# Ignition

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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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## [Request for "auto-draw" feature in Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/request-for-auto-draw-feature-in-ignition/114337)

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**Author:** [@bfox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bfox)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/request-for-auto-draw-feature-in-ignition/114337 "2026-03-16T14:12:22Z")

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Hello, my company works heavily with conveyors, and we use Ignition to create most of our HMIs. Currently, we utilize 3D renderings of these conveyors as an underlay image that we then draw objects over-top within Igniti…

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## [Power Chart not showing loss of connection to Remote Tag Provider](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-chart-not-showing-loss-of-connection-to-remote-tag-provider/114483)

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**Author:** [@jimin.mathew](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jimin.mathew)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-chart-not-showing-loss-of-connection-to-remote-tag-provider/114483 "2026-03-16T14:06:45Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m currently troubleshooting a behavior in a distributed Ignition architecture and want to see if there’s a way for handling the powerchart when a data source goes offline. The Setup: Central Gateway: …

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## [Add color picker in Table vision](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-color-picker-in-table-vision/114499)

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**Author:** [@Raphael](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Raphael)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-color-picker-in-table-vision/114499 "2026-03-16T13:12:18Z")

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I need to display a specific message in a Vision view depending on an integer tag from my PLC. I created a dataset tag containing the message, background color, and foreground color for the label. To allow updates with…

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## [Vision Client Redundancy in Ignition 8.3](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-client-redundancy-in-ignition-8-3/114482)

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**Author:** [@jeff.liew](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jeff.liew)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-client-redundancy-in-ignition-8-3/114482 "2026-03-16T13:05:15Z")

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I recently upgraded the Ignition Gateway, Designer Launcher, and Vision Client Launcher from version 8.1 to 8.3.4 The upgrade was performed by running the installer directly on the device without removing the old version…

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## [Not able to resize popups](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/not-able-to-resize-popups/111670)

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**Author:** [@daniel.arvik](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/daniel.arvik)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 9:41am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/not-able-to-resize-popups/111670 "2026-03-16T09:41:31Z")

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Hi, I’m having an issue with resizing popups. When dragging any corner or edge the window size goes really small and I’m not able to adjust it at all.

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## [Modbus Float Polling](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-float-polling/114495)

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**Author:** [@Ryan\_Shaw](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ryan_Shaw)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2026, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-float-polling/114495 "2026-03-15T21:43:58Z")

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Hi all. I am studying how Modbus TCP protocol works in Ignition using a Codesys Control Win V3 SoftPLC as a PLC emulator. In the PLC, I created a union for my float types as this was the only way I found I was able to …

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## [Open-source CLI for the Ignition 8.3 REST API — ignition-cli](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-source-cli-for-the-ignition-8-3-rest-api-ignition-cli/113881)

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**Author:** [@florian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/florian)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-source-cli-for-the-ignition-8-3-rest-api-ignition-cli/113881 "2026-03-15T15:47:16Z")

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Hey everyone, With Ignition 8.3 shipping a full REST API, I wanted a proper CLI tool for the operations I kept doing through the web UI or curl scripts. Nothing like that existed, so I built ignition-cli; an open-source…

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## [Ctrl-z, ctrl-y in preview mode](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ctrl-z-ctrl-y-in-preview-mode/114492)

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**Author:** [@justinedwards.jle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justinedwards.jle)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ctrl-z-ctrl-y-in-preview-mode/114492 "2026-03-15T13:46:39Z")

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I am developing a ctrl-z and ctrl-y functionality for a user form, and I noticed that pressing these buttons in the designer performs the designer action even when in preview mode. I'm not sure I would classify this as a…

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## [Move scroll bar in perspective table to the location of selected row](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/move-scroll-bar-in-perspective-table-to-the-location-of-selected-row/51452)

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**Author:** [@pkhoshroo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pkhoshroo)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2026, 5:50am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/move-scroll-bar-in-perspective-table-to-the-location-of-selected-row/51452 "2026-03-14T05:50:18Z")

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Hello everyone, When I change the “SelectedRow” in the perspective table component, the scroll bar does not move to the selected row location. Below is the video. Any idea how this can be fixed? Thank you!

