# Ignition

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## [Adding device address through script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-device-address-through-script/97854)

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**Author:** [@Muhammad\_Saim](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Muhammad_Saim)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-device-address-through-script/97854 "2024-10-28T21:03:15Z")

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Hello I was able to use the default code to setup a device but I need some way of setting the addresses after the device is setup newProps = { "HostName" : "10.165.220.15", "Port" : 502 …

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## [DateTime Input position outside popup border](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/datetime-input-position-outside-popup-border/97855)

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**Author:** [@hw79](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hw79)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/datetime-input-position-outside-popup-border/97855 "2024-10-28T20:48:51Z")

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I think I'm losing my mind... The modal for the date picker is popping up and disappearing off the edge of the popup. In designer it pops up to the right of the component, in the browser it pops up under. Browser: …

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## [IOS18 Chrome and Location](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ios18-chrome-and-location/96488)

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**Author:** [@Chris\_Taylor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Chris_Taylor)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ios18-chrome-and-location/96488 "2024-10-28T20:13:43Z")

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Just noticed that with IOS18, for perspective even with location services on/always the chrome browser is not passing location data through. Its OK if using the Ignition app and no previous problems with IOS17. Any idea…

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## [IP Camera Viewer, URLProxy, and Force Secure Redirect](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ip-camera-viewer-urlproxy-and-force-secure-redirect/64370)

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**Author:** [@JohnBomb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JohnBomb)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ip-camera-viewer-urlproxy-and-force-secure-redirect/64370 "2024-10-28T19:53:45Z")

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Hey all! I’m working on trying to better secure my Ignition Gateway, so I’d like to switch everything over to SSL communication. I’ve mostly got it figured out but I have one issue still remaining with some Vision window…

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## [Learning how to pull Session information from Session Events Startup](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/learning-how-to-pull-session-information-from-session-events-startup/97852)

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**Author:** [@Andrew\_Martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Andrew_Martin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/learning-how-to-pull-session-information-from-session-events-startup/97852 "2024-10-28T19:27:15Z")

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My objective is to learn a bit more about what I can and can't accomplish from a page startup script. In order to do this, I provided the following scripts for Session Events 'Startup' and 'Page Startup' respectively: d…

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## [Change background of XY chart or any marking depending on shift (Time of day)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-background-of-xy-chart-or-any-marking-depending-on-shift-time-of-day/97847)

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**Author:** [@Ramy\_Shalaby](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ramy_Shalaby)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-background-of-xy-chart-or-any-marking-depending-on-shift-time-of-day/97847 "2024-10-28T18:35:13Z")

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Hello, I have an XY chart with a dataset that has a column specially for Shifts. What would be the best approach to show which shift was each of these entries on? I tried to add another X axis at the top but didn't work…

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## [System user functions](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-user-functions/94045)

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**Author:** [@Zach\_Larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Zach_Larson)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-user-functions/94045 "2024-10-28T16:57:32Z")

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I was trying to figure out how to write a bunch of roles to a set of users. I have a script that I was given. It has some functions like getContactInfo() and getRoles(). I don't see getContactInfo() in the list So…

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## [How to update Vision Table row background color](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-update-vision-table-row-background-color/97833)

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**Author:** [@sharad.sharma](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sharad.sharma)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-update-vision-table-row-background-color/97833 "2024-10-28T17:28:45Z")

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I am trying to update the vision table row background color only, when the logon user is same as the Assigned user column value. I have added the below script to the propertyChange event on the Table. logonUser = syste…

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## [Open and then close a browser tab for an external address](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-and-then-close-a-browser-tab-for-an-external-address/97758)

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**Author:** [@Jonathon\_Taylor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jonathon_Taylor)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-and-then-close-a-browser-tab-for-an-external-address/97758 "2024-10-28T17:21:39Z")

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I am incorporating Canary Axiom charts into Perspective views. Running via HTTPS is the only option, and we are using SSO for Axiom. I'm launching a new browser tab for Axiom via a Page Startup script in Session Events. …

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## [Tag Group Scan Rate](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-group-scan-rate/97800)

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**Author:** [@Burger\_King](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Burger_King)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-group-scan-rate/97800 "2024-10-28T17:02:25Z")

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I need to monitor voltage and I would like to know if Ignition can reliably handle tag scan rates of 16.67 ms? Is there anything else that I should consider? Sorry, kinda new here.

