# Ignition

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## [System.tag.browse() "Error browsing tags through scripting." with relative path](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-browse-error-browsing-tags-through-scripting-with-relative-path/114527)

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**Author:** [@CP5\_Informatica](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/CP5_Informatica)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-browse-error-browsing-tags-through-scripting-with-relative-path/114527 "2026-03-18T12:44:28Z")

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Good afternoon. I'm developing a value-change script for a specific UDT tag (Ignition 8.1.52). It seems that the system.tag.browse() function isn't compatible with the format "\[.\]../Folder" (relative path). An error o…

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## [8.3.3 : GSON serialization a PyAlarmEvent object](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-3-3-gson-serialization-a-pyalarmevent-object/114523)

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**Author:** [@r.lebohec](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/r.lebohec)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 9:12am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-3-3-gson-serialization-a-pyalarmevent-object/114523 "2026-03-18T09:12:35Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to send a PyAlarmEvent object com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.alarming.PyAlarmEvent through the GatewayNetwork or to the Session , but since upgrading to 8.3, the sendMessage function call returns…

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## [Upgrade to 8.3.4 modules in trial](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upgrade-to-8-3-4-modules-in-trial/114540)

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**Author:** [@lcs226](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lcs226)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 4:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upgrade-to-8-3-4-modules-in-trial/114540 "2026-03-18T04:28:52Z")

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Just upgraded 3 gateways from 8.1.34 to 8.3.4. One gateway upgraded no problem. All modules activated. 2 other gateways, the only a few activated and most are in trial mode, vision module, sql bridge, Allen Bradley drive…

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## [Insert query quarantined in Store and Forward but runs fine elsewhere](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/insert-query-quarantined-in-store-and-forward-but-runs-fine-elsewhere/114515)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 1:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/insert-query-quarantined-in-store-and-forward-but-runs-fine-elsewhere/114515 "2026-03-18T01:08:31Z")

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I’m trying to work out why some of my scripted system.db.runSFUpdate insert statements are ending up in the SF quarantine. I’ve exported the quarantine and looked at some of the failed queries in Kindling, then reconstru…

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## [“\[System\]Client/User/Username Tag Retains Previous Session User Name \[UserManagement\]”](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-client-user-username-tag-retains-previous-session-user-name-usermanagement/114502)

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**Author:** [@devarajdharshan72](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/devarajdharshan72)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-client-user-username-tag-retains-previous-session-user-name-usermanagement/114502 "2026-03-17T22:13:00Z")

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Hello everyone, I am working with an Ignition Vision Client and I am using a custom login window instead of the built-in Ignition login screen. Current setup: When the Vision Client starts, it automatically opens wi…

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## [Derived Image Creating Temp Admin User](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/derived-image-creating-temp-admin-user/114474)

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**Author:** [@derek.delizo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/derek.delizo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/derived-image-creating-temp-admin-user/114474 "2026-03-17T21:52:46Z")

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I am running into an issue with my derived container image. After I create the image I am passing in the Gateway admin username and password as ENV variables. When I first boot the container I can login and the temp iden…

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## [Connecting Two Ignition Gateways via Gateway Network on the Same Machine – Certificate Issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-two-ignition-gateways-via-gateway-network-on-the-same-machine-certificate-issue/114532)

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**Author:** [@bismaylla](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bismaylla)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-two-ignition-gateways-via-gateway-network-on-the-same-machine-certificate-issue/114532 "2026-03-17T20:46:44Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m trying to connect an Ignition Edge gateway and a Platform gateway via Gateway Network, both installed on the same machine. Here’s my situation: Platform gateway is running on port 8060 Edge gateway i…

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## [Named Query Folder Removed After Rename 8.3](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-query-folder-removed-after-rename-8-3/114533)

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**Author:** [@jjones3](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jjones3)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-query-folder-removed-after-rename-8-3/114533 "2026-03-17T20:41:39Z")

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I ran into a strange issue after renaming a Named Query folder in Designer. Originally the folder was named App, and we renamed it to app to standardize casing across the project. After saving the project, the folder st…

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## [Modbus TCP issue with Schneiders Harmony device](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-tcp-issue-with-schneiders-harmony-device/60424)

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**Author:** [@Ddugas](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ddugas)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-tcp-issue-with-schneiders-harmony-device/60424 "2026-03-17T19:28:52Z")

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I am trying to configure a Harmony hub via modbus TCP and it look like its not working and I can’t figure out why. I tested it with modbus doctor and I do get some values back. But in ignition I got this : This i…

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## [SAML Security grants not visible](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/saml-security-grants-not-visible/114520)

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**Author:** [@TimeLordship](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/TimeLordship)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/saml-security-grants-not-visible/114520 "2026-03-17T19:13:38Z")

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Hi, I can “Test Login” my SAML Identity provider, and it returns a username and ID correctly. In Security\>Levels, I have authenticated roles Administrator and User setup. Security Level Grants after testing login is Pu…

