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**Author:** [@Yixin\_Ma](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Yixin_Ma)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2024, 11:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-write-item-path-for-time-of-day-data-type/93067 "2024-07-11T11:37:25Z")
Hi all, I tried to create tags for the "time of day" data type. In Siemens PLC, it looks like But then how to write the opc item path in ignition? I tried "nsu=KEPServerEX;s=05602.PLC.DB30.B16@LTIME\_OF\_DAY" but it d… --- ## [Timer (from threading) doesn't write tag after a certain time (delay)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/timer-from-threading-doesnt-write-tag-after-a-certain-time-delay/92994)
**Author:** [@lcies](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lcies)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2024, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/timer-from-threading-doesnt-write-tag-after-a-certain-time-delay/92994 "2024-07-11T10:24:08Z")
Hello, in practice, i would need to write an output flag (Done) to True after a certain time (delay) that the input flag (Trigger) has gone to True: The input flag (Trigger) is reset but the second one (Done, the… --- ## [Gateway message gone missing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-message-gone-missing/93016)
**Author:** [@peter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/peter)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2024, 7:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-message-gone-missing/93016 "2024-07-11T07:19:06Z")
My test setup is a Gateway timer script that sends a message using system.util.sendMessage that is supposed to be received by an event handler in a view object. Here is the GW timer script that runs every 4 seconds … --- ## [Need help in SFC functional flow modification](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-help-in-sfc-functional-flow-modification/93001)
**Author:** [@srinivasan\_s](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/srinivasan_s)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2024, 7:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-help-in-sfc-functional-flow-modification/93001 "2024-07-11T07:11:44Z")
I am working with "Recipe Management Exchange project" available in ignition exchange, I need to do modification in that project. Let me explain the flow, It has two function, F1 and F2. F1 function will flow from one … --- ## [Modify element of tag array from table cell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modify-element-of-tag-array-from-table-cell/93041)
**Author:** [@face\_plant](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/face_plant)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2024, 1:47am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modify-element-of-tag-array-from-table-cell/93041 "2024-07-11T01:47:48Z")
Hello! I have a PLC which has a global variable (named SystemVars) that is an array of iSystemVars structs. I am using Ignition Perspective and want to create a table that displays the structs that makeup SystemVars, and… --- ## [Alarm Events on Ignition Edge vs primary Gateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-events-on-ignition-edge-vs-primary-gateway/93040)
**Author:** [@mmattice](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mmattice)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-events-on-ignition-edge-vs-primary-gateway/93040 "2024-07-10T21:22:28Z")
Hi, relatively new user here. I'm working on a system with Ignition 8.1.20 on a primary server and Ignition Edge 8.1.17 running on Groov Epic controllers. We have MQTT synching the Edge tags up to the primary Ignition se… --- ## [Writing data to dataset tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writing-data-to-dataset-tag/93031)
**Author:** [@Josh\_Hoover](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Josh_Hoover)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writing-data-to-dataset-tag/93031 "2024-07-10T19:57:39Z")
I'm using ignition version 8.1.35 and writing queried data to a dataset tag using system.tag.writeBlocking() and am getting error 'ValueError: Lenght of values does not match length of paths'. I can't seem to figure out … --- ## [Create a Bar-Line Chart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-a-bar-line-chart/92978)
**Author:** [@rprice](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rprice)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-a-bar-line-chart/92978 "2024-07-10T18:28:03Z")
Hi, I have a report generated with a bar chart displaying historical data. I would like to also display another historical tag, but with a line going over this bar chart. Is it possible to create something similar to th… --- ## [Bug Unwanted Clipboard message](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-unwanted-clipboard-message/93027)
**Author:** [@peter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/peter)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-unwanted-clipboard-message/93027 "2024-07-10T17:57:32Z")
This for Ignition 8.1.42 and running the Project designer on Windows 10 Pro 22H2 I am not trying to copy and past anything, but when I navigate away from the Project designer and then return to it, I regularly get messa… --- ## [Vision Self Reference Custom Properties](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-self-reference-custom-properties/93026)
**Author:** [@Jake\_Mehochko](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jake_Mehochko)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-self-reference-custom-properties/93026 "2024-07-10T17:53:52Z")
In Perspective, you are able to reference custom properties in expressions by using script like this tag({this.custom.tagPath}). Does Vision have anything similar to this? Or am I forced to reference Root Container.Label… --- ## [Clear all text Fields and dropdown within a view](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/clear-all-text-fields-and-dropdown-within-a-view/93024)
