# Ignition

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## [Marker label in point inside chart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/marker-label-in-point-inside-chart/82244)

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**Author:** [@edoardo.manzardo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/edoardo.manzardo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/marker-label-in-point-inside-chart/82244 "2023-11-22T15:46:08Z")

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Hi, I want to marker different point inside chart component like this example I created chart from dataset and I want to marker this points that I show below by table. With this function is possible to show all p…

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## [Read-only access for Tag Browser in Designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-only-access-for-tag-browser-in-designer/52128)

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**Author:** [@mreal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mreal)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-only-access-for-tag-browser-in-designer/52128 "2023-11-22T15:39:15Z")

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It is possible to give view only access for the Tag Browser in Designer. I want to give our maintenance staff view only access to designer so they can look up screen tags for trouble shooting. I can give them view onl…

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## [Ignition Installation Crash](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-installation-crash/82254)

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**Author:** [@Alex\_Jutte](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alex_Jutte)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-installation-crash/82254 "2023-11-22T15:33:34Z")

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Hello! Trying to download the latest Ignition 8.1 onto my computer, I do not have any older versions on the computer. I run as administrator, the Ignition logo-box pops up and then fades away- it's not running in the b…

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## [Popup window and Window size and location problem](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/popup-window-and-window-size-and-location-problem/82243)

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**Author:** [@Stef\_Velers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Stef_Velers)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/popup-window-and-window-size-and-location-problem/82243 "2023-11-22T15:20:30Z")

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Hello, I was trying to make a popup window and place it on a specific location in one of my main windows, but it looks like the whole location thing does not work or I don't understand how it works. Let me explain my p…

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## [Named Query not returning correct dimensions dataset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-query-not-returning-correct-dimensions-dataset/82255)

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**Author:** [@hd2023](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hd2023)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-query-not-returning-correct-dimensions-dataset/82255 "2023-11-22T15:12:28Z")

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Hey guys, I have a named query (let's call it GetDataset). The named query has 5 parameters. The parameter values can make the table have either 12 columns or 13 columns. I am binding my table's data to the named query…

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## [Custom tool for tags creation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-tool-for-tags-creation/82228)

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**Author:** [@pgmo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pgmo)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-tool-for-tags-creation/82228 "2023-11-22T14:44:54Z")

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Hi all My customer would like to create Tags without using Ignition Designer. Is there any endpoint to connect to for Tags creation from outside? Or a tool like gcu, that could get a CSV file in and create gateway Tags …

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## [Two timestamps for one value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/two-timestamps-for-one-value/81984)

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**Author:** [@Jim\_Perks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jim_Perks)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/two-timestamps-for-one-value/81984 "2023-11-22T14:24:26Z")

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I have setup a expression tag history as in picture, however, when I query the results I am getting two timestamps and two values for the same tag. So every time there is a value change there is a higher value number…

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## [Select month and year DateTimePicker](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/select-month-and-year-datetimepicker/71790)

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**Author:** [@italogustavoaraujo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/italogustavoaraujo)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/select-month-and-year-datetimepicker/71790 "2023-11-22T13:45:12Z")

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Hello, I need to pass to a script just the month and year in an input component. I am not able to customize the component below to show only the months and years for selection. Has anyone already created a similar comp…

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## [Security on User Actions (e.g. Buttons) in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-on-user-actions-e-g-buttons-in-perspective/82204)

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**Author:** [@Peter\_G](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Peter_G)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-on-user-actions-e-g-buttons-in-perspective/82204 "2023-11-22T13:34:43Z")

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The Ignition Manual describes using Security Settings on a Script in the Event Actions, and using Component Bindings to Check Authorisation as two ways to restrict functionality to authorised users. Is there any differen…

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## [Script on Group of Components (onClick)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-on-group-of-components-onclick/82249)

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**Author:** [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-on-group-of-components-onclick/82249 "2023-11-22T13:26:52Z")

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I've got a few different groups, each with a few components in it. I've configured an on-click script for entire groups at the group level. Clicking on a blank portion of the group executes the script (navigation). How…

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## [Filter Table rows using embedded view data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/filter-table-rows-using-embedded-view-data/82241)

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**Author:** [@liam1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/liam1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/filter-table-rows-using-embedded-view-data/82241 "2023-11-22T13:06:20Z")

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I have a table which contains columns configured as an embedded views. I pass a tagPath as the parameter value to the view and then use an indirect binding to get the Realtime value. I would like to use this Realtime v…

