# Ignition

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## [Alarm Pipeline - isShelved](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-pipeline-isshelved/69525)

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**Author:** [@Richard\_Giske](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Richard_Giske)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2023, 10:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-pipeline-isshelved/69525 "2023-02-21T10:08:38Z")

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I have an alarm pipeline with several checks were I have an expression box with the {isShelved} in it. I'm experiencing that the pipeline seems to still trigger the notifications that should be stopped while the alarm i…

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## [Show tooltipText in foreground of the Status Chart - Vision](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/show-tooltiptext-in-foreground-of-the-status-chart-vision/69084)

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**Author:** [@Aiasa21](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Aiasa21)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2023, 6:44am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/show-tooltiptext-in-foreground-of-the-status-chart-vision/69084 "2023-02-21T06:44:59Z")

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Good morning, I would like to show some data, for example the "timeDiff" as shown in the attachment. I can show what I need with the getTooltipText extension, but I would like to have it always in the foreground of ever…

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## [How to add multiple colors in calendar date box](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-add-multiple-colors-in-calendar-date-box/70093)

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**Author:** [@P\_N](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/P_N)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2023, 4:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-add-multiple-colors-in-calendar-date-box/70093 "2023-02-21T04:37:01Z")

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Hi All, As you can see from the above image, I have created a calendar which represents different color on basis of incidents happened on that day. I want to have multiple color indication if multiple incidents happ…

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## [Users count, Machines Count, Tag Count](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/users-count-machines-count-tag-count/70059)

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**Author:** [@Dharani\_T](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dharani_T)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2023, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/users-count-machines-count-tag-count/70059 "2023-02-21T04:19:16Z")

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Hi , I would like to display the below values in a vision window, Active OPC connections Users count from default user source. Users count for AD/Internal hybrid Parameters count that has been historized would like t…

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## [\[Bug-5869\] Popup Resize Broken in 8.1.16](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-5869-popup-resize-broken-in-8-1-16/59147)

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**Author:** [@deon.korb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/deon.korb)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2023, 2:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-5869-popup-resize-broken-in-8-1-16/59147 "2023-02-21T02:39:22Z")

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It seems that the content of popups do not resize since 8.1.16. Most of our popups are flex containers, with their content responsive to the size. Since 8.1.16, the content only resizes if the popup was called with size…

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## [Tree View selectedItem Binding Bug](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tree-view-selecteditem-binding-bug/70090)

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**Author:** [@TimE](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/TimE)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2023, 2:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tree-view-selecteditem-binding-bug/70090 "2023-02-21T02:00:37Z")

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Ignition 8.1.17 Vision Component: Tree View I ran into a strange issue (bug) using the tree view component. The selectedItem property is not being updated when referenced in a binding. To recreate this issue, do the f…

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## [Icon won't show in boolean column](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/icon-wont-show-in-boolean-column/35944)

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**Author:** [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/icon-wont-show-in-boolean-column/35944 "2021-10-03T21:47:59Z")

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I run a query, add a boolean column called ‘Selection’, and assign it to a custom property. I have a power table bound to the custom property and I want to show the Boolean column as a built-in icon because the standard…

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## [Is it possible to use getBit in a UDT?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-possible-to-use-getbit-in-a-udt/69910)

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**Author:** [@Brittany\_Villasenor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brittany_Villasenor)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2023, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-possible-to-use-getbit-in-a-udt/69910 "2023-02-20T21:31:27Z")

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I'm trying to make templates for a Faults Page. Here is an example of one fault in Ignition: The faults start off as this: And have to be extracted using getBit, like so: getBit({\[default\]\_AR\_Merchandising\_/Progra…

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## [Building a Dynagraph card In Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/building-a-dynagraph-card-in-perspective/48870)

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**Author:** [@alainia.spencer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alainia.spencer)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/building-a-dynagraph-card-in-perspective/48870 "2023-02-20T20:02:01Z")

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What would be the recommend control to build out a dynagraph card in Perspective? There are a couple of trends available, I was wondering if anyone had any experience, tips, or suggestions on this topic.

