# Ignition

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## [Adding components to an existing group](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-components-to-an-existing-group/23350)

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**Author:** [@chris.greenley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chris.greenley)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-components-to-an-existing-group/23350 "2024-03-08T19:51:50Z")

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Say I have 10 numeric labels and I group 6 of them (select all, right click and create group). Then later I want to add some of the other buttons to that same group, but since I now have bindings and scripting on that gr…

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## [Issue using system.tag.configure to add UDT instances to parent UDT instance](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-using-system-tag-configure-to-add-udt-instances-to-parent-udt-instance/87059)

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**Author:** [@Nick\_Wilson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nick_Wilson)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-using-system-tag-configure-to-add-udt-instances-to-parent-udt-instance/87059 "2024-03-08T19:47:57Z")

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Hello, I'm trying to dynamically add UDT instances inside of other UDT instances, but I'm getting the following error: Error processing edit for tag path 'Engine/Line/Line 1/Station 1': Bad\_Unsupported("The target path…

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## [How to write to an Ignition memory tag?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-write-to-an-ignition-memory-tag/87056)

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**Author:** [@G\_Andrus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/G_Andrus)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-write-to-an-ignition-memory-tag/87056 "2024-03-08T18:59:43Z")

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I am trying to write a value to a memory tag for testing purposes in an Ignition app development. I would like to a memory integer tag (TankLevel) to simulate Hi and Low level alarms. I've initially tried using a slide…

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## [\[IGN-9406\] Scroll-bar/Overflow Frustrations on Perspective View Canvas](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-9406-scroll-bar-overflow-frustrations-on-perspective-view-canvas/86998)

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**Author:** [@dustin.cooper](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dustin.cooper)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-9406-scroll-bar-overflow-frustrations-on-perspective-view-canvas/86998 "2024-03-08T18:46:31Z")

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Hi All, I've opened a support ticket about this, but I thought I would also post this to the forum community (and the resident CSS wizards!) because this seems like an interesting problem Ignition: 8.1.32 Browser: Chr…

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## [Selenium import into Ignition 8.1.13](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/selenium-import-into-ignition-8-1-13/58010)

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**Author:** [@francis.henry](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/francis.henry)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/selenium-import-into-ignition-8-1-13/58010 "2024-03-08T18:28:40Z")

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Hello, I am trying to install Selenium into Igntion version 8.1.13 and I am constantly getting error from just doing from selenium import webdriver… I have tried Selenium 3.141, 3.4.1, 3.0.2 and I get differents errors…

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## [Where is license page?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-is-license-page/87052)

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**Author:** [@Henry\_Wang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Henry_Wang)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-is-license-page/87052 "2024-03-08T18:11:14Z")

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I have created account, Where is license page?

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## [Ignition with RS500 emulator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-with-rs500-emulator/87007)

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**Author:** [@alex.cordova.ee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alex.cordova.ee)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-with-rs500-emulator/87007 "2024-03-08T17:56:57Z")

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Well I have dived in again on Ignition. After hours of trying to figure out studio 5000 emulator connection, I am connected now to ignition perfectly with a Ethernet driver. Now I am trying to do the same with the RS 50…

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## [Power Chart Grid Not Working](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-chart-grid-not-working/87049)

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**Author:** [@Pico\_Sankari](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pico_Sankari)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-chart-grid-not-working/87049 "2024-03-08T16:55:05Z")

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I am using a power chart and am trying to get a grid displayed on it. I can set props.axes\[0\].grid.visible equal to True and this displays horizontal lines. However, if I set props.timeAxis\[0\].grid.visible equal to True,…

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## [Tag.write vs opc.write](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-write-vs-opc-write/77696)

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**Author:** [@Urvish\_Mehta](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Urvish_Mehta)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-write-vs-opc-write/77696 "2024-03-08T16:48:52Z")

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Hello, there are two writes for tag. system.tag.write and system.opc.write. Whats the difference? is OPC one faster than tag write? What should be used and why and when. thanks

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## [Ignition Edge Connecting more than two devices](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-connecting-more-than-two-devices/49528)

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**Author:** [@MAz123](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MAz123)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-connecting-more-than-two-devices/49528 "2024-03-08T15:56:07Z")

