# Ignition

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## [Tag stopped updating quality still showed good](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-stopped-updating-quality-still-showed-good/44100)

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**Author:** [@neal.williams](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/neal.williams)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2024, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-stopped-updating-quality-still-showed-good/44100 "2024-10-22T18:02:19Z")

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I am using Ignition 8.1.1. I had all the tags from one device stop updating. The data quality still showed it was good, even though it was not updating. The time stamp was 2 days old when it was brought to my attent…

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## [Help with calling a stored procedure with a button in perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-with-calling-a-stored-procedure-with-a-button-in-perspective/97550)

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**Author:** [@Jeffrey\_Lerette](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jeffrey_Lerette)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-with-calling-a-stored-procedure-with-a-button-in-perspective/97550 "2024-10-22T18:00:42Z")

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I am trying to use this script def runAction(self, event): SPcall = system.db.createSProcCall("BadgeAccess","Ignition") SPcall.registerReturnParam(system.db.INTEGER) input1 = self.view.custom.testAcces…

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## [Historical Data Logging - Data "Lagging"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historical-data-logging-data-lagging/97280)

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**Author:** [@Brad\_Medley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brad_Medley)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historical-data-logging-data-lagging/97280 "2024-10-22T17:22:14Z")

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Issue: Data logging is not showing the most recent. It is variable on how long the data is lagging. From what I saw it has been between 0 - 2 hrs behind. This has happened on query tags and plc tags. Please let me…

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## [Ignition Edge interface hardware options](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-interface-hardware-options/64496)

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**Author:** [@mjohnson0238](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mjohnson0238)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2024, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-interface-hardware-options/64496 "2024-10-22T17:12:35Z")

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Good day all. I am getting ready to take on a big project to replace several HMIs in our plant with 3rd party touchscreens that will run either Ignition Edge or it run as a perspective instance through web browser. I was…

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## [Sum column in a dataset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sum-column-in-a-dataset/18101)

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**Author:** [@jshaffer09](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jshaffer09)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sum-column-in-a-dataset/18101 "2024-10-22T17:02:59Z")

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I am wanting to Sum a column in a dataset and get a percentage for each row and add that percentage to a new column.

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## [Bind to multiple interfaces for redundancy failover](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bind-to-multiple-interfaces-for-redundancy-failover/97623)

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**Author:** [@Jules\_Lalu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jules_Lalu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bind-to-multiple-interfaces-for-redundancy-failover/97623 "2024-10-22T16:36:47Z")

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Hi, We are using a redundant Ignition setup with a master and backup. Each Ignition instance has 2 network interfaces. We would like to fail over to the backup instance if one of the 2 network interfaces is unreachable…

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## [\[IGN-11148\]Locating script errors from Wrapper log](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-11148-locating-script-errors-from-wrapper-log/56691)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-11148-locating-script-errors-from-wrapper-log/56691 "2024-10-22T15:56:32Z")

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Is there a way to pinpoint exactly what script and where from the wrapper log? I have this logged: Error during blocking read of tags through scripting. project-name=\<PROJECTNAME\> java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException:…

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## [\[IGN-2502\] Azure SSO identity provider error: Relay state is empty](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2502-azure-sso-identity-provider-error-relay-state-is-empty/56224)

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**Author:** [@Bryan\_Mason](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bryan_Mason)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2502-azure-sso-identity-provider-error-relay-state-is-empty/56224 "2024-10-22T15:42:06Z")

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Hello, I’ve run into an error setting up Azure as an Identity provider for SSO. When I try to launch Ignition from Microsoft MyApps, I get this error: https://ignition.myCompany.com:8043/data/federate/callback/saml 404…

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## [System.tag.exists in expression error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-exists-in-expression-error/97563)

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**Author:** [@Bigtalljv](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bigtalljv)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2024, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-exists-in-expression-error/97563 "2024-10-22T14:23:56Z")

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Hi, I have been trying to use runScript("system.tag.exists", 0, {tag\_Path}) and I am seeing something weird. If the path doesn't exist the expression returns False, however, if the tag does exist then I get an error, …

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## [Tag Change Script - initialChange behaviour](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-change-script-initialchange-behaviour/33976)

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**Author:** [@DavidWisely](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DavidWisely)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-change-script-initialchange-behaviour/33976 "2024-10-22T14:15:19Z")

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In my Gateway Tag Change Event Scripts I use if not initialChange: to prevent the script running after a script change or tag change. And it works well for this. If I don’t use this, the script will run when it shouldn…

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## [Data displayed null value while run sql query for the report format](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/data-displayed-null-value-while-run-sql-query-for-the-report-format/97499)

