# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=85 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 86 --- ## [Pass custom Data Key to Chart Component in Report Module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pass-custom-data-key-to-chart-component-in-report-module/113316)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pass-custom-data-key-to-chart-component-in-report-module/113316 "2026-01-16T04:39:34Z")
I want to create a report that displays a dynamic number of sensor data trends. For each sensor on the report page, I need to generate a separate trend chart. Since the number of sensors is dynamic and retrieved from the… --- ## [Start next row of tablegroup on next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/start-next-row-of-tablegroup-on-next-page/55367)
**Author:** [@michael.black](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.black)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 4:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/start-next-row-of-tablegroup-on-next-page/55367 "2026-01-16T04:37:32Z")
I have a simple report showing pump name, a simple table related to that pump, and a timeseries chart. I have 10 pumps and have used one parent query and two child queries to populate the data. I have created one table… --- ## [Scalable Approaches to Query an Ignition Instance](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scalable-approaches-to-query-an-ignition-instance/113307)
**Author:** [@andrew.soby](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrew.soby)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 2:34am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scalable-approaches-to-query-an-ignition-instance/113307 "2026-01-16T02:34:27Z")
Hello All, I am looking for the best practices / most scalable approaches to querying an Ignition instance. I was thinking of using an Ignition Edge instance and acting as an opcua client, is there a better approach tha… --- ## [DateTime Picker](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/datetime-picker/113333)
**Author:** [@Cory\_Lambert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Cory_Lambert)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 1:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/datetime-picker/113333 "2026-01-16T01:58:00Z")
It would save a lot of scripting and custom parameters if the default time in the dateTime picker was a configurable property for the component --- ## [Cirrus Link MQTT Modules](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cirrus-link-mqtt-modules/113327)
**Author:** [@cvanremoortel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cvanremoortel)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cirrus-link-mqtt-modules/113327 "2026-01-15T23:24:24Z")
Maybe I am missing something but it seems to me that the Cirrus Link modules work great in an “All Ignition” environment but can be difficult when other types of clients are involved. BTW, I am running 8.3. For example,… --- ## [Designer View Open Error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-view-open-error/113322)
**Author:** [@marco.handle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/marco.handle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-view-open-error/113322 "2026-01-15T21:31:34Z")
Hi everyone, we have a Problem with the designer. If I want to open a View then the View is stuck in initializing. In the console of the designer the following message is shown: 17:55:00.220 \[Browser Thread: b8e8e7cc… --- ## [MenuTree versus horizontalMenu auto sizing based on window](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/menutree-versus-horizontalmenu-auto-sizing-based-on-window/113206)
**Author:** [@r123](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/r123)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/menutree-versus-horizontalmenu-auto-sizing-based-on-window/113206 "2026-01-15T18:57:14Z")
I'm trying to use menuTree object in a view that's being used in a shared settings dock at the left side of the screen. It seems to be working but I noticed when the screen is stretched to be taller, the text gets bigger… --- ## [Managing alarm properties of multiple tags such as "Custom Message"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/managing-alarm-properties-of-multiple-tags-such-as-custom-message/113330)
**Author:** [@omar.enriquez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/omar.enriquez)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/managing-alarm-properties-of-multiple-tags-such-as-custom-message/113330 "2026-01-15T18:23:12Z")
Attempting to edit alarm properties for multiple tags at the same time, is there a feature built into Ignition, like the Tag Report Tool in the tag browser, that allows you to do this? Is exporting tags into JSOM, conve… --- ## [executeAndDistribute Date Range Not Matching](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/executeanddistribute-date-range-not-matching/112715)
**Author:** [@tbennett.tdc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tbennett.tdc)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/executeanddistribute-date-range-not-matching/112715 "2026-01-15T17:09:48Z")
I have a report that is configured in a script. The report is generated to a PDF via the system.report.executeAndDistribute() function. This report works in Reports Preview in the Designer: But when the report is tri… --- ## [Tag path changed for historian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-path-changed-for-historian/113319)
**Author:** [@gbuschman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gbuschman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-path-changed-for-historian/113319 "2026-01-15T16:20:01Z")
Made a mistake. I created tags for our historian organized in one way. This created tags in the SQL database with that tag path. Manager wanted them organized another way. Same tags, just in different subfolders. Now the… --- ## [Vision security roles](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-security-roles/113317)
