# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=582 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 583 --- ## [Overlapping of components in Reports](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/overlapping-of-components-in-reports/77967)
**Author:** [@Bharat\_Krishnan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bharat_Krishnan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/overlapping-of-components-in-reports/77967 "2023-08-30T22:00:15Z")
Hi everyone, I am creating a report for our hydrotesting results and in certain circumstances two tables in the report overlap with each other , both tables are coming of two separate data source , is there any other op… --- ## [Jython Script Exit](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jython-script-exit/27905)
**Author:** [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jython-script-exit/27905 "2023-08-30T21:20:17Z")
I have some scripts that utilize several if statements. If the script enters a certain one of the if statements, I want the script to stop execution and exit. I’ve been doing this with from sys import exit exit() Do … --- ## [Perspective PowerChart: how to set default aggregate mode & save user configuration](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-powerchart-how-to-set-default-aggregate-mode-save-user-configuration/72513)
**Author:** [@Frosty](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Frosty)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-powerchart-how-to-set-default-aggregate-mode-save-user-configuration/72513 "2023-08-30T21:26:57Z")
I have a perspective view containing a PowerChart component. This view is embedded into our custom company web application with an iframe. I have two questions: When adding a tag to the chart, the aggregate mode is al… --- ## [Modifying table's data binding styles](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modifying-tables-data-binding-styles/78574)
**Author:** [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modifying-tables-data-binding-styles/78574 "2023-08-30T21:32:49Z")
I feel that I have sorted out this problem before but can't remember how. I have a session custom property with a query binding returning a dataset. I want to change the color of a cell's background based on the value … --- ## [Unexpected error during tag startup after upgrade from 8.1.17 to 8.1.31](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unexpected-error-during-tag-startup-after-upgrade-from-8-1-17-to-8-1-31/78577)
**Author:** [@d3h637](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/d3h637)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unexpected-error-during-tag-startup-after-upgrade-from-8-1-17-to-8-1-31/78577 "2023-08-30T21:14:22Z")
My gateway won't start after upgrading from 8.1.17 to 8.1.31. I get the error below for a lot of tags, which means all my log files are basically the following lines, but for each tag. Note that the error suggests this… --- ## [Is there interest in system.mongodb for ignition-api 8.1.28 and 8.1.30?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-interest-in-system-mongodb-for-ignition-api-8-1-28-and-8-1-30/78586)
**Author:** [@coatl-dev](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/coatl-dev)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-interest-in-system-mongodb-for-ignition-api-8-1-28-and-8-1-30/78586 "2023-08-30T21:06:42Z")
Hello, community. I completely missed the inclusion of system.mongodb, as it is nowhere to be found on the release notes and on the "New in this Version" docs section. But fear not as ignition-api@8.1.31.post1 comes wit… --- ## [\[SOLVED\] ToPyDataSet() - 1st arg can't be coerced to Dataset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-topydataset-1st-arg-cant-be-coerced-to-dataset/78581)
**Author:** [@Matthew\_Csengeto](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matthew_Csengeto)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-topydataset-1st-arg-cant-be-coerced-to-dataset/78581 "2023-08-30T20:36:15Z")
I have two datasets. One of them works with the toPyDataSet function and the other does not. 'ds2' is contained within a custom property in an object in Perspective. 'ds' is contained in a Memory Tag. If I use the to… --- ## [Docked Window disappearing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/docked-window-disappearing/55130)
**Author:** [@mandeep\_gill](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mandeep_gill)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/docked-window-disappearing/55130 "2023-08-30T20:21:20Z")
Currently using Ignition 8.1.11 on windows 10VM. Hi I have currently setup the docked windows one is north, south and west. All these docked windows opens on startup but if click on west window menu button it disappears… --- ## [Find all tags that have history enabled](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/find-all-tags-that-have-history-enabled/78576)
**Author:** [@Bushmatic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bushmatic)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/find-all-tags-that-have-history-enabled/78576 "2023-08-30T19:57:02Z")
We are working with a tangled web of legacy projects and tags that have little to no documentation. I am trying to find a handful of tags that are logging history over an SQL database connection named something to the ef… --- ## [Why does the except: statement error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-does-the-except-statement-error/78569)
**Author:** [@rfolkes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rfolkes)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-does-the-except-statement-error/78569 "2023-08-30T18:55:04Z")
When I run this the 2 print staments do not print anything which is what I would expect since the values are null so the if statement should prevent the try/except from running, but the Query under except will run and ca… --- ## [Displaying query info onto table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/displaying-query-info-onto-table/78570)