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## [Client Diagnostics / Console](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-diagnostics-console/3019)

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**Author:** [@Rockman1\_1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rockman1_1)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-diagnostics-console/3019 "2024-10-28T16:32:36Z")

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Is there a command or keyboard shortcut to open the client diagnostics console from a button/script? The only way i'm aware of getting to it is by enabling the client menubar and then navigating to Help\>Diagnostics.

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## [Perspective Styles Dynamic CSS Props/Variables](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-styles-dynamic-css-props-variables/97750)

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**Author:** [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-styles-dynamic-css-props-variables/97750 "2024-10-28T15:08:54Z")

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If I have a style class like this in the stylesheet: .psc-flow-arrow-down { animation: flow-arrow-down-animation 1s infinite; } @keyframes flow-arrow-down-animation { 0% { transform: translateY(0px); opa…

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## [Embedded View Overflow Visible](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/embedded-view-overflow-visible/52830)

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**Author:** [@deon.korb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/deon.korb)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/embedded-view-overflow-visible/52830 "2024-10-28T15:00:25Z")

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Hi, I’m having strange behaviour with embedding a view into a coordinate container and having it’s overflow visible by default. The view has it’s own overflow set to visible: When I embed this view into another cont…

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## [Weird log entry for historical system in wrapper.log](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/weird-log-entry-for-historical-system-in-wrapper-log/97832)

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**Author:** [@pgmo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pgmo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/weird-log-entry-for-historical-system-in-wrapper-log/97832 "2024-10-28T14:25:17Z")

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Hi all, I cannot understand what's the origin for the following entry in Ignition wrapper.log: Some days ago I changed the Ignition gateway name and ignition-desktop- ls2aca0, which shows up in the log entry, is the …

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## [Perspective coordinate container not zooming out in mobile view](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-coordinate-container-not-zooming-out-in-mobile-view/97827)

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**Author:** [@Nathan\_Kramer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nathan_Kramer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-coordinate-container-not-zooming-out-in-mobile-view/97827 "2024-10-28T13:01:20Z")

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Good morning, I have seen similar topics that have been posted over the years, and a pinch and zoom third party module has been suggested in some threads. However, I am wondering if a new feature was added, or we just n…

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## [Creating Template](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-template/97813)

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**Author:** [@Saed\_Alhabbashi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Saed_Alhabbashi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-template/97813 "2024-10-28T09:14:10Z")

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Hello Ignition folks! I hope all is well I am still following the EXCELLENT training provided by the ignition, but I really faced a problem that I could not progress any further, feel stucked! I have created a templat…

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## [Perspective table font color](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-font-color/97817)

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**Author:** [@jrd](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jrd)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-font-color/97817 "2024-10-28T08:42:49Z")

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I'm trying to change the fontColor of rows in a table using script I have tried setting 'fontColour' without success My script looks like: def contrast\_colour(rgb): rgb\_values = rgb\[rgb.find("(") + 1 : rgb.find(")…

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## [Writing a script to use RPMs as a way to give a run status](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writing-a-script-to-use-rpms-as-a-way-to-give-a-run-status/97809)

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**Author:** [@Nicolas\_Young](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nicolas_Young)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writing-a-script-to-use-rpms-as-a-way-to-give-a-run-status/97809 "2024-10-27T17:31:25Z")

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I am trying to write a script that uses my engine rpms to give me a run status and stopped status.

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## [Reporting, Pie Chart Label Shadow](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-pie-chart-label-shadow/97777)

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**Author:** [@Alex\_Rayburg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alex_Rayburg)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2024, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-pie-chart-label-shadow/97777 "2024-10-26T18:20:55Z")

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Does anyone know how to get rid of these shadows?

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## [Syncing the Gateway Time to multiple PLC Clock times](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/syncing-the-gateway-time-to-multiple-plc-clock-times/43415)

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**Author:** [@jshaffer09](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jshaffer09)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2024, 10:25am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/syncing-the-gateway-time-to-multiple-plc-clock-times/43415 "2024-10-26T10:25:43Z")

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What is the best way to sync the Gateway time to multiple PLC Clock times? I am currently using Allen Bradley’s Clock Update tool.

