# Ignition

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## [Power Chart bottom legend sizing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-chart-bottom-legend-sizing/97457)

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**Author:** [@EDoepke](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/EDoepke)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-chart-bottom-legend-sizing/97457 "2024-10-18T13:27:40Z")

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Quick question about the Power Chart. I have several pre-configured with specific pens for customer to open on demand. They are complaining about the fact that only the first 3 pens show up on the bottom portion of the…

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## [GIT for Ignition projects](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/git-for-ignition-projects/55015)

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**Author:** [@thidalgo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/thidalgo)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/git-for-ignition-projects/55015 "2024-10-18T13:27:07Z")

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Using Git as a control version system for Ignition projects, bring some difficulties and matters to take into account. I’d be pleased of sharing how to set up Git properly for working with Git Repositories on Ignition Pr…

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## [Calculating results of two fields](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/calculating-results-of-two-fields/97435)

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**Author:** [@Aisha\_Shiddat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Aisha_Shiddat)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/calculating-results-of-two-fields/97435 "2024-10-18T12:42:53Z")

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I am trying to calculate the results of 2 fields. I need to subtract a gross weight value from a scale value. The results should display in a field called net weight. Can this be done with an expression or either a focus…

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## [Colors in Gantt Chart Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/colors-in-gantt-chart-perspective/97443)

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**Author:** [@Gokul\_M](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Gokul_M)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/colors-in-gantt-chart-perspective/97443 "2024-10-18T11:57:59Z")

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Hi Ignition Community, I have configured an XY chart to function as a Gantt chart, following the guidelines provided in the manual. However, I am encountering an issue where all the blocks in the Gantt chart appear to b…

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## [Designer Dock Identification](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-dock-identification/97451)

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**Author:** [@Nathan\_Moore](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nathan_Moore)\
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**Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-dock-identification/97451 "2024-10-18T11:28:32Z")

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I often have many designers open and keeping track of which is which is rather teadious. On hover they just say 'java' :frowning: Does anyone know of any tools allowing you to edit the icons or the tooltips of dock app…

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## [How to Integrate Ignition with AWS IoT?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-integrate-ignition-with-aws-iot/97446)

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**Author:** [@rowekeg\_abaot](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rowekeg_abaot)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-integrate-ignition-with-aws-iot/97446 "2024-10-18T11:07:26Z")

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Hey guys....... :wave: I am relatively new to the Ignition platform and am currently exploring ways to integrate it with AWS IoT for a project I'm working on. My goal is to send data from Ignition to AWS IoT and then pr…

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## [Image inside equipment schedule event](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/image-inside-equipment-schedule-event/97385)

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**Author:** [@mmadariaga](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mmadariaga)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/image-inside-equipment-schedule-event/97385 "2024-10-18T10:01:52Z")

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Hi, I'd like to place an image inside an equipment schedule event. Is it possible?

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## [Issue with Reading String tags from Netlink S7 Driver](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-with-reading-string-tags-from-netlink-s7-driver/96888)

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**Author:** [@Samuel\_Shelley1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Samuel_Shelley1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 8:22am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-with-reading-string-tags-from-netlink-s7-driver/96888 "2024-10-18T08:22:10Z")

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Hi I'm trying to read a string tag from Netlink convertor, which gets the data from Sinumerik Controller. I'm using S7-300 driver in Ignition to connect to Netlink. But the tag shows Bad. I'm able to read other datatype…

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## [Perspective logout / login visitor automatically](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-logout-login-visitor-automatically/97394)

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**Author:** [@Ha99](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ha99)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 6:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-logout-login-visitor-automatically/97394 "2024-10-18T06:53:15Z")

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Good morning, I have a project with an authentication system, the user at the end of the operation on the perspective client must press disconnect and at this moment a summary page must be displayed in the same project …

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## [\[BUG-9513\]Possible bug in snap to grid mechanism](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-9513-possible-bug-in-snap-to-grid-mechanism/45625)

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**Author:** [@johannes.bo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/johannes.bo)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 6:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-9513-possible-bug-in-snap-to-grid-mechanism/45625 "2024-10-18T06:48:17Z")

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When placing an object using snap to grid this works fine when zoom-level is 100% fex with grid spacing of 10, the coordinates of a rectangle change from 0-10-20-... If zoomlevel is other than 100%, then the coordinate…

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## [Push Button On Template with Indirect Addressing Not Turning on in the PLC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/push-button-on-template-with-indirect-addressing-not-turning-on-in-the-plc/97354)

