# Ignition

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## [Does Ignition support Open Protocol?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/does-ignition-support-open-protocol/90518)

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**Author:** [@Eagel007](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eagel007)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/does-ignition-support-open-protocol/90518 "2024-05-17T13:54:39Z")

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Hi, we use MQTT connection to connect to all of our devices, we have some torque wrenches and other tools that requires Open Protocol to control them. Is there a way without using any sort of middleware? Thanks

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## [Close popup automatically after x seconds in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/close-popup-automatically-after-x-seconds-in-perspective/90448)

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**Author:** [@bfreeman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bfreeman)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/close-popup-automatically-after-x-seconds-in-perspective/90448 "2024-05-17T13:31:23Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to close a popup automatically after x seconds in Perspective. So far I've tried the following script on the view's onStartup event: def runAction(self): def closeLater(): from time import sleep sl…

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## [Report Not Pulling Data Correctly for Multiple Day Data Sets](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-not-pulling-data-correctly-for-multiple-day-data-sets/90515)

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**Author:** [@Ben\_Blaschuk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ben_Blaschuk)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 1:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-not-pulling-data-correctly-for-multiple-day-data-sets/90515 "2024-05-17T13:10:05Z")

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I have a DNR Report that we need to pull min by min data on a process. This data is gathered by tags with in Ignition as well as as by a SQL database. There are 11 columns of data which most are either a date/time or a…

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## [\[FEATURE\] Go and Select view in the project browser tree](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-go-and-select-view-in-the-project-browser-tree/86265)

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**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-go-and-select-view-in-the-project-browser-tree/86265 "2024-05-17T12:45:35Z")

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Often the Project browser Tree is collapsed and it take some times to locate an opened ressources (especially view). It could be very convenient to have a right click context menu on the tab of the ressources to go an…

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## [Client connections to server with multiple NICs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-connections-to-server-with-multiple-nics/90473)

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**Author:** [@taglias](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/taglias)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-connections-to-server-with-multiple-nics/90473 "2024-05-17T11:38:11Z")

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Hi, I have a pair of redundant servers with 3 NICs: PLC, HMI and a dedicated network for redundancy (RED), obviously with different classes. When I start a Vision client (or even the designer), the client tries to use …

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## [How to license a custom module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-license-a-custom-module/90547)

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**Author:** [@PRASHANTH\_KAKKIRALA](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PRASHANTH_KAKKIRALA)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-license-a-custom-module/90547 "2024-05-17T11:30:58Z")

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I've built my own custom module. How do I license it. I've set it to work in 'free' mode for the time being, but how will we handle the module's license going forward? Do we need to pass it to IA to validate and make i…

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## [I have to implement Jedis or Redis into ignition webdev Module to cache the API's. Can somebody guide me on this?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-have-to-implement-jedis-or-redis-into-ignition-webdev-module-to-cache-the-apis-can-somebody-guide-me-on-this/90412)

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**Author:** [@Taher\_Chittalwala](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Taher_Chittalwala)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-have-to-implement-jedis-or-redis-into-ignition-webdev-module-to-cache-the-apis-can-somebody-guide-me-on-this/90412 "2024-05-17T09:53:03Z")

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I want cache some API's in ignition using Jedis or Redis to increase the efficiency. Is there any possible solution to cache API's in webdev module?

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## [How to filter transfrom with checkboxes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-filter-transfrom-with-checkboxes/90548)

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**Author:** [@Alejandro\_Alaco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alejandro_Alaco)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 8:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-filter-transfrom-with-checkboxes/90548 "2024-05-17T08:19:23Z")

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How to aply this checkboxes as fitler transfrom with code

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## [UDT OPC Item Path to reference its parent folder name](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-opc-item-path-to-reference-its-parent-folder-name/62874)

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**Author:** [@Pyroelk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pyroelk)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 7:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-opc-item-path-to-reference-its-parent-folder-name/62874 "2024-05-17T07:23:26Z")

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I’m looking for a way to make a fully dynamic Item Path, but am having trouble with the last reference. I want to have each tag reference the folder name so when I copy/paste to add more folders, the tags update as well.…

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## [Issue with Modal Popup Positioning in Chrome](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-with-modal-popup-positioning-in-chrome/86535)

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**Author:** [@colton.mason](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/colton.mason)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 6:04am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-with-modal-popup-positioning-in-chrome/86535 "2024-05-17T06:04:02Z")

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Hello Ignition community, I'm reaching out regarding an issue we've encountered with modal popups in our Perspective views, specifically with their positioning in Chrome after what we suspect may be a recent update. Ty…

