# Ignition

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## [Fill Style For Valve Doesn't Work](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fill-style-for-valve-doesnt-work/73066)

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**Author:** [@Vinh\_Le](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Vinh_Le)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fill-style-for-valve-doesnt-work/73066 "2023-04-30T22:26:38Z")

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I'm using Ignition Perspective version 8.1.22. I added Fill Style to the Valve and change the color. Somehow, it doesn't work. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

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## [How to create THEN statement](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-create-then-statement/73058)

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**Author:** [@christopher\_hurst](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/christopher_hurst)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-create-then-statement/73058 "2023-04-30T18:07:24Z")

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I'm creating a multicolor state for tank level using 2 different coils from my PLC over modbus. What would be the best way to create THEN statement. If my tank low is not active then I want to run the tank high IF state…

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## [Help with dropdowns of operators and query parameters](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-with-dropdowns-of-operators-and-query-parameters/73025)

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**Author:** [@zacharyw.larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacharyw.larson)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-with-dropdowns-of-operators-and-query-parameters/73025 "2023-04-30T07:31:56Z")

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What do you do to allow for filtering data by operator from a dropdown that works best? I have tried some things, but the tradeoffs are vast, so I could benefit from help. Here are my best 2 and a half techniques so …

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## [Vision Easy Chart - Correctly show a value change](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-easy-chart-correctly-show-a-value-change/39595)

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**Author:** [@ahersh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ahersh)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-easy-chart-correctly-show-a-value-change/39595 "2023-04-28T20:33:03Z")

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I have some data being trended using an EasyChart in Vision. The data is set to only log on change, the problem I’m finding is the trend will only show the logged data points as-is. For example, if a tag (Lets say a ta…

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## [Server Migration Latency Concerns - Justified?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/server-migration-latency-concerns-justified/73043)

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**Author:** [@mschell1978](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mschell1978)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/server-migration-latency-concerns-justified/73043 "2023-04-28T20:30:01Z")

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Hoping someone can offer feedback here... Background: The company I work for is running an Ignition Gateway (v7.9) on a site-local server. This server contains the custom SCADA we wrote in Ignition, and also contains …

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## [Select x rows from Dataset for template repeater](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/select-x-rows-from-dataset-for-template-repeater/73024)

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**Author:** [@rfolkes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rfolkes)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/select-x-rows-from-dataset-for-template-repeater/73024 "2023-04-28T20:14:38Z")

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Ignition 8.x / Vision I am doing a search on a DB table to generate a dataset for a template repeater. When getting to large of a result search it can bog down the system due to loading all the templates. I don't know…

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## [Bug in Tag Browser](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-in-tag-browser/12289)

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**Author:** [@zacslade](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacslade)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-in-tag-browser/12289 "2023-04-28T19:51:00Z")

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Hi All, I verified that this bug exists on a few different computers in my office which have ignition installed. Scenario: In ignition designer with Project Browser, Tag Browser, and Property editor stacked on the le…

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## [Porting CorsoSystems Snapshot Versions/metatools "dump" (to disk) binary deserialization scripts to 8.1 gateway context](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/porting-corsosystems-snapshot-versions-metatools-dump-to-disk-binary-deserialization-scripts-to-8-1-gateway-context/69234)

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**Author:** [@hunterdg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hunterdg)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/porting-corsosystems-snapshot-versions-metatools-dump-to-disk-binary-deserialization-scripts-to-8-1-gateway-context/69234 "2023-04-28T19:16:44Z")

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Hello, I'm attempting to port CorsoSystem's Snapshot Versions/metatools binary deserialization (to XML) to 8.1 gateway context via gateway message handler (for dumping to disk/diff comparison/git history). I've found t…

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## [Using subprocess to read from stdout](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-subprocess-to-read-from-stdout/73041)

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**Author:** [@L\_F](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/L_F)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-subprocess-to-read-from-stdout/73041 "2023-04-28T19:07:54Z")

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I'm trying to run the following function with the hopes of reading back the response from stdout. import subprocess as sp def CHECK\_ALL\_OFF(ip): ch = 0 s = '' for i in range(0, 10): for j in range(0…

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## [How to Browse OPC-UA Servers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-browse-opc-ua-servers/73042)

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**Author:** [@nicholas.robinson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nicholas.robinson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-browse-opc-ua-servers/73042 "2023-04-28T18:57:54Z")

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This isn't a question, just showing examples about how to browse OPC servers which may be of use in addition to the IA provided documentation. Others can join in to provide other tips and tricks that you find useful. H…