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Hello The Ignition Edge user manual says “By default, Edge Gateways can have two device connections. Once two devices have been configured, the “add device” UI on the Gateway’s Devices config page will be hidden.” Is t…

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## [No While Loops in Expressions?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/no-while-loops-in-expressions/87037)

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**Author:** [@Estera\_Cioroch](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Estera_Cioroch)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/no-while-loops-in-expressions/87037 "2024-03-08T16:08:54Z")

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Am I correct in observing that there are no while loops available in expressions? If not, what would be the best way to get around this? Here is the logic I am trying to accomplish while(!tag) { if(errortag) …

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## [Ignition 8.1.38 Leased License Termination](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-38-leased-license-termination/87044)

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**Author:** [@Matthew\_Boyers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matthew_Boyers)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-38-leased-license-termination/87044 "2024-03-08T16:05:37Z")

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I am testing with newly released Ignition 8.1.38 docker file with leased licensing. 8.1.38 has a new system property called "ignition.license.leased-activation-terminate-sessions-on-shutdown" and if set to true, the gat…

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## [Height set to auto doesn work after browser update?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/height-set-to-auto-doesn-work-after-browser-update/87021)

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**Author:** [@Theodorska](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Theodorska)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/height-set-to-auto-doesn-work-after-browser-update/87021 "2024-03-08T15:34:28Z")

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Hello, We had a menu popup that used to scale automatically to the browser window by using height set to auto. It got an error in Ignition, but worked fine in Edge and Chrome browsers across different devices for severa…

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## [Forum tags for post about OPCUA and PLC drivers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/forum-tags-for-post-about-opcua-and-plc-drivers/87040)

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**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/forum-tags-for-post-about-opcua-and-plc-drivers/87040 "2024-03-08T15:15:44Z")

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it could be usefull if they were some tags in the forum for post about opcua and plc drivers. for example: opcua modbus siemens drivers rockwell drivers bacnet ... and perhaps a dedicated category PLC drivers ?

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## [Count handler in Reports](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/count-handler-in-reports/87036)

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**Author:** [@Dwayne\_Schwartz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dwayne_Schwartz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/count-handler-in-reports/87036 "2024-03-08T15:12:51Z")

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Hey everyone. I am trying to do a count on a report using the count handler for the summary. What do I need to do in order to count specific items? I have 1 and 0 as the data (Boolean). I just want to count all the 1s in…

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## [Yet another Perspective Table data to file export question](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/yet-another-perspective-table-data-to-file-export-question/87039)

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**Author:** [@msteele](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/msteele)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/yet-another-perspective-table-data-to-file-export-question/87039 "2024-03-08T15:08:09Z")

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I have a table in Perspective where data is bound to an array at view.custom.tableData which contains records formatted like the snippet at the end. Do I need to convert this dataset type before I can use system.dataset…

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## [Multiple Users in Ignition Designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-users-in-ignition-designer/87032)

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**Author:** [@Hector\_Andrade](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Hector_Andrade)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-users-in-ignition-designer/87032 "2024-03-08T14:20:32Z")

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I have a project opened in Designer that is at the moment telling me that there is four concurrent users, one of the users pop's up twice with different IP address. The other user have his computer shut-off. When I log i…

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## [Ignition Exchange - Network Device Ping UDT problem](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-exchange-network-device-ping-udt-problem/86742)

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**Author:** [@Aiasa21](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Aiasa21)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 8:22am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-exchange-network-device-ping-udt-problem/86742 "2024-03-08T08:22:41Z")

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Good morning, I add the UDT in my project and it works great to check the status of the connected devices. This is the link: Ping UDT The problem is that sometimes I have some disconnection counts but if I check on the …

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## [Orient template-components based on template size in window](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/orient-template-components-based-on-template-size-in-window/87014)

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**Author:** [@Remco\_Geervliet](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Remco_Geervliet)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 9:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/orient-template-components-based-on-template-size-in-window/87014 "2024-03-08T09:19:21Z")

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I feel like this should be possible, but I can't seem to get it working. My end-goal is to have an arrow inside a template change it's angle by 90 degrees based on the length-width dimensions of the template it's part o…

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## [Error Socket connection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-socket-connection/86873)

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**Author:** [@dhiraj.pawar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dhiraj.pawar)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-socket-connection/86873 "2024-03-08T08:30:33Z")

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Hi Team, We are trying to connect device which support TCP communication. We are trying to do communication over the web socket. I write below code sometimes its works correctly but some time its gets "\[Errno 10061\] Con…

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## [How do I make radio button instances dynamically?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-make-radio-button-instances-dynamically/87000)

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**Author:** [@Jose\_Rodolfo\_Mutuc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jose_Rodolfo_Mutuc)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-make-radio-button-instances-dynamically/87000 "2024-03-08T08:00:33Z")

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in the image below i want to create a parameter for instance instance number . when i input 3 the radios instance will be 3.