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## [Error Caused by: java.sql.SQLException: \[SQLITE\_CORRUPT\] The database disk image is malformed (database disk image is malformed)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-caused-by-java-sql-sqlexception-sqlite-corrupt-the-database-disk-image-is-malformed-database-disk-image-is-malformed/67426)

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**Author:** [@victordcq](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/victordcq)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-caused-by-java-sql-sqlexception-sqlite-corrupt-the-database-disk-image-is-malformed-database-disk-image-is-malformed/67426 "2023-11-22T13:00:13Z")

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I've had to do some changes to one of the older projects of the company in 7.9 And we had a weird bug a couple of hours after i did an update, but it does not seem related to my code at all, yet i have to take alook at …

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## [queryTagHistory DurationOn and DurationOff](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/querytaghistory-durationon-and-durationoff/74870)

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**Author:** [@Asya\_Sergoyan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Asya_Sergoyan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 11:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/querytaghistory-durationon-and-durationoff/74870 "2023-11-22T11:40:25Z")

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Hello, I have numerous Boolean tags tracking pilot statuses for various flares. I need to measure the number of seconds every day that the pilot is on and off. Currently, I'm using a QueryTagHistory using the DurationOn…

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## [Format string of OPC tag goes away when OPC tag is bind to a custom property](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/format-string-of-opc-tag-goes-away-when-opc-tag-is-bind-to-a-custom-property/82113)

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**Author:** [@Stef\_Velers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Stef_Velers)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 10:09am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/format-string-of-opc-tag-goes-away-when-opc-tag-is-bind-to-a-custom-property/82113 "2023-11-22T10:09:27Z")

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Hi, I'm facing a problem with the format of a OPC tag. The tag has a float value with the following format: ##0,## and shows as follows: 14.42, but when I bind it to a custom property the whole format goes away. Anyone …

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## [SMS and Voice Notification for Remote Alarms](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sms-and-voice-notification-for-remote-alarms/82230)

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**Author:** [@Jesse\_Minjarez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jesse_Minjarez)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 6:36am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sms-and-voice-notification-for-remote-alarms/82230 "2023-11-22T06:36:19Z")

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Let me preface this by saying I'm fairly new to SCADA design in general. I've designed this Perspective project and am now trying to set up Alarm Notifications in the Gateway. We've purchased the Alarm Notification, SMS…

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## [Add a unit of the data in the cell of the DATASET](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-a-unit-of-the-data-in-the-cell-of-the-dataset/82233)

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**Author:** [@ignitionSL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ignitionSL)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 5:34am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-a-unit-of-the-data-in-the-cell-of-the-dataset/82233 "2023-11-22T05:34:00Z")

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How to add units to every data in a DATASET? Here I retrieve the dataset from the database. I need to add the 'units' in each data. Is there anyway that I can round up the decimal points? Here is the example dataset. …

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## [Query tag historian data using generic SQL query](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-tag-historian-data-using-generic-sql-query/82169)

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**Author:** [@chaoliang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chaoliang)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 4:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-tag-historian-data-using-generic-sql-query/82169 "2023-11-22T04:58:20Z")

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I want to query the historian data using (tagName, startTime, endTime) and send the result out as Json file. I thought abut using named query, but it does not support direct querying the historian tag list. Then I am t…

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## [Analysis Not Opening in Report Designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/analysis-not-opening-in-report-designer/82175)

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**Author:** [@h\_faize](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/h_faize)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/analysis-not-opening-in-report-designer/82175 "2023-11-22T04:17:01Z")

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Hi All I have ignition and MES sepasoft installed. In my Report designer MES analysis datasources is not opening when i add new or selected the old reports which was opened before and also there is no error logs. H…

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## [Retrieve and Display a BLOB in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/retrieve-and-display-a-blob-in-perspective/27114)

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**Author:** [@Joseph.Gardner](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Joseph.Gardner)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 2:34am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/retrieve-and-display-a-blob-in-perspective/27114 "2023-11-22T02:34:32Z")

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I’m having trouble converting a blob to an image that I’m pulling from a SQL DB. I’m using an event action on a button to trigger a query to get the Blob. After that, I set the converted blob to the image component sourc…

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## [Problem with the Block Transaction Group](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-with-the-block-transaction-group/82209)

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**Author:** [@Roger\_Denison](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Roger_Denison)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-with-the-block-transaction-group/82209 "2023-11-21T23:12:12Z")