**Author:** [@Christopher\_Lang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Christopher_Lang)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/displaying-query-info-onto-table/78570 "2023-08-30T17:57:19Z")
I am displaying a query table info on a simple table and in the designer it shows its working and displays but in the vision client it does not show anything other then an error Any ideas? --- ## [Update a table with .refreshBinding or Query Polling but not Both](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/update-a-table-with-refreshbinding-or-query-polling-but-not-both/78488)
**Author:** [@r123](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/r123)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/update-a-table-with-refreshbinding-or-query-polling-but-not-both/78488 "2023-08-30T16:39:21Z")
It's looks like I can not update the Perspective table with .refreshBinding if I'm also using polling. I just wanted to do the manual update in a button that removed items from the table so the operator would see it i… --- ## [backgroundImage syntax in Perspective Label?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/backgroundimage-syntax-in-perspective-label/78561)
**Author:** [@Wendy\_Minai1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Wendy_Minai1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/backgroundimage-syntax-in-perspective-label/78561 "2023-08-30T15:47:51Z")
What is the syntax for backgroundImage style? I am trying /system/images/imagepath.jpg but its not working. I am using it on a Label Perspective Component. --- ## [Keeping a device up to date](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/keeping-a-device-up-to-date/78554)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Gregory](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Chad_Gregory)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/keeping-a-device-up-to-date/78554 "2023-08-30T15:44:52Z")
I have an android app running a MQTT client that is subscribed to my ignition MQTT broker. How do I ensure that when the android device(s) come back online, they get up to date tags that they have missed? I ask because I… --- ## [Query Binding works in Vision, fails in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-binding-works-in-vision-fails-in-perspective/78491)
**Author:** [@MCC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MCC)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-binding-works-in-vision-fails-in-perspective/78491 "2023-08-30T15:00:31Z")
I am puzzling over a parameterized named query that works fine in Vision query bindings, but fails as a query binding on the data property of a Perspective table. The error shows syntax error on token: 'End of Expressi… --- ## [Gateway webpage text display error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-webpage-text-display-error/78557)
**Author:** [@Josiah\_Carey](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Josiah_Carey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-webpage-text-display-error/78557 "2023-08-30T14:52:29Z")
One of my users is reporting that the Gateway is having display issues. When I connect to the gateway on my computer it's fine, but he's reporting this text error on all browsers --- ## [Badge Login Removing Delimeters](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/badge-login-removing-delimeters/78388)
**Author:** [@Aaron\_Ross](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Aaron_Ross)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/badge-login-removing-delimeters/78388 "2023-08-30T14:27:43Z")
We are attempting to move to badge-based login. However, all of our badge readers use prefix and suffix delimiters when scanning badges. For example, a badge 12345 gets scanned in as {12345}. This was installed for secur… --- ## [Perspective table cell question](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-cell-question/78112)
**Author:** [@Kaloyan\_Radomirov](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kaloyan_Radomirov)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-cell-question/78112 "2023-08-30T14:25:30Z")
Hello everyone, I'am working on a project with touch screen, barcode and table. Barcode input is in a table cell. With start Up page event I can select a cell with a script: self.getChild(Table).props.selection.sele… --- ## [Report set in 30-minute increments](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-set-in-30-minute-increments/78351)
**Author:** [@Carson\_Hunter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carson_Hunter)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-set-in-30-minute-increments/78351 "2023-08-30T13:47:01Z")
Hello I am looking to be able to have a report that takes a tags data every 30 minutes and makes a report such as this one shown below. I am very new to all of this and have struggled to get as far as getting what is… --- ## [Igntion 8.1 communication with Siemens S7-1500](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/igntion-8-1-communication-with-siemens-s7-1500/71358)
**Author:** [@Ramakant\_Pohare](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ramakant_Pohare)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/igntion-8-1-communication-with-siemens-s7-1500/71358 "2023-08-30T13:41:44Z")
Hello, As per this link: Siemens - Ignition User Manual 8.1 - Ignition Documentation (inductiveautomation.com), we can take only absolute address of Siemens PLC during OPC tag creation in the Designer, so instead of th… --- ## [Switch authentication method using button clicked in perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/switch-authentication-method-using-button-clicked-in-perspective/77934)