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**Author:** [@Govind\_Suthar1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Govind_Suthar1)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2024, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/data-displayed-null-value-while-run-sql-query-for-the-report-format/97499 "2024-10-22T12:53:39Z")

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Hii All, Faced issue while preview of report data,it's showing null value. Configured a SQL query for the report format. This query for the calculate total machine working hours during 24 hour cycle. Problem: As per …

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## [2 State Toggle on popup not working](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/2-state-toggle-on-popup-not-working/97591)

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**Author:** [@Mark\_Rowell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mark_Rowell)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2024, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/2-state-toggle-on-popup-not-working/97591 "2024-10-22T11:00:02Z")

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Have a popup with a 2 state toggle button with boolean tags attached. The diagnostics are good and the data quality is 192. Doesn't toggle bit in the PLC. Have tried direct tag and indirect with same results. Any suggest…

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## [Report Producing One Image Per Page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-producing-one-image-per-page/97560)

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**Author:** [@Tyler\_Folsom](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Tyler_Folsom)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2024, 4:01am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-producing-one-image-per-page/97560 "2024-10-22T04:01:13Z")

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Hello, I cannot seem to properly get a single image per page. We have a ticketing system where each ticket contains one image. I would like to have the saved image appear on a page with the next page containing the next…

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## [Reading string values from 3rd Party OPC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-string-values-from-3rd-party-opc/15818)

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**Author:** [@richardNZ15](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/richardNZ15)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2024, 3:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-string-values-from-3rd-party-opc/15818 "2024-10-22T03:27:07Z")

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Hi, We are trying to read a STRING into Ignition. We are using a Unity PLC connected to OFS. Currently it is reading an array of ASCII characters instead of the proper string. If we add ;C to the tagpath in the OPC c…

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## [Getting Custom Property as Array](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-custom-property-as-array/60118)

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**Author:** [@Aybars.Urut](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Aybars.Urut)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-custom-property-as-array/60118 "2024-10-21T23:05:10Z")

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Hi there, I want to get a component custom property as an array. As you know there is no array for datatype; I can select string and i can use split for getting array. But it shouldnt be best way. Is there any more…

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## [Modbus Address Mapping error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-address-mapping-error/97547)

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**Author:** [@Alex\_Ford-King](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alex_Ford-King)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-address-mapping-error/97547 "2024-10-21T23:02:49Z")

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I deleted a row of modbus tag addresses because they were incorrectly named. This caused all the tag values in the same device to go bad quality. I tried to add them back to undo it but it made no difference. An suggesti…

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## [Report Module: Dynamic Pen in Timeseries Chart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-module-dynamic-pen-in-timeseries-chart/97577)

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**Author:** [@MGem](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MGem)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-module-dynamic-pen-in-timeseries-chart/97577 "2024-10-21T23:02:22Z")

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Hi! I am currently developing a reporting project with a table that has 5 columns (Date, Minimum, Maximum, Average, Total) and a Timeseries Chart, Data Source is Time Historian Query. I made the table dynamic where the o…

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## [Mettler Toledo Auto Labeler 707 Troubleshooting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mettler-toledo-auto-labeler-707-troubleshooting/97571)

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**Author:** [@Abiesel\_Diaz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Abiesel_Diaz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mettler-toledo-auto-labeler-707-troubleshooting/97571 "2024-10-21T21:59:07Z")

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Hey guys, I'm new here so nice to meet you all. Is it possible that I can get help with troubleshooting a Mettler Toledo Auto Labeler 707, I'm having trouble with the gate indexer error 27, check the motors, encoder and…

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## [Why would I ever use a sample mode other than On Change for historization?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-would-i-ever-use-a-sample-mode-other-than-on-change-for-historization/97570)

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**Author:** [@Gabriel\_Fox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Gabriel_Fox)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-would-i-ever-use-a-sample-mode-other-than-on-change-for-historization/97570 "2024-10-21T21:28:06Z")

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I'm trying to sort out what circumstances would lead me to select one tag historization sample mode over another. I definitely might be missing things here, so I'm looking forward to any insights the forum might provide! …

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## [Perspective XY Chart: Logarithmic value axis cannot have values \<= 0](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-xy-chart-logarithmic-value-axis-cannot-have-values-0/97561)

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**Author:** [@Tony\_Phung](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Tony_Phung)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-xy-chart-logarithmic-value-axis-cannot-have-values-0/97561 "2024-10-21T20:01:40Z")

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I am working on a perspective project where I am using an XY chart to display some data to the end user. The data is coming from my tag historian set up on some tags that are outputting very small numeric values (we're t…

