard-component-custom-widget-selector/69714 "2025-02-03T15:05:27Z")
I am working with the Perspective Dashboard component. As is, when in edit mode, if the use clicks on a cell, a built-in widget selector pops up automatically. I would like to be able to bypass that widget selector and h… --- ## [Perspective Table Filter Styling](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-filter-styling/101722)
**Author:** [@elijah.roberts](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/elijah.roberts)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2025, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-filter-styling/101722 "2025-02-03T14:55:27Z")
Just out of curiosity, has there been any reports of issues with applying a right margin to the table filter or any fixes since 8.1.41?(version I am developing in) I can apply padding and margin in all other directions,… --- ## [View with Transparent Background in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/view-with-transparent-background-in-perspective/101760)
**Author:** [@Farhan\_Basheer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Farhan_Basheer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/view-with-transparent-background-in-perspective/101760 "2025-02-03T14:00:45Z")
I have this Image in a popup. I want to make this popup transparent so I can only show the image without it's parent window. Is it possible in ignition perspective? --- ## [Passing View Custom Parameters to Another View as Parameters](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/passing-view-custom-parameters-to-another-view-as-parameters/101720)
**Author:** [@Dylan\_Peters](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dylan_Peters)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2025, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/passing-view-custom-parameters-to-another-view-as-parameters/101720 "2025-02-03T13:26:54Z")
I am still learning so be gentle. I have database data on a view, lets call it view 1, that I am trying to pass to another view, call it view 2. The data is defined as custom data associated with a drop down selection o… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=257) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=259)