# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=3 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 4 --- ## [Accessing group components in a loop](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-group-components-in-a-loop/117375)
**Author:** [@SOPerator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SOPerator)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-group-components-in-a-loop/117375 "2026-10-08T12:34:25Z")
I have a screen in Vision that has 15 rows of 6 text fields each. I'd like to populate these text fields with preexisting data upon loading the page, so I have the below script as an internalFrameActivated script, but I'… --- ## [Resolving Equality for PyJsonObjectAdapter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/resolving-equality-for-pyjsonobjectadapter/117334)
**Author:** [@Noah\_Burnette](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Noah_Burnette)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/resolving-equality-for-pyjsonobjectadapter/117334 "2026-10-08T10:06:58Z")
Hey everyone, I am trying to check a diff between a previous tag value and current tag value in event streams and I'm running into issues with the equality semantics. I am pointing the tag source to an aggregation of ta… --- ## [Move backup from TEST to PROD in 8.3](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/move-backup-from-test-to-prod-in-8-3/117248)
**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/move-backup-from-test-to-prod-in-8-3/117248 "2026-10-07T22:17:45Z")
I have 2 env TEST and PROD. In TEST env: 2 redundant gateway and another gateway connected with GAN, and a DB In PROD env: 2 redundant gateway and another gateway connected with GAN, and a DB IP addresse are different… --- ## [Tag Historian Expression Binding issues](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-historian-expression-binding-issues/117249)
**Author:** [@mdemaris](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mdemaris)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-historian-expression-binding-issues/117249 "2026-10-07T19:11:25Z")
Hi all, I would like to pull tag historical data into a Perspective table. I have a list of tag path maps for the historical expression as seen in this pic: And in the second pic, showing the binding: The third … --- ## [Connecting to a Universal Robot for read and write](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-to-a-universal-robot-for-read-and-write/105097)
**Author:** [@mnizamudeen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mnizamudeen)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-to-a-universal-robot-for-read-and-write/105097 "2026-10-07T16:59:31Z")
Hi I am very new to Ignition and I am trying to set up communication between a Universal Robots UR5e and Ignition, Ignition would be used to create the user interface, before this I need to be able to pass data between t… --- ## [Ignition Designer - Connection Refused on Backup Restore](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-designer-connection-refused-on-backup-restore/97981)
**Author:** [@bradley.falzon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bradley.falzon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-designer-connection-refused-on-backup-restore/97981 "2026-10-07T15:28:47Z")
Hey All, Recently I had to restore some tags from an old backup of our production Ignition instance (8.1.20). All running on Windows OS (shouldn't matter but the exact error message may differ). We have SSL/TLS configur… --- ## [Historian deadband and retrospective questions about the original signal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historian-deadband-and-retrospective-questions-about-the-original-signal/117367)
**Author:** [@pngnembi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pngnembi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historian-deadband-and-retrospective-questions-about-the-original-signal/117367 "2026-10-07T14:48:19Z")
Hi, I am doing a small experiment about historian deadband/compression and I am trying to see if there is a real Ignition use case worth looking into. The question is basically: are there cases where two different origi… --- ## [Invoking file upload event by button](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/invoking-file-upload-event-by-button/83967)
**Author:** [@Jiri\_Pise](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jiri_Pise)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/invoking-file-upload-event-by-button/83967 "2026-10-07T14:33:57Z")
Hi, I have a button and a file upload components on a view. I want to press the button and call a script which will invoke the file upload components event (open the choise of the file). Is there a way to do it like th… --- ## [Logout atutomatic happening when I leave connet tab for short time](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/logout-atutomatic-happening-when-i-leave-connet-tab-for-short-time/117363)
**Author:** [@Alejandro\_Alaco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alejandro_Alaco)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/logout-atutomatic-happening-when-i-leave-connet-tab-for-short-time/117363 "2026-10-07T13:37:36Z")
Where can I set up after how long Ignition log out, now I feel is too quick. Sometimes a go to another tab for few minutes and log out, or the client goes for coffee and happen the same. Cheers --- ## [Why Doesn’t Vision Have a Native Modal Popup Option Like Perspective?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-doesn-t-vision-have-a-native-modal-popup-option-like-perspective/117177)
**Author:** [@devarajdharshan72](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/devarajdharshan72)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-doesn-t-vision-have-a-native-modal-popup-option-like-perspective/117177 "2026-10-07T11:56:35Z")
Hi everyone, I have a question regarding Vision popup windows. In Vision, when we open a popup window, the background windows can still be interacted with unless we use additional scripting or other workarounds. Howeve… --- ## [Consistent Scaling in various Linux desktop environments](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/consistent-scaling-in-various-linux-desktop-environments/55577)