**Author:** [@rfolkes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rfolkes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/clear-all-text-fields-and-dropdown-within-a-view/93024 "2024-07-10T17:33:05Z")
I have a data entry page with several Dropdown and Text Fields. Is there a simpler way to clear all to "" / null value? Can make a button "Clear" and script, but was wondering if there was any other way to do this t… --- ## [UTC time conversion](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/utc-time-conversion/93022)
**Author:** [@marco\_alvarez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/marco_alvarez)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/utc-time-conversion/93022 "2024-07-10T16:57:25Z")
Hi, Im using the web Dev module and I have a client who is sending a time in UTC, I need to send some data back based on that time, the problem is that I need to convert that time to my gateway time zone and send the rig… --- ## [Create New Alarm Priority/Class](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-new-alarm-priority-class/38736)
**Author:** [@nlev80](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nlev80)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-new-alarm-priority-class/38736 "2024-07-10T16:02:21Z")
Hi all, I’ve been looking into Ignition as a potential SCADA solution for our future projects and came across smth that I can not figure out. In process industries it is very common to follow IEC 62682 (Alarm Managemen… --- ## [Power Chart - Logarithmic Y-axis Scale](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-chart-logarithmic-y-axis-scale/87711)
**Author:** [@Tony\_Phung](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Tony_Phung)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-chart-logarithmic-y-axis-scale/87711 "2024-07-10T15:38:53Z")
Does the power chart component in perspective have the ability to natively have a logarithmically scaled y axis like the XY chart? --- ## [Gateway Timezone is correct but the actual time is wrong](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-timezone-is-correct-but-the-actual-time-is-wrong/93019)
**Author:** [@Tracy\_Toth](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Tracy_Toth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-timezone-is-correct-but-the-actual-time-is-wrong/93019 "2024-07-10T15:32:38Z")
I am using {\[System\]Gateway/CurrentDateTime} to show the time in my title bar but the displayed time is off by 20 mins. When I checked the gateway, it was off by the same amount, but hovering over the time shows the corr… --- ## [Script transform in perspective table doesn't work anymore when I run a "system.db.runNamedQuery"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-transform-in-perspective-table-doesnt-work-anymore-when-i-run-a-system-db-runnamedquery/93002)
**Author:** [@Aiasa21](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Aiasa21)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-transform-in-perspective-table-doesnt-work-anymore-when-i-run-a-system-db-runnamedquery/93002 "2024-07-10T14:14:57Z")
I have a table in perspective where the data property is actually bind to a Named Query and I have a script trasform to change the background of specific row depending on columns value. It works good but now I add a Rad… --- ## [Perspective Alarm Status Component - Color alarm row by other alarm properties](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-alarm-status-component-color-alarm-row-by-other-alarm-properties/48879)
**Author:** [@jkirchman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jkirchman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-alarm-status-component-color-alarm-row-by-other-alarm-properties/48879 "2024-07-10T14:02:12Z")
Is there a way to set the background color of a single alarm in the Perspective Alarm Status component using other alarm properties such as Alarm Name? Currently it seems alarms can only be colored by state and priority… --- ## [Add Notes to Alarm in Client Window](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-notes-to-alarm-in-client-window/58466)
**Author:** [@Urvish\_Mehta](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Urvish_Mehta)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-notes-to-alarm-in-client-window/58466 "2024-04-03T14:32:47Z")
Good Morning Everyone, I have alarm setup on a tag, There is note field in there. Let’s say that this alarm is for sensor and note is troubleshooting steps. Initial note is to reconnect sensor but over time operator rea… --- ## [Nested UDT error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nested-udt-error/93008)
**Author:** [@Anant\_Upadhyayula](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Anant_Upadhyayula)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nested-udt-error/93008 "2024-07-10T13:39:46Z")
I am getting error as shown in the image. Here is the setup. Parent udt contains 3 child udts. and 2 parameters. Each child udt has 2 or 3 parameters. Some child udt has memory, expression and OPC tags. am I doing … --- ## [Best way of fitting an embedded view to an object?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-way-of-fitting-an-embedded-view-to-an-object/92984)
**Author:** [@peter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/peter)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-way-of-fitting-an-embedded-view-to-an-object/92984 "2024-07-10T13:23:24Z")
I may be missing something entirely here. Embedded views are fixed sizes when you drag them onto the view canvas. But if you set an embedded view's path to a view that is smaller than the embedded view, the embedded vi… --- ## [Updating the value in custom property (document type) in a tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updating-the-value-in-custom-property-document-type-in-a-tag/85834)
