# Ignition

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## [NonBound data disappearing on screen changes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nonbound-data-disappearing-on-screen-changes/100273)

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**Author:** [@AUSDIV](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AUSDIV)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nonbound-data-disappearing-on-screen-changes/100273 "2024-12-27T21:12:05Z")

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I've created a screen with a multi drop down that then prompts users to input some data. If I change screens, the drop-down selection is wiped, and any fields that had text entered into them clears out. Is there a strai…

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## [Gateway Tag Change Script or Local Tag Change Script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-tag-change-script-or-local-tag-change-script/100275)

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**Author:** [@Robert\_Thompson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Robert_Thompson)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-tag-change-script-or-local-tag-change-script/100275 "2024-12-27T20:45:17Z")

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Is there any difference between the Gateway Event, Tag Change and the Script function on a tag for value change? I see the Gateway Event can be configured for several items including tag change. I'm just wondering if I…

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## [On cell click possible in Perspective Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/on-cell-click-possible-in-perspective-table/100254)

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**Author:** [@Alejandro\_Alaco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alejandro_Alaco)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2024, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/on-cell-click-possible-in-perspective-table/100254 "2024-12-27T19:47:33Z")

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Hello! It is possible to do On Cell Click in Ignition Perspective? I want this to show a popup with data for that specific cell. If not would it be possbible do so with onRowClick combining row info and column info? C…

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## [Ignition secure connection with ssl/tls](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-secure-connection-with-ssl-tls/100228)

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**Author:** [@Ahmed\_badawi1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ahmed_badawi1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-secure-connection-with-ssl-tls/100228 "2024-12-27T14:02:32Z")

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Hi, is it ok in ignition to generate my own ssl/tls certificate to use it in my gateway or i should have a CA to generate it

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## [Pass Array of Tag Paths to Template Repeater](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pass-array-of-tag-paths-to-template-repeater/100173)

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**Author:** [@Jose\_Lino](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jose_Lino)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pass-array-of-tag-paths-to-template-repeater/100173 "2024-12-27T13:15:08Z")

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Hi everyone! I’m working on a project in Ignition and could use some advice. I have multiple screens with numerous setpoints, but instead of having the screens with all the setpoints, I’d like to create a popup that dyn…

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## [Duplicate alarm being triggered and sent the same time](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/duplicate-alarm-being-triggered-and-sent-the-same-time/100219)

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**Author:** [@Zied\_Brahmi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Zied_Brahmi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2024, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/duplicate-alarm-being-triggered-and-sent-the-same-time/100219 "2024-12-27T11:49:31Z")

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Hello forum, I m having weird behaviour, generally everything works well, alarm conditions triggers and an email will be sent through the pipeline, sometimes weirdly the same alarm triggers 3 alarms at the same time wi…

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## [User menu privileges](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-menu-privileges/100098)

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**Author:** [@Alejandro\_Alaco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alejandro_Alaco)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2024, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-menu-privileges/100098 "2024-12-27T09:58:03Z")

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Hello! At the moment when the user access the project is enabled to use some parts of the menu. so if not enable appear the prohibited icon on rollover I did it enabling those parts from numbers in the user note…

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## [Possible error in system.tag.query documentation (8.1.19)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/possible-error-in-system-tag-query-documentation-8-1-19/62496)

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**Author:** [@thecesrom.git](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/thecesrom.git)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2022, 3:09am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/possible-error-in-system-tag-query-documentation-8-1-19/62496 "2022-08-02T03:09:01Z")

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Hello IA, While learning about system.tag.query I found a possible error in the docstring. I copied this from the pop-up Parameters provider: String Name of the tag provider to query. query: PyObject A dictionary of…

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## [Numeric Entry Text Position and style format](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/numeric-entry-text-position-and-style-format/48911)

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**Author:** [@franklepkowski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/franklepkowski)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2024, 2:09am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/numeric-entry-text-position-and-style-format/48911 "2024-12-27T02:09:54Z")

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Hello All, A couple items on this. Why is there no center value in the enumuration for align for a numeric entry field? Why does the align not inherit from the style class assigned to the numeric entry field? Is there…

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## [Duplicate Alarm Notifications](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/duplicate-alarm-notifications/53358)

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**Author:** [@jacob.ramirez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jacob.ramirez)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 26, 2024, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/duplicate-alarm-notifications/53358 "2024-12-26T12:38:46Z")