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## [Using Paintable Canvas to get Blob image from MySQL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-paintable-canvas-to-get-blob-image-from-mysql/79354)

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**Author:** [@Nicholas\_Houston](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nicholas_Houston)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2024, 8:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-paintable-canvas-to-get-blob-image-from-mysql/79354 "2024-10-26T08:40:06Z")

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I am trying to get an image from a BLOB column in ignition. I have an image stored in MySQL in a blob column currently and am trying to display it with the paintable canvas in Ignition Vision 8.1. The code I am using cur…

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## [Why are Alarm Notes not bindable?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-are-alarm-notes-not-bindable/97681)

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**Author:** [@tyler.bennett](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tyler.bennett)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2024, 7:13am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-are-alarm-notes-not-bindable/97681 "2024-10-26T07:13:33Z")

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Can anyone provide insight as to why alarm Notes are not bindable while nearly all other alarm properties are bindable? We are using a pattern where we create special "Alarm Context" UDT instances for use as external co…

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## [Dynamic Scaling for Tags?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-scaling-for-tags/97754)

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**Author:** [@Estera\_Cioroch](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Estera_Cioroch)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2024, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-scaling-for-tags/97754 "2024-10-25T19:04:12Z")

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A SCADA in development is designed to pull data off of an OIT that provides dynamic decimal point placement and dynamic scaling for a limited number of tags. We've been able to achieve the dynamic decimal points using ex…

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## [Project Restore](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-restore/97768)

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**Author:** [@Luca\_Hofmann](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Luca_Hofmann)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2024, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-restore/97768 "2024-10-25T18:53:14Z")

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Hello everyone, i deleted a project by accident from the gateway webpage. Is there a way to restore it? Using a backup wont help me, as we do our Backups at midnight and it wouldn't give me back the whole day of work...…

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## [Force system.tag.queryTagHistory() to use specific historian db](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/force-system-tag-querytaghistory-to-use-specific-historian-db/97774)

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**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/force-system-tag-querytaghistory-to-use-specific-historian-db/97774 "2024-10-25T18:46:46Z")

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With system.tag.queryTagHistory() how can we force this API to use specific historian db to retrieve data? Sometimes for testing people assign tags to one DB and after a while, they change them to another DB. So the tag…

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## [GatewayException: You have an error in your SQL syntax;](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gatewayexception-you-have-an-error-in-your-sql-syntax/97702)

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**Author:** [@Tom\_Cobb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Tom_Cobb)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2024, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gatewayexception-you-have-an-error-in-your-sql-syntax/97702 "2024-10-25T18:37:19Z")

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I have a transaction group connecting to a MySQL database. It is getting messages about syntax errors in the SQL queries, but I can only see a snippet of the query. Enabling query logging in the MySQL database does not…

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## [Execute Script Every Time a Popup is Opened](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/execute-script-every-time-a-popup-is-opened/97780)

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**Author:** [@ryan.perretta](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryan.perretta)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2024, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/execute-script-every-time-a-popup-is-opened/97780 "2024-10-25T18:02:56Z")

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Hi all, I am using a popup window that allows the user to enter a value into a Numeric Entry Field and submit. Because this is the only input field in the view I thought it would be useful to automatically set the focus…

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## [Perspective Workstation Version and Ignition Gateway Version](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-workstation-version-and-ignition-gateway-version/97772)

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**Author:** [@jykl5](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jykl5)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2024, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-workstation-version-and-ignition-gateway-version/97772 "2024-10-25T16:45:05Z")

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Is the Perspective Workstation version tied to the Gateway version? Specifically, with the new workstation 8.1.44, can I run it against Gateway version 8.1.7?

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## [Help setting up Ignition in Azure Container Apps](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-setting-up-ignition-in-azure-container-apps/97753)

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**Author:** [@Josh\_Glass](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Josh_Glass)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2024, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-setting-up-ignition-in-azure-container-apps/97753 "2024-10-25T14:47:34Z")

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I want to setup an Ignition container on Azure using Azure Container Apps. I've successfully created the container, but I am having issues with getting the persistent storage piece to work. When I try to mount the bindin…

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## [Trigger onActionPerformed from another component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trigger-onactionperformed-from-another-component/97771)

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**Author:** [@hw79](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hw79)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trigger-onactionperformed-from-another-component/97771 "2024-10-25T14:29:51Z")

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I want to trigger the onActionPerformed event on a button when onKeyUp == 'Enter' on a Text Field component. Is this possible? I was thinking message handler, but I don't know what the function would be to trigger the …

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