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## [DateTime Picker Browser Timezone](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/datetime-picker-browser-timezone/90544)

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**Author:** [@Nathan\_Wright](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nathan_Wright)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 5:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/datetime-picker-browser-timezone/90544 "2024-05-17T05:29:48Z")

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Hi all, Just have a quick question surrounding the DateTime Picker component within perspective pages. I have noticed that the component is strictly limited to utilizing the Browser or device's timezone which cannot be …

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## [\[ Resolved \] Reports module Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/resolved-reports-module-perspective/90512)

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**Author:** [@Esme\_Lopez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Esme_Lopez)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/resolved-reports-module-perspective/90512 "2024-05-17T03:35:27Z")

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Good morning everyone, I have a report designed for a perspective proyect, but I need to add an aditional sheet that shows información. is that possible?

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## [Column Container view not fill the extra width when link with Flex Repeater view](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/column-container-view-not-fill-the-extra-width-when-link-with-flex-repeater-view/90541)

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**Author:** [@Alagumani\_Kaliyaperu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alagumani_Kaliyaperu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 2:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/column-container-view-not-fill-the-extra-width-when-link-with-flex-repeater-view/90541 "2024-05-17T02:58:38Z")

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Hi all, I have created table in Column container view and I display it with Flex Repeater in other screen. My problem here is, the extra space on on my Flex Repeater view not filled automatically based on my screen size. …

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## [Get the Connection URL from a database connection in script?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-the-connection-url-from-a-database-connection-in-script/90540)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 2:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-the-connection-url-from-a-database-connection-in-script/90540 "2024-05-17T02:43:51Z")

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How would I get the connection url (jdbc:postgresql://HOSTNAME:5432/DATABASE) of a database connection via script? This isn't included within the system.db.getConnectionInfo return :frowning: It'd be nice if there was …

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## [XY Chart multiple bars in one category](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-multiple-bars-in-one-category/90325)

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**Author:** [@Pico\_Sankari](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pico_Sankari)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 1:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-multiple-bars-in-one-category/90325 "2024-05-17T01:32:35Z")

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I would like to display multiple bars in a given category on an XY chart without making a bunch of different series. My dataset looks like this: I would like each entry to be its own bar (equally spaced on the x-axis…

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## [MariaDB Historian Manual Query](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mariadb-historian-manual-query/89675)

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**Author:** [@Eugene49](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eugene49)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mariadb-historian-manual-query/89675 "2024-05-16T22:58:43Z")

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I want to investigate which tag is flooding the historian. To start, how do I add a between time clause with fromMilli timestamp:

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## [Install Edge IIOT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/install-edge-iiot/90530)

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**Author:** [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/install-edge-iiot/90530 "2024-05-16T22:56:20Z")

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I have installed Edge 8.1.35, I want to use Edge IIOT license not panel. The page says IIOT is available, clicking install takes you to the modules install page, but I don't see a separate IIOT module on the IA or Ci…

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## [SocketIODelegate - Socket connection closed, DriverState was Connected. Problem](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/socketiodelegate-socket-connection-closed-driverstate-was-connected-problem/90442)

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**Author:** [@Miguel\_Gomez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Miguel_Gomez)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/socketiodelegate-socket-connection-closed-driverstate-was-connected-problem/90442 "2024-05-16T22:47:57Z")

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Hello Everyone, I'm having some troubles trying to connect to a PLC Productivity P2-550 CPU. In the Log this is what I see: In Wire Shark this is what I see: 10.0.0.134 is the PLC 10.0.0.222 Is my Laptop In t…

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## [Row color on report table if, elif, else](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/row-color-on-report-table-if-elif-else/90510)

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**Author:** [@Ayanakoji](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ayanakoji)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/row-color-on-report-table-if-elif-else/90510 "2024-05-16T22:00:12Z")

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priority=="Low"?"916AAD":priority=="Medium"?"F5E11B":priority=="High"?"EC8629":"E22028" my expression is not working properly followed the examples here

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## [Force Expression Tag Evaluation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/force-expression-tag-evaluation/90521)

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**Author:** [@Chris.Hawkey](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Chris.Hawkey)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/force-expression-tag-evaluation/90521 "2024-05-16T21:02:39Z")

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Hello, Is there a way to force an expression tag to re-evaluate (or re-execute) its expression? I have them setup as On Change expressions, which is great for efficiency sake. However, I now lack the ability to force a…

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## [Manually trigger event script on tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/manually-trigger-event-script-on-tag/90495)

