# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=825 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 826 --- ## [8.1.17 Designer unstable](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-1-17-designer-unstable/60863)
**Author:** [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-1-17-designer-unstable/60863 "2022-06-17T17:52:58Z")
My designer is having frequent connection lost to gateway errors. Running in a docker container. Version: 8.1.17 (b2022051210) License: licensed Uptime: 17 days Gateway server: i7-5960X, 8 core, 16 thread, 32GB RAM … --- ## [Dynamically build Tree items binding from tag path](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamically-build-tree-items-binding-from-tag-path/60869)
**Author:** [@tashby](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tashby)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamically-build-tree-items-binding-from-tag-path/60869 "2022-06-17T17:08:47Z")
I’d like to know how to make a binding that builds the items for a Perspective Tree component automatically. So basically, if I have a tag path that is “Item1/Child1/Grandchild 1”, I can have the items of the Tree Compo… --- ## [Highlight Row in Power Table based on search query result](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/highlight-row-in-power-table-based-on-search-query-result/60890)
**Author:** [@hhbauss](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hhbauss)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/highlight-row-in-power-table-based-on-search-query-result/60890 "2022-06-17T16:55:52Z")
I'm trying to search through a column of recipe names in a MSSQL table for a specific string value. If the search returns a match, I want to highlight/goto the row in the table. I think I have the first part, but the nex… --- ## [Resource.json and git](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/resource-json-and-git/38615)
**Author:** [@Dan\_Bridgeman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dan_Bridgeman)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2022, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/resource-json-and-git/38615 "2022-06-17T16:53:20Z")
We’ve been having some strange problems with how the resource.json files get handled when Ignition meets git. The resource.json files seem to update themselves after they are checked in or out. I can do a git reset --h… --- ## [Http Post with header, body](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/http-post-with-header-body/60895)
**Author:** [@cbarker](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cbarker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/http-post-with-header-body/60895 "2022-06-17T16:36:26Z")
Hello all I am trying to interact with Microsoft Azure to send messages to teams. To do this, it needs to send http, both gets and posts I have my post command working in postman, but it does not work in ignition. I tr… --- ## [Ignition and real time control - what pitfalls to avoid and what are good practices](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-and-real-time-control-what-pitfalls-to-avoid-and-what-are-good-practices/60822)
**Author:** [@hewking32](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hewking32)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2022, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-and-real-time-control-what-pitfalls-to-avoid-and-what-are-good-practices/60822 "2022-06-17T16:17:36Z")
Hi All I might be involved in some project where conveyor is involved which falls into category of real time control. Obviously in this case if we don’t process signals fast enough and on time it will not work. This is … --- ## [Trigger the display all tooltips text of a view?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trigger-the-display-all-tooltips-text-of-a-view/60894)
**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trigger-the-display-all-tooltips-text-of-a-view/60894 "2022-06-17T16:12:43Z")
I would like to display all tooltips texts used on a view (and nested views of it) ? Is it possible ? Is there a way to trigger the display of a tooltips ? If is were possible, we could use this feature to display equ… --- ## [Vision Bar Chart - horizontal orientation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-bar-chart-horizontal-orientation/60889)
**Author:** [@jeff.ryan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jeff.ryan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-bar-chart-horizontal-orientation/60889 "2022-06-17T15:00:29Z")
With a Vision window Bar Chart I have, horizontal orientation, can I have, if so how, the orientation right to left, rather than left to right, with the min and max and bar display? (So ‘0’ at far right end of bar and 4… --- ## [Getting alarm text out of tags?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-alarm-text-out-of-tags/60887)
**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2022, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-alarm-text-out-of-tags/60887 "2022-06-17T14:29:38Z")
Using Ignition 8.1.0. I have a folder of PLC tags that are strictly the alarming tags. I am able to get them with results = system.tag.browse(path = '\[default\]machine/PLC/Alarms', filter={}) for result in results.getR… --- ## [I can't click and entry value on my textFiled popup](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-cant-click-and-entry-value-on-my-textfiled-popup/60832)
**Author:** [@sebastien\_ng](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sebastien_ng)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2022, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-cant-click-and-entry-value-on-my-textfiled-popup/60832 "2022-06-17T14:16:14Z")
Not able to click/touch some items on popups. When I test it inside the designer it works fine, but in Chrome. Sommene can explain to me why I have this is happended? --- ## [Memory tag in transaction Group](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/memory-tag-in-transaction-group/60675)
