# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=296 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 297 --- ## [Minimize window button](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/minimize-window-button/98847)
**Author:** [@Mads\_Lyngsie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mads_Lyngsie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/minimize-window-button/98847 "2024-11-20T14:34:15Z")
Hello Everyone My client wants a button to minimize the window in Perspective, they access Perspective workstation through a RDP with the connection bar of the RDP disabled. Perspective workstation is running in Fullscr… --- ## [Can run 2 gateways with same license?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-run-2-gateways-with-same-license/98860)
**Author:** [@Alejandro\_Alaco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alejandro_Alaco)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-run-2-gateways-with-same-license/98860 "2024-11-20T14:19:38Z")
Hello! I´ve got some projects in vision in one gateway and a new one in perspective in another gateway. Can I use same license for both gateways or should I move my perspective project to the main gateway. thanks! --- ## [Getting time of the gateway into the PLC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-time-of-the-gateway-into-the-plc/98857)
**Author:** [@RayC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/RayC)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-time-of-the-gateway-into-the-plc/98857 "2024-11-20T13:51:10Z")
Hello, I'm trying to update a PLC tag in an Allen Bradly PLC with the time of the Gateway using now(). However, I can't seem to come up with a good way of writing to the PLC tag without converting it to a Memory Tag. The… --- ## [By Numeric entry field button should enable](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/by-numeric-entry-field-button-should-enable/98828)
**Author:** [@Ravi\_Kumar\_Reddy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ravi_Kumar_Reddy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/by-numeric-entry-field-button-should-enable/98828 "2024-11-20T13:47:05Z")
In numeric entry field, how to enable button, if i enter first character in numeric entry field then immediately button should be enabled --- ## [Change Script on Dropdown Value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-script-on-dropdown-value/98798)
**Author:** [@Jeremy\_Edwards1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jeremy_Edwards1)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 7:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-script-on-dropdown-value/98798 "2024-11-20T07:58:07Z")
IA Forum, I have a change script on a Dropdown. Based on the value of the Dropdown (7, '7A' or 'All') the Perspective page will display a different Table. This is working as intended. I also have a Button on the same p… --- ## [Export Translation manager to readable and editable file](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/export-translation-manager-to-readable-and-editable-file/98194)
**Author:** [@Thijs\_Geus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Thijs_Geus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/export-translation-manager-to-readable-and-editable-file/98194 "2024-11-20T07:53:07Z")
Hey, Is there a way to easily export the Translation manager and edit those files so i can send them to a translator that does not have experience in XML or so? I already tried Excel but i cant even import the xml. Ar… --- ## [SMTP configuration](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/smtp-configuration/67918)
**Author:** [@Pierre-Yves\_Burosse](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pierre-Yves_Burosse)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 7:03am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/smtp-configuration/67918 "2024-11-20T07:03:30Z")
Hello, I am having a problem regarding the usage of an SNTP server with Ignition. We opended a email account on our mail provider, with our company main domain, "domainA", and we connected Ignition using the credential… --- ## [Report with a list of Timeseries Chart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-with-a-list-of-timeseries-chart/15178)
**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 3:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-with-a-list-of-timeseries-chart/15178 "2024-11-20T03:45:41Z")
Table groups and child table enable to do some report with master and details data. I would like to use Timeseries Chart for plotting the details data. I don't find a way to achieve this with the report module ? --- ## [A Time series chart inside a table which is part of a table group is not displaying the proper values](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/a-time-series-chart-inside-a-table-which-is-part-of-a-table-group-is-not-displaying-the-proper-values/88332)
**Author:** [@Shan\_M](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Shan_M)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 3:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/a-time-series-chart-inside-a-table-which-is-part-of-a-table-group-is-not-displaying-the-proper-values/88332 "2024-11-20T03:40:56Z")
Hi everyone, I have a table group that has some child tables. The said table group gets its data from a nested query. Each child table is associated with a child query. One of the child tables in the table group displa… --- ## [Linux java 17 opens and exports](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/linux-java-17-opens-and-exports/83546)
**Author:** [@John\_Pettibone](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/John_Pettibone)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/linux-java-17-opens-and-exports/83546 "2024-01-09T20:39:05Z")
I did a server upgrade and along with it ignition upgraded in the process. This caused the rasberry pi machines that we use to fail loading the vision client. The error were receiving is Error Launching applicaiton: Va… --- ## [Table Header Height](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-header-height/61692)