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Can anyone help point me where else to look as to why I am receiving 2 alarm notification emails instead of 1? I made sure that there is one notification block in the pipeline I’m only listed once on the roster I only …

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## [Perspective Table binding](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-binding/100206)

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**Author:** [@Tokyo\_mht](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Tokyo_mht)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 26, 2024, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-binding/100206 "2024-12-26T10:24:03Z")

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I have a table in a perspective view where i will be creating some data but asynchronously, which may take time. To ensure the table updates dynamically , I added Now() in the data binding and fetched table data usin…

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## [Perspective Radio Button](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-radio-button/100207)

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**Author:** [@pkhoshroo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pkhoshroo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 25, 2024, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-radio-button/100207 "2024-12-25T19:54:53Z")

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Hello all I’m trying to use radio buttons in Perspective, but I’m running into some challenges. Here’s my setup: I have 8 string tags in my PLC. Each tag may or may not contain a string. The goal is to display a radio …

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## [Get all the vertices from a general path](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-all-the-vertices-from-a-general-path/100184)

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**Author:** [@justinedwards.jle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justinedwards.jle)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 25, 2024, 3:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-all-the-vertices-from-a-general-path/100184 "2024-12-25T03:39:31Z")

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I'm working with a PathBasedVisionShape. I want to get the coordinates for all of the points on the line. It doesn't matter if the coordinates are relative to the shape object or the container. I can get the general pat…

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## [Occasional problems that occur when sending an email](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/occasional-problems-that-occur-when-sending-an-email/100146)

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**Author:** [@jchen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jchen)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 25, 2024, 4:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/occasional-problems-that-occur-when-sending-an-email/100146 "2024-12-25T04:58:20Z")

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Hi there, I have a daily E-mail send by ignition every day, most time it works normal, but occasionally, there are the following alarms that cause the sending to fail. The server system status is below: Can anyon…

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## [Designer Launcher could not load the project](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-launcher-could-not-load-the-project/100180)

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**Author:** [@bb\_ss](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bb_ss)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-launcher-could-not-load-the-project/100180 "2024-12-24T19:40:54Z")

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Need help! I could not open the ignition project with Designer Launcher, it always stop at 83%, restarted the laptop and it is the same. show "Download attempt #2 for file security-8.1.43.jar failed." in Launch\_error. …

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## [Write Value into tag with if condition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/write-value-into-tag-with-if-condition/100157)

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**Author:** [@Nicolas\_Glienke](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nicolas_Glienke)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2024, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/write-value-into-tag-with-if-condition/100157 "2024-12-24T17:55:37Z")

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Hello all, I am trying to write the value of a tag into another tag if a condition is fulfilled. I cannot seem to get it to work. Background: I have 8 MQTT Brokers that send data with the same topic. To split their sig…

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## [Dynamic reports using Ignition reporting module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-reports-using-ignition-reporting-module/100166)

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**Author:** [@dhananjay\_vichare](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dhananjay_vichare)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-reports-using-ignition-reporting-module/100166 "2024-12-24T13:22:51Z")

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I would like to create dynamic report using Reporting module. Similar to the Ad-hoc chart, instead of chart component, I would like report table there. I am using 8.1.43. I have tag browser tree component from which I a…

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## [How can add # user with role in usersource with 1 click?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-can-add-user-with-role-in-usersource-with-1-click/100193)

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**Author:** [@chirag\_kotadiya](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chirag_kotadiya)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2024, 11:25am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-can-add-user-with-role-in-usersource-with-1-click/100193 "2024-12-24T11:25:36Z")

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Dear all, As per our current scenario, we have a two projects and two user sources, let me explain with an example for better understanding. Two projects \> 1) Project is – Gujarat and its user source is \> GUJ (via int…

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## [Nudging shape vertices](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nudging-shape-vertices/33192)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2024, 3:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nudging-shape-vertices/33192 "2024-12-24T03:21:31Z")

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It would be great if we could use the keyboard arrows to nudge shape vertices rather than having to use the mouse. It’s nearly impossible (if not impossible) to get your points exactly lined up. It would also be nice to …

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## [Select PIN from database?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/select-pin-from-database/100181)

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**Author:** [@JVeldt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JVeldt)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2024, 12:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/select-pin-from-database/100181 "2024-12-24T00:57:42Z")

