# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=830 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 831 --- ## [Heartbeat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/heartbeat/3415)
**Author:** [@kevinmarchand](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kevinmarchand)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/heartbeat/3415 "2022-06-08T22:19:50Z")
Hi, Is there a way sugest by Inductive Autmation to setup a heartbeat between Ignition and a PLC? Thanks --- ## [How to track value changes/ pass values in multi state button](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-track-value-changes-pass-values-in-multi-state-button/60502)
**Author:** [@aacans](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aacans)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-track-value-changes-pass-values-in-multi-state-button/60502 "2022-06-08T21:56:15Z")
Hi everyone. I’m new to ignition. I have a multi state button, I’d like to show a message box stating that the current button is already active when the said button is pressed again. I was thinking of using tag event sc… --- ## [Gateway Network Qs - Remote Tag Providers and Scripting across gateways, scaling issues](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-network-qs-remote-tag-providers-and-scripting-across-gateways-scaling-issues/58173)
**Author:** [@tmahaf](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tmahaf)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-network-qs-remote-tag-providers-and-scripting-across-gateways-scaling-issues/58173 "2022-06-08T21:45:02Z")
Something that is kind of a pain is making sure that UDT definitions are the same across multiple gateways that all act as remote tag providers. Is there a feature that I am unaware that allows there to be a parent Defin… --- ## [Help ID MulticastScheduler Error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-id-multicastscheduler-error/60524)
**Author:** [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-id-multicastscheduler-error/60524 "2022-06-08T21:41:57Z")
I’m getting a Multicast Scheduler error in my gateway logs and I’m not even sure where to start looking for a solution: IOException thrown when using IP address 231.1.1.1 and send port 4445 java.net.NoRouteToHostExcept… --- ## [Tag Binding to Other Tag's Custom Property](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-binding-to-other-tags-custom-property/60510)
**Author:** [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-binding-to-other-tags-custom-property/60510 "2022-06-08T21:26:48Z")
Am I able to bind a custom tag property from one tag to the value of another tag? If so, how? The tag browser does not show up in the bindings window for the custom property. When I try tag("\[default\]Tag1") I get the er… --- ## [Separate tag chain](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/separate-tag-chain/60513)
**Author:** [@antonio.sanchez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/antonio.sanchez)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/separate-tag-chain/60513 "2022-06-08T20:24:09Z")
Hello everyone, I have an event tag to store information. I have an event tag to store the information displayed on the screen it’s just sending me an error (\[default\]Botones/Linea\_FBW/Falla Linea FBW, valueChanged… --- ## [Ignition Edge portability](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-portability/14845)
**Author:** [@ssilk76](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ssilk76)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-portability/14845 "2022-06-08T19:49:50Z")
I am considering using Ignition Edge as the HMI on some of our non-connected machines to help reduce cost as well as development time and make it easier when they do make the jump to the network. Are the applications cr… --- ## [Multiple unretired tags - TE Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-unretired-tags-te-table/60501)
**Author:** [@justin.huggins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justin.huggins)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-unretired-tags-te-table/60501 "2022-06-08T18:50:11Z")
Have run across a couple scenarios recently where a single tag will be un-retired on 2 tag IDs. This doesn’t necessarily seem to be a problem within Ignition itself, but does cause problems downstream. Most queries th… --- ## [\[Bug-989\]Text Align on button not working after updating to 8.1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-989-text-align-on-button-not-working-after-updating-to-8-1/40297)
**Author:** [@kumar.chellappan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kumar.chellappan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 6:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-989-text-align-on-button-not-working-after-updating-to-8-1/40297 "2020-11-20T06:28:38Z")
Anyone have an issue that the text-align on buttons doesn’t do any change? I tested with a one-shot button and the text-align property moves the text as per the settings. --- ## [Real Time Market Data Into Ignition Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/real-time-market-data-into-ignition-tags/60496)
**Author:** [@Al\_Doucet](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Al_Doucet)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/real-time-market-data-into-ignition-tags/60496 "2022-06-08T17:29:06Z")
Hello Inductive community, My team and I are trying to bring to life a custom dashboard for our clients. One of the widgets we want to incorporate is “Real Time Stock Market Data”. We want to bring individual commodity … --- ## [Tag alarm for null value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-alarm-for-null-value/56627)