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## [\[IGN-15475\] Unable to save changes to Gateway config](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-15475-unable-to-save-changes-to-gateway-config/113070)

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**Author:** [@Thorbjorn\_Knudsen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Thorbjorn_Knudsen)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-15475-unable-to-save-changes-to-gateway-config/113070 "2026-03-13T18:15:14Z")

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As you can see in the title of the topic, the gateway settings “save changes“ is greyed out even if I try to change something in on the page. This is an backup from 8.1.51 to 8.3.2, cannot change anything about the back…

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## [MS365 Exchange Online SMTP OATH2 Error 501 5.5.4 Invalid Domain Name](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ms365-exchange-online-smtp-oath2-error-501-5-5-4-invalid-domain-name/94199)

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**Author:** [@Johnnie\_McCord](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Johnnie_McCord)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ms365-exchange-online-smtp-oath2-error-501-5-5-4-invalid-domain-name/94199 "2026-03-13T17:23:10Z")

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Hello all, I am trying to set up email notifications using MS365/Exchange Online modern Auth (OAuth SMTP). I have followed this guide on configuring the application on the Entra/Exchange side of things: Authenticate an…

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## [Removing Outer Border on Embedded View](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/removing-outer-border-on-embedded-view/114486)

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**Author:** [@TechEnlive](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/TechEnlive)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/removing-outer-border-on-embedded-view/114486 "2026-03-13T16:09:32Z")

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Hi Team, I’m trying to remove the outer border on an embedded view. I’ve already set borderStyle to hidden and none, but it doesn’t seem to work. Could you advise on the correct way to remove it? Thanks in advance.

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## [Tags Ignore Audit Log](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tags-ignore-audit-log/32316)

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**Author:** [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tags-ignore-audit-log/32316 "2026-03-13T15:17:48Z")

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Is there a way to have a tag ignore the audit log? I have some UDTs with memory tags, these tag values are changed via scripting. Whenever the tag values change the audit profile will see it and insert in SQL. I would…

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## [Designer won't start](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-wont-start/114485)

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**Author:** [@Ryan\_Deardorff](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ryan_Deardorff)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-wont-start/114485 "2026-03-13T14:09:07Z")

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I had several Designers open when I left last night, and overnight my machine installed updates and rebooted. When I tried to open a Designer, it got stuck loading Perspective: I killed the process, closed the Launc…

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## [Imported tags from 7.9 don't match the tags shown in 8.1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/imported-tags-from-7-9-dont-match-the-tags-shown-in-8-1/114033)

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**Author:** [@rick.walters](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rick.walters)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/imported-tags-from-7-9-dont-match-the-tags-shown-in-8-1/114033 "2026-03-13T13:46:56Z")

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I am doing some gateway migrations from 7.9.21 to 8.1.52. I exported the project and the tags from 7.9 and imported it all into 8.1. The screens and display values look good except that I have properties missing in the…

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## [Cannot uninstall Ignition 8.3.3 on Linux machine](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-uninstall-ignition-8-3-3-on-linux-machine/114480)

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**Author:** [@martin.bruck](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/martin.bruck)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 11:46am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-uninstall-ignition-8-3-3-on-linux-machine/114480 "2026-03-13T11:46:06Z")

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Hi, I did a test installation of Ignition 8.3.3 on an Ubuntu 24.04 server. Now I want to uninstall the software and followed the manual Linux - Install | Ignition User Manual ./uninstall and Uninstall.run are not workin…

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## [Sub-columns / Grouped Column Headers in Perspective Table Component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sub-columns-grouped-column-headers-in-perspective-table-component/114478)

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**Author:** [@Gokul\_M](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Gokul_M)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 8:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sub-columns-grouped-column-headers-in-perspective-table-component/114478 "2026-03-13T08:53:28Z")

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Hi everyone, Is there a way to add grouped/sub-column headers in the Perspective Table component? Where multiple columns sit under a single parent header with a colored top border, like in the screenshot below.

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## [Support for redundancy across WAN?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/support-for-redundancy-across-wan/114449)

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**Author:** [@patrick.klose](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/patrick.klose)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/support-for-redundancy-across-wan/114449 "2026-03-12T22:50:56Z")

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Customer is asking about putting the backup gateway at a DR site across a WAN link rather than co-located. The docs say both nodes should be on the same network but I want to confirm if this officially unsupported, or ha…

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## [Dynamic OPC Item Path from another UDT Tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-opc-item-path-from-another-udt-tag/53991)

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**Author:** [@Matt\_Payne](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matt_Payne)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-opc-item-path-from-another-udt-tag/53991 "2026-03-12T20:30:19Z")

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New guy here, barging in with a question. It seems like I can create a OPC Item Path using UDT parameters, but not using other tag values within the UDT (or anywhere else, for that matter). Is this correct, and if so, an…