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## [Report Table curve borders](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-table-curve-borders/87010)

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**Author:** [@Vatsal\_Shah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Vatsal_Shah)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-table-curve-borders/87010 "2024-03-08T05:25:21Z")

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Is there any way to apply curve borders to report table component ?

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## [Auto save alarm journal every month to local computer folder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-save-alarm-journal-every-month-to-local-computer-folder/87004)

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**Author:** [@celo\_Tu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/celo_Tu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-save-alarm-journal-every-month-to-local-computer-folder/87004 "2024-03-08T04:19:57Z")

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How to set a schedule to auto save the alarm log write it on query or gateway and so on ?

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## [Reading Dynamic Alarm Display Paths for Translation Purposes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-dynamic-alarm-display-paths-for-translation-purposes/87006)

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**Author:** [@franklepkowski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/franklepkowski)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 4:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-dynamic-alarm-display-paths-for-translation-purposes/87006 "2024-03-08T04:11:57Z")

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Hello All, When I attempt to read the display path from a tag configured with an alarm it returns None. Is there a way to extract the display path with bindings evaluated? We were hoping to loop through our tags in scri…

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## [Detect Which Table Column Was Clicked](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/detect-which-table-column-was-clicked/44679)

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**Author:** [@m.boog](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/m.boog)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 1:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/detect-which-table-column-was-clicked/44679 "2024-03-08T01:27:34Z")

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Morning All, I’m working in Perspective, Gateway 8.0.16. I’m trying to let a user click on a Table column heading to open up a custom filter popup. I’m able to add a filter icon via CSS, and can capture the mouse click…

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## [Translations and Source Control](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/translations-and-source-control/86994)

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**Author:** [@Derek\_Parkinson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Derek_Parkinson)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/translations-and-source-control/86994 "2024-03-07T23:28:09Z")

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I have been following the V8 Deployment Best Practices for source control of my projects, tag, images, and gateway backups. Are the translations stored in the internal SQLite database and would also require exporting to …

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## [What is the correct way to sctructure two projects?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-the-correct-way-to-sctructure-two-projects/72581)

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**Author:** [@inigo\_gomez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/inigo_gomez)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-the-correct-way-to-sctructure-two-projects/72581 "2024-03-07T23:20:00Z")

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Good morning, I would like to know what is the correct way to structure two projects. Each one is independent and has a different gateway script. What would be the correct way to structure it?

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## [Ignition Designer Perspective "ERR\_CERT\_AUTHORITY\_INVALID"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-designer-perspective-err-cert-authority-invalid/86995)

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**Author:** [@Vakaris\_Urbanavicius](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Vakaris_Urbanavicius)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-designer-perspective-err-cert-authority-invalid/86995 "2024-03-07T22:37:42Z")

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If anyone could help, I would greatly appreciate it. I have installed the cert on the local machine and the designer however I am still greeted with this error when I try to access perspective views on designer. This is…

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## [Using SVG with linked Images in Ignition Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-svg-with-linked-images-in-ignition-perspective/86517)

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**Author:** [@cchang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cchang)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-svg-with-linked-images-in-ignition-perspective/86517 "2024-03-07T21:28:43Z")

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I have an SVG file that pulls in another SVG file as an image object. So in the SVG's code file, there are file paths as shown in the image below. (Note: I added the "/system/images/" portion) However, I am unable to…

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## [Tag group rates and amount of tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-group-rates-and-amount-of-tags/60597)

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**Author:** [@Esn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Esn)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-group-rates-and-amount-of-tags/60597 "2024-03-07T21:01:51Z")

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Hi, I have two questions regarding tag groups. If I have two tag groups with the same rate fx. 4000 ms will they then execute at the same time? Lets say that one executes at 12:00:00, 12:00:04, 12:00:08, 12:00:12…

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