**Author:** [@Etienne\_Delafolie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Etienne_Delafolie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2022, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/memory-tag-in-transaction-group/60675 "2022-06-17T13:52:46Z")
Hello, in my transaction Group , my memory tags keep always the “null” value but in the tags browser, the value of the memory tags is “1234567890123467” Best Regard Etienne Delafolie --- ## [Changing an asset's Tint Colour based on multiple inputs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-an-assets-tint-colour-based-on-multiple-inputs/60741)
**Author:** [@Ben\_Lindner](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ben_Lindner)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-an-assets-tint-colour-based-on-multiple-inputs/60741 "2022-06-17T12:23:01Z")
Hello. Say i have an image (its a pipe) and i want it to change tint color based on the state of different inputs how would i best go about this? Script? Expression? Essentially when Liquid 1 is True = Tint pipe Blue … --- ## [XY Chart doesn't update](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-doesnt-update/60876)
**Author:** [@Carla\_Ratto](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carla_Ratto)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2022, 9:49am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-doesnt-update/60876 "2022-06-17T09:49:38Z")
Hello, I’m using a XY chart in mode “column” to display the number of alarms that occured on the 10 past days (from yesterday). I tried different approaches (with of without methods, by launching the script onStartup o… --- ## [Print window to PDF](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/print-window-to-pdf/60859)
**Author:** [@csilk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/csilk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2022, 6:44am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/print-window-to-pdf/60859 "2022-06-17T06:44:59Z")
I am wondering if it is possible to print a view as a pdf, without using the report function? --- ## [Perspective tool tip text markup](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-tool-tip-text-markup/60719)
**Author:** [@witman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/witman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2022, 6:31am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-tool-tip-text-markup/60719 "2022-06-17T06:31:13Z")
Is there a way to format selected text within a Perspective tool tip? We’d like to bold the first line, but it looks like html doesn’t work in these like it did in Vision. --- ## [If condition script writing as null?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/if-condition-script-writing-as-null/60865)
**Author:** [@Baglane](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Baglane)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2022, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/if-condition-script-writing-as-null/60865 "2022-06-17T00:05:03Z")
Im attempting to write a very simple script that will run on a 1sec interval as the communications heartbeat. The script simply writes to a tag a 0 or a 1 depending on what its current state is at time of running (1 seco… --- ## [Remove login of client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remove-login-of-client/60738)
**Author:** [@Benjamin\_Nielsen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Benjamin_Nielsen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remove-login-of-client/60738 "2022-06-16T23:14:16Z")
Hello, Is it possible to remove the login of the client completely? I can only find a automatic login function, but not a total removement. Regards Benjamin --- ## [Ghost Binding - Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ghost-binding-perspective/60842)
**Author:** [@jespinmartin1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jespinmartin1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ghost-binding-perspective/60842 "2022-06-16T21:46:11Z")
This happened in table. At first I had a binding inside an item inside column prop. Then, without removing the binding inside that item, I create a binding at column that is return \[\]. Finally I removed the binding at… --- ## [Printing Entire Perspective Page in Browser](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/printing-entire-perspective-page-in-browser/45409)
**Author:** [@mark.koski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mark.koski)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/printing-entire-perspective-page-in-browser/45409 "2022-06-16T21:13:55Z")
Using Ignition 8.1.1 Perspective 2.1.1 I created a page in perspective that my client would like to be able to save as a PDF. In a browser I am able to open the print dialog, but only what is currently displayed on the … --- ## [Project Documentation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-documentation/60852)
**Author:** [@srunde](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/srunde)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-documentation/60852 "2022-06-16T21:11:34Z")
Is there a standard way to document the larger capabilities of a project? I’m aware of documentation fields in tags, docstrings in python libraries, etc., but I’d also like to integrate bigger-picture documentation. For… --- ## [Perspective popups don't scale](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-popups-dont-scale/60679)
