# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=318 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 319 --- ## [system.tag.requestGroupExecution() Issue (?) with Leased Tag Groups](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-requestgroupexecution-issue-with-leased-tag-groups/64587)
**Author:** [@Davide3i](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Davide3i)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-requestgroupexecution-issue-with-leased-tag-groups/64587 "2024-10-15T19:31:05Z")
I’m trying to trigger a Tag Group execution on a Leased tag group, but it doesn’t seem to work. After the execution of system.tag.requestGroupExecution(provider\_name, tag\_group\_name), the tag (which is assigned to that T… --- ## [OPC UA server faulting out](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-server-faulting-out/97266)
**Author:** [@IAKC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/IAKC)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-server-faulting-out/97266 "2024-10-15T19:04:21Z")
I was trying to troubleshoot OPC UA connection fault. It seems to be related to user name and password. I did a fresh install of Ignition just to see when it starts to fail. On a fresh install if I go to Config\>Opc\> Opc … --- ## [Scrollbar component inside power table getting re-drawn when scrolling](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scrollbar-component-inside-power-table-getting-re-drawn-when-scrolling/97269)
**Author:** [@bmeyers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmeyers)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scrollbar-component-inside-power-table-getting-re-drawn-when-scrolling/97269 "2024-10-15T18:45:58Z")
I have a power table with a scroll bar enabled on it. For one of the columns I am passing in a viewPath and percentage complete value. The view path contains a progress bar component with a color and value binding. When… --- ## [Filter Alarm Status Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/filter-alarm-status-table/97239)
**Author:** [@Oscar\_Serrano](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Oscar_Serrano)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/filter-alarm-status-table/97239 "2024-10-15T17:58:10Z")
Hello!! I'm working in Perspective and I am trying to filter some alarms at the Alarm Status Table. So, I'm using the extension function of the table "filter Alarm". At my script I am using the alarm.Event.get() functio… --- ## [Historical Tag Data - Binding & Using String Data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historical-tag-data-binding-using-string-data/97267)
**Author:** [@Seth\_Johnson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Seth_Johnson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historical-tag-data-binding-using-string-data/97267 "2024-10-15T17:29:18Z")
Struggling to do the below in Perspective, but it seems like it should be straightforward... Get machine run status from tag Get MES run status from tag Graph these over given time intervals Use status durations over… --- ## [Maker Edition / API call to SmartThings API](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/maker-edition-api-call-to-smartthings-api/97262)
**Author:** [@Nicholas\_Houston](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nicholas_Houston)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/maker-edition-api-call-to-smartthings-api/97262 "2024-10-15T15:45:53Z")
I'm having issues getting a basic response from the SmartThings API. I am referencing this documentation: If I use Postman and hit the endpoint: "https://api.smartthings.com/v1/devices" with my bearer token I get a re… --- ## [Import certificate into Java cacerts keystore](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-certificate-into-java-cacerts-keystore/97260)
**Author:** [@zacht](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacht)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-certificate-into-java-cacerts-keystore/97260 "2024-10-15T15:16:07Z")
From this page of the docs: Work with IT to obtain a certificate from the AD server. This certificate must be added to the data/certificates/supplemental directory and then imported into the Java cacerts keystore. Is… --- ## [Using components custom property for alarms](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-components-custom-property-for-alarms/97255)
**Author:** [@Myasrama](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Myasrama)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-components-custom-property-for-alarms/97255 "2024-10-15T15:06:17Z")
Hello I have a chart component with a custom property, I would like to use an alarm with email notification to detect when this value has reached a certain range. I would like to do this without the use of tags. I was … --- ## [EAM Versioning Question](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/eam-versioning-question/97250)
**Author:** [@franklepkowski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/franklepkowski)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/eam-versioning-question/97250 "2024-10-15T14:34:56Z")
Hello, Looking for some guidelines and information on Enterprise vs Agent gateway versioning. Specifically how different can the ignition versions between Enterprise gateway and agent gateways be before they must all be… --- ## [Creation of Instance Object](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creation-of-instance-object/72444)
**Author:** [@chaoliang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chaoliang)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 12:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creation-of-instance-object/72444 "2024-10-15T12:08:30Z")
Hi, This is the script I tried to make use of the "simple-pid" python library to build a PID controller in Ignition. There are two sections: import the library and create a object. from simple\_pid import PID pid = P… --- ## [How to avoid write to property looping](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-avoid-write-to-property-looping/97174)
