# Ignition

**URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=353

[Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md)

**Page:** 354

---

## [After update to perspective and vision, some users getting "This action is only valid for products that are currently installed"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/after-update-to-perspective-and-vision-some-users-getting-this-action-is-only-valid-for-products-that-are-currently-installed/94720)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Jeff\_Chanesman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jeff_Chanesman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/after-update-to-perspective-and-vision-some-users-getting-this-action-is-only-valid-for-products-that-are-currently-installed/94720 "2024-08-15T20:38:32Z")

</div>

Just upgraded clients to 1.1.42 and had issues where it just installed another newer copy. I had to manually remove the older version. Now when most users log into workstation they are getting "This action is only valid …

---

## [\[IGN-10679\]HTML on a Label](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-10679-html-on-a-label/94716)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Paulo\_Custodio](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Paulo_Custodio)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-10679-html-on-a-label/94716 "2024-08-15T20:29:27Z")

</div>

I'm trying to make part of a string bold using the label component. On the "Binding Preview" it seems to be working, but on browser it's not. Any help there?

---

## [Perspective style color linked to tag?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-style-color-linked-to-tag/94710)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@rfolkes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rfolkes)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-style-color-linked-to-tag/94710 "2024-08-15T19:57:24Z")

</div>

is there a way to link a tag (string tag with hex color as string) to CSS element ie border-color: tag(\[default\]color/high) Or can you script that tag to update style element on change?

---

## [Overhead of UDT Drop Config](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/overhead-of-udt-drop-config/94663)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@brandon1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/brandon1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/overhead-of-udt-drop-config/94663 "2024-08-15T19:01:39Z")

</div>

In our project library we have a control button template that has a lot of dropConfig/udts configured: What if any overhead is there for loading this object with all of the dropConfig verses no dropConfig? If I put …

---

## [Add style for individual elements in embedded svg?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-style-for-individual-elements-in-embedded-svg/94681)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-style-for-individual-elements-in-embedded-svg/94681 "2024-08-15T15:07:58Z")

</div>

I would like to add style for individual elements of an embedded svg. those property seems to have no effect. Is it the expected behaviour ?

---

## [Get Cursor position in Text Area Component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-cursor-position-in-text-area-component/77268)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-cursor-position-in-text-area-component/77268 "2024-08-15T14:35:10Z")

</div>

Hi, I try to create a simple expression editor in Perspective and I use Text Area Component so users type their expression. As I also support Wizard for adding functions, I need to know where is the location of the user…

---

## [POWER TABLE background color of row](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-background-color-of-row/21178)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@claudio](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/claudio)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-background-color-of-row/21178 "2024-08-15T14:04:20Z")

</div>

Hello to everybody, I need help to set the background colour of rows of a power table object, based on the value of a specified coloumn. I.e. if the value of the second coloumn of my power table is 1 I need to set the ba…

---

## [Apex line chart marker disappearing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/apex-line-chart-marker-disappearing/94696)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Sabhareeswaran\_Ravi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sabhareeswaran_Ravi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/apex-line-chart-marker-disappearing/94696 "2024-08-15T13:41:24Z")

</div>

I use the Apex line chart for the time series data, The chart works well but the marker is disappearingif the chart animations are disabled. options\>chart\>animations\>enabled --\> false. I want to show the markers on the…

---

## [Gateway Log Folder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-log-folder/94670)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@nicholas.gutt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nicholas.gutt)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-log-folder/94670 "2024-08-15T12:34:35Z")

</div>

Can someone explain the difference in following files contained in Ignitions log folder to me? system\_log.idb wrapper.log.# Many Thanks .

---

## [How to allow Browser Save Login and Password](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-allow-browser-save-login-and-password/94679)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Eugene49](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eugene49)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-allow-browser-save-login-and-password/94679 "2024-08-15T12:34:09Z")

</div>

How do you let browser save login, when logging in to your project, such that you do not have to retype username and password. Background, I was using default Identity provider, pointing to default user source. Browse…

---

## [Pushing data from Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pushing-data-from-ignition/94480)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Daniel.C](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Daniel.C)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 2:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pushing-data-from-ignition/94480 "2024-08-15T02:32:05Z")

</div>

Hello, I'm trying to push data of ignition. I found a tutorial online but the code doesn't work for me. Does anyone see any glaring issues? This is in my Gateway scripting events and in the Gateway library I have the pa…