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## [\[BUG\]CSS Pointer-Events : None](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-css-pointer-events-none/73034)

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**Author:** [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-css-pointer-events-none/73034 "2023-04-28T17:42:37Z")

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I don't know if this is a bug that IA can fix or not, but when the property "Pointer-Events : none" is applied to a component, it can no longer be clicked on in the designer - you have to locate it in the project browser…

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## [Script documentation convention and "intellisense"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-documentation-convention-and-intellisense/20659)

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**Author:** [@agn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/agn)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-documentation-convention-and-intellisense/20659 "2023-04-28T15:34:03Z")

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Is it possible to add non-native scripts to the auto-complete list? I do believe I saw a topic similar to this one, but I'm unable to locate it. system.alarm.acknowledge() project.MyScripts.MyFunction() shared.My…

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## [Error 404 when trying to install vision client launcher](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-404-when-trying-to-install-vision-client-launcher/73022)

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**Author:** [@Apostolis\_Michailidi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Apostolis_Michailidi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-404-when-trying-to-install-vision-client-launcher/73022 "2023-04-28T13:40:46Z")

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Hello all, we are trying to download the vision client launcher from the GW and we receive the error 404 Not Found. URL : /web/client-launchers STATUS : 404 Message : Not Found if i install the client from /installa…

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## [Reordering a query resultset by list of ids](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reordering-a-query-resultset-by-list-of-ids/72906)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 33\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reordering-a-query-resultset-by-list-of-ids/72906 "2023-04-28T12:46:58Z")

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I've run into an issue that's crashing my gateway... I have a list of part ids stored in an array in a custom component prop. The ids can be in any particular order, and not sequental/incremental. I need to run a query…

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## [Database connectivity issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/database-connectivity-issue/73018)

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**Author:** [@Aravind\_G](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Aravind_G)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/database-connectivity-issue/73018 "2023-04-28T12:34:54Z")

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Hello all, I'm facing this kind of error java.sql.SQLException: Cannot create PoolableConnectionFactory (The driver could not establish a secure connection to SQL Server by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption. E…

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## [Transaction group doesn't insert data to database even designer says it executed](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-doesnt-insert-data-to-database-even-designer-says-it-executed/72950)

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**Author:** [@uy\_huynh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/uy_huynh)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 11:47am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-doesnt-insert-data-to-database-even-designer-says-it-executed/72950 "2023-04-28T11:47:33Z")

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Hi all, Recently we had a problem with the transaction group, the condition was triggered, total execution was increased, there was no quarantined data, but I couldn't see any data at the time. And around 20 minutes lat…

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## [Webdev style sheet reference](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/webdev-style-sheet-reference/73015)

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**Author:** [@jakned](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jakned)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 10:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/webdev-style-sheet-reference/73015 "2023-04-28T10:38:13Z")

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Hi, I have a resource that returns a HTML and I don´t know how to reference a style sheet that is not in the same folder. The resouce is the "user-get" and the style sheet is the "style.css". I intend to use the style s…

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## [Parameter passing on one View](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/parameter-passing-on-one-view/72955)

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**Author:** [@Divya\_Chorge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Divya_Chorge)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 4:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/parameter-passing-on-one-view/72955 "2023-04-28T04:53:44Z")

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I am working on Perspective Ignition I have developed one screen and done parameter passing on that so that I can use only one screen and pass the parameters. I have three parameters as A,B,C and I can see three differen…

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## [Cannot Delete User Source - Object Depends On It](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-delete-user-source-object-depends-on-it/72998)

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**Author:** [@kissamcorrina](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kissamcorrina)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 3:36am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-delete-user-source-object-depends-on-it/72998 "2023-04-28T03:36:42Z")

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I'm getting the error below when trying to delete a User Source on the gateway webpage. Does anyone have an idea where the production settings are? Cannot delete user source "Bingo\_Board\_Login", the following objects de…

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## [Unable to log in, too many clients running](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-log-in-too-many-clients-running/2906)

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**Author:** [@erikburns](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/erikburns)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 3:36am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-log-in-too-many-clients-running/2906 "2023-04-28T03:36:28Z")

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I get the above message on my machine as I am attempting to attach my first client. How do I correct this? I have verified that this also happens on a fresh reboot without the designer running.