**Author:** [@mitchell-ACS](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mitchell-ACS)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 11:26am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/consistent-scaling-in-various-linux-desktop-environments/55577 "2026-10-07T11:26:18Z")
Continuing the discussion from Issue with Designer/Vision Client Launchers on Linux with HiDPI displays: I have gotten a fairly consistent experience after launching a designer instance, or vision client. However what b… --- ## [Alarm Event, Alarm Acknowledged not triggered for Auto Ack Alarm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-event-alarm-acknowledged-not-triggered-for-auto-ack-alarm/117325)
**Author:** [@mahsasalimi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mahsasalimi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 8:12am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-event-alarm-acknowledged-not-triggered-for-auto-ack-alarm/117325 "2026-10-07T08:12:51Z")
Using Ignition , perspective 8.3.9 Split Gateways front end and backend. I have UDT with an alarm defined on one of its members, I have set the alarm ack mode to Auto , and have a script on Alarm Acknowledged Event to… --- ## [Free Ignition Modules and Resources Wiki - Links and Details](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/free-ignition-modules-and-resources-wiki-links-and-details/111081)
**Author:** [@David\_Stone](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/David_Stone)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/free-ignition-modules-and-resources-wiki-links-and-details/111081 "2026-10-05T13:38:18Z")
:free: Open Source Modules :free: Device Drivers Name Author Description 8.1 8.3 HiveMQ Ignition Module system24seven MQTT Subscription as a device driver. :white\_check\_mark: v1.0.0 :white\_check\_mark: v1.2.3 … --- ## [Obtaining Alarm Config Values instead of Config Settings](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/obtaining-alarm-config-values-instead-of-config-settings/117358)
**Author:** [@djhammett77](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/djhammett77)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/obtaining-alarm-config-values-instead-of-config-settings/117358 "2026-10-06T22:35:52Z")
When using system.tag.getConfiguration() to discover alarm configs for an atomic tag, a display path which is bound with an expression to some other alarm config values (as seen in screenshots) is being returned as a dic… --- ## [Alarm Label String from OPC Tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-label-string-from-opc-tag/117357)
**Author:** [@owen.holmberg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/owen.holmberg)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-label-string-from-opc-tag/117357 "2026-10-06T19:44:54Z")
Goal: Create a UDT that trips an alarm when a string is populated in a Logix PLC. The alarm label should display the string content. Overall Issue: When string is cleared, alarm journal entries for ack/clear should show… --- ## [Request Scan Granularity and Risk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/request-scan-granularity-and-risk/117340)
**Author:** [@jacob\_geers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jacob_geers)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/request-scan-granularity-and-risk/117340 "2026-10-06T16:56:25Z")
Hello, We have a 8.3.8 gateway with ~10 production critical (manufacturing) projects, each project has its own tag changes and gateway scripts. We migrate code to this production server via git and use system.project.r… --- ## [Gateway Network and Remote Historian disconnecting after upgrade to Ignition 8.3](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-network-and-remote-historian-disconnecting-after-upgrade-to-ignition-8-3/117341)
**Author:** [@shanesch](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/shanesch)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-network-and-remote-historian-disconnecting-after-upgrade-to-ignition-8-3/117341 "2026-10-06T16:29:04Z")
We recently upgraded our system to use Ignition 8.3 and are having trouble with the gateway network and remote tag history providers. The remote tag history providers will stop recording data for an unknown reason. We … --- ## [\[IGN-7291\] Accordion header content does not get translated](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-7291-accordion-header-content-does-not-get-translated/100158)
**Author:** [@RodrigoR](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/RodrigoR)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-7291-accordion-header-content-does-not-get-translated/100158 "2026-10-06T16:08:41Z")
Hi everyone, I've noticed that when using a text value as the header in the Accordion component in Perspective, the text doesn't seem to get translated automatically. Is this a bug, or is it simply not implemented for … --- ## [Favorite Ignition AI Applications / Implementation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/favorite-ignition-ai-applications-implementation/117250)
**Author:** [@AIO](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AIO)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/favorite-ignition-ai-applications-implementation/117250 "2026-10-06T15:49:19Z")
I've been working with the platform for a decade now, and I'm a bit of an AI holdout. For a variety of reasons, ranging from retaining expertise to destroying the planet, I've mostly resisted the call to use AI for anyth… --- ## [User Database - Storing data in the Extra Properties table?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-database-storing-data-in-the-extra-properties-table/18259)
**Author:** [@mschell1978](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mschell1978)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-database-storing-data-in-the-extra-properties-table/18259 "2026-10-06T14:53:09Z")
When using Database Authentication for Users, the Ignition system creates this ‘user\_ex’ properties table: All of the users in our facility have badge numbers, and I need to store them somewhere. I’d like to use this … --- ## [How to correctly update your projects in a Production Server?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-correctly-update-your-projects-in-a-production-server/117350)
