# Ignition

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## [Updated 8.3 Voice Notification Module for download (Fix for module startup issue)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updated-8-3-voice-notification-module-for-download-fix-for-module-startup-issue/115390)

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**Author:** [@James.Lorenz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/James.Lorenz)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updated-8-3-voice-notification-module-for-download-fix-for-module-startup-issue/115390 "2026-05-14T15:57:27Z")

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As of May 2nd, 2026, the license associated with the Voice Notification module on 8.3 expired, causing the module to fault upon startup. For those with gateways that have been running since before the expiration date, t…

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## [Perspective table auto size in flex](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-auto-size-in-flex/39781)

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**Author:** [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-auto-size-in-flex/39781 "2026-05-14T13:41:25Z")

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Perspective 8.0.16 I have a flex view and several flex containers inside that view (rows). What I would like is to have a table (in one of the flex containers) automatically grow and shrink. I want them to grow to the…

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## [Siemens Enhanced Driver CPU 1515F-2PN SYMBOLIC vs ABSOLUTE instability](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-enhanced-driver-cpu-1515f-2pn-symbolic-vs-absolute-instability/115503)

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**Author:** [@milton.stathakis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/milton.stathakis)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-enhanced-driver-cpu-1515f-2pn-symbolic-vs-absolute-instability/115503 "2026-05-14T07:42:17Z")

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Hi everyone, I am currently on Gateway version 8.3.6 Stable and Siemens Enhanced Driver 1.3.6. My connection with a CPU 1515F-2PN was working completely fine with Symbolic addressing until yesterday. Now the connection …

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## [Power Table Row Select via mouse click](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-row-select-via-mouse-click/115522)

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**Author:** [@mdemaris](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mdemaris)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-row-select-via-mouse-click/115522 "2026-05-13T22:10:41Z")

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How would I get a cell value from the Power Table on a row selection using a mouse? I tried the mouseClicked event, but it fires after I click the row, then click on an empty section of the Power Table. So, now I am tr…

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## [Multi-Instance Wizard increment Parameters in center](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-instance-wizard-increment-parameters-in-center/115521)

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**Author:** [@alke](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alke)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-instance-wizard-increment-parameters-in-center/115521 "2026-05-13T19:43:58Z")

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Searching for this, I see that the multi-instance wizard has recently had some major improvements, but couldn't find anything for my use case. I have an array of tags in the PLC that show up to the OPC browser as Tag\[0\],…

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## [Scalar query returns unicode when it should be a float](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scalar-query-returns-unicode-when-it-should-be-a-float/115513)

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**Author:** [@bwhite](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bwhite)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scalar-query-returns-unicode-when-it-should-be-a-float/115513 "2026-05-13T17:09:37Z")

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I have a scalar named query that does a calculation on two values in a table and returns the answer. When the operator does not enter the values for that day, the query should return the fallback value of 0. However, i…

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## [How to prevent others from copying my Advanced Stylesheet and component designs?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-prevent-others-from-copying-my-advanced-stylesheet-and-component-designs/115508)

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**Author:** [@tejas200010](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tejas200010)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-prevent-others-from-copying-my-advanced-stylesheet-and-component-designs/115508 "2026-05-13T17:04:44Z")

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Hi all, I am a system integrator. I delivered an Ignition Perspective project to my customer, and now the customer has informed us that they will be sharing the project backup with another vendor. The other vendor can …

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## [Checking for PyDocumentObjectAdapter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/checking-for-pydocumentobjectadapter/115499)

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**Author:** [@drewdin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drewdin)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/checking-for-pydocumentobjectadapter/115499 "2026-05-13T16:48:54Z")

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I have a gateway script that is triggered by two different tags, one boolean and one document tag. When the document tag is empty {}, I want to skip the functions. But the value I'm being returned is the PyDocumentObjec…

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## [\[IGN-16242\]system.util.queryStatus doesn't return AlarmQueryResult](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-16242-system-util-querystatus-doesnt-return-alarmqueryresult/112798)

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**Author:** [@bghunt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bghunt)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-16242-system-util-querystatus-doesnt-return-alarmqueryresult/112798 "2026-05-13T16:29:57Z")

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From the docs we're told that system.util.queryStatus() returns AlarmQueryResult see here When I run it in the design console I get this: #Pull all alarms alarms = system.alarm.queryStatus(state=\["ActiveUnacked", "Acti…

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## [Report data source script access to element of another data source](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-data-source-script-access-to-element-of-another-data-source/115507)

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**Author:** [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-data-source-script-access-to-element-of-another-data-source/115507 "2026-05-13T14:51:31Z")

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My report has a query data source of the form, SELECT TOP 1 VALUE FROM my\_table WHERE orderNum = ? On the report Design tab it shows up in the Data Sources: I want to script a derived value. How do I access InnerL…