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I used to build Block transaction groups back in the days of FactorySQL but now I'm having issues doing the same in Ignition. I have a table in the database with X, Y, and Z positional data in 10 rows. I want to write …

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## [Question about adding custom symbols to Ignition symbol libraries](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-about-adding-custom-symbols-to-ignition-symbol-libraries/82211)

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**Author:** [@Michal\_Goralczyk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Michal_Goralczyk)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-about-adding-custom-symbols-to-ignition-symbol-libraries/82211 "2023-11-21T22:38:47Z")

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Hello I have a question how to add my own SVG as an icon in Ignition library? What I have already found is the information that I should prepare a library along the lines of the following code: \<?xml version="1.0" enco…

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## [Use cases for Transaction Groups in Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-cases-for-transaction-groups-in-ignition/82154)

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**Author:** [@Gustavo\_Rojas](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Gustavo_Rojas)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-cases-for-transaction-groups-in-ignition/82154 "2023-11-21T22:30:06Z")

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I removed this content because was a questions I made to a LLMs . Pls delete the post .

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## [Perspective Alarm Status Table Selecting/Deselecting Alarms via Script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-alarm-status-table-selecting-deselecting-alarms-via-script/73408)

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**Author:** [@Ethan\_Caplea](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ethan_Caplea)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-alarm-status-table-selecting-deselecting-alarms-via-script/73408 "2023-11-21T21:47:32Z")

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I would like to prevent some alarms from even being able to be selected in an AlarmStatusTable so I have an on-click event script on the table where I check for a bad alarm in the array of actively selected alarms and re…

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## [Full version gateway backup to edge version gateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/full-version-gateway-backup-to-edge-version-gateway/82218)

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**Author:** [@Emile\_Laplante](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Emile_Laplante)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/full-version-gateway-backup-to-edge-version-gateway/82218 "2023-11-21T20:40:49Z")

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Hi, I developed a project on ignition full version trial. I bought an edge version license. Is it possible to make a back up of the full version and restore it in the edge version? I'd like to transfer tags, image and p…

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## [Latency and retransmission to DB2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/latency-and-retransmission-to-db2/80716)

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**Author:** [@gregory.sachs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gregory.sachs)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/latency-and-retransmission-to-db2/80716 "2023-11-21T20:08:44Z")

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Ok, having a weird issue that thus far has eluded solution by us... We have ignition connected to a AS400/DB2, and there is a firewall between the connection. We are getting high latency on queries, ie 60-120 ms for a …

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## [Default Button Event: Press Enter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/default-button-event-press-enter/76500)

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**Author:** [@mdemaris](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mdemaris)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/default-button-event-press-enter/76500 "2023-11-21T19:27:33Z")

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Question: I want to set a button to receive pressing "Enter" as the default, so I don't have to click on the button. How do I do that? I don't see any props that say "Hey, if you press the Enter key my onActionPerform…

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## [Clearing table data on view load](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/clearing-table-data-on-view-load/77255)

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**Author:** [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/clearing-table-data-on-view-load/77255 "2023-11-21T18:01:12Z")

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When I open a popup the table flashes up the data that was saved in Designer. The binding then updates and populates the table with the correct data. I want to prevent the Designer data from showing up. I could clear th…

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## [UDT Quality for its children](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-quality-for-its-children/82162)

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**Author:** [@gdube](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gdube)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-quality-for-its-children/82162 "2023-11-21T16:59:10Z")

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Hi guys, I noticed that we can read a whole UDT instance (with its children) in a single system.tag.readBlocking() call, but the quality code is always good even though the quality of its children may not be. Did anyone…

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## [Session Properties](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/session-properties/81993)

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**Author:** [@Aisha\_Shiddat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Aisha_Shiddat)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/session-properties/81993 "2023-11-21T16:36:22Z")

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I need to display different table data on 3 different machines. I would like to be able to do this respective to a specific IP address that is mapped to each machine. Is this something that is possible to do with session…

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## [Multiple single lines of System.tag.readblocking versus utilizing the array](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-single-lines-of-system-tag-readblocking-versus-utilizing-the-array/82198)

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**Author:** [@dmalec](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dmalec)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-single-lines-of-system-tag-readblocking-versus-utilizing-the-array/82198 "2023-11-21T16:24:48Z")

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Hello, I was wondering if anyone knows the impact of the 2 different scenarios: Repeating the below say 50 times, each tag getting its own read blocking logic if (system.tag.readBlocking(\['tag path'\])\[0\].value #Prefor…

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