**Author:** [@danielps1818](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/danielps1818)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-correctly-update-your-projects-in-a-production-server/117350 "2026-10-06T12:39:39Z")
Hello! I looking for feedback on how to update your projects in your production server (we are in a controlled enviroment). Normally it's not the best idea to restore the gateway in a production enviroment. We also use… --- ## [What happened to system.net.openURL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-happened-to-system-net-openurl/117344)
**Author:** [@Dmart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dmart)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-happened-to-system-net-openurl/117344 "2026-10-05T21:41:09Z")
What happened to system.net.openURL? I just updated one of my projects from 8.1 to 8.3 and my scripts that use this are acting different. I went to see what the manual said about it and it's gone, but not shown on the … --- ## [Perspective custom session properties disappearing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-custom-session-properties-disappearing/117326)
**Author:** [@parker.williams](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/parker.williams)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-custom-session-properties-disappearing/117326 "2026-10-05T20:25:22Z")
I have an Ignition project where I need to read permissions from a SQL database for a specific user, then access them across several views. The permissions are per user, meaning one user's permissions could be different … --- ## [Offset selection boxes when scaling views](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/offset-selection-boxes-when-scaling-views/117338)
**Author:** [@natnael.tsegai](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/natnael.tsegai)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/offset-selection-boxes-when-scaling-views/117338 "2026-10-05T19:18:06Z")
When a view is scaled in sizing using the "zoom" property, the components contained in the view have their selection boxes offset. I'm not sure if this is by design, and it doesn't really impact work, but maybe something… --- ## [Microsoft Entra with RFID badge scanning Support?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/microsoft-entra-with-rfid-badge-scanning-support/117336)
**Author:** [@brian.york](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/brian.york)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/microsoft-entra-with-rfid-badge-scanning-support/117336 "2026-10-05T18:56:40Z")
I have a few questions related to using Microsoft Entra ID with RFID badge scanning and would appreciate hearing from anyone who has implemented something similar. Entra ID + RFID badges: Is anyone currently using RFID… --- ## [Reporting: Logging does not work inside chart script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-logging-does-not-work-inside-chart-script/117333)
**Author:** [@eaolson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/eaolson)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-logging-does-not-work-inside-chart-script/117333 "2026-10-05T16:57:12Z")
I was trying to add an IntervalMarker to a chart in a report and move that to the background layer. I was having some difficulty. I think exceptions get captured and silently discarded in those scripts. After adding some… --- ## [Title: Intermittent Gateway Tag Event delays / PLC heartbeat timeout on script-heavy InTouch 2012 migration](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/title-intermittent-gateway-tag-event-delays-plc-heartbeat-timeout-on-script-heavy-intouch-2012-migration/117327)
**Author:** [@Desmond\_Tobin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Desmond_Tobin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/title-intermittent-gateway-tag-event-delays-plc-heartbeat-timeout-on-script-heavy-intouch-2012-migration/117327 "2026-10-05T15:35:02Z")
Hi all, I'm troubleshooting an intermittent performance/communications issue on an Ignition 8.1 Vision gateway and I'm looking for some advice around Gateway Tag Change scripts, the Tag Event thread pool and blocking ta… --- ## [Feature Request: Support for Additional Icon Libraries in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-request-support-for-additional-icon-libraries-in-perspective/117324)
**Author:** [@devarajdharshan72](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/devarajdharshan72)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-request-support-for-additional-icon-libraries-in-perspective/117324 "2026-10-05T11:13:15Z")
Hi Ignition Team, First, thank you for the continued improvements to Perspective. I have a feature request regarding the Icon component in Perspective. While Ignition provides a good collection of built-in icons, ther… --- ## [\[IGN-3934\] Is there any reason there isn't a way to restart the gateway from the web interface?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-3934-is-there-any-reason-there-isnt-a-way-to-restart-the-gateway-from-the-web-interface/50024)
**Author:** [@tony.petruzzi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tony.petruzzi)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-3934-is-there-any-reason-there-isnt-a-way-to-restart-the-gateway-from-the-web-interface/50024 "2026-10-04T18:35:51Z")
I don't see why Admins don't have a way to restart the gateway from the web interface. It's very inconvenient to have to log into the physical machine or use another interface besides the web interface to restart the gat… --- ## [Flint for Ignition with symlinked folders causing resource location problems?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/flint-for-ignition-with-symlinked-folders-causing-resource-location-problems/116676)
**Author:** [@alex\_avila](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alex_avila)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2026, 12:49am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/flint-for-ignition-with-symlinked-folders-causing-resource-location-problems/116676 "2026-10-03T00:49:05Z")
I'm am super excited to start using the flint for ignition module and vs extension! I have both installed but I'm running into an problem where I can see the folder structure of my project in the flint project browser bu… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=4)