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**Author:** [@rwoolnough](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rwoolnough)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 5:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/push-button-on-template-with-indirect-addressing-not-turning-on-in-the-plc/97354 "2024-10-18T05:53:55Z")

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Hi Experts, I am hoping someone can help me. I have soured the forum, but I am unable to anything to help with my problem. The site is using Ignition V7.9 connected to a AB CompactLogix 1769-L33ER at V32. I have crea…

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## [Tag Browse Tree - How to Remove Old Tags From Historical Tree](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-browse-tree-how-to-remove-old-tags-from-historical-tree/62104)

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**Author:** [@BryanB](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/BryanB)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-browse-tree-how-to-remove-old-tags-from-historical-tree/62104 "2024-10-18T04:25:13Z")

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\[v8.1.18\] I accidentally enabled the tag historian on a few tags in my project. I’ve since corrected this and disabled historian on them. However, they still show up in my historical tag browse tree and I’d like them go…

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## [Does the reporting module need to also have the tag historian licensed?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/does-the-reporting-module-need-to-also-have-the-tag-historian-licensed/97431)

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**Author:** [@tgish](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tgish)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 4:20am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/does-the-reporting-module-need-to-also-have-the-tag-historian-licensed/97431 "2024-10-18T04:20:09Z")

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Our architecture design is set up to have three main gateways at three sites, they each have tag historian module and log data to their own SQL as well as to the other 2 using the historian splitter. then we have a "fro…

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## [How to catch errors from named queries?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-catch-errors-from-named-queries/96839)

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**Author:** [@mdemaris](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mdemaris)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 1:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-catch-errors-from-named-queries/96839 "2024-10-18T01:35:04Z")

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I am building a recipe manager, and I am not sure this is the best way to do it, as far as data goes. I've got a named query that takes a string argument, and query calls a stored procedure in SQL Server that returns a …

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## [Ignition Maker Edition / FordConnect API Issues](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-maker-edition-fordconnect-api-issues/97418)

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**Author:** [@Nicholas\_Houston](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nicholas_Houston)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 11:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-maker-edition-fordconnect-api-issues/97418 "2024-10-17T23:26:16Z")

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Hello everyone, I am attempting to get connected to the Ford API in order to integrate my truck into my home automation dashboard I am creating for my home. I went through the documentation and got everything working w…

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## [Perspective Power Chart Double x-Axis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-power-chart-double-x-axis/97410)

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**Author:** [@Enrico\_Aramini](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Enrico_Aramini)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-power-chart-double-x-axis/97410 "2024-10-17T22:40:29Z")

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Hi there, In a Power Chart I need to display an histogram (bars) to show the calories of different foods (it's only an example). My X-Axis is based on "categories of food" like: Orange Banana Cucumber Tomato I wish t…

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## [SSL Automation with Certify The Web](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ssl-automation-with-certify-the-web/97428)

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**Author:** [@Grant\_Keeny](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Grant_Keeny)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ssl-automation-with-certify-the-web/97428 "2024-10-17T21:44:45Z")

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Hey All, I just went through the process of automating Ignition SSL management with Certify The Web as my ACME client. I ran into some hiccups that didn't seem to be addressed anywhere so I'm posting my solution here. F…

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## [Migration from Thingworx to Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/migration-from-thingworx-to-ignition/97341)

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**Author:** [@Joginder\_Singh\_Matha](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Joginder_Singh_Matha)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/migration-from-thingworx-to-ignition/97341 "2024-10-17T21:08:56Z")

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We would like to migrate few Thingworx application to Ignition platform. Does anyone know of any tools for such migration?

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## [Search for Customized Database Connections](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/search-for-customized-database-connections/97413)

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**Author:** [@MindMusic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MindMusic)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/search-for-customized-database-connections/97413 "2024-10-17T20:54:16Z")

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Hey there everyone. Is it possible to find all the places within a project where an SQL binding DOESN'T use the project's default database? We're re-pointing an existing application to use a different database, and the…

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## [Bad\_TooManyMonitoredItems:](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bad-toomanymonitoreditems/97424)

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**Author:** [@Mikkey\_Patel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mikkey_Patel)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bad-toomanymonitoreditems/97424 "2024-10-17T20:46:27Z")

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Hello, I'm receiving an error config status under the value within the Tags. The error is "Error\_Configuration("Bad\_TooManyMonitoredItems: The request could not be processed because there are too many monitored items in …