---

## [Project on Ignition Edge Gateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-on-ignition-edge-gateway/94678)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Mitesh\_Maniar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mitesh_Maniar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 11:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-on-ignition-edge-gateway/94678 "2024-08-14T23:26:01Z")

</div>

I have ignition project developed on standard ignition gateway and i am sending it to ignition edge gateway (remote gateway) using EAM module. project transfers successfully and i am able to open project on remote gatewa…

---

## [Yokagawa GX20 Modbus TCP](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/yokagawa-gx20-modbus-tcp/19297)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@winslow\_352](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/winslow_352)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/yokagawa-gx20-modbus-tcp/19297 "2024-08-14T23:04:58Z")

</div>

Hi all, Im try to set up a Yokagawa GX20 chart recorder to read and write to ignition through modbus TCP. I have no experience with modbus or these chart recorders. I can get ignition to connect to the chart recorders bu…

---

## [Editing Alarm Properties With Script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/editing-alarm-properties-with-script/94660)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Pico\_Sankari](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pico_Sankari)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/editing-alarm-properties-with-script/94660 "2024-08-14T22:37:24Z")

</div>

I would like to update all of the alarms in a folder to have an active delay of 60 seconds. I'd rather not do this manually. How can I modify the active delay time with scripting? I'm not seeing the active delay in the t…

---

## [Moderately intensive query in multi session perspective project](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/moderately-intensive-query-in-multi-session-perspective-project/94673)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@zacht](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacht)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/moderately-intensive-query-in-multi-session-perspective-project/94673 "2024-08-14T22:32:22Z")

</div>

I am making a production metric dashboard in Perspective. It will be displayed in several locations throughout one department, and support staff may also have the project open to see department progress throughout the da…

---

## [Number of Pens limitation in Power Chart?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/number-of-pens-limitation-in-power-chart/94632)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Mitesh\_Maniar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mitesh_Maniar)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/number-of-pens-limitation-in-power-chart/94632 "2024-08-14T22:26:43Z")

</div>

Is there any limitation on number of pens we can add in power chart ? if i add 100 pens and then enable/disable them based on checkbox selection then is it okay ?

---

## [I dont understand how to get the system.report.executeReport then save the CSV file sequence to work](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-dont-understand-how-to-get-the-system-report-executereport-then-save-the-csv-file-sequence-to-work/94658)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Ben\_Blaschuk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ben_Blaschuk)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-dont-understand-how-to-get-the-system-report-executereport-then-save-the-csv-file-sequence-to-work/94658 "2024-08-14T20:55:36Z")

</div>

I am trying to save a report viewer as a CSV file to do some secondary calculations on a table that is generated. I think I'm down the right path but cant seem to get the function to link. I made a button then did an e…

---

## [Component Text and Table Data Persistence](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-text-and-table-data-persistence/94667)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Colin\_Quinn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Colin_Quinn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-text-and-table-data-persistence/94667 "2024-08-14T19:30:28Z")

</div>

Hi all, I have a page that allows the user to select a row of a table and see more details about it by navigating them to a new page. The new page contains a back button that returns them to the larger table's view. Thi…

---

## [Expression management best practices/D.R.Y](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/expression-management-best-practices-d-r-y/94662)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@msteele](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/msteele)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/expression-management-best-practices-d-r-y/94662 "2024-08-14T19:05:57Z")

</div>

Do people have best practices, source control, or ways to ensure resuability and consistency of expression bindings? We're heavy users of expressions, particularly since @pturmel's Integration Toolkit provides expressio…

---

## [How many views deep can you go before parameters have issues passing?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-many-views-deep-can-you-go-before-parameters-have-issues-passing/93699)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@CTrenkamp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/CTrenkamp)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-many-views-deep-can-you-go-before-parameters-have-issues-passing/93699 "2024-08-14T18:07:22Z")

</div>

We pass parameters three to six views deep and get intermittent issues with the quality overlay red box of death due to a parameter not updating before the screen is finished load. I have been fixing this by using a now(…

---

## [Best option for Perspective Dashboard widget views](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-option-for-perspective-dashboard-widget-views/56919)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-option-for-perspective-dashboard-widget-views/56919 "2024-08-14T17:42:24Z")

</div>

I’m starting to explore the Dashboard component for use as a manufacturing plant overview. I’ve tried Flex Container and a Coordinate Container using % settings for x, y, widths, heights, fontSize, etc., but neither ada…