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## [Allen Bradley 5069-L320ER Browse Tags Not Updating](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/allen-bradley-5069-l320er-browse-tags-not-updating/114525)

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**Author:** [@joshua.edwards.navy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joshua.edwards.navy)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/allen-bradley-5069-l320er-browse-tags-not-updating/114525 "2026-03-17T16:06:59Z")

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I’m using Ignition 8.3.3 and we have very similar tags between plc projects. I had gotten tags off a plc we use to develop code. A co-worker had added some new tags to our existing tags and put them on a new CompactLogix…

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## [Ignition Vision Client “Client Signature is Invalid” Error – Fails on Startup and Requires Multiple Launch Attempts](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-vision-client-client-signature-is-invalid-error-fails-on-startup-and-requires-multiple-launch-attempts/114522)

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**Author:** [@devarajdharshan72](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/devarajdharshan72)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-vision-client-client-signature-is-invalid-error-fails-on-startup-and-requires-multiple-launch-attempts/114522 "2026-03-17T15:59:34Z")

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Hi everyone, I am facing an issue with the Ignition Vision Client Launcher. I have created a shortcut for my Vision project and configured it to open automatically on system startup. When the system starts, the client …

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## [Navigate Menu Tree with code](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/navigate-menu-tree-with-code/55279)

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**Author:** [@ToMakPo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ToMakPo)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/navigate-menu-tree-with-code/55279 "2026-03-17T13:06:54Z")

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On my project, navigation is done using the menu tree, but there is also a home button on the header dock as a short cut to get back to the main page. When the user clicks the home button, they are directed back as expec…

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## [Extremely Slow Queries with TimescaleDB with Many Chunks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/extremely-slow-queries-with-timescaledb-with-many-chunks/106233)

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**Author:** [@osdcastillo02](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/osdcastillo02)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/extremely-slow-queries-with-timescaledb-with-many-chunks/106233 "2026-03-17T12:35:50Z")

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I've been working extensively over the past month to optimize the performance of TimescaleDB with Ignition's historical queries, but I'm encountering significant performance bottlenecks with one particular query. The pr…

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## [Ignition edge status table keeps updating the alarm active time to the current day](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-status-table-keeps-updating-the-alarm-active-time-to-the-current-day/114468)

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**Author:** [@thomas.le](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/thomas.le)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-status-table-keeps-updating-the-alarm-active-time-to-the-current-day/114468 "2026-03-17T12:14:27Z")

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Hello, I’m currently evaluating Ignition Edge for my company, and I’ve run into an issue with the Alarm Status Table. Whenever an alarm becomes active and then clears, the “Active Time” shown in the table does not stay …

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## [\[Issue\] Gauge is going out of range](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-gauge-is-going-out-of-range/114516)

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**Author:** [@chandan.ry](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chandan.ry)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-gauge-is-going-out-of-range/114516 "2026-03-17T11:17:16Z")

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I have done a direct tag binding whenever i come back to the view gauge needle will be out of range how to fix this

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## [Siemens enhanced driver slow value changes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-enhanced-driver-slow-value-changes/114336)

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**Author:** [@r.haagh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/r.haagh)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 6:16am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-enhanced-driver-slow-value-changes/114336 "2026-03-17T06:16:05Z")

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We are using Ignition 8.3.4 with siemens enhanced driver 1.3.4 and have some issues with the speed. We changed from kepware to the siemens enhanced drive, while using kepware is was a lot faster, this leads me to believe…

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## [Ignition 8 on EPIC PR2 not starting after FW update](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-on-epic-pr2-not-starting-after-fw-update/114514)

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**Author:** [@james.r.talich](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/james.r.talich)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 4:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-on-epic-pr2-not-starting-after-fw-update/114514 "2026-03-17T04:00:33Z")

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Trying to work with LDAP, I lost ability to open Ignition from my EPIC system (See previous post: “LDAP log into ignition, lost privileges”). I decided to reinstall the EPIC system firmware as first step to restore. Ho…

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## [Why doesn’t the component show the tag name in my inherited Ignition project, while it works in another project?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-doesn-t-the-component-show-the-tag-name-in-my-inherited-ignition-project-while-it-works-in-another-project/114512)

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**Author:** [@hanzazk81](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hanzazk81)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-doesn-t-the-component-show-the-tag-name-in-my-inherited-ignition-project-while-it-works-in-another-project/114512 "2026-03-17T03:55:50Z")

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I have a parent project, and I created a new project inherited from it to learn the protocol and workflow. When I drop a component and link it to a tag, the name doesn’t appear. In another project that I’m using to learn…

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## [LDAP log into ignition, lost privileges](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ldap-log-into-ignition-lost-privileges/114475)

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**Author:** [@james.r.talich](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/james.r.talich)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 3:46am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ldap-log-into-ignition-lost-privileges/114475 "2026-03-17T03:46:06Z")