**Author:** [@jimmy.crotts](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jimmy.crotts)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-alarm-for-null-value/56627 "2022-06-08T17:12:36Z")
Occasionally we loose connectivity to a device that is being recorded in a SQL database. I would like to alarm based off of getting a null value returned in a tag. Is this possible? --- ## [Trying to set a timestamp for every 15 minutes with tag historian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trying-to-set-a-timestamp-for-every-15-minutes-with-tag-historian/60497)
**Author:** [@Jeremy\_Schlicke](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jeremy_Schlicke)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trying-to-set-a-timestamp-for-every-15-minutes-with-tag-historian/60497 "2022-06-08T16:35:09Z")
Im completely new to ignition and my boss wanted me to setup a tag historian with 15 minute timestamp. I took pics of what i have. Just not sure how to make the time it take data every 15 minutes only. --- ## [Chart inside a child table in a Report](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-inside-a-child-table-in-a-report/59907)
**Author:** [@chi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-inside-a-child-table-in-a-report/59907 "2022-06-08T15:17:55Z")
I’m trying to display a chart in the header row of a child table of a table group, but can’t figure out what data key to use in the chart. This is my data (structured like the nested query example in the manual): Thi… --- ## [Module Report - dynamic chart data key](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/module-report-dynamic-chart-data-key/59163)
**Author:** [@flavien](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/flavien)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/module-report-dynamic-chart-data-key/59163 "2022-06-08T15:01:48Z")
Hi, I use a table to create pages dynamically. My table data key “usages” is a python list containing multiple variables. So, for each table row (dynamic page) I would like to put a PyDataset in a timeseries chart. Ea… --- ## [Scrolling one bottom right flex container among three or four total](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scrolling-one-bottom-right-flex-container-among-three-or-four-total/60471)
**Author:** [@zacharyw.larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacharyw.larson)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scrolling-one-bottom-right-flex-container-among-three-or-four-total/60471 "2022-06-08T14:28:44Z")
I have a header and leftside flex container sets that I want to hold still, while I want to scroll the bottom right flex container up and down through all my machines. I am struggling though. Right now: main view - 19… --- ## [Insert query arguments](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/insert-query-arguments/60491)
**Author:** [@Garrett.spillman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Garrett.spillman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/insert-query-arguments/60491 "2022-06-08T14:03:04Z")
Hi all, I’m relatively new to ignition and don’t come from a coding background but in my query where I am trying to write a dataset to a database table I don’t seem to understand what I need to put as my arguments to ref… --- ## [Symbol Factory resize in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/symbol-factory-resize-in-perspective/60483)
**Author:** [@Carla\_Ratto](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carla_Ratto)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/symbol-factory-resize-in-perspective/60483 "2022-06-08T13:42:39Z")
Hello, I’m trying to represent the architecture of the installation I’m working on by using Symbol Factory elements but as I don’t know how to resize the pipes, I have to connect several pipes together in order to have … --- ## [AWS Timestream connection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/aws-timestream-connection/60490)
**Author:** [@anadal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/anadal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/aws-timestream-connection/60490 "2022-06-08T12:50:06Z")
Hello, Anyone has ever connected Ignition to a AWS Timestream database using the JDBC Timestream database connector? --- ## [How to use local camera in ignition perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-use-local-camera-in-ignition-perspective/60481)
**Author:** [@avanti\_awate](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/avanti_awate)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-use-local-camera-in-ignition-perspective/60481 "2022-06-08T12:46:28Z")
I have the camera exe in my local folder that I want to use in perspective. system.util does not support in perspective for calling the camera exe. please guide me which is suitable for accessing camera from perspectiv… --- ## [Selecting an Operating System](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/selecting-an-operating-system/60457)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Friedlander](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Michael_Friedlander)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/selecting-an-operating-system/60457 "2022-06-08T12:02:45Z")
I am planning an initial Ignition purchase and wanted feedback on operating systems. My deployment will be relatively simple and the hardware will be workstation as opposed to server grade. Older versions of Windows allo… --- ## [Calender date and time on OPC UA](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/calender-date-and-time-on-opc-ua/60489)