---

## [Updating bound tag properties on a UDT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updating-bound-tag-properties-on-a-udt/94655)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@L\_F](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/L_F)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updating-bound-tag-properties-on-a-udt/94655 "2024-08-14T17:08:41Z")

</div>

I have a UDT with 2 alarms configured on one of the UDT's tags. The alarm properties are bound to parameters of the UDT, see below. I'm able to update the parameters, but the bindings do not apply the changes. Do I n…

---

## [Move the xTrace to synchronize with another chart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/move-the-xtrace-to-synchronize-with-another-chart/94306)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@AJBerera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AJBerera)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/move-the-xtrace-to-synchronize-with-another-chart/94306 "2024-08-14T17:07:06Z")

</div>

Ignition 8.1.25 Vision I have 2 charts one above the other in separate containers that share the same x axis range values 1-x. I am trying to use a property change event on the top chart selectedXValue to move the xTra…

---

## [Hach WIMS and Vision 8.1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/hach-wims-and-vision-8-1/94644)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Brad\_Niemi1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brad_Niemi1)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/hach-wims-and-vision-8-1/94644 "2024-08-14T16:06:29Z")

</div>

We have a Vision app that our customer wants to use Hach WIMS (SQL Database with a .NET wrapper). We are currently using the Sample\_SQLite\_Database, but need to access it.

---

## [\[Bug\] system.opc.readValues() misses some values until system.opc.readValue() is used on them](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-system-opc-readvalues-misses-some-values-until-system-opc-readvalue-is-used-on-them/94652)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Ryan\_Deardorff](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ryan_Deardorff)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-system-opc-readvalues-misses-some-values-until-system-opc-readvalue-is-used-on-them/94652 "2024-08-14T14:42:56Z")

</div>

I have some code that reads a list of OPC values using system.opc.readValues(), and noticed that often some values were returning as None. As soon as I would read the same path using the OPC Quick Client, suddenly the v…

---

## [Barcode in Tablet](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/barcode-in-tablet/94624)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Jose\_Rodolfo\_Mutuc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jose_Rodolfo_Mutuc)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/barcode-in-tablet/94624 "2024-08-14T13:39:26Z")

</div>

it possible to disable the camera when using barcode ? i need to use only barcode scanner

---

## [Sending a Vision project from on EAM controller to another](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sending-a-vision-project-from-on-eam-controller-to-another/94645)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@cs\_tractor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cs_tractor)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sending-a-vision-project-from-on-eam-controller-to-another/94645 "2024-08-14T13:37:13Z")

</div>

Hello, How can I send a project from one EAM CONTROLLER to another. Similar to how you can use the Send Project agent task to send a project from the EAM controller to an Agent. My vision is that we could make a "enter…

---

## [Text Field binded to table.props.data Next and Back buttons](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-field-binded-to-table-props-data-next-and-back-buttons/90728)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Alejandro\_Alaco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alejandro_Alaco)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-field-binded-to-table-props-data-next-and-back-buttons/90728 "2024-08-14T12:25:50Z")

</div>

Hi! In ignition perspective I have a text field binded to a data from a table .../TablaInventario.props.data\[0\]\['Clase equipo'\] so it shows the data from column "Clase equipo" in row 0 I want to add a "next" button s…

---

## [PLC Delta Simulator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/plc-delta-simulator/94640)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@taguililla](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/taguililla)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/plc-delta-simulator/94640 "2024-08-14T12:53:33Z")

</div>

Hello. I have connected a Delta PLC simulator in Ignition Gateway, but I can't read the signals: The simulator have the same program that physical PLC and the ID is 1. Could you help me? Thank you. Best regards.

---

## [Write UDT parameter value to OPC tag value if tag value not equal to parameter value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/write-udt-parameter-value-to-opc-tag-value-if-tag-value-not-equal-to-parameter-value/93346)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Rusty](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rusty)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 12:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/write-udt-parameter-value-to-opc-tag-value-if-tag-value-not-equal-to-parameter-value/93346 "2024-08-14T12:19:20Z")

</div>

Hello Everyone, There is likely a simple solution to this issue, but I just can't think of the right way to do this. I'm trying to write UDT parameter value to an OPC tag value if the tag value is not equal to paramete…

[Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=352)

[Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=354)
