# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=65 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 66 --- ## [Perspective dynamic font sizing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-dynamic-font-sizing/47866)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-dynamic-font-sizing/47866 "2026-03-02T20:28:52Z")
I’ve been playing around with dynamic font sizing, and vw units appear to be the way to go for PC client displays (not sure about for mobile…) vw means that, at least for coordinate containers set to percent mode, scree… --- ## [Custom Font Ignition Report Module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-font-ignition-report-module/114270)
**Author:** [@scadafan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scadafan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-font-ignition-report-module/114270 "2026-03-02T20:22:51Z")
Hi everyone, I am wondering if there is a way to put in custom fonts into the Ignition Report module. I added one currently but it only shows up on Ignition side of things like perspective views. --- ## [Export images from image management](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/export-images-from-image-management/66037)
**Author:** [@ASF](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ASF)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/export-images-from-image-management/66037 "2026-03-02T20:22:04Z")
On a previous project, I generated a few custom svg images and uploaded them using the image management tool. I don't have access to the original files any more, but I do have access to a gateway backup from that projec… --- ## [Ignition 8.3 Swapping Window Issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-swapping-window-issue/114271)
**Author:** [@angelina.yoder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/angelina.yoder)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-swapping-window-issue/114271 "2026-03-02T19:28:55Z")
Hi there! An issue that we are experiencing on a current v8.3 project is that we are using a docked navigation bar for swapping between screens. However, some of the buttons in the navigation bar don’t open when pressed… --- ## [A specific perspective column border disappear when using actual field name](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/a-specific-perspective-column-border-disappear-when-using-actual-field-name/114273)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Boykin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Charlie_Boykin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/a-specific-perspective-column-border-disappear-when-using-actual-field-name/114273 "2026-03-02T19:25:37Z")
I’m using Ignition 8.1.32 and a perspective table component and one specific column H2\_YES\_NO header border will disappear if I use the exact column name that comes back from the database/named query. The first screen s… --- ## [Weird SVG Render bug in 8.1.48](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/weird-svg-render-bug-in-8-1-48/114268)
**Author:** [@Steve\_Laubach](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Steve_Laubach)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/weird-svg-render-bug-in-8-1-48/114268 "2026-03-02T16:02:31Z")
I’m working on an old project running 8.1.48 and ran into a strange SVG render bug on popups where all gradients are rendered in the designer and not rendered at runtime. Eventually I figured out that I was only seeing … --- ## [Can't open Notepad using Perspective Workstation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-open-notepad-using-perspective-workstation/114267)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Giraldo\_Dur](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jonathan_Giraldo_Dur)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-open-notepad-using-perspective-workstation/114267 "2026-03-02T15:51:54Z")
Hi everyone, We are currently working on a small project where we want to use Perspective Workstation to fill a form and then open an exe file at the end. We ran several tests using either system.util.execute, Message … --- ## [Alarm Summary Filtering by Exclusion](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-summary-filtering-by-exclusion/114261)
**Author:** [@Chris\_Buehrer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Chris_Buehrer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-summary-filtering-by-exclusion/114261 "2026-03-02T15:32:34Z")
I’m using an Alarm Status Table filter to show only alarms from certain machines. I’m using the syntax of \*MM02\* to show only those alarms where display path contains our machine 2 descriptor. On our alarm page for machi… --- ## [How to populate the Data Density of a Date Range component with historian data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-populate-the-data-density-of-a-date-range-component-with-historian-data/42384)
**Author:** [@philip](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/philip)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-populate-the-data-density-of-a-date-range-component-with-historian-data/42384 "2026-03-02T15:17:10Z")
I would like to be able to obtain a dataset of available timestamps from the historian to display on a data range component using the Data Density property. Basically exactly how the Easy Chart does here in red: I d… --- ## [Drag and drop template view to running project](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/drag-and-drop-template-view-to-running-project/77682)
**Author:** [@chaoliang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chaoliang)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/drag-and-drop-template-view-to-running-project/77682 "2026-03-02T14:38:57Z")
I always want to have a function to drag/drop view component to the running project, so I can dynamically program the interface. It's similar like the operation in ignition designer, but instead, it's drag/drop on a liv… --- ## [Drag and drop data in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/drag-and-drop-data-in-perspective/72292)