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## [\[BUG-7524\]Tag Browser - Ctrl+Drag moves tags without warning](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-7524-tag-browser-ctrl-drag-moves-tags-without-warning/72985)

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**Author:** [@Derek\_Reees](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Derek_Reees)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 12:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-7524-tag-browser-ctrl-drag-moves-tags-without-warning/72985 "2023-04-28T00:39:55Z")

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Is this an intended feature? If so, is it possible to turn this off? This is a major issue for me ATM as I need to select random tags to edit historian configurations without accidently moving them. I am working through…

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## [How to make space in xy chart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-make-space-in-xy-chart/72611)

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**Author:** [@jiyoung\_hwang1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jiyoung_hwang1)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-make-space-in-xy-chart/72611 "2023-04-27T23:57:23Z")

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Please tell me how to make blanks.

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## [K8s container with external MS SQL database](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/k8s-container-with-external-ms-sql-database/72784)

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**Author:** [@Mark\_McClure](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mark_McClure)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 11:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/k8s-container-with-external-ms-sql-database/72784 "2023-04-27T23:45:44Z")

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I have Ignition running on K8s and I am having difficult time connecting to my database server. Is there something special I need to define in my deploy.yaml for K8s that will allow the ignition contain to be able to co…

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## [\[bug: IGN-2719\] 8.1.5 - Reporting - Simple table visibility not working when using dynamic data key](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-ign-2719-8-1-5-reporting-simple-table-visibility-not-working-when-using-dynamic-data-key/47358)

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**Author:** [@srb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/srb)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-ign-2719-8-1-5-reporting-simple-table-visibility-not-working-when-using-dynamic-data-key/47358 "2023-04-27T21:21:10Z")

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Hi, I’m having an issue with Simple table not hiding. I’m using the same data key to hide time series chart and other objects which seem to work fine. In the below example, the rectangle hides when I don’t select a filt…

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## [Freeopcua library having issues with overloaded ignition opcua server](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/freeopcua-library-having-issues-with-overloaded-ignition-opcua-server/72987)

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**Author:** [@codersmurf](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/codersmurf)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/freeopcua-library-having-issues-with-overloaded-ignition-opcua-server/72987 "2023-04-27T21:19:35Z")

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So I have an app I wrote using freeopcua. It's been working fine for years. We know our server is extremely overloaded and working to scale out. The app now is getting no replies back from the server when trying to tr…

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## [Using checkbox to resize Graph and Make Table Disappear using Flex Container](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-checkbox-to-resize-graph-and-make-table-disappear-using-flex-container/72996)

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**Author:** [@Cesar\_Jimenez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Cesar_Jimenez)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-checkbox-to-resize-graph-and-make-table-disappear-using-flex-container/72996 "2023-04-27T20:32:28Z")

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Hello Everyone! I am new to the python/perspective world and need a tad bit of help. As by the title of my topic, I am trying to enlarge a graph and make a table invisible whenever a checkbox is selected giving the grap…

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## [MinMax not consistent with queryTagHistory](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/minmax-not-consistent-with-querytaghistory/72984)

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**Author:** [@Shawn\_Rieger](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Shawn_Rieger)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/minmax-not-consistent-with-querytaghistory/72984 "2023-04-27T20:17:13Z")

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When I make a request using queryTagHistory and set aggregation mode to MinMax, the order or min and max are not consistent. As you can see in the export below, in some timestamps the Max value is first, in others Min i…

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## [Diagnostic Page Vision](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/diagnostic-page-vision/72982)

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**Author:** [@gpellicelli](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gpellicelli)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/diagnostic-page-vision/72982 "2023-04-27T19:40:05Z")

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Hello, My client wants a direct diagnostic page on the Scada. I did everything I thought was going to help, but now it's asking for 3 more statuses on storage and transfer (Total Quarantined, Total Dropped, and Aggregat…

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## [Error with custom method call from context menu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-with-custom-method-call-from-context-menu/72908)

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**Author:** [@Matthias\_Wuest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matthias_Wuest)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-with-custom-method-call-from-context-menu/72908 "2023-04-27T19:30:07Z")

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I have a button component to perform different actions using the context menu, but have encountered a problem with calling custom methods on the same component. Editor version is 8.1.25 (b2023021409) To open the menu on…

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## [Advice on a Generalized view](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/advice-on-a-generalized-view/72976)

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**Author:** [@Gabriel\_Schwinghamme](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Gabriel_Schwinghamme)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/advice-on-a-generalized-view/72976 "2023-04-27T17:40:26Z")

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Hello, Is there a way to make a view that is generalized for many different devices where (assuming all other tag names are the same) you can input the device name on an event and have the view pop up and be used for th…

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