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**Author:** [@bmeyers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmeyers)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-center-numeric-entry-field-in-perspective/78650 "2024-02-07T18:39:01Z")
In Perspective I have a numeric entry field. One of the properties is the align property. My options from the dropdown are right or left. I can put center and it does center the text but I get a red error in the designer… --- ## [XY Chart - background color](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-background-color/85256)
**Author:** [@Luis\_Perez1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Luis_Perez1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-background-color/85256 "2024-02-07T18:26:34Z")
Hello. I am trying to change the background color of the actual series on the chart with no luck. All the style background colors I see are the surrounding space of the chart. --- ## [Configure events in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/configure-events-in-perspective/85384)
**Author:** [@Darci\_Junior](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Darci_Junior)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/configure-events-in-perspective/85384 "2024-02-07T18:23:25Z")
Good afternoon, I need text to appear when hovering the mouse over the figure. --- ## [\[BUG\] TCP driver Inactivity Timeout](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-tcp-driver-inactivity-timeout/80831)
**Author:** [@louagejasper](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/louagejasper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-tcp-driver-inactivity-timeout/80831 "2024-02-07T17:31:17Z")
Hi, We have some tcp-devices we are connecting to. We have noticed at some point the connection is gone, but you can't really see it in the Connected tag, we don't know why that is. To work around it, we have set up an … --- ## [Update Ignition 7.8.2 Gateway Faulted](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/update-ignition-7-8-2-gateway-faulted/85312)
**Author:** [@Rolans\_Zvirgzdins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rolans_Zvirgzdins)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/update-ignition-7-8-2-gateway-faulted/85312 "2024-02-07T16:58:11Z")
Hi All, We are trying to restore Ignition Getaway 7.8.2v on Ignition 7.9.20v We got a msg 'Gateway is Faulty' Please find the log wrapper attached wrapper.log (910.0 KB) --- ## [How to export data to existing Excel workbook?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-export-data-to-existing-excel-workbook/85343)
**Author:** [@mdemaris](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mdemaris)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-export-data-to-existing-excel-workbook/85343 "2024-02-07T16:56:40Z")
Hello all, If possible, I would like to export data from a named query to an existing Excel workbook. If not possible, I would like to export the same data to a new Excel workbook. I have been playing with the system.… --- ## [Perspective Table excel report](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-excel-report/70598)
**Author:** [@Amir\_Farmanbar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Amir_Farmanbar)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-excel-report/70598 "2024-02-07T16:54:42Z")
I wonder is it possible to get an excel report from Perspective table info? someone just click on button and export all info to excel file? --- ## [Ignition gateway was crashed/restarted but showing up since last 2 months on the server](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-gateway-was-crashed-restarted-but-showing-up-since-last-2-months-on-the-server/85349)
**Author:** [@satya.chaturvedi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/satya.chaturvedi)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-gateway-was-crashed-restarted-but-showing-up-since-last-2-months-on-the-server/85349 "2024-02-07T16:17:32Z")
Ignition gateway was crashed/restarted but when I checked the services on Linux server, it was showing up since last 2 months 24 days. Ignition version: 8.0.13 Hosted on RHEL 7 \[USER@MYSERVER savedi\]# systemctl status … --- ## [Easy Chart not visible](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-not-visible/48599)
**Author:** [@vani161998](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vani161998)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 4:13am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-not-visible/48599 "2021-07-08T04:13:39Z")
I dragged and dropped a tag into the easy chart . After enabling the tag historian also my chart is not visible. can i know what is the problem exactly? --- ## [Viewing/Inspecting Dataset Tag Value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/viewing-inspecting-dataset-tag-value/85373)
**Author:** [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/viewing-inspecting-dataset-tag-value/85373 "2024-02-07T14:54:30Z")
I've got a dataset tag that is filled from a script. What's the best way for me to quickly inspect the dataset to see the values? I would typically temporarily bind it to a dataset in a view/window and inspect it there, … --- ## [Python Decorator Help - Accessing variables within the decorator from within the decorating function](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-decorator-help-accessing-variables-within-the-decorator-from-within-the-decorating-function/85347)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-decorator-help-accessing-variables-within-the-decorator-from-within-the-decorating-function/85347 "2024-02-07T14:34:34Z")