**Author:** [@Benjamin\_Nielsen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Benjamin_Nielsen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 11:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/calender-date-and-time-on-opc-ua/60489 "2022-06-08T11:55:22Z")
Hello there, I am using Vision version 8.17 and I need to send a date and time to an OPC UA tag. I am using the calender so the operator can choose an exact date and time, and then bind this to a OPC UA tag. It all wo… --- ## [Tag value change event on trial expired state](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-value-change-event-on-trial-expired-state/35918)
**Author:** [@mori.luca](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mori.luca)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-value-change-event-on-trial-expired-state/35918 "2022-06-08T11:53:47Z")
Hi, Im developing a software using the ignition 8.0 free trial. Even if the trial is expired, script binded to my udt tags value change are working. I have 2 bool tags, when the first one value change to true I make a… --- ## [Gateway 8.0.17 faulted](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-8-0-17-faulted/60430)
**Author:** [@rcarrilhof](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rcarrilhof)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-8-0-17-faulted/60430 "2022-06-08T07:31:54Z")
Hi. Can anyone help me with this one? --- ## [Scripting Template Repeater as a component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripting-template-repeater-as-a-component/60478)
**Author:** [@yash.gala](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yash.gala)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 6:02am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripting-template-repeater-as-a-component/60478 "2022-06-08T06:02:27Z")
Hello, Issue: I am trying to add a component scripting to create animation for a Template Repeater but I am not able to use the repeater as a component. Task: I want to use system.gui.transform function to add a left… --- ## [\[Feature-1972\]Change order columns of Alarm Status Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-1972-change-order-columns-of-alarm-status-table/33437)
**Author:** [@Jorgeibesi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jorgeibesi)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 2:26am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-1972-change-order-columns-of-alarm-status-table/33437 "2022-06-08T02:26:51Z")
Hi, Is it possible to change the order of columns of Alarm Status Table?. Like show more to the left “Priority” Column than “TimeActivation”, for example. Thanks. --- ## [Use of Binary Data parameter in Reporting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-of-binary-data-parameter-in-reporting/59112)
**Author:** [@sharmila.belvalkar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sharmila.belvalkar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-of-binary-data-parameter-in-reporting/59112 "2022-06-08T00:31:09Z")
In 8.1.16, binary data (byte array) is added as an allowed report parameter datatype. However, there is no documentation available around how to use it. Can anyone give an example / explain - which report components can … --- ## [Tab strip bug, won't let user go to last screen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-strip-bug-wont-let-user-go-to-last-screen/60437)
**Author:** [@benw](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/benw)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-strip-bug-wont-let-user-go-to-last-screen/60437 "2022-06-07T23:21:29Z")
Hi all, Can anyone shed some light on the issue I’m seeing with tab strip in the following video link: I’ve made a direct copy of the existing navigation bar as it outlines the issue, usually it’s just one n… --- ## [\[BUG-2412\] Perspective MenuTree Bugs on binding](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-2412-perspective-menutree-bugs-on-binding/60470)
**Author:** [@tecnoeletronic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tecnoeletronic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-2412-perspective-menutree-bugs-on-binding/60470 "2022-06-07T19:17:17Z")
Hi, on “Menu Tree” component (maybe in al lot of other components) the “copy and paste” between items in “items array” copy all property but not the “data binding” attached to the properties. If you insert a new item b… --- ## [Get Entire Tag as Object](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-entire-tag-as-object/60452)
**Author:** [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-entire-tag-as-object/60452 "2022-06-07T20:57:07Z")
Is there a function that allows me to get a tag, with all of it’s properties as a single object? (similar to how tag event scripts have access to the entire tag and it’s properties via tag.propertyName) Using system.tag… --- ## [VoIP Configuration - Redundant Servers Both Registering To Cisco CM](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/voip-configuration-redundant-servers-both-registering-to-cisco-cm/60467)
**Author:** [@rob.raffaele](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rob.raffaele)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/voip-configuration-redundant-servers-both-registering-to-cisco-cm/60467 "2022-06-07T19:06:25Z")
I’m having an issue where my redundant pair of servers are both trying to register to Cisco CM. Cisco CM sees two distinct IP addresses trying to use the same account/username so they keep going in and out of a register… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=829) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=831)