**Author:** [@Thomas\_Mulcahy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Thomas_Mulcahy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-security-roles/113317 "2026-01-15T16:02:43Z")
In Vision, what would be the recommended way of achieving the following? I have 4 user roles: Administrator, Engineer, Technician, and Operator. Each role has access to different parts of the application but I would li… --- ## [Dynamic Expression Bindings in UDT for Alarms](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-expression-bindings-in-udt-for-alarms/113318)
**Author:** [@Alex\_Jaffe](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alex_Jaffe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-expression-bindings-in-udt-for-alarms/113318 "2026-01-15T15:51:35Z")
I am making a UDT and need to make the display path for multiple alarms dynamic. currently i have the display path in an expression binding as: {\[.\]../../AlarmStrings/0/1} I have 2 parameters, {ParentInstanceName} whi… --- ## [Ignition Gateway Instance on Docker](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-gateway-instance-on-docker/113202)
**Author:** [@baye](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/baye)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-gateway-instance-on-docker/113202 "2026-01-15T15:00:29Z")
We are looking into converting/Migrating our Ignition instances from WINDOZE to Linux. As part of that we started looking at Ignition Docker images from Inductive Automation Repo. Has anyone braved enough to run their p… --- ## [Is it known that logs can come out of order sometimes? Specifically "warn" level logs seem... slower](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-known-that-logs-can-come-out-of-order-sometimes-specifically-warn-level-logs-seem-slower/113310)
**Author:** [@sherman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sherman)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-known-that-logs-can-come-out-of-order-sometimes-specifically-warn-level-logs-seem-slower/113310 "2026-01-15T14:47:27Z")
Im toying with a logging decorator to use around my projects, and I came across this strange behavior. This is all running in a gateway message handler so I can test it all in gateway logs. The following script yields th… --- ## [Java concurrent queue for tag change scripts](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-concurrent-queue-for-tag-change-scripts/82044)
**Author:** [@bschroeder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bschroeder)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-concurrent-queue-for-tag-change-scripts/82044 "2026-01-15T14:14:46Z")
Continuing the discussion from \[SOLVED\] Are tag Value Changed scripts running asynchronously?: We've got code in our standard library that I need to log a value change on a tag and then associate various data points wit… --- ## [Can browse but not read OPC DA tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-browse-but-not-read-opc-da-tags/72969)
**Author:** [@Udo\_Klein](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Udo_Klein)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-browse-but-not-read-opc-da-tags/72969 "2026-01-15T13:52:10Z")
Hi, I'm new to Ignition, installed Ignition locally on desktop, installed OPC Core Comonents, created connection to OPC DA Server. I can connect to the OPC DA Server, and I can see and browse the tags. However, when t… --- ## [Can you catch XY Chart crashing because of many data?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-you-catch-xy-chart-crashing-because-of-many-data/113314)
**Author:** [@Eugene49](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eugene49)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-you-catch-xy-chart-crashing-because-of-many-data/113314 "2026-01-15T13:22:02Z")
I was asked to develop a dashboard that query a large dataset of measurement data from database and display it on XY chart. The large dataset is being pulled from db into a custom property just fine. It is the displayi… --- ## [Reading a udt palced in a 3d array](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-a-udt-palced-in-a-3d-array/113312)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Johannsen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Michael_Johannsen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-a-udt-palced-in-a-3d-array/113312 "2026-01-15T13:14:04Z")
Hi. I would like read read this UDT from one one your mashines, and all the other udt’s It i placed in a 3 dimensional array. An can read each tag i the array, but I would like to read the struct from the PLC as an Do… --- ## [\[BUG\] Powerchart glitch](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-powerchart-glitch/111359)
**Author:** [@gabor.baroczi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gabor.baroczi)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 9:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-powerchart-glitch/111359 "2026-01-15T09:19:29Z")
Hi all! I’ve encoutered this bug in Ignition 8.3 Maker’s edition, both in designer and runtime. I cannot reproduce it, but I was playing around adding and removing tags, changing default tag provider, databases. I tri… --- ## [Issue with Tag Display in PowerChart Perspective (Ignition 8.3.2)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-with-tag-display-in-powerchart-perspective-ignition-8-3-2/113270)
**Author:** [@Gregor\_Hocevar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Gregor_Hocevar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 6:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-with-tag-display-in-powerchart-perspective-ignition-8-3-2/113270 "2026-01-15T06:30:19Z")
Hello, @Kurt.Larson I’m having issues with displaying tags on the PowerChart in Perspective. I’m using Demo Ignition 8.3.2. On the chart, I want to show the water level and the on/off status of both pumps. For the firs… --- ## [\[Bug\] Perspective View Unexpected Behavior (Loss of Cut/Copy/Paste)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-perspective-view-unexpected-behavior-loss-of-cut-copy-paste/48689)