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## [Clarification on Historian OnChange connections via Ignition OPC-UA Client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/clarification-on-historian-onchange-connections-via-ignition-opc-ua-client/84734)

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**Author:** [@kcui](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kcui)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/clarification-on-historian-onchange-connections-via-ignition-opc-ua-client/84734 "2024-10-21T19:41:31Z")

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I was looking for some clarification on how the Historian evaluates OnChange events when accessing a PLC via Ignition's UA Client to a PLC-based UA Server. In my specific scenario, I am using a Siemens S7-1500 UA Server…

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## [System.tag.querytaghistory always returns a value for some tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-querytaghistory-always-returns-a-value-for-some-tags/97559)

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**Author:** [@r123](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/r123)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-querytaghistory-always-returns-a-value-for-some-tags/97559 "2024-10-21T18:26:59Z")

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I have a script that writes to another external database every ten minutes. I found that out of around 2000 tags, there are 15 or so that always return a value, even when there has been no new value logged during the la…

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## [SVG Import - missing frame](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/svg-import-missing-frame/97409)

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**Author:** [@e.cutino](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/e.cutino)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/svg-import-missing-frame/97409 "2024-10-21T16:39:19Z")

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I'm in trouble dragging SVG file both in Vision and Perspective. Dragged as SVG (below on the left), I got an image missing an element, the light grey frame around the object. If I import the same as image (below on the…

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## [Redundant Pair Backup Resync Repeating](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/redundant-pair-backup-resync-repeating/66004)

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**Author:** [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/redundant-pair-backup-resync-repeating/66004 "2024-10-21T16:37:15Z")

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I have a newly upgraded redundant pair (v7.9.18 =\> v8.1.21) whose backup server won't synchronize. A snip from the log where it decides to do a full resync looks like this: INFO | jvm 3 | 2022/11/02 11:40:24 | I \[R.S.B…

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## [DataChannelServlet Error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/datachannelservlet-error/88362)

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**Author:** [@Travis\_Graham](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis_Graham)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/datachannelservlet-error/88362 "2024-10-21T16:21:08Z")

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Multiple times each day, my system throws a DataChannelServlet error that is immediately followed by a disconnect & reconnect of every Vision client - 35 clients in total. This error appears in the log of my primary fro…

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## [Looking for Inspiring Ignition Perspective Projects/Dashboards!](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/looking-for-inspiring-ignition-perspective-projects-dashboards/97544)

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**Author:** [@Br\_72](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Br_72)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/looking-for-inspiring-ignition-perspective-projects-dashboards/97544 "2024-10-21T16:14:00Z")

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I'm new to Ignition and curious to see other awesome Ignition Perspective projects, dashboards, etc. Are there any resources out there for Ignition Perspective project/dashboard inspiration? I didn't think there were, b…

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## [Table component showing decimal value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-component-showing-decimal-value/97551)

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**Author:** [@henrique\_pereira](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/henrique_pereira)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-component-showing-decimal-value/97551 "2024-10-21T16:10:51Z")

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Hello, I'm try to query a table and I need to see te column "creation\_date" as data time. In dataset editor the values are ok, but in a component table as show like a decimal

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## [Return user language so to change the "locale" property](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/return-user-language-so-to-change-the-locale-property/97464)

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**Author:** [@Aiasa21](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Aiasa21)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/return-user-language-so-to-change-the-locale-property/97464 "2024-10-21T15:42:06Z")

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Hello everybody, I cannot find a way to read the language properties of the gateway users. I tried to use system.user.getUser but I don't have the language in the return variables. I would like to read the setting lan…

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## [Trying to open a popup using an event script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trying-to-open-a-popup-using-an-event-script/97552)

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**Author:** [@Jasper\_Clauwaert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jasper_Clauwaert)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 8:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trying-to-open-a-popup-using-an-event-script/97552 "2024-10-21T08:38:45Z")

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Hi, Context: I'm trying to open a popup using an event script when clicking a component: def runAction(self, event): system.perspective.togglePopup( id=self.view.custom.PopupID, title=self.view…

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## [Save stylesheet.css using IDE](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/save-stylesheet-css-using-ide/97290)

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**Author:** [@Ahmed\_Alsaadi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ahmed_Alsaadi)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/save-stylesheet-css-using-ide/97290 "2024-10-21T15:27:19Z")

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Hi all, Is there a way to update the stylesheet.css file outside of Ignition? I can open the file in Visual Studio Code and make changes but they aren't reflected in Ignition. A lazy workaround is to just copy paste the…

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