I'm playing with Python decorators and am a bit stumped. I wanted to see if I could create a decorator to help with logging and basic exception logging. I'm attempting to use this function to both create a contextualised… --- ## [Ignition and JoramMQTT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-and-jorammqtt/52918)
**Author:** [@cyril.jean](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cyril.jean)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-and-jorammqtt/52918 "2024-02-07T14:05:31Z")
Hello, I’m using Ignition with MQTT Engine module, together with JoramMQ MQTT broker. Since today, MQTT Engine always disconnect from the broker with the following errors CirrusClient 10Nov2021 14:25:39 ME-8ecb… --- ## [Perspective Tree with drag and drop](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-tree-with-drag-and-drop/72519)
**Author:** [@Matthias\_Wuest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matthias_Wuest)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-tree-with-drag-and-drop/72519 "2024-02-07T13:43:20Z")
Hello there I want to share a simple view with a tree component where nodes can be rearranged via drag and drop . JavaScript injection and the HTML attribute 'data-item-path' on tree nodes make it possible. Here you go… --- ## [Pass popup parameters back to main window](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pass-popup-parameters-back-to-main-window/56485)
**Author:** [@lcs226](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lcs226)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pass-popup-parameters-back-to-main-window/56485 "2024-02-07T13:42:11Z")
I have a main window that has a number of fields that the operator can select. When you click on the field , a popup window opens and I pass some parameters to it to configure what is display for the operator. Basically … --- ## [Transaction Groups writing to SQL table beginning with a number](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-groups-writing-to-sql-table-beginning-with-a-number/85369)
**Author:** [@Kieran\_Lynn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kieran_Lynn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-groups-writing-to-sql-table-beginning-with-a-number/85369 "2024-02-07T13:39:36Z")
Is Ignition's Transaction Group capable of writing to a SQL table, if the table begins with a number? I am having issues with writing to any table like this and would like clarification, if anyone can help. --- ## [Multiple power chart instances causes bad stale](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-power-chart-instances-causes-bad-stale/85370)
**Author:** [@Theodorska](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Theodorska)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-power-chart-instances-causes-bad-stale/85370 "2024-02-07T13:39:33Z")
Hello, we reuse an embedded view that has power chart in it. we have multiple system that we monitor from our scada and the view is set up so that it is filtered to access a specific system's historian path when accesse… --- ## [Error writing "Tag".value: Bad](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-writing-tag-value-bad/85284)
**Author:** [@Molnar\_Bence](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Molnar_Bence)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-writing-tag-value-bad/85284 "2024-02-07T13:24:49Z")
Hi everyone! I connected my PLC (s7-1200) in the gateway ( it works good): But I don't write this tag in the designer and here is the error screen: The tag is just a simple tag: Do you have idea what is the … --- ## [MQTT Transmission value Null until Tag changes value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-transmission-value-null-until-tag-changes-value/77236)
**Author:** [@joe.tamaki](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joe.tamaki)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-transmission-value-null-until-tag-changes-value/77236 "2024-02-07T12:35:15Z")
I'm using Transmitter to publish Ignition tags to Distributor. Then using Engine to subscribe to the tags in Distributor to validate the publish is working as expected. Any Ignition tags that change values are showing… --- ## [Show no internet connection Message in perspective screen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/show-no-internet-connection-message-in-perspective-screen/85359)
**Author:** [@Amitkumar\_Ravat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Amitkumar_Ravat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/show-no-internet-connection-message-in-perspective-screen/85359 "2024-02-07T12:09:34Z")
How to show message in perspective screen when there is no internet connection or gateway connection is lost. --- ## [Configure tags on edge device from maingateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/configure-tags-on-edge-device-from-maingateway/85361)
**Author:** [@Theodorska](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Theodorska)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/configure-tags-on-edge-device-from-maingateway/85361 "2024-02-07T12:02:53Z")
Hello, is there anyway to configure tags on an edge device from the main gateway? f.x. i want to update all tag alarms on multiple edge system from a centralized gateway --- ## [Background color not changing with property binding](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/background-color-not-changing-with-property-binding/85339)