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## [What does this symbol mean?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-does-this-symbol-mean/70085)

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**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2023, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-does-this-symbol-mean/70085 "2023-02-20T20:23:14Z")

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Maintaining an older project Ignition 7.8.2. Have a cognex dataman camera who's data is not coming throug for some reason. I noticed this symbol by the tag, but hovering over it doesn't give me a tooltip message and ru…

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## [Learn name/path of property in binding script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/learn-name-path-of-property-in-binding-script/70081)

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**Author:** [@justin.brzozoski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justin.brzozoski)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/learn-name-path-of-property-in-binding-script/70081 "2023-02-20T19:54:09Z")

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We have a bunch of properties in a Perspective view which all have bindings that run a nearly identical script. Properties look like this in Designer: All of those bindings have a script in them that just calls the sa…

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## [Left-Aligned Button Icon, Center-Aligned Button Text](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/left-aligned-button-icon-center-aligned-button-text/70080)

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**Author:** [@Ryan\_Shaw](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ryan_Shaw)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/left-aligned-button-icon-center-aligned-button-text/70080 "2023-02-20T19:43:35Z")

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Hi all. I'm trying to create a button where the icon is aligned on the left side of the button and the text is aligned center, like so: I can sort-of do this by adding in white spaces before and after the text (that'…

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## [Ignition Encryption](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-encryption/70063)

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**Author:** [@jfchicat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jfchicat)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-encryption/70063 "2023-02-20T19:37:08Z")

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Does Ignition by default use encryption (e.g., TLS)? Or is the default state a non-encrypted communication since it typically runs in isolated networks?

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## [Perspective XY Chart Dynamic Series List](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-xy-chart-dynamic-series-list/70079)

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**Author:** [@AJBerera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AJBerera)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-xy-chart-dynamic-series-list/70079 "2023-02-20T17:23:46Z")

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I have a number of series elements hard coded for each machine state event as you can see here. I am curious if there is a good way to bind the series property to a dataset where I can have a dynamic number of series.. …

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## [Lost Historian Data Visualization (possibly after system name change)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/lost-historian-data-visualization-possibly-after-system-name-change/33415)

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**Author:** [@dion.botha](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dion.botha)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/lost-historian-data-visualization-possibly-after-system-name-change/33415 "2023-02-20T17:17:23Z")

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Hello, I submitted a ticket for this but thought I would try the forum to get the answer quicker. Not sure if this has anything to do with me trying to change the ‘System Name’ in Gateway -\> Config -\> Gateway Settings …

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## ["Gateway.log" and some other big files](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-log-and-some-other-big-files/2944)

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**Author:** [@apimente](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/apimente)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-log-and-some-other-big-files/2944 "2011-06-17T18:59:39Z")

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Hi, I don't know if this is normal but in our projects we have some big files that in some cases, overloaded the hard disk. I'm talking about some kind of log file located in this folder: "C:\\Archivos de programa\\Ind…

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## [Perspective objects and binding question](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-objects-and-binding-question/69992)

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**Author:** [@Matabufalez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matabufalez)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-objects-and-binding-question/69992 "2023-02-20T16:06:59Z")

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Hello, I am trying to change the color of an Icon in Perspective, I can change the value if (value\>0,colorTrue,colorFalse). That is working fine, but I would like to change the colour by a query dataset result. But I d…

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## [Validation between PLC Data and HMI/SQL Data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/validation-between-plc-data-and-hmi-sql-data/69639)

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**Author:** [@CMuecke](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/CMuecke)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/validation-between-plc-data-and-hmi-sql-data/69639 "2023-02-20T15:11:55Z")

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I have a Batch System that is tied to a SQL DB. My biggest concern is the integrity of data and to make sure it is the same between PLC and SQL DB. It looks like there are two possible options and want to know if eithe…

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## [Perspective Panels - Property Inspector](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-panels-property-inspector/70014)

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**Author:** [@RonB](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/RonB)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-panels-property-inspector/70014 "2023-02-20T15:07:37Z")

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Ignition 8.1.2 I'm trying to run some tests using an XY chart, but everything I've run across points to using the Property Inspector panel. When I click it nothing comes up on screen. Tried to close all other panels M…

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## [Equipment Schedule - Scheduled task name justification](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/equipment-schedule-scheduled-task-name-justification/70066)

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**Author:** [@Cory\_McMahon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Cory_McMahon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/equipment-schedule-scheduled-task-name-justification/70066 "2023-02-20T14:15:36Z")

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Is there a way to add a transform on the equipment schedule scheduled events to always display the title even if in the minute zoom level? I am creating page views to run on large monitors for production staff to view s…

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## [Write tag value to new Memory Tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/write-tag-value-to-new-memory-tag/70020)

