# Ignition

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## [Launcher zoom In](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/launcher-zoom-in/82781)

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**Author:** [@Sarunas\_Skirys](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sarunas_Skirys)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 5:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/launcher-zoom-in/82781 "2023-12-12T05:28:58Z")

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Hi, I've created a window using ignition designer where I've got 8 conveyors which need to be visible all at once. Is there a way to make this screen zoomable while using Launcher?

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## [Box and Whisker Chart cell update approach](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/box-and-whisker-chart-cell-update-approach/82977)

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**Author:** [@Callmesoon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Callmesoon)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 3:46am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/box-and-whisker-chart-cell-update-approach/82977 "2023-12-12T03:46:05Z")

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Dear all, I would like to know if the box-and-whisker chart will update automatically when I use cell updates in the row and column by binding the value to a tag which will change constantly. If it will not update auto…

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## [Tag group poll rates](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-group-poll-rates/67966)

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**Author:** [@A\_Souther](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/A_Souther)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 1:24am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-group-poll-rates/67966 "2023-12-12T01:24:05Z")

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I am having issues with my tag groups not polling devices at the correct speed I have set them at. The rate the tag groups were polling at before were causing heavy network load on the devices so I tried to adjust them …

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## [Perspective dashboard widget prop resetting parameters to default](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-dashboard-widget-prop-resetting-parameters-to-default/66820)

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**Author:** [@Isaac\_Hodgkins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Isaac_Hodgkins)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-dashboard-widget-prop-resetting-parameters-to-default/66820 "2023-12-12T01:02:46Z")

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I'm experiencing some strange behavior when sending JSON data to the widgets prop of the dashboard component. In the below screenshot you can see a custom value I have called json. It contains the following string. \[…

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## [Perspective double click alarm acknowledgement](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-double-click-alarm-acknowledgement/58662)

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**Author:** [@Cody\_Miller](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Cody_Miller)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-double-click-alarm-acknowledgement/58662 "2023-12-11T23:03:35Z")

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I am wanting to add functionality in Perspective that allows me to acknowledge an alarm when double clicked. I have attached a screenshot of how it was done in Vision but have not been able to make it work on Perspective…

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## [Include third party dependencies in Ignition module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/include-third-party-dependencies-in-ignition-module/82838)

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**Author:** [@BenS](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/BenS)\
**Replies:** 34\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/include-third-party-dependencies-in-ignition-module/82838 "2023-12-11T22:47:52Z")

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I am trying to build an Ignition SDK module that integrates Ignition with third party Java dependencies that are on my local computer. I am following the Gradle example that was used in the Ignition SDK course on Inducti…

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## [\[IGN-8841\] Perspective | Hyperlink | CTRL + Clic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-8841-perspective-hyperlink-ctrl-clic/82971)

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**Author:** [@luc.martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luc.martin)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-8841-perspective-hyperlink-ctrl-clic/82971 "2023-12-11T22:25:26Z")

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I'm on 8.1.33 There is a way that hyperlink ctrl+clic open the link into a new tab without using scripting event?

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## [ModBus Tag Groups Polled or Subscribed](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-tag-groups-polled-or-subscribed/83004)

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**Author:** [@Jacob\_Leonard](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jacob_Leonard)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-tag-groups-polled-or-subscribed/83004 "2023-12-11T21:47:26Z")

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When talking to a ModBus device; how does the different tag group settings, Polled vs Subscribed, behave? In a opc ua device, the differences are very apparent; but as ModBus is, by its very nature, Polled; what does se…

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## [Individual SCADA parameters/settings for different users](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/individual-scada-parameters-settings-for-different-users/83001)

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**Author:** [@Michal\_Goralczyk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Michal_Goralczyk)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/individual-scada-parameters-settings-for-different-users/83001 "2023-12-11T21:13:05Z")

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Hello, I have a question about Ignition settings depending on the logged-in user. Is it possible for each user to set individual settings, for example, in the alarm? Let's say I have an alarm that is triggered by defau…

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## [Modbus Security and Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-security-and-ignition/81729)

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**Author:** [@Jacob\_Leonard](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jacob_Leonard)\
**Replies:** 30\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-security-and-ignition/81729 "2023-12-11T21:07:38Z")

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Short Story: This device uses a Modbus write to verify security before you can pull data from it. I need to write "xxxx" to register 10434 before it responds to any Modbus reads. If it gets reads before the write, it cl…