**Author:** [@AlThePal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AlThePal)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-popups-dont-scale/60679 "2022-06-16T19:25:39Z")
We are migrating a Vision project to Perspective, making sure it works on a range of screen sizes. This works OK when views are set to Percent. However, we have found that popups do not scale. Is there any way of making… --- ## [Persperctive table selected row - read only](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/persperctive-table-selected-row-read-only/60848)
**Author:** [@Manuel\_Lefebvre](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Manuel_Lefebvre)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/persperctive-table-selected-row-read-only/60848 "2022-06-16T19:23:36Z")
Hi, Is it possible that the selected row of a perspective table to be read only for the user? The selected row will be bind to a tag and I don’t want the user to be able to change the selected row. --- ## [Session Events, onStartup and session.custom props](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/session-events-onstartup-and-session-custom-props/60823)
**Author:** [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/session-events-onstartup-and-session-custom-props/60823 "2022-06-16T19:18:36Z")
def onStartup(session): session.custom.sessChartDateSelect = system.date.midnight(system.date.now()) The code doesn’t seem to function as intended. My calendar which is bound to the session property is always initia… --- ## [Redundancy System Activity](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/redundancy-system-activity/60849)
**Author:** [@valverde.anthony](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/valverde.anthony)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/redundancy-system-activity/60849 "2022-06-16T19:14:50Z")
Hello everyone, I have configured a master node and backup node ignition gateways. In the gateways, we have a gateway event timer script that inserts data into a database. From the documentation, it seems that the gatewa… --- ## [System.dataset.addColumn can't convert error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-dataset-addcolumn-cant-convert-error/60824)
**Author:** [@daniele1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/daniele1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-dataset-addcolumn-cant-convert-error/60824 "2022-06-16T18:47:30Z")
Hi, I’m trying to combine two datasets and I want to use the addColumn method. I create a tag history column with a dictionary and the append method then i convert to a dataset and then to a pyDataset, i pass it to th… --- ## [Right clicking now does nothing for template inside a docked window?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/right-clicking-now-does-nothing-for-template-inside-a-docked-window/60840)
**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/right-clicking-now-does-nothing-for-template-inside-a-docked-window/60840 "2022-06-16T17:49:21Z")
Refactoring some windows to break down big Main Windows with repeating components into a big header with the common components and smaller big windows for the different components. Part of this was putting a template of… --- ## [Automatic tag alarm shelving and duration](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automatic-tag-alarm-shelving-and-duration/60836)
**Author:** [@tricky](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tricky)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automatic-tag-alarm-shelving-and-duration/60836 "2022-06-16T17:28:22Z")
I am trying to create a tag alarm that sends a text message to a specific group of people. I was able to do this and it works great. The problem I am having is with a temperature alarm. If the actual temperature goes abo… --- ## [Table auto adjust](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-auto-adjust/60764)
**Author:** [@nicholas.robinson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nicholas.robinson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-auto-adjust/60764 "2022-06-16T17:20:17Z")
I find that tables do not auto-adjust well to screen zoom changes in Perspective. This is a table that uses an embedded view in the 3rd column. When I am at zoom 100% or less, everything is good. When I start to zoom … --- ## [Expression bool tag, Latch/Unlatch](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/expression-bool-tag-latch-unlatch/60720)
**Author:** [@Darrell\_Henley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Darrell_Henley)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/expression-bool-tag-latch-unlatch/60720 "2022-06-16T17:18:55Z")
I’m trying to create a expression tag that becomes true when a value drops below a setpoint and becomes false when the tag value rises above a second setpoint. If tag-x \< 140.0 then 1 if tag-x \> 140.5 then 0 I’m thinki… --- ## [\[BUG-6009\]Bug unicode text displaying incorrectly when embedded in another view](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-6009-bug-unicode-text-displaying-incorrectly-when-embedded-in-another-view/58750)
**Author:** [@Matthew.gaitan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matthew.gaitan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-6009-bug-unicode-text-displaying-incorrectly-when-embedded-in-another-view/58750 "2022-06-16T15:05:13Z")
Version 8.1.15 When I create a text object and create a binding with unicode characters it looks as I would expect binding: return u'({}{})'.format(u'▼' if value \< 0 else u'▲', abs(value)) When I embed that view in… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=824) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=826)