**Author:** [@Tim.Johnson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Tim.Johnson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 2:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-perspective-view-unexpected-behavior-loss-of-cut-copy-paste/48689 "2026-01-15T02:19:01Z")
Ignition 8.1.7 (b2021060314) In Designer, when editing a View, randomly lose the ability to copy/paste from either the context menu (right-click) or using the hot keys Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V. To fix it, a person has to close… --- ## [Reference Tag and Tag Group Update Rate](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reference-tag-and-tag-group-update-rate/70186)
**Author:** [@hmiCanuck](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hmiCanuck)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reference-tag-and-tag-group-update-rate/70186 "2026-01-15T01:53:54Z")
Vision 8.1.24 We have a number of reference tags (which are part of UDTs) that are linked to a tag group with a slow direct update rate. The intent of these tags were to copy the OPC tags (which update at 50ms) but to … --- ## [Ignition - Query Redundancy Status via Powershell / Batch](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-query-redundancy-status-via-powershell-batch/113297)
**Author:** [@Brandon\_Hanson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brandon_Hanson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-query-redundancy-status-via-powershell-batch/113297 "2026-01-14T23:24:26Z")
I have an interesting application where I need to start and stop other windows services on a redundant pair of ignition gateways. I’m looking for a way to pull the current redundancy status locally, and based on that st… --- ## [Single Sign On across Ignition Gateways using Active Directory](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/single-sign-on-across-ignition-gateways-using-active-directory/113295)
**Author:** [@parker.williams](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/parker.williams)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/single-sign-on-across-ignition-gateways-using-active-directory/113295 "2026-01-14T23:11:00Z")
Hello, I need to set up Single Sign On using Active Directory across Ignition gateways and projects within those gateways. Currently I only have access to two gateways. One is on my computer locally, and the other in a … --- ## [Not all members of UDT instance updating before gateway event script execution](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/not-all-members-of-udt-instance-updating-before-gateway-event-script-execution/113302)
**Author:** [@donosaurus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/donosaurus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/not-all-members-of-udt-instance-updating-before-gateway-event-script-execution/113302 "2026-01-14T22:00:04Z")
I am working several systems with CompactLogix 5380 PLCs that fill a UDT with data as a part is being made, latch a boolean to trigger a driven tag group to read the UDT, use a gateway event script on tag change (looking… --- ## [Add delay between Polls for devices in Modbus RTU](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-delay-between-polls-for-devices-in-modbus-rtu/40591)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-delay-between-polls-for-devices-in-modbus-rtu/40591 "2026-01-14T19:36:05Z")
Hi IN Modbus RTU connection on a single Rs485 bus, there are cases, that master have to poll each device in with some delay in sequence. The delay is important because some times the slave devices need some time to empt… --- ## [What port and protocol does designer use to connect to server?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-port-and-protocol-does-designer-use-to-connect-to-server/113299)
**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-port-and-protocol-does-designer-use-to-connect-to-server/113299 "2026-01-14T19:22:02Z")
New IT folks at a corpo need this information so they can open up my access to a ignition server via designer. I thought the port would be the same as whatever the gateway page is assigned to, and the protocol I assume … --- ## [Modbus RTU devices conflicting in Ignition Designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-rtu-devices-conflicting-in-ignition-designer/105053)
**Author:** [@Gaurav\_Dadlani](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Gaurav_Dadlani)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-rtu-devices-conflicting-in-ignition-designer/105053 "2026-01-14T18:57:28Z")
Hi, I am trying to connect two devices to Ignition in the following manner. Device1 and Device2 are daisy-chained on the same RS-485 network. This RS4-85 cable comes back to a MOXA N5232i Serial to Ethernet converter an… --- ## [Alarm cleared notifications](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-cleared-notifications/113293)
**Author:** [@Kathleen\_Anderson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kathleen_Anderson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-cleared-notifications/113293 "2026-01-14T18:46:40Z")
We are trying to receive two alarm notifications emails, One when it’s active and one when it clears. I have tried this using one pipeline and two pipelines. One of these is on a UDT for our Data Buffers, it is set to … --- ## [Export to Excel the filtered Dataset from table component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/export-to-excel-the-filtered-dataset-from-table-component/108504)
**Author:** [@julio\_Bautista](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/julio_Bautista)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/export-to-excel-the-filtered-dataset-from-table-component/108504 "2026-01-14T18:40:03Z")
I'm able to export to excel the dataset in my table component no problem, but I would like to only export the dataset in which the filter is applied to. I attempted the filtered.data property but nothing seems to happen. … [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=84) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=86)