**Author:** [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-header-height/61692 "2024-11-19T23:12:55Z")
How do I change the height of the header in a regular Table component (not Power Table)? I’ve used HTML to make a centered multi-line header, but it’s not readable in the header. --- ## [Can anybody explain how Ignition alarm works?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-anybody-explain-how-ignition-alarm-works/79410)
**Author:** [@Simen\_Minerd](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Simen_Minerd)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-anybody-explain-how-ignition-alarm-works/79410 "2024-11-19T22:44:40Z")
I created a alarm base on a bool tag, set it to bit status or value. Both work from time to time. There some odd things happen, after you change the tag name or delete the tag and create a alarm base on it again, the a… --- ## [Group sql data and sum total](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/group-sql-data-and-sum-total/98782)
**Author:** [@I\_Zayah\_Griffin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/I_Zayah_Griffin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/group-sql-data-and-sum-total/98782 "2024-11-19T20:31:43Z")
I need help is there an easy way to group by class and add the total\_time. This is my current expression to get the resulting SQL table below leftJoin( {value}, {\[default\]New Tag}, it()\['Reason\_id'\], it()\['Reas… --- ## [Scalable text element on a drawing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scalable-text-element-on-a-drawing/98805)
**Author:** [@Matt\_Lekity](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matt_Lekity)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scalable-text-element-on-a-drawing/98805 "2024-11-19T19:50:15Z")
I am using a drawing to display cell status with a label indicating the name of the cell. Currently the way I display the text is a element on the shape with a binding { "type": "text", "style": { "fill": "#… --- ## [Named Query in a time series chart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-query-in-a-time-series-chart/98808)
**Author:** [@Alex\_0\_0](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alex_0_0)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-query-in-a-time-series-chart/98808 "2024-11-19T19:48:21Z")
Hi! I've tried to configure a named query in my time series chart, but it doesn't work. It's saying, "Configuration Error". This is the way I configured my time series chart. My named query and my table that I'm u… --- ## [Included MS JDBC driver in Ignition 8.1.33+](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/included-ms-jdbc-driver-in-ignition-8-1-33/98799)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Krol](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jeff_Krol)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/included-ms-jdbc-driver-in-ignition-8-1-33/98799 "2024-11-19T18:47:43Z")
Hello, I noticed that when installed Ignition 8.1.44 that the included MS SQL JDBC driver is version mssql-jdbc-9.4.0.jre11.jar But I believe since Ignition 8.1.33 that the JRE version is 17. How come a newer version of… --- ## [Expressions and Tag paths](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/expressions-and-tag-paths/33648)
**Author:** [@AnthonyF](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AnthonyF)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/expressions-and-tag-paths/33648 "2024-11-19T18:41:15Z")
I am trying to pass strings containing tag paths to a template for an expression binding on a custom property but am getting this error on my IF statement: Error\_ExpressionEval("If function got a null first argument") C… --- ## [Trouble with calling an oracle stored procedure](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trouble-with-calling-an-oracle-stored-procedure/98794)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Boykin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Charlie_Boykin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trouble-with-calling-an-oracle-stored-procedure/98794 "2024-11-19T18:32:06Z")
I'm trying to call this stored procedure from an oracle database using script console. I can't get any results all I get is an error. This is the error I keep getting. Can anyone offer me any assistance. --- ## [Ignition Vision Users edition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-vision-users-edition/98791)
**Author:** [@Alejandro\_Alaco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alejandro_Alaco)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-vision-users-edition/98791 "2024-11-19T16:50:04Z")
Hello, I'm in the process of migrating a Vision project to Perspective. In my Vision project, I can clearly see the users, their categories, roles, and privileges: However, when I look at the Gateway settings, it sh… --- ## [Gateway Read timed out when trying to querry data from tag historian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-read-timed-out-when-trying-to-querry-data-from-tag-historian/98788)
**Author:** [@Emile\_Laplante](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Emile_Laplante)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-read-timed-out-when-trying-to-querry-data-from-tag-historian/98788 "2024-11-19T16:17:16Z")
Hi, I try to read tag histrory data from gateway with the function system.tag.queryTagHistory But when I try to read a large data set (tag histrory at each hour for the last 2 years), I get a Gateway Read timed out err… --- ## [Getting selected cell value in Power Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-selected-cell-value-in-power-table/98781)