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## [Handling duplicate data/timestamps from misbehaving 3rd party OPC UA server?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/handling-duplicate-data-timestamps-from-misbehaving-3rd-party-opc-ua-server/97425)

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**Author:** [@Gabriel\_Fox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Gabriel_Fox)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/handling-duplicate-data-timestamps-from-misbehaving-3rd-party-opc-ua-server/97425 "2024-10-17T20:34:14Z")

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Hello all, I'm working on a project where one of the data sources to our Ignition 8.1 gateway/historian is a 3rd party OPC UA server that we do not own or control - and unfortunately, we have been receiving duplicate dat…

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## [Need to send dataset has payload to mqtt broker](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-to-send-dataset-has-payload-to-mqtt-broker/97406)

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**Author:** [@srinivasan\_s](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/srinivasan_s)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-to-send-dataset-has-payload-to-mqtt-broker/97406 "2024-10-17T20:13:03Z")

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I am using tag change event to send the alarm data event from DB as dataset - query tag to send to the mqtt broker. I am using the below code: # Step 1: Read the dataset from the tag tag\_path = "\[default\]LMW/U12/Cylind…

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## [Designer crashing when trying to open a folder to import item](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-crashing-when-trying-to-open-a-folder-to-import-item/97422)

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**Author:** [@Rich\_Sousa](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rich_Sousa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-crashing-when-trying-to-open-a-folder-to-import-item/97422 "2024-10-17T19:55:05Z")

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I'm having an issue that i've never encountered before with my Ignition Designer. When trying to import any resources or tags into my project Designer crashes right after it shows the file browser dialog. I've tried co…

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## [Report , Modify displayed date](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-modify-displayed-date/97263)

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**Author:** [@Keith\_Magill](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Keith_Magill)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-modify-displayed-date/97263 "2024-10-17T19:33:50Z")

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Hello All, I have a report that is running fine except for the displayed time stamp. I have a transaction group the triggers at 02:00 AM. The transaction actually logs all of the metered total from the prior day. It th…

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## [Ignition PLC on different subnet than server](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-plc-on-different-subnet-than-server/97392)

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**Author:** [@Grant\_Bargeloh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Grant_Bargeloh)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-plc-on-different-subnet-than-server/97392 "2024-10-17T19:32:15Z")

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Hello, I am hoping this is an easy questions that I just don't have much experience with networking but have a ControlLogix PLC who's IP is 192.168.1.1 with two ethernet cards as well in the rack. Our Ignition server in…

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## [Clear Image Cache](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/clear-image-cache/8419)

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**Author:** [@Duffanator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Duffanator)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/clear-image-cache/8419 "2024-10-17T19:16:55Z")

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Hey guys, I put together a little display system for some guys so that they can make some powerpoint slides, export them as jpg files into a folder and an Ignition page will cycle through the jpg files. However, if the…

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## [Power Table and Buttons](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-and-buttons/97083)

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**Author:** [@ricardo.ortolani](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ricardo.ortolani)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-and-buttons/97083 "2024-10-17T19:14:32Z")

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I have a power table that has several columns, 2 of the columns have a button on in. So far this work as indent, but I would like for one of the buttons to hide after a click, that is where I am getting stuck. I look fo…

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## [Dataset Not Including Duplicate Values](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dataset-not-including-duplicate-values/97356)

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**Author:** [@Joe\_Alcide](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Joe_Alcide)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dataset-not-including-duplicate-values/97356 "2024-10-17T18:25:23Z")

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Hi! I am having the following dilemma: I am trying to record an average of tag values from tag history for the last twelve hours. The average mass balance over the 12 hours. I have a separate gateway timer event script …

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## [Database Timeout Settings - system.db.runQuery() via gateway scope](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/database-timeout-settings-system-db-runquery-via-gateway-scope/97411)

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**Author:** [@tmahaf](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tmahaf)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/database-timeout-settings-system-db-runquery-via-gateway-scope/97411 "2024-10-17T17:16:59Z")

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I'm noticing that timeouts occur sometimes with system.db.runQuery(myQuery) It looks like under Project Properties - Vision - there is a read timeout setting that might work for increasing the timeout setting above one…

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## [Time Series Chart Question](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-series-chart-question/97390)

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**Author:** [@ahawes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ahawes)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-series-chart-question/97390 "2024-10-17T17:01:31Z")

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Good morning Team, I am utilizing a db on our SQL server to record history from a query that is pulling data from the same database. I have creatad the 2 tags and they start fresh each day at 5:30. My issue revolves a…

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