**Author:** [@jrd](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jrd)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 10:09am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/background-color-not-changing-with-property-binding/85339 "2024-02-07T10:09:36Z")
I have a perspective view that has a check box (plus other stuff) on it. I would like the background color of the view to change, depending on the checked status of the checkbox. I added 'background color' in the style… --- ## [Navigation event](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/navigation-event/85303)
**Author:** [@Mihaly\_Sztojka](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mihaly_Sztojka)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/navigation-event/85303 "2024-02-06T20:53:54Z")
Hi Everyone! I have run into a problem where after a certain time the code turns on a variable( bool(1)) and a Navigation event needs to be executed, but as far as I know, you can only put events on components. If anyo… --- ## [Tags changing history storage provider after gateway restart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tags-changing-history-storage-provider-after-gateway-restart/85353)
**Author:** [@Kostas\_Votsis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kostas_Votsis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 9:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tags-changing-history-storage-provider-after-gateway-restart/85353 "2024-02-07T09:32:24Z")
The setup is multiple Edge gateways sending tags to a main gateway via MQTT. We had some tags that needed to migrate to a new history storage provider on the main geteway. This was achieved via scripting because of the … --- ## [SFC with Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sfc-with-perspective/75873)
**Author:** [@PRASHANTH\_KAKKIRALA](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PRASHANTH_KAKKIRALA)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 2:12am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sfc-with-perspective/75873 "2023-07-04T02:12:18Z")
Can we use SFC's in Perspective? It seems not available at the moment. Can we use Vision and Perspective together in one session? Can we invoke Perspective script from SFC built with Vision? What's the best choice/me… --- ## [Historical Data Duplicate T\_Stamp Primary Key](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historical-data-duplicate-t-stamp-primary-key/85336)
**Author:** [@Ben.Mehmet](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ben.Mehmet)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historical-data-duplicate-t-stamp-primary-key/85336 "2024-02-07T00:13:43Z")
Hi, We are getting a lot of data stuck in Store & Forward with a 'duplicate entry for primary key'. For example here is an example data entry: Looking at one of the points: value path="Fields/Slade Park/Is Connecte… --- ## [Failed to connect to Twilio](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/failed-to-connect-to-twilio/85326)
**Author:** [@OscarJ](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/OscarJ)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/failed-to-connect-to-twilio/85326 "2024-02-06T22:01:55Z")
I was testing to connect to Twilio services to send SMS from ignition but when creating the connection I got this error. Do I need to modify something? In the connection configuration I only put the username and pass… --- ## [2 Things: Odd Date/Time value and multiple tables into 1 excel sheet](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/2-things-odd-date-time-value-and-multiple-tables-into-1-excel-sheet/85294)
**Author:** [@Ben\_Blaschuk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ben_Blaschuk)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/2-things-odd-date-time-value-and-multiple-tables-into-1-excel-sheet/85294 "2024-02-06T19:01:37Z")
Hello All, I have 2 questions. There is an odd Date/Time Stamp that is being reported out into Perspective table from SQL. see picture below. When I transfer the date to a .xlsx file, it goes back to a normal format… --- ## [Pass a dataset to a PowerChart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pass-a-dataset-to-a-powerchart/85316)
**Author:** [@justop](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justop)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pass-a-dataset-to-a-powerchart/85316 "2024-02-06T18:46:03Z")
Is it possible to pass a dataset to a PowerChart much the same way one would for a TimeSeriesChart? I'm only seeing an option to create a pen and pass a tag path to pens.data.source --- ## [Logs forwarding to Splunk using logback.xml](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/logs-forwarding-to-splunk-using-logback-xml/85307)
**Author:** [@Julio\_Guagnelli](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Julio_Guagnelli)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/logs-forwarding-to-splunk-using-logback-xml/85307 "2024-02-06T18:28:56Z")
Hello everyone, I am using the EAM module and unfortunately there is no way to have centralized diagnostics logs for controller and agents. I have been trying to setup logback.xml file to push those logs to a Splunk ht… --- ## [CSS from stylesheet not being applied](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/css-from-stylesheet-not-being-applied/85126)
**Author:** [@ian.sebryk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ian.sebryk)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/css-from-stylesheet-not-being-applied/85126 "2024-02-06T18:23:20Z")
let's go! .psc-temp-celciusUnits { color: #ff4600; font-size: 3rem; } .psc-temp-celciusUnits:after { content: '°C'; } and here's the application: and here's the result: cue the \*wah wah waaaah\* trombones... n… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=486) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=488)