**Author:** [@S\_C](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/S_C)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-selected-cell-value-in-power-table/98781 "2024-11-19T16:05:58Z")
I am trying to get a value of the cell from a power table to put into a path to open a file, I have the script working if I put it into a Momentary button and get the value from a label, but when I put it into onMouseCli… --- ## [Error while running script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-while-running-script/98784)
**Author:** [@Thomas\_McHale](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Thomas_McHale)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-while-running-script/98784 "2024-11-19T15:11:36Z")
i am getting this error while running a timer script, this works in the script console but in the timer 'com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.script.JythonExecException: Traceback (most recent call last): File "", li… --- ## [What Modbus register do I need to talk to a counter in iSMA-B-8I-IP?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-modbus-register-do-i-need-to-talk-to-a-counter-in-isma-b-8i-ip/98767)
**Author:** [@bmeyers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmeyers)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-modbus-register-do-i-need-to-talk-to-a-counter-in-isma-b-8i-ip/98767 "2024-11-19T15:09:50Z")
Hello, I have an iSMA-B-8I-IP with following registers: I want to read one of the counters but am struggling with what designator I need to pick for it in the Ignition tag configuration. ns=1;s=\[iSMA\_Modbus\]HRI23 a… --- ## [Change session view from another session](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-session-view-from-another-session/98778)
**Author:** [@rfolkes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rfolkes)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-session-view-from-another-session/98778 "2024-11-19T15:05:36Z")
Wondering if anyone has done this and how they did it. With a perspective session running displayed on big screen TV I would like to be able to use a tablet to select that session and force it to a different view. Gen… --- ## [Export tag history from one database to another database](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/export-tag-history-from-one-database-to-another-database/98780)
**Author:** [@Emile\_Laplante](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Emile_Laplante)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/export-tag-history-from-one-database-to-another-database/98780 "2024-11-19T15:03:32Z")
Hi, I have historical tags in one data base that I would like to replicate in another database. Is it possible to copy tag history from one data base to the other? --- ## [Using Postgres RLS with Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-postgres-rls-with-ignition/98775)
**Author:** [@mori.luca](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mori.luca)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-postgres-rls-with-ignition/98775 "2024-11-19T13:37:44Z")
Hi everyone, I would like to try using RLS provided by Postgres. To do so, i need to understand if there is any documentation—please kindly point it out—and how the lifecycle of a database connection works. In the sec… --- ## [Quarantined Data Error "Invalid object name 'sqlt\_data\_3\_2010\_12'](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/quarantined-data-error-invalid-object-name-sqlt-data-3-2010-12/32231)
**Author:** [@brandon.hughes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/brandon.hughes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/quarantined-data-error-invalid-object-name-sqlt-data-3-2010-12/32231 "2024-11-19T13:26:46Z")
I started getting this error after we moved our SQL data from the C drive to the D drive of the virtual machine that the database resides on. Everything seems to be trending correctly, even the tags that are complaining … --- ## [Adding images to dropdownOptionStyle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-images-to-dropdownoptionstyle/98728)
**Author:** [@Taha\_Al\_Dailami](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Taha_Al_Dailami)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-images-to-dropdownoptionstyle/98728 "2024-11-19T12:33:59Z")
Hi, I want to add small images (in this example from the Builtin library under “Image Management”) to the options of a dropdown, by scripting. My Code currently looks like this (image is only an example): dropdownOptio… --- ## [Alarm is on but no email goes to the email pipeline](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-is-on-but-no-email-goes-to-the-email-pipeline/98736)
**Author:** [@Zied\_Brahmi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Zied_Brahmi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 9:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-is-on-but-no-email-goes-to-the-email-pipeline/98736 "2024-11-19T09:29:12Z")
Hello, My use case is this: I have 3 alarms, two helper and one main. When one of the helper alarms are on, the main one will be on. I m doing this by creating an expression tag with isAlarmActive(first alarm path) |… --- ## [Perspective custom property with dropdown selection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-custom-property-with-dropdown-selection/42449)
**Author:** [@cnettle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cnettle)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-custom-property-with-dropdown-selection/42449 "2023-06-19T14:32:47Z")
Is it possible to create a custom property/parameter for a view that provides a “dropdown” with a list like the built-in properties? example: [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=295) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=297)