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**Author:** [@kaleb.s](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kaleb.s)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2023, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/write-tag-value-to-new-memory-tag/70020 "2023-02-20T13:55:20Z")

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I'm trying to take a value of an OPC Integer Tag we will call A and write it to a new Memory Tag we will call B. Is this accomplished by using a Value Changed script so when the value of Tag A changes it will execute th…

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## [Get opc tag datatype using browseServer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-opc-tag-datatype-using-browseserver/12431)

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**Author:** [@markdobtech](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/markdobtech)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-opc-tag-datatype-using-browseserver/12431 "2023-02-20T12:51:35Z")

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Anyone have any idea how to retrieve the tag datatype when using opc.browseServer without using browseSimple? browseSimple is not an option as its built in recursion is too expensive. Using browseServer, I have the ta…

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## [Date format not same as Named Query in Table PRESPETIVE](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/date-format-not-same-as-named-query-in-table-prespetive/70062)

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**Author:** [@Adarsh\_Shelar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Adarsh_Shelar)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2023, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/date-format-not-same-as-named-query-in-table-prespetive/70062 "2023-02-20T13:15:06Z")

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Hi all. I was trying the fetch the alarm data from the database displayed in the Table. This is the data type used in the database (mysql) This is the named query data type used to fetch the data from the Databas…

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## [Selection high light of first row in the SQL table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/selection-high-light-of-first-row-in-the-sql-table/69814)

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**Author:** [@Elangovan\_Packirisam](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Elangovan_Packirisam)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2023, 9:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/selection-high-light-of-first-row-in-the-sql-table/69814 "2023-02-20T09:05:45Z")

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I would like to highlight the first row of a SQL record in the table while the page is opened first time. Basically, default row selection would be the first record. This is for Perspective. I used screen startup event a…

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## [My Alarm Pipeline logs the email notification is sent, but not received e-mail](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/my-alarm-pipeline-logs-the-email-notification-is-sent-but-not-received-e-mail/70050)

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**Author:** [@Prabhat\_Giri](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Prabhat_Giri)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2023, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/my-alarm-pipeline-logs-the-email-notification-is-sent-but-not-received-e-mail/70050 "2023-02-19T21:45:35Z")

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I am using Alarm notification pipelines to send an e-mail using calculated roster type to notify the users. My alarm piplines logs log activity that "\[hostname=smtp.gmail.com,port=25\] THIS PROFILE IS RUNNING IN TEST MODE…

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## [Barcode scanner buffer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/barcode-scanner-buffer/70043)

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**Author:** [@jorge.galvez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jorge.galvez)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/barcode-scanner-buffer/70043 "2023-02-19T13:14:09Z")

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Hello! I want to develop a Perspective application which have to read barcodes and store both scanned values and timestamp to a database. The scan will take place inside a bus and during its route, there are zones with n…

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## [Ignition To Arduino Mega](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-to-arduino-mega/70040)

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**Author:** [@tgjonaj](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tgjonaj)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-to-arduino-mega/70040 "2023-02-18T13:33:27Z")

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Hello, In the never ending world of MES, I have been tasked with talking to a Arduino board that the test engineers will use for validation. The board is a Arduino Mega 2560 R3. It will also have a data acquisition boar…

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## [Designer Randomly Closes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-randomly-closes/70028)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jonathan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2023, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-randomly-closes/70028 "2023-02-17T21:41:33Z")

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On my work VM my designers, without warning, will randomly close. This happens on both 7.9.x and 8.1.x. Is there some logging I can look at or turn on to give me information about what is going on? The windows events log…

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## [Insert tag into a tag query where clause?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/insert-tag-into-a-tag-query-where-clause/69219)

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**Author:** [@Ly17](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ly17)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/insert-tag-into-a-tag-query-where-clause/69219 "2023-02-17T21:37:04Z")

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How do I insert a tag into where clause when creating tag query? I insert it but keep getting an expression error? SELECT SUM(Duration) FROM Table WHERE Column1 = {\[.\]Description1} AND Column2 = {\[.\]Description2} AND …

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## [\[IGN-6157\] Perspective Dropdown Max Row Count](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-6157-perspective-dropdown-max-row-count/39334)

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**Author:** [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2023, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-6157-perspective-dropdown-max-row-count/39334 "2023-02-17T20:05:31Z")

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Is there a way to change the max row count on a perspective dropdown like you can in vision?

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