**Author:** [@Priyanka.Khandge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Priyanka.Khandge)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/switch-authentication-method-using-button-clicked-in-perspective/77934 "2023-08-30T10:00:02Z")
Hi Guys, Does anyone know how to switch the authentication method? In my case when I clicked on the button then two conditions when the condition is true then open the username and password screen like below Wh… --- ## [Vision Window with background color](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-window-with-background-color/78545)
**Author:** [@Surya\_Chandra\_Mohan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Surya_Chandra_Mohan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 6:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-window-with-background-color/78545 "2023-08-30T06:29:08Z")
Hello, I am trying to highlight sensors (background color) which has incomplete components in it. When a user is selected from the dropdown, the highlight should happen The window has a dropdown of all the usersnames … --- ## [Selecting NIC ip address for ignition gateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/selecting-nic-ip-address-for-ignition-gateway/78539)
**Author:** [@GaryL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/GaryL)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 1:20am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/selecting-nic-ip-address-for-ignition-gateway/78539 "2023-08-30T01:20:38Z")
Hi all, I recently ran into an issue where the clients machine had multiple NIC's with different ip addresses. One NIC was reserved for the IO/PLC/OPCUA network, and the other network was a line that went to the local n… --- ## [Perspective No Gateway Connection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-no-gateway-connection/78199)
**Author:** [@Jason\_Hsu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jason_Hsu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 1:12am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-no-gateway-connection/78199 "2023-08-30T01:12:09Z")
Ignition Version : 8.1.23 We found the issue this week. Ignition Perspective App can't connect to scada server but other scada project works at same time. We did ping test for this device, the device was connected. Fina… --- ## [Edge Ver 8.1.31 Backup issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/edge-ver-8-1-31-backup-issue/78533)
**Author:** [@Keith\_Magill](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Keith_Magill)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/edge-ver-8-1-31-backup-issue/78533 "2023-08-30T00:29:37Z")
For some reason the link to http://localhost:8088/system/backup/partial fails. Says it is not available? This is on a VMWARE development Windows 10 Pro OS I cannot make any backups to move the Edge project to its runt… --- ## [Query - Error querying historical annotations for provider '{histprov/LocalDatabase}'](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-error-querying-historical-annotations-for-provider-histprov-localdatabase/77966)
**Author:** [@Jaron\_Hafso](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jaron_Hafso)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-error-querying-historical-annotations-for-provider-histprov-localdatabase/77966 "2023-08-29T23:02:05Z")
Ignition 8.1.30 PostgreSQL Database Available storage: Over 150 GB (dedicated drive) DB Connections: 10/10 Over the last couple weeks, the following error has flooded our gateway logs more and more frequently. Hundre… --- ## [Failed to update tag provider](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/failed-to-update-tag-provider/77958)
**Author:** [@Margee\_Beresztan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Margee_Beresztan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/failed-to-update-tag-provider/77958 "2023-08-29T22:41:57Z")
I'm trying to restore an IgnitionEdge gwbk I run into two scenarios: Connections enabled - gateway does not restart and eventually times out and cannot access again Connections disabled - when I try to enable the T… --- ## [\[Bug\]: Dock Cover Mode Bug with URL Parameters](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-dock-cover-mode-bug-with-url-parameters/78489)
**Author:** [@Carl\_Geib](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl_Geib)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-dock-cover-mode-bug-with-url-parameters/78489 "2023-08-29T21:42:45Z")
I have a video of this in action, but my video editing skills to blur out the sensitive bits aren't so great, so I'm using screenshots for now. 1. The behavior you unexpectedly encountered - When a Dock is set to "Cover… --- ## [MenuTree backAction Icon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/menutree-backaction-icon/78255)
**Author:** [@Josue\_Cuadras](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Josue_Cuadras)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/menutree-backaction-icon/78255 "2023-08-29T21:27:28Z")
Hello everyone, Is there a way to change the style of the MenuTree backAction Icon? Using the style sheet.css --- ## [Gatway Disk Full. 7.9.7](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gatway-disk-full-7-9-7/58888)
**Author:** [@RonB](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/RonB)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gatway-disk-full-7-9-7/58888 "2023-08-29T21:15:42Z")
threaddump.txt (126.9 KB) Uploading: wrapper.log… Ignition 7.9.7 Windows server 2012 R2 Standard hard drive 51.5 out of 99.6 gb free 8gb ram. I was called after they couldn’t open the designer or the gateway. I sta… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=581) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=583)