**Author:** [@Eugene49](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eugene49)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 4:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-avoid-write-to-property-looping/97174 "2024-10-15T04:32:51Z")
I do this bad practice all the time. Sometimes it behaves, sometimes value is flickering between two values. I have a: tag value written to custom property written to numeric field on property change event written bac… --- ## [Persistent Perspective properties and "safe" fallbacks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/persistent-perspective-properties-and-safe-fallbacks/97238)
**Author:** [@justin.brzozoski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justin.brzozoski)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 1:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/persistent-perspective-properties-and-safe-fallbacks/97238 "2024-10-15T01:54:02Z")
For many of our views, we like to save them with persistent properties holding a "safe" fallback value. The properties have bindings that will evaluate in almost every case, but the fallback is there to avoid certain typ… --- ## [Perspective Property Script Change event \`missedEvents\`](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-property-script-change-event-missedevents/97243)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 1:13am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-property-script-change-event-missedevents/97243 "2024-10-15T01:13:54Z")
Can there be more detail added to the doco for this arg? Are these similar to tag script event and expression queues in that they have limited queue sizes? How many queues are there? What size are they? Is this arg… --- ## [Scope of date objects between ignition perspective and reporting modules](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scope-of-date-objects-between-ignition-perspective-and-reporting-modules/97121)
**Author:** [@Kylan\_O\_Brien](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kylan_O_Brien)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scope-of-date-objects-between-ignition-perspective-and-reporting-modules/97121 "2024-10-15T00:26:21Z")
I am using a Tag Historian Query to fill a time series chart. Using Parameters StartDate and EndDate, defaults work as expected. I set StartDate as "fromMillis(1728534256686)" I set EndDate as "fromMillis(172853756368… --- ## [Using system.print in place of 3rd party software, printing from gateway?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-system-print-in-place-of-3rd-party-software-printing-from-gateway/38094)
**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 12:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-system-print-in-place-of-3rd-party-software-printing-from-gateway/38094 "2024-10-15T00:38:04Z")
General question here. I recently took over a few systems that utilize 3rd party barcode printing software like BarTender or CoLOS to handle printing barcodes. I recently learned of the system.print functionality and w… --- ## [How to color a custom row in a Report Table?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-color-a-custom-row-in-a-report-table/97237)
**Author:** [@mdemaris](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mdemaris)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 12:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-color-a-custom-row-in-a-report-table/97237 "2024-10-15T00:08:13Z")
Hello, using 8.1.43, Reporting Module. The docs tell me I can use a dynamic data key to color rows of a table component that meet certain criteria. I have a named query data source, standard table, header and row detai… --- ## [\[FEATURE\] Context option to clear property array](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-context-option-to-clear-property-array/97242)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-context-option-to-clear-property-array/97242 "2024-10-15T00:05:19Z")
There are lots of times I want to be able to easily clear a prop's array items, for example clearing out any default example data from the Table component, or just wiping test items from an array. It'd be good to have th… --- ## [Perspective Transparent Embedded View blocking Button](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-transparent-embedded-view-blocking-button/97107)
**Author:** [@Shaun\_Chalmers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Shaun_Chalmers)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-transparent-embedded-view-blocking-button/97107 "2024-10-14T21:32:01Z")
We have created a number of template views in Perspective in the same look and feel as our Vision standard. This includes having a larger bounding view to allow for the tagname label to be positioned around the view. I… --- ## [Filter Table Based on Data in different DB source](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/filter-table-based-on-data-in-different-db-source/97229)
**Author:** [@nate\_macs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nate_macs)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/filter-table-based-on-data-in-different-db-source/97229 "2024-10-14T17:15:56Z")
Hello, I have a perspective table bound to a named query referencing one DB connection (DB1). Users write additional data against keys from named query and the written data is stored in a different DB connection (DB2) -… --- ## [Error trying to open window in designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-trying-to-open-window-in-designer/97223)
**Author:** [@julio\_Bautista](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/julio_Bautista)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-trying-to-open-window-in-designer/97223 "2024-10-14T15:50:46Z")
I can't open this window which has a gnatt chart along with other components due to the error below. Is there a way around this so I can fix the issue? Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.IllegalArgumentExc… --- ## [Error Handling in tag event script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-handling-in-tag-event-script/97221)