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I have Ignition 8 installed on an OPTO22 EPIC PR2 and have been working to implement LDAP. I have gotten it to work with the Designer and Client. However, when I went back to login to Ignition for Administrative functi…

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## [Tag clamp mode not working](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-clamp-mode-not-working/114497)

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**Author:** [@miketob](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/miketob)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 3:26am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-clamp-mode-not-working/114497 "2026-03-17T03:26:01Z")

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I have a tag that its values are normally in the range of 0 to 5 kg/cm2, but sometimes, when there is a problem with the sensor it goes to 83. This tag is being historized and graphed (its the orange pen): Since some…

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## [Difference in execution time between gwcmd in user space vs service space](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/difference-in-execution-time-between-gwcmd-in-user-space-vs-service-space/114509)

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**Author:** [@Leor\_Fishman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Leor_Fishman)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/difference-in-execution-time-between-gwcmd-in-user-space-vs-service-space/114509 "2026-03-16T22:52:45Z")

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I’m noticing something very odd, where gwcmd -b in userspace (windows terminal, run as admin) on a machine takes ~3m, but running the exact same command from a windows service takes 6+m. any idea where to look for logs/…

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## [Different tag definitions for each deployment mode](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/different-tag-definitions-for-each-deployment-mode/114498)

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**Author:** [@dmcwilliam](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dmcwilliam)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/different-tag-definitions-for-each-deployment-mode/114498 "2026-03-16T22:24:50Z")

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I wrote a comment here last week, but it seems it may have been lost in that old thread. I am wondering what options there are available to have different tag definitions on each deployment mode. Basically we would hav…

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## [Using CSS class to animate individual elements from the drawing object](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-css-class-to-animate-individual-elements-from-the-drawing-object/114393)

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**Author:** [@Duckster](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Duckster)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-css-class-to-animate-individual-elements-from-the-drawing-object/114393 "2026-03-16T20:49:29Z")

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I am trying to style individual elements in my pump drawing and when I add the style to the object itself it applies to all elements but when I add the style to on specific element it does not work. Below is my current s…

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## [Kepware OPC UA Client Timeout](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/kepware-opc-ua-client-timeout/35039)

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**Author:** [@WMars](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/WMars)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/kepware-opc-ua-client-timeout/35039 "2026-03-16T20:43:16Z")

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Hi, we are trying to connect Ignition V8 (8.0.12) to KEPServerEX 6 (V6.8). In this evironment Ignition is the OPC UA Server and Kepware will be the OPC UA Client. In Kepware we have created an OPC UA Client device which…

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## [MQTT Settings Gateway Webpage Not Working](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-settings-gateway-webpage-not-working/114507)

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**Author:** [@wenjing.deng](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wenjing.deng)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-settings-gateway-webpage-not-working/114507 "2026-03-16T18:49:24Z")

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Hello, we have an MQTT engine 5.0.1 on an ignition gateway 8.3. We are using source control and after switching branches where the MQTT config doesn’t change, we are having an issue where the gateway webpage stops displa…

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## [\[IGN-15716\]Possible bug with system.util.audit in Edge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-15716-possible-bug-with-system-util-audit-in-edge/114472)

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**Author:** [@michael.flagler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.flagler)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-15716-possible-bug-with-system-util-audit-in-edge/114472 "2026-03-16T17:43:01Z")

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I'm running Ignition Edge 8.1 52 currently and run into the following problem. When calling system.util.audit in Vision without specifying the auditProfile, it will error out: ValueError: No audit profile specified or f…

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## [Ignition scripting function for component creation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-scripting-function-for-component-creation/104700)

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**Author:** [@Leor\_Fishman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Leor_Fishman)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-scripting-function-for-component-creation/104700 "2026-03-16T17:34:17Z")

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Is there a system function to create a component in a window with a parameter dict in vision?

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## [Siemens Enhanced driver extremely slow](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-enhanced-driver-extremely-slow/114494)

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**Author:** [@Robbe\_Meyvis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Robbe_Meyvis)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-enhanced-driver-extremely-slow/114494 "2026-03-16T17:28:08Z")

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I’m using the Siemens Enhanced driver with Ignition Edge 8.3.4, but it’s extremely slow. It can take up to 10 seconds to see a tag changing. Below my setup: To try to get it a bit more useable, I troed changing …

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## [Disable devices in Gateway Startup Script (v8.3.0)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disable-devices-in-gateway-startup-script-v8-3-0/111599)

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**Author:** [@cbanzet](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cbanzet)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disable-devices-in-gateway-startup-script-v8-3-0/111599 "2026-03-16T14:53:33Z")

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I have glanced through many Gateway startup script questions, some of which don't even have answers, so I'm guessing the community is tired of looking at them, but here's mine. I recently upgraded to v8.3, but I doubt t…

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