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## [Tag Browse Tree : node filter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-browse-tree-node-filter/72682)

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**Author:** [@KIM\_SUNG\_HOO](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KIM_SUNG_HOO)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-browse-tree-node-filter/72682 "2023-12-11T21:06:45Z")

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Hi I'm editing the tag browse tree components right now. I want to bring only "value" of the tag, but all unnecessary properties(Deadband, Tooltip, ReadOnly etc) are displayed. Please tell me how I can hide these eleme…

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## [StarComponent Date Time Input - start date and an end date](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/starcomponent-date-time-input-start-date-and-an-end-date/82995)

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**Author:** [@italogustavoaraujo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/italogustavoaraujo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/starcomponent-date-time-input-start-date-and-an-end-date/82995 "2023-12-11T19:00:22Z")

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How can I use the same Date component to select the start date and an end date? I am currently using two components to achieve this, as shown below:

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## [Ignition 7.6.7 version to 8.1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-6-7-version-to-8-1/82991)

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**Author:** [@eduardo.ojalvo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/eduardo.ojalvo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-6-7-version-to-8-1/82991 "2023-12-11T18:27:24Z")

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Hi everybody, Someone has migrated an Ignition 7.6.7 to 8.1? Is necessary to follow some rules? Thank you very much.

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## [Perspective - Image / Icon - Hyperlink](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-image-icon-hyperlink/82970)

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**Author:** [@luc.martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luc.martin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-image-icon-hyperlink/82970 "2023-12-11T17:07:45Z")

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I'm on 8.1.33 Is there a way to add a hypertext link to an image or icon? I want to add a hyperlink instead of using the click event to preserve the integrity of native hyperlink actions in the browser (right-click menu…

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## [Perspective Alarm Journal Table Displaying Incorrect Label](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-alarm-journal-table-displaying-incorrect-label/55328)

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**Author:** [@mdia](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mdia)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-alarm-journal-table-displaying-incorrect-label/55328 "2023-12-11T16:27:19Z")

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I’m having an issue were the alarm history journal component displays the alarm name in the alarm name column and the alarm label column even though all my alarms have labels defined. This is happening with all my alarms…

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## [Suppress Write Pending overlay?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/suppress-write-pending-overlay/82983)

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**Author:** [@peter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/peter)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/suppress-write-pending-overlay/82983 "2023-12-11T16:09:56Z")

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In Perspective, is there anyway to suppress the Pending Overlay: The Pending overlay is displayed for Good quality, subcode 2 only I don't want to suppress the other overlays, only this one that keeps telling me "…

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## [Count number of tags with value x and add to a dataset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/count-number-of-tags-with-value-x-and-add-to-a-dataset/82923)

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**Author:** [@neil2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/neil2)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/count-number-of-tags-with-value-x-and-add-to-a-dataset/82923 "2023-12-11T16:02:19Z")

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Hi hope someone can help me on this one. I am looking to loop through a set of tags and depending on their value add each tagname to a dataset depending on the value. Say I have 100 tags and each can have the value 0,1…

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## [Dynamic Row/Column table creation?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-row-column-table-creation/82902)

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**Author:** [@Wasif\_Shaukat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Wasif_Shaukat)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-row-column-table-creation/82902 "2023-12-11T15:48:06Z")

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Hello I see you are the most engaging person here I wan to create tags in table using the row names and columns names for instance. For instance, if I have columns as C1 , C2, C3 and rows as R1, R2 R3, Then I want to …

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## [Different ways to Send data to Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/different-ways-to-send-data-to-ignition/82965)

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**Author:** [@pshashipreetham](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pshashipreetham)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/different-ways-to-send-data-to-ignition/82965 "2023-12-11T14:45:46Z")

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Hi, I am looking at different ways of sending data to the Tags in the Ignition; as of Now, I am trying Azure IoT Hub. Are there any other ways to send data to the Tags from another system? Thanks, Shashi Preetham.