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## [Gateway Deployment Mode](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-deployment-mode/114466)

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**Author:** [@cvanremoortel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cvanremoortel)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-deployment-mode/114466 "2026-03-12T17:53:40Z")

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We are trying to use deployment modes to program against a gateway copy of a production gateway. I have set up a docker container for the local copy, added a Dev Mode, and successfully edited the ignition.conf file to ch…

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## [Vision Client Keystroke Scripts and F2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-client-keystroke-scripts-and-f2/113930)

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**Author:** [@mattn1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mattn1)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-client-keystroke-scripts-and-f2/113930 "2026-03-12T15:58:26Z")

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So I am updating an old factory link scada system to ignition, and they heavily used the function keys for nav and control. Everything works great, but the script tied to the F2 key. It will work fine, and then stop wo…

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## [Perspective Property Editor Options Disappearing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-property-editor-options-disappearing/114462)

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**Author:** [@Jbrownen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jbrownen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-property-editor-options-disappearing/114462 "2026-03-12T15:55:29Z")

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Hello, I am encountering an issue periodically and can't seem to figure out the root cause. My property editor will randomly stop displaying the rest of the property options. I tried resetting panels button, and it does…

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## [Just thought this was funny... 8.1.53rc1 release notes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/just-thought-this-was-funny-8-1-53rc1-release-notes/114451)

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**Author:** [@bwirth](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bwirth)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/just-thought-this-was-funny-8-1-53rc1-release-notes/114451 "2026-03-12T15:44:28Z")

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From the release notes: Gateway Network Gateway Network Fixed "Fixed an issue where gateway network connections were frequently disconnecting for no reason" Apparently, there was a reason if they fixed it..... …

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## [OPC UA tag mirroring](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-tag-mirroring/114458)

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**Author:** [@Emme](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Emme)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-tag-mirroring/114458 "2026-03-12T15:16:03Z")

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Hey, i have my ignition server set up as an OPC UA client connected to multiple OPC UA servers. I want to mirror the value of some tags from one opc server to another. As an example: tag A in OPC UA server A has a value …

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## [Node-Red polling CIP and publishing sparkplug B](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/node-red-polling-cip-and-publishing-sparkplug-b/114409)

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**Author:** [@Rick\_Hornung](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rick_Hornung)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/node-red-polling-cip-and-publishing-sparkplug-b/114409 "2026-03-12T14:25:39Z")

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Hopefully someone out there can shed some light on this - in a nutshell I’m trying to setup the following: AB PLC –\> Node-Red –\> MQTT –\> Ignition We currently use ignition edge to poll AB devices and publish data via M…

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## [Logged PLC time not shown correctly](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/logged-plc-time-not-shown-correctly/114463)

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**Author:** [@Michael\_Johannsen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Michael_Johannsen)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/logged-plc-time-not-shown-correctly/114463 "2026-03-12T13:18:47Z")

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Hi. I have logged an tiem in the PLC (Seimens) But in the the designer and in an session 1 hour as been added. Dos anyone know how it can be?

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## [Vision Client Launcher error on Raspberry Pi: NoSuchFileException (launchclient.jar)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-client-launcher-error-on-raspberry-pi-nosuchfileexception-launchclient-jar/114434)

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**Author:** [@Sandor\_Oroszi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sandor_Oroszi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-client-launcher-error-on-raspberry-pi-nosuchfileexception-launchclient-jar/114434 "2026-03-12T13:03:50Z")

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Hi everyone, I am testing the new Ignition 8.3 (Trial) on Raspberry Pi before upgrading our production environment, but I've run into a persistent issue with the Vision Client Launcher. The Problem: When I try to launc…

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## [Modified tags are moved within tag files after any change](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modified-tags-are-moved-within-tag-files-after-any-change/114461)

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**Author:** [@Eduardo\_Alves](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eduardo_Alves)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modified-tags-are-moved-within-tag-files-after-any-change/114461 "2026-03-12T12:56:38Z")

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I am finally able to migrate our company’s project to Ignition version 8.3. However, even in the test environment, I encountered a major disappointment regarding the versioning of tag files. Our tag organization is base…

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## [Calling .net assembly from Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/calling-net-assembly-from-ignition/114459)

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**Author:** [@mnizamudeen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mnizamudeen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/calling-net-assembly-from-ignition/114459 "2026-03-12T11:43:42Z")

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is it possible to call functions/methods/properties from a .net assembly from ignition?

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