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Hello, I have a database with a table that has PIN numbers as one of the columns. I'm trying to have it so when an employee enters a pin number on a keypad they are granted access to a door. I have an OPC tag for acces…

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## [Create a Style Class to change the icon color](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-a-style-class-to-change-the-icon-color/87773)

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**Author:** [@Angelica\_Aguilar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Angelica_Aguilar)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2024, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-a-style-class-to-change-the-icon-color/87773 "2024-12-23T22:03:10Z")

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Hello, I have this Icon with the following configuration And what I intend with my Style Class is to have three different colors for the icon (base color, hover color and disabled color), I read that the Fill option…

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## [Redundancy setup for EAM controller gateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/redundancy-setup-for-eam-controller-gateway/98680)

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**Author:** [@Travis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/redundancy-setup-for-eam-controller-gateway/98680 "2024-12-23T21:54:52Z")

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Hi, we have a gateway V8.1.39 setup as an EAM controller with 32 gateway network connections and agents. We have installed redundancy, which is paired and connected now. What is the correct procedure to get the backup …

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## [Python Compiler Missing String End Quote](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-compiler-missing-string-end-quote/100171)

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**Author:** [@dominicfabiilli](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dominicfabiilli)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-compiler-missing-string-end-quote/100171 "2024-12-23T19:30:22Z")

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Ignition version: 8.1.39 I am creating a hard-coded dictionary on multiple lines and noticed a value was incorrect. Then I realized I was missing an end quote, and that fixed the issue. My question is: why did the …

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## [closePopup script not working](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/closepopup-script-not-working/100061)

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**Author:** [@VerminProgrammer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/VerminProgrammer)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/closepopup-script-not-working/100061 "2024-12-23T17:18:45Z")

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Hello, I am trying to close a popup when a user is logged in or after they log in using the popup window. Currently the setup is as follows: When trying to login using our Ignition program, a popup appears that contains…

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## [Table DateTime working oddly with Named Query to Populate](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-datetime-working-oddly-with-named-query-to-populate/100167)

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**Author:** [@AUSDIV](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AUSDIV)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-datetime-working-oddly-with-named-query-to-populate/100167 "2024-12-23T15:01:13Z")

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In the imagine you will see how the dataset when you click the table diagram shows the date and time format as a non epoch value. You will also see the column is set to date and format is set properly. Although, it seems…

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## [How to call project library script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-call-project-library-script/100141)

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**Author:** [@Nicole\_McCormack](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nicole_McCormack)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2024, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-call-project-library-script/100141 "2024-12-23T14:46:38Z")

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I created a script to initialize state in my scripting project library The script library is called InitState and the function inside is also def InitState(): I can run the script in script console so no error there. …

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## [Vision can I set visibility on individual components](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-can-i-set-visibility-on-individual-components/100142)

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**Author:** [@Nicole\_McCormack](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nicole_McCormack)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2024, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-can-i-set-visibility-on-individual-components/100142 "2024-12-23T14:43:13Z")

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I can't find any way to change the visibility of individual components on the screen. Specifically I want to show 1 picture or the other based on user input for workflow type (which button they click to open the next scr…

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## [Backup path on a network drive](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/backup-path-on-a-network-drive/100161)

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**Author:** [@Paul\_Arthur\_Jacinto](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Paul_Arthur_Jacinto)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2024, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/backup-path-on-a-network-drive/100161 "2024-12-23T14:10:08Z")

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Hello everyone, To secure my architecture I wanted to put in place the automated automated backup by using the option in "Config -\> Gateway settings -\>Scheduled Backup Settings". For the first trial in the field "Backu…

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## [S71200 project protection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/s71200-project-protection/100155)

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**Author:** [@Mareks\_Kokarevics](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mareks_Kokarevics)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2024, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/s71200-project-protection/100155 "2024-12-23T12:59:15Z")

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how can I protect project on s7-1200 and still have communication with ignition.

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## [How to access database data read/write by Central standard ignition gateway connected with Ignition edge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-access-database-data-read-write-by-central-standard-ignition-gateway-connected-with-ignition-edge/99874)

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**Author:** [@Deepak\_CL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Deepak_CL)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2024, 5:26am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-access-database-data-read-write-by-central-standard-ignition-gateway-connected-with-ignition-edge/99874 "2024-12-23T05:26:01Z")

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I am connected my ignition edge with standard ignition gateway as remote provider able to read/write values to ignition edge tags how to link these tags with database connected in standard version

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