**Author:** [@nandakumar.g2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nandakumar.g2)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updating-the-value-in-custom-property-document-type-in-a-tag/85834 "2024-07-10T13:01:40Z")
Hi Ignition Community, I have a Tag with custom property which is of Document data type as shown. Now I want to update the value of this document using script below Tagpath = '\[provider\]ParentFolder/SubFolder/Tagna… --- ## [Why Ignition Edge cannot access to system provider](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-ignition-edge-cannot-access-to-system-provider/92996)
**Author:** [@Mehdi\_MECHEDAL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mehdi_MECHEDAL)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 10:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-ignition-edge-cannot-access-to-system-provider/92996 "2024-07-10T10:07:24Z")
Hello, Why Ignition Edge cannot access to system provider? I am trying to bind a perspective label with the user language at "\[System\]Client/User/Language.Value" but the value is Bad\_NotFound. --- ## [Where is the top of the class path?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-is-the-top-of-the-class-path/92997)
**Author:** [@danielps1818](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/danielps1818)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 9:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-is-the-top-of-the-class-path/92997 "2024-07-10T09:06:03Z")
Hi! Inside Ignition jsonschema library there is this code: 1 try { 2 URL url = new URL(schemaUrl); 3 parentSchema = factory.getSchema(url); 4 } catch (MalformedURLException var10) { 5 InputStream is = Thread.c… --- ## [iOS keyboard not opening in Perspective app](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ios-keyboard-not-opening-in-perspective-app/72943)
**Author:** [@kathyb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kathyb)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ios-keyboard-not-opening-in-perspective-app/72943 "2023-05-04T17:09:27Z")
For some reason, when I try to enter a setpoint into an input box on one of our Perspective views on iPad or iPhone the keyboard does not popup so I can't enter a value. It is almost like the iOS doesn't know it is an in… --- ## [Connecting to host TCP/IP server from inside docker container](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-to-host-tcp-ip-server-from-inside-docker-container/92942)
**Author:** [@Patrik\_Olsson\_Bichis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Patrik_Olsson_Bichis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 4:50am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-to-host-tcp-ip-server-from-inside-docker-container/92942 "2024-07-10T04:50:10Z")
Hi I'm trying to connect to an TCP/IP server that I'm running on my host computer, I'm using the TCP Driver but the connection is refused. docker run -d -p 9088:8088 -p 9001:9001 -p 9002:9002 --name ignition-edge -v ig… --- ## [Perspective table disable row highlight on click](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-disable-row-highlight-on-click/50995)
**Author:** [@gfeiten](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gfeiten)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-disable-row-highlight-on-click/50995 "2024-07-10T00:33:35Z")
Running Ignition version 8.06. I would like to disable the feature that a row turns blue when clicked on. Our table is configured to open a pop up when a row is clicked, and it is annoying the users that the row remain… --- ## [Slow system.tag.queryTagHistory results from partitioned tag table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/slow-system-tag-querytaghistory-results-from-partitioned-tag-table/92985)
**Author:** [@Jay\_Baker](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jay_Baker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2024, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/slow-system-tag-querytaghistory-results-from-partitioned-tag-table/92985 "2024-07-09T23:59:45Z")
I'm pulling back a full day of tag data at a time for a particular graph. When I run this for a day in the current month, it returns within a second. But - when I run it for a day earlier than the start of this month, it… --- ## [Annoying Gateway Logs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/annoying-gateway-logs/87296)
**Author:** [@jacob.ramirez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jacob.ramirez)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2024, 11:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/annoying-gateway-logs/87296 "2024-07-09T23:43:27Z")
Does anyone ever get these errors in the logs and updates don't push to perspective sessions? IgnitionProjectManager 13Mar2024 14:06:55 ###Fatal-An error occurred while reading project resources from disk. Disk-to-m… --- ## [\[PM-62\] How to edit the Perspective's Project URL on Mobile?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pm-62-how-to-edit-the-perspectives-project-url-on-mobile/92921)
**Author:** [@Andrew\_Hensley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Andrew_Hensley)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2024, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pm-62-how-to-edit-the-perspectives-project-url-on-mobile/92921 "2024-07-09T22:05:49Z")
I'm setting up Perspective Workstation on my machine & noticed my Project URL wasn't complete, so on the Desktop I did an edit to add /HomePage to the end of the URL to get it to the proper View. This worked great on the… --- ## [Perspective Pipe](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-pipe/83354)
**Author:** [@taohongyu88](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/taohongyu88)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-pipe/83354 "2024-07-09T22:00:11Z")
Perspective Version 8.1.24 1. Question One: I add many pipes in Page. When I select one , I can see the Left Pipes name . If I want to change this pipe's fill color , I need to change it in Right Pipes Array. How I … [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=375) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=377)