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## [Migrate history database from MySQL to PostgreSQL with timescaleDB extention](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/migrate-history-database-from-mysql-to-postgresql-with-timescaledb-extention/115510)

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**Author:** [@olefredrik.kvalnes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/olefredrik.kvalnes)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/migrate-history-database-from-mysql-to-postgresql-with-timescaledb-extention/115510 "2026-05-13T13:24:27Z")

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Hello everyone, I’m working on a project where we originally used MySQL 8.4 as the history database on the same host as Ignition. However, after some changes in scope, the customer now wants to move the history storage …

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## [Cirrus Link MQTT engine compatible with Ignition Edge Panel?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cirrus-link-mqtt-engine-compatible-with-ignition-edge-panel/114717)

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**Author:** [@Some\_Guy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Some_Guy)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 12:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cirrus-link-mqtt-engine-compatible-with-ignition-edge-panel/114717 "2026-05-13T12:27:05Z")

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Is the Cirrus Link MQTT engine module compatible with Ignition Edge Panel? Ignition Edge | Ignition User Manual says that Ignition Edge can only use one tag provider.

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## [Whats best practice for multiple connections to the same database](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/whats-best-practice-for-multiple-connections-to-the-same-database/115498)

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**Author:** [@drewdin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drewdin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/whats-best-practice-for-multiple-connections-to-the-same-database/115498 "2026-05-13T12:05:51Z")

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One of our sites is running 8.1.44, has one database and a multiple connections to that database. One connection per project for a total of about 30+ ish. Going back to my 7.7 days, I recall this being an issue with the…

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## [Sparkline Dynamic Tag History Expression Binding](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sparkline-dynamic-tag-history-expression-binding/44008)

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**Author:** [@Ali.Etezadkhah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ali.Etezadkhah)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sparkline-dynamic-tag-history-expression-binding/44008 "2026-05-13T11:44:32Z")

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Hi, I would like to use a sparkline display along with my transmitter value in Perspective. My goal is to provide a tag path to the view that contains the transmitter and sparkline to make them interactive. The transm…

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## [How should I read from a tag in perspective?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-should-i-read-from-a-tag-in-perspective/115505)

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**Author:** [@danielps1818](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/danielps1818)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-should-i-read-from-a-tag-in-perspective/115505 "2026-05-13T11:19:55Z")

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I have a view with an input param called path. For that view I need to display the path with a property that is inside the path. Let me give an example: If path is \[default\]folder1/folder2/folder3 The property that I…

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## [Guidance on Ignition and Modbus RTU over TCP](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/guidance-on-ignition-and-modbus-rtu-over-tcp/86625)

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**Author:** [@Gaurav\_Dadlani](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Gaurav_Dadlani)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 11:16am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/guidance-on-ignition-and-modbus-rtu-over-tcp/86625 "2026-05-13T11:16:19Z")

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Hi, I have a GE Multilin 469 that can communicate via Modbus RTU. It's connected to a MOXA N5232 via RS 485 (2 wire) and the MOXA is connected to a network switch over ethernet. The Multilin is configured as slave addres…

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## [Exiting a Gateway Tag Change script prematurely?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/exiting-a-gateway-tag-change-script-prematurely/74330)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/exiting-a-gateway-tag-change-script-prematurely/74330 "2026-05-13T11:11:28Z")

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I'm sure I should know the answer to this, but how would I exit a Gateway Tag Change script early? You can't use return and I know it's not great to use sys.exit(). So what other options are there, apart from a potential…

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## [OPC-UA Server - NaN values in complex datatype](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-server-nan-values-in-complex-datatype/115486)

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**Author:** [@Andre\_Hennecke](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Andre_Hennecke)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 9:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-server-nan-values-in-complex-datatype/115486 "2026-05-13T09:05:24Z")

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We have a complex data type with double values which are set to NaN if not available. Ignition translates complex data types to a json string. We did an upgrade to Ignition 3.8.6 recently and run into an issue: The NaN …

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## [Alarm Notification Pipelines. Acknowledge by e-mail. Alarm name change to alarm label](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-notification-pipelines-acknowledge-by-e-mail-alarm-name-change-to-alarm-label/115502)

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**Author:** [@iscrac](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/iscrac)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-notification-pipelines-acknowledge-by-e-mail-alarm-name-change-to-alarm-label/115502 "2026-05-13T06:35:48Z")

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Hi, I have a question about Alarm Notification by e-mail. When I open the link, I see the Alarm Name only. How to configure another way? I need to use Alarm label, because Alarm Names I have only "Alarm" or "Warning"…

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## [Gateway Network configuration for redundant pairs and mixed SSL/HTTP connections](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-network-configuration-for-redundant-pairs-and-mixed-ssl-http-connections/115464)

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**Author:** [@Aiasa21](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Aiasa21)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 5:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-network-configuration-for-redundant-pairs-and-mixed-ssl-http-connections/115464 "2026-05-13T05:07:47Z")

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Hello everyone, I’d like to summarize our current server architecture and our future roadmap to get some advice. Currently, we have two redundant servers running Vision and another two redundant servers running Perspec…

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## [Array of UDT inside another UDT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/array-of-udt-inside-another-udt/57754)

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**Author:** [@Urvish\_Mehta](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Urvish_Mehta)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/array-of-udt-inside-another-udt/57754 "2026-05-13T00:16:03Z")

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Hello Everyone, I know this might be very easy for some of you. How do I create array of UDT inside another UDT? I am able to use UDT inside UDT but not able to create array.