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**Author:** [@justin.huggins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justin.huggins)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/manually-trigger-event-script-on-tag/90495 "2024-05-16T20:45:11Z")

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I currently have an event script built on a tag that publishes MQTT data on change. Works great, not an issue with the script. What I am running into is tags that do not change frequently. I really need for the tags …

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## [Using tag calcs in reporting - range is same as maximum and minimum values](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-tag-calcs-in-reporting-range-is-same-as-maximum-and-minimum-values/90506)

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**Author:** [@Derrick\_Overfield](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Derrick_Overfield)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-tag-calcs-in-reporting-range-is-same-as-maximum-and-minimum-values/90506 "2024-05-16T15:47:52Z")

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I am trying to create an uptime report using the tag calculation query. I am counting lifetime run hours on the machine and wanting the start hours, stop hours and the difference and put it in a table. I have it the way …

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## [Fixed my slow computer, but still having slow updates... Help a newbie out?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fixed-my-slow-computer-but-still-having-slow-updates-help-a-newbie-out/90487)

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**Author:** [@Akshue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Akshue)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fixed-my-slow-computer-but-still-having-slow-updates-help-a-newbie-out/90487 "2024-05-16T18:52:14Z")

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So, I fixed my issue I had with a super-slow Logix5000 and ignition response - I had my CIP number of connections too high. While my system is now snappy in Studio5000, I am still getting less-than-expected response tim…

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## [Gateway Status API](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-status-api/38986)

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**Author:** [@kgamble](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kgamble)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-status-api/38986 "2024-05-16T18:45:29Z")

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I know there is an api that you can call on a gateway that returns information about its current status, like if it’s starting, etc. I have been racking my brain trying to find where it’s documented and can’t find the u…

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## [Use MQTT UNS to retrieve linked Historian PLC ID object](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-mqtt-uns-to-retrieve-linked-historian-plc-id-object/90492)

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**Author:** [@Drew\_Perkins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Drew_Perkins)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-mqtt-uns-to-retrieve-linked-historian-plc-id-object/90492 "2024-05-16T18:27:55Z")

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The end goal here is to have a UNS (unified namespace), but also use that same UNS to retrieve historical data. I realize with MQTT, it's only the real-time value, but if we could use the MQTT tree structure and possibl…

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## [How to edit a component like this?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-edit-a-component-like-this/90509)

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**Author:** [@D\_Mitri\_Tompkins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/D_Mitri_Tompkins)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-edit-a-component-like-this/90509 "2024-05-16T17:45:14Z")

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Want to use this component but obviously do not want the default entered info, but I also can't wrap my head around how to even edit it / have it work off of my own data. Any help would be appreciated.

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## [Show Dataset of Places into a Ignition Perspective Map](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/show-dataset-of-places-into-a-ignition-perspective-map/89960)

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**Author:** [@Alejandro\_Alaco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alejandro_Alaco)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/show-dataset-of-places-into-a-ignition-perspective-map/89960 "2024-05-16T17:16:15Z")

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Hello! I have a list of places (with longitude and latitude) in a dataset, non named queries, and I would like tos show them on a Map. I guess I would need to aply this list to the layers.vectors value. Any idea on how …

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## [\[IGN-1222\] Docked Window Breakpoints](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-1222-docked-window-breakpoints/64623)

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**Author:** [@kgamble](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kgamble)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-1222-docked-window-breakpoints/64623 "2024-05-16T16:47:40Z")

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Currently in the BMS Demo there is a main view with breakpoints, and navigation is essentially “hard-coded” into the screen. If you wanted to re-create the same sidebar navigation with docked views, you can with system.…

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## ["Invalid keys" for Named Querie on Json format](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/invalid-keys-for-named-querie-on-json-format/90507)

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**Author:** [@Alejandro\_Alaco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alejandro_Alaco)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/invalid-keys-for-named-querie-on-json-format/90507 "2024-05-16T16:26:26Z")

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I making a custom property "data" and I binding Named Query to it, When the return format is json I got a lot of "Invalid keys" warning. I should use this way so later i can filter it with checkboxes Invalid keys wa…

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## [Deploy the Vision Client on Docker for a balena device](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deploy-the-vision-client-on-docker-for-a-balena-device/90222)

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**Author:** [@Marc\_Pous](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Marc_Pous)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deploy-the-vision-client-on-docker-for-a-balena-device/90222 "2024-05-16T16:05:15Z")

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Hello everyone, i'm trying to deploy the Ignition Vision Client on Docker as I would like to run the client on a balena device. I tried but i get different errors. Is there any example on how to run in on Docker? Than…

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