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## [Making changes to embedded SVG in perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/making-changes-to-embedded-svg-in-perspective/71116)

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**Author:** [@Chris.Wyllie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Chris.Wyllie)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/making-changes-to-embedded-svg-in-perspective/71116 "2023-12-11T14:45:43Z")

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Hi Guys, I am using perspective with SVG and I have found that embedding them to get access to binding elements is a huge help with the project I am currently working on. The SVG is created in inkscape from there I hav…

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## [Script about calculate the cumulative downtime](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-about-calculate-the-cumulative-downtime/82940)

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**Author:** [@chen\_zhe](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chen_zhe)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-about-calculate-the-cumulative-downtime/82940 "2023-12-11T14:22:54Z")

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Write a piece of code in Python to calculate the cumulative downtime. When the parameter stop is 0, start accumulating the timer. When the parameter stop is 1, stop the timer in minutes. When the stop is 0, always displa…

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## [Issue with connecting Python OPCUA server with Ignition as a client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-with-connecting-python-opcua-server-with-ignition-as-a-client/82958)

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**Author:** [@Sri\_Haran](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sri_Haran)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-with-connecting-python-opcua-server-with-ignition-as-a-client/82958 "2023-12-11T13:17:53Z")

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Hi, I wanted to establish a secure connection between my python opcua server to ignition, hence i tried connecting my python server with python client hence its working fine but the same when i tried it using ignition …

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## [UDT valuechanged script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-valuechanged-script/82950)

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**Author:** [@hfj](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hfj)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 1:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-valuechanged-script/82950 "2023-12-11T13:10:16Z")

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Hi, I got a UDT with 3 tags. Tag is a number Tag is a string Tag is a menory dataset. \[0R x 1C\] When the number changes I want to add the 2. tags string value to 3. tags list. (insert new row) I can't figure out how…

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## [Cause of logs (Restarting gateway scripts)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cause-of-logs-restarting-gateway-scripts/69584)

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**Author:** [@FABRICIO\_VILATUNA](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/FABRICIO_VILATUNA)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cause-of-logs-restarting-gateway-scripts/69584 "2023-12-11T08:30:34Z")

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I use a Gateway Script through Tag Change, a log is created in a DB, but reviewing the saved data I noticed that 2 logs were created that should not be, looking at the Logs I noticed that at 11:51:01 and 11:51:47 the Log…

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## [Iterate walk thru tree component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/iterate-walk-thru-tree-component/82935)

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**Author:** [@Eugene49](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eugene49)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 8:22am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/iterate-walk-thru-tree-component/82935 "2023-12-11T08:22:15Z")

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How to iterate walk through recursively the perspective tree below To output dataset: Reason: I need to be able to highlight desired label. Grandchild 2 is 0/0/1

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## [Vision EasyChart Realtime chart mode constantly flashing when loading new data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-easychart-realtime-chart-mode-constantly-flashing-when-loading-new-data/29631)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 6:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-easychart-realtime-chart-mode-constantly-flashing-when-loading-new-data/29631 "2023-12-11T06:48:29Z")

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When I set my EasyChart to Realtime mode, every update the whole chart blacks out and the axis is reset, then it reloads the new data as if the dataset is being deleted and then re-populated (probably is). Is there any w…

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## [Import KML/KMZ data into perspective map component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-kml-kmz-data-into-perspective-map-component/31068)

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**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 2:56am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-kml-kmz-data-into-perspective-map-component/31068 "2023-12-11T02:56:43Z")

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Hello I need to import KML/KMZ files data into perspective map to show pipelines and polygons. My guess I need some how parse KML files and put those data to map.layers properties. Is someone have any experience doing…

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## [Query journal alarm, no millisecond, sorting issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-journal-alarm-no-millisecond-sorting-issue/17422)

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**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-journal-alarm-no-millisecond-sorting-issue/17422 "2023-12-10T19:49:08Z")

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I query historical alarm from the journal with system.alarm.queryJournal. In my case data are stored in MYSQL. if the alarm is active and cleared in the same second when I sort my result with event time, the chronologi…

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## [Reloading window with Image after switchUser](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reloading-window-with-image-after-switchuser/82943)

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**Author:** [@danFromNj](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/danFromNj)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2023, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reloading-window-with-image-after-switchuser/82943 "2023-12-10T17:51:04Z")

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I have a project where the login screen has a full screen background Image. After the user logs in, using the system.security.switchuser script, all the open windows are reloaded. I understand that this is the default …

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## [Cannot repeatedly call scripts with parameters](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-repeatedly-call-scripts-with-parameters/82942)

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**Author:** [@chen\_zhe](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chen_zhe)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-repeatedly-call-scripts-with-parameters/82942 "2023-12-10T17:43:54Z")

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in perspective Cannot repeatedly call scripts with parameters, and everytime after saving the project, the global variables of the script will be reset to zero, and the output value will also be zero import time t…

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