**Author:** [@Nate\_X](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nate_X)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/drag-and-drop-data-in-perspective/72292 "2026-03-02T14:36:46Z")
I want to give my end user the capability to drag data out of a container and into a different container. As an example, I have a list of tasks in container A and I want to give the end user the ability to drag individu… --- ## [Weird Custom Property Behavior](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/weird-custom-property-behavior/114229)
**Author:** [@Xander\_Dawson-Fink](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Xander_Dawson-Fink)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/weird-custom-property-behavior/114229 "2026-03-02T14:35:24Z")
I’ve got an issue that I can’t wrap my head around on 8.1.37 I’ve got a custom property on my view that is an object that contains a list of objects: ▶ Object Structure I’ve got a dropdown view that sits in a table colu… --- ## [Drag and Drop in perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/drag-and-drop-in-perspective/46709)
**Author:** [@mcasamitjana](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mcasamitjana)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/drag-and-drop-in-perspective/46709 "2026-03-02T14:18:20Z")
Hi, In a perspective application we are developing, we would like to use “drag and drop” extensively. Specifically, it would allow us to solve different functionalities in a very visual and intuitive way: from being ab… --- ## [Gateway Tag Value Change helper script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-tag-value-change-helper-script/114231)
**Author:** [@joshua.edwards.navy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joshua.edwards.navy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-tag-value-change-helper-script/114231 "2026-03-02T14:08:38Z")
Maybe my search skills are lacking, but I can’t seem to find how I can create a common function that my UDT tag value changed scripts can access. Basically in some of my UDT tag value changed scripts I want to call MySpe… --- ## [OPC Tags Fail After Importing Tag Groups Between Tag Providers (8.1.52)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-tags-fail-after-importing-tag-groups-between-tag-providers-8-1-52/114252)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-tags-fail-after-importing-tag-groups-between-tag-providers-8-1-52/114252 "2026-03-02T12:45:21Z")
Hi, I am encountering an issue when exporting and importing tags between Tag Providers on the same Gateway. Scenario: Ignition version: 8.1.52 Same Gateway (Export/Import so both tag provider access same device) … --- ## [Siemens s7 driver, reading large block of data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-s7-driver-reading-large-block-of-data/46735)
**Author:** [@mori.luca](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mori.luca)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-s7-driver-reading-large-block-of-data/46735 "2026-03-02T10:04:12Z")
Hello guys, is there a way to read/write a large block of data using siemens s7 driver? A costumer is asking me to graphically represent a layout driven by a large block of data. I did something similar in another pro… --- ## [Spanish Characters Encoding issue with Ignition while committing to SQL Server DB](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/spanish-characters-encoding-issue-with-ignition-while-committing-to-sql-server-db/114201)
**Author:** [@Lahaul\_Seth](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Lahaul_Seth)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/spanish-characters-encoding-issue-with-ignition-while-committing-to-sql-server-db/114201 "2026-03-02T08:33:17Z")
We have some incoming inventory XMLs which has Spanish characters. We store the XML in a SQL Server DB table with XML datatype for the column. XML datatype already supports UTF-8 encoding, so there shouldn’t be any issue… --- ## [8.3 Form Component - Searchable Dropdown](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-3-form-component-searchable-dropdown/112713)
**Author:** [@Samuel\_Messer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Samuel_Messer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 7:34am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-3-form-component-searchable-dropdown/112713 "2026-03-02T07:34:43Z")
We are currently developing some updated forms inside of 8.3 and noticed that the dropdowns widget is not searchable. Will this be something that is changed/updated in the near future? --- ## [Help getting started - HMI building in](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-getting-started-hmi-building-in/114250)
**Author:** [@esstoneb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/esstoneb)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 5:22am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-getting-started-hmi-building-in/114250 "2026-03-02T05:22:18Z")
Background: I have minor experience with using Allen Bradley Studio 5000 over 5 years ago in my previous job. I have never created an HMI from scratch, only modified existing programs. Haven’t been online with a PLC sinc… --- ## [OPC Connection to EAE Soft dPAC via OPC-UA - toggles between connected and faulted](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-connection-to-eae-soft-dpac-via-opc-ua-toggles-between-connected-and-faulted/114247)
**Author:** [@AaronJust](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AaronJust)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2026, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-connection-to-eae-soft-dpac-via-opc-ua-toggles-between-connected-and-faulted/114247 "2026-03-01T23:23:51Z")
The connection I have above constantly toggles between connected and faulted and is generally unusable. The reported error is: io.netty.channel.AbstractChannel$AnnotatedNoRouteToHostException: No route to host: /17… --- ## [How to safely refresh Flow Diagram (vCortex) in Perspective?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-safely-refresh-flow-diagram-vcortex-in-perspective/114164)