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## [Data Sync Edge to Central Gateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/data-sync-edge-to-central-gateway/115493)

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**Author:** [@Mariangel\_Perez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mariangel_Perez)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/data-sync-edge-to-central-gateway/115493 "2026-05-12T19:06:44Z")

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Hi everyone, I'm experiencing a persistent issue with my Edge Historian synchronization and I'm hoping someone has run into something similar. Setup: Ignition Gateway (main) connected to an Edge Gateway via GatewayNe…

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## [Tag historian not recording](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-historian-not-recording/89518)

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**Author:** [@hw79](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hw79)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-historian-not-recording/89518 "2026-05-12T17:12:52Z")

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I set up a gateway script to write to a memory tag and then enabled history on it to the gateway's internal historian. When I try to bind the tag history to a component I get the t\_stamp but the data is all 0s. I've co…

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## [Gateway scripts not executing after upgrade to Ignition 8.3.4 and HA setup](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-scripts-not-executing-after-upgrade-to-ignition-8-3-4-and-ha-setup/115378)

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**Author:** [@lprete](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lprete)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-scripts-not-executing-after-upgrade-to-ignition-8-3-4-and-ha-setup/115378 "2026-05-12T15:52:55Z")

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Environment Ignition 8.3.4 Recent upgrade + Gateway Redundancy (HA) enabled Redundant setup: Master / Backup Backup gateway currently in COLD state Master: Backup: Issue summary After upgradin…

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## [Embedded View displaying Certain Tab](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/embedded-view-displaying-certain-tab/115467)

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**Author:** [@nelgielie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nelgielie)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/embedded-view-displaying-certain-tab/115467 "2026-05-12T12:35:25Z")

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I have a main view containing 3 tabs, along with an embedded view. The requirement is for the embedded view to permanently display the "Outside Plant" tab without requiring any user interaction. Could anyone advise on t…

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## [How to display boolean as checkbox in a Perspective table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-display-boolean-as-checkbox-in-a-perspective-table/25276)

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**Author:** [@chenlu.han](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chenlu.han)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-display-boolean-as-checkbox-in-a-perspective-table/25276 "2026-05-12T12:18:04Z")

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Hi all, I am trying to use a table to display a dataset of boolean values, like below: When I pass the same dataset tag to a Perspective Table, the cells display as text instead of checkboxes: This is the props va…

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## [Cannot delete SFC element when developing using Mac OS](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-delete-sfc-element-when-developing-using-mac-os/96406)

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**Author:** [@illank86](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/illank86)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-delete-sfc-element-when-developing-using-mac-os/96406 "2026-05-11T22:49:20Z")

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Hi All, i tried to develop new approval system using SFC, just a trial, if its fit for my nedds or not, but then i cannot delete any element on the SFC designer. i dont know, i might doing something wrong, so i updated…

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## [Event Configuration Print Out to debug](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/event-configuration-print-out-to-debug/60091)

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**Author:** [@Brad\_Medley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brad_Medley)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/event-configuration-print-out-to-debug/60091 "2026-05-11T20:20:57Z")

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This might be a simple question, but where do you find the print out in the Event Configuration while scripting to help debug.

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## [\[IGN-16217\] UDP Driver messages not showing up in OPC quick client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-16217-udp-driver-messages-not-showing-up-in-opc-quick-client/115456)

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**Author:** [@Matthew\_Karee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matthew_Karee)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-16217-udp-driver-messages-not-showing-up-in-opc-quick-client/115456 "2026-05-11T18:56:50Z")

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I have a barcode scanner receiver that I want to have send messages to a UDP driver in Ignition (I previously had the barcode scanners configured for UDP with a UDP listener in Node-RED but this option is no longer avail…

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## [Same Model -\> Same Generated Runtime: Declarative Ignition Provisioning](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/same-model-same-generated-runtime-declarative-ignition-provisioning/115289)

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**Author:** [@ates.turan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ates.turan)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/same-model-same-generated-runtime-declarative-ignition-provisioning/115289 "2026-05-11T18:25:52Z")

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Hello everyone, I have been exploring a simple question: Can an Ignition project be provisioned more like a repeatable software system and less like a manually assembled SCADA project? In short, I am trying to automat…

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