**Author:** [@mori.luca](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mori.luca)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-handling-in-tag-event-script/97221 "2024-10-14T15:24:31Z")
Hello, writing this script inside a tag event script generate a dispatcher log error as expected. def valueChanged(tag, tagPath, previousValue, currentValue, initialChange, missedEvents): if currentValue.value != prev… --- ## [Browse tags printing folder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/browse-tags-printing-folder/60498)
**Author:** [@andrews](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrews)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/browse-tags-printing-folder/60498 "2024-10-14T15:11:20Z")
Hello, I am trying to setup a client project script (let me know if gateway would be better). To reset nightly tags. It’s a decent amount of tags so I’d like to loop it. Ideally, I loop all the the tags under a folder, … --- ## [Scripts are not updated](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripts-are-not-updated/97212)
**Author:** [@pgmo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pgmo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripts-are-not-updated/97212 "2024-10-14T15:06:13Z")
I'm experiencing the following issue (Ignition 8.1.34): scripts are not always updated when I save the project. To be more precise: they get updated for some time after Ignition service restart and then they stop being u… --- ## [Added custom property with JSON export/import - grayed out](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/added-custom-property-with-json-export-import-grayed-out/97173)
**Author:** [@r123](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/r123)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/added-custom-property-with-json-export-import-grayed-out/97173 "2024-10-14T14:38:15Z")
I did a simple search and replace to add a Parameter to each UDT and then a custom property to each tag in the UDT with a binding to the Parameter. Everything seems to work but I noticed that only the custom property I … --- ## [Resize templates in template canvas](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/resize-templates-in-template-canvas/97201)
**Author:** [@Sumeet\_saibi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sumeet_saibi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/resize-templates-in-template-canvas/97201 "2024-10-14T14:36:00Z")
I have added few templates in template canvas. Now I want to resize them. As we cannot access those templates, I have taken rectangle with same size and position. but I am not able to resize that rectangle. --- ## [Ignition Hub and Spoke Layout - Discussion](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-hub-and-spoke-layout-discussion/74219)
**Author:** [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-hub-and-spoke-layout-discussion/74219 "2024-10-14T13:52:05Z")
I have a larger project coming up and I was hoping to pick the community's brain to see what people have done in the past, or what is recommended. The process has multiple smaller sub-process areas that are relatively i… --- ## [Resize rectangle component in run time](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/resize-rectangle-component-in-run-time/97202)
**Author:** [@Sumeet\_saibi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sumeet_saibi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/resize-rectangle-component-in-run-time/97202 "2024-10-14T13:16:49Z")
I want to resize the rectangle component in run time, how can I do that? --- ## [Remove Border Highlight from Numeric Entry Field on Focus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remove-border-highlight-from-numeric-entry-field-on-focus/97158)
**Author:** [@ryan.perretta](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryan.perretta)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remove-border-highlight-from-numeric-entry-field-on-focus/97158 "2024-10-14T12:54:17Z")
Hi all, I am attempting to create a view to be embedded in a flex repeater that allows the user to enter some machine settings. Some of the settings have a unit of measure associated with them (UOM label component will… --- ## [Save MaterialClass and MaterialDef MESObject gives error on first run](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/save-materialclass-and-materialdef-mesobject-gives-error-on-first-run/97216)
**Author:** [@luuk\_hendriks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luuk_hendriks)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/save-materialclass-and-materialdef-mesobject-gives-error-on-first-run/97216 "2024-10-14T12:26:05Z")
Hello everyone, i want to create an MaterialClass and a MaterialDefinition in the same script. When i run the script once it gives an error. But when i run the same script for the second time it works. Can someone help … --- ## [Allen Bradley ControlLogix v35 Driver - Tags have Bad Quality (Connection issue)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/allen-bradley-controllogix-v35-driver-tags-have-bad-quality-connection-issue/97215)
**Author:** [@Thijs\_Geus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Thijs_Geus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/allen-bradley-controllogix-v35-driver-tags-have-bad-quality-connection-issue/97215 "2024-10-14T12:09:56Z")
I have a Issue, regarding a earlier fixed problem. I have issue that after losing connection to the PLC (due to downloading for example) Ignition does not find a way to reconnect itself to the plc. It works if i disa… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=317) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=319)