**Author:** [@drey](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drey)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2026, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-safely-refresh-flow-diagram-vcortex-in-perspective/114164 "2026-03-01T21:59:39Z")
Hi, I’m trying to refresh the vCortex Flow Diagram component from a button click. I clear the nodes/edges and then call my loadFlow() function: flow.props.nodes = \[\] flow.props.edges = \[\] flow.props.layouting.autoLayou… --- ## [Designer showing concurrent user (me)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-showing-concurrent-user-me/85225)
**Author:** [@hw79](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hw79)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2026, 12:46am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-showing-concurrent-user-me/85225 "2026-03-01T00:46:37Z")
Per the title, the designer is showing that I have a concurrent session, but the Gateway only shows my 1 designer session. I have closed and reopened the designer. The IP address it shows for the other session is not m… --- ## [Can we build a Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) flow within Ignition?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-we-build-a-two-factor-authentication-2fa-flow-within-ignition/114244)
**Author:** [@Rajashekar\_Reddy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rajashekar_Reddy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-we-build-a-two-factor-authentication-2fa-flow-within-ignition/114244 "2026-02-28T21:49:46Z")
Dear Team, I am looking for guidance on implementing a Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) flow within Ignition(Internal). Currently, we have developed a custom login screen that sends an OTP via email and then redirects t… --- ## [File Upload Field in Form Component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/file-upload-field-in-form-component/112010)
**Author:** [@drey](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drey)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/file-upload-field-in-form-component/112010 "2026-02-28T13:49:32Z")
Can we use File Upload Field in Form Component of Ignition 8.3? --- ## [Barcode Input for Forms Component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/barcode-input-for-forms-component/113580)
**Author:** [@will\_schreiner](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/will_schreiner)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/barcode-input-for-forms-component/113580 "2026-02-28T12:30:58Z")
I have a project that I would like to use the new 8.3 “forms” component for perspective’s offline mode. However, one of the fields for this form is a barcode that needs to have the option to be input by a camera/scanner. … --- ## [Perspective Alarm Status Table - Comprehensive Baseline Configuration](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-alarm-status-table-comprehensive-baseline-configuration/114241)
**Author:** [@angus123](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/angus123)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-alarm-status-table-comprehensive-baseline-configuration/114241 "2026-02-28T10:30:03Z")
Hi all, I’ve recently had the time to identify a good baseline setup for the perspective alarm status table. The table provides some great functionality which requires particular setup, while some default behavior is ‘qu… --- ## [How to automatically populate UDT in a view](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-automatically-populate-udt-in-a-view/114121)
**Author:** [@prasoon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/prasoon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 7:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-automatically-populate-udt-in-a-view/114121 "2026-02-28T07:40:18Z")
How can I automatically populate the udt instances in a flex repeter? --- ## [No data can be found for tag history binding, but script can](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/no-data-can-be-found-for-tag-history-binding-but-script-can/114222)
**Author:** [@nideyijuyidong](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nideyijuyidong)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 1:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/no-data-can-be-found-for-tag-history-binding-but-script-can/114222 "2026-02-28T01:10:15Z")
Ignition 8.1.31. The tag paths are the same, and I really can't see what the problem is. --- ## [Sort Order for State in Alarm Status Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sort-order-for-state-in-alarm-status-table/106596)
**Author:** [@BigByte](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/BigByte)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sort-order-for-state-in-alarm-status-table/106596 "2026-02-27T21:23:28Z")
I've got an alarm status table, and I want to sort the alarms by state. I'd like to sort by 1) active/unacked, 2) active/acked, 3) cleared/unacked, 4) cleared/acked. But the default order is a/a, a/u, c/a, c/u. The only… --- ## [\[IGN-2758\] Perspective Alarm Status Table activeSortOrder - What is this for?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2758-perspective-alarm-status-table-activesortorder-what-is-this-for/47588)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2758-perspective-alarm-status-table-activesortorder-what-is-this-for/47588 "2026-02-27T21:22:21Z")
The user manual description doesn't make sense in describing what exactly this does and how to use it: I want to sort alarms by state (ActiveUnack, ActiveAcked, ClearUnacked, ClearAcked), time (latest to oldest), the… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=64) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=66)