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**Author:** [@petar.zurzevic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/petar.zurzevic)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/launching-app-with-url-not-working-on-android-devices/46876 "2022-03-11T17:49:02Z")
Im trying to launch a project on my mobile Android device trough an URL with “perspective://” before the URL as explained here Ignition Perspective App - Ignition User Manual 8.0 - Ignition Documentation (inductiveautoma… --- ## [Perspective Expression Binding for indirect values in a UDT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-expression-binding-for-indirect-values-in-a-udt/57115)
**Author:** [@peter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/peter)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-expression-binding-for-indirect-values-in-a-udt/57115 "2022-03-11T17:00:05Z")
(This is in 8.1.15 under Linux) I have a UDT with a structure partially like: UDTName | |--Folder1 | | | +-Value1 (bool) | |--Folder2 | +-Value2 (bool) I’ve created a Perspe… --- ## [Template Internal Properties](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-internal-properties/57105)
**Author:** [@nejdetciritci](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nejdetciritci)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-internal-properties/57105 "2022-03-11T16:25:40Z")
hi everyone, In my project, one of template has 14 internal properties and 2 template parameters, in this template I have 9 text fields, when I drug and drop this template on a window, I can change one of text fields … --- ## [Retrieving file details from FTP server with ftplib (and 'mlsd'?)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/retrieving-file-details-from-ftp-server-with-ftplib-and-mlsd/57069)
**Author:** [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/retrieving-file-details-from-ftp-server-with-ftplib-and-mlsd/57069 "2022-03-11T15:07:24Z")
I want to track changes to files on our Fanuc robots. To do this I want to get the directory list and file timestamps from the robot’s FTP server. I can get the file list with the following script but no details such as … --- ## [Email Notification Not working with Gmail Settings](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-notification-not-working-with-gmail-settings/9812)
**Author:** [@kattikartik7](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kattikartik7)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-notification-not-working-with-gmail-settings/9812 "2022-03-11T16:12:01Z")
Hello All, My email notification is not working using Gmail settings. I see that there is connection error that is happening while I try to connect to Gmail. Below are the settings I configured on the Notification Scree… --- ## [Making password protection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/making-password-protection/57100)
**Author:** [@Conn\_Mccurdy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Conn_Mccurdy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/making-password-protection/57100 "2022-03-11T15:55:28Z")
So i am trying to make login and password protected section as the first page in my perspective designer so that when you click on the login after a username and password it will bring you to the controls page of my desi… --- ## [Configuring Ignition to accept the PI Connector for OPC UA](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/configuring-ignition-to-accept-the-pi-connector-for-opc-ua/57112)
**Author:** [@Brian\_Bolton](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brian_Bolton)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/configuring-ignition-to-accept-the-pi-connector-for-opc-ua/57112 "2022-03-11T15:38:55Z")
I am trying to use the PI Connector for OPC UA to obtain data from Ignition. I have created the Destination, the Relay, the connector, and the data source. I have been trying to use opc.tcp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:62541/discov… --- ## [Force authentication of a user via script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/force-authentication-of-a-user-via-script/56132)
**Author:** [@samuel.moye](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/samuel.moye)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/force-authentication-of-a-user-via-script/56132 "2022-03-11T14:36:12Z")
I have a legacy SCADA system “Wonderware” that writes the values firstname/lastname in a DB for a station and I want to use that data to authenticate the same user in ignition. Can I use a query to “force” ignition to r… --- ## [Monitor Duration On of a Tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/monitor-duration-on-of-a-tag/57104)
**Author:** [@byrcharl](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/byrcharl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/monitor-duration-on-of-a-tag/57104 "2022-03-11T14:07:31Z")
Im in need of help. I am wanting to monitor a bool tag for duration on and display the last “Shifts” Worth of accumulated time. I have a idea of how to do it but what im running into issues if the server connection is lo… --- ## [Create Alarm For Memory String Tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-alarm-for-memory-string-tag/56982)
**Author:** [@edward.fowler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/edward.fowler)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-alarm-for-memory-string-tag/56982 "2022-03-11T13:40:43Z")
Using Ignition v8.1.13 I have a child Memory String tag called devStatus within a UDT. The tag can have values that include Fault and Unknown. I want to create Equal Mode alarms for for when the value of devStatus equ… --- ## [Ohaus Scale cd-11](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ohaus-scale-cd-11/57103)
**Author:** [@kaushik.shah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kaushik.shah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ohaus-scale-cd-11/57103 "2022-03-11T13:23:36Z")
Hello There, Does anyone have idea about connecting Ohaus Scales to Ignition with RS232-Ethernet Converter ? We use the Moxa 5110 converter at multiple places to convert serial com to TCP. We made sure all the serial s… --- ## [Send data from db to excel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/send-data-from-db-to-excel/56713)
**Author:** [@eren.uyanik](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/eren.uyanik)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/send-data-from-db-to-excel/56713 "2022-03-11T12:32:44Z")
Hello all, I have some recorded data in Mssql, I’m sending these data over ignition to mssql. I need get a table of sql from ignition to excel now but there isn’t any output when I run the script as manual. if str(curr… --- ## [Component error in perspective (only in external monitor)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-error-in-perspective-only-in-external-monitor/39486)
**Author:** [@roberto.camp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/roberto.camp)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-error-in-perspective-only-in-external-monitor/39486 "2022-03-11T11:50:11Z")
Hei guys, One of our users is having a weird error. He gets a component error on a numerical entry component when he tries to edit the value. BUT, this only happens when he’s using the perspective project on his extern… --- ## [\[FEATURE\]Tag Browser: Add options to copy all config into JSON](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-tag-browser-add-options-to-copy-all-config-into-json/57092)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 3:01am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-tag-browser-add-options-to-copy-all-config-into-json/57092 "2022-03-11T03:01:08Z")
It would save a lot of time if two options could be added into the tag browser context menu when trying to copy tag JSON: For tags part of a UDT instance, “Copy JSON (All Non-default)” which would copy all non-default … --- ## [Alarm not active](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-not-active/57054)
**Author:** [@taohongyu88](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/taohongyu88)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 3:02am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-not-active/57054 "2022-03-11T03:02:41Z")
when i set a tag’s alarm , sometimes it won’t acitve. value \> Alarm\_h How to resolve it? --- ## [Trend Edge tags on central Ignition gateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trend-edge-tags-on-central-ignition-gateway/57091)
**Author:** [@damien.tiede](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/damien.tiede)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 2:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trend-edge-tags-on-central-ignition-gateway/57091 "2022-03-11T02:45:55Z")
Hi Ignition Experts, I have a requirement to trend Edge gateway tags (historical and real time) on a central Ignition gateway. I tried setting up Edge Sync services, but discovered that this only writes historical Edge… --- ## [Chart in Report](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-in-report/57084)
**Author:** [@Jefferson\_Nascimento](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jefferson_Nascimento)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 1:25am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-in-report/57084 "2022-03-11T01:25:54Z")
Hi! I’m using “Timeseries Chart” to generate my chart in the report. In this chart, the value is plotted through a Tag Historian Query. Data is being plotted normally. However, my question is as follows: Is it possibl… --- ## [What happen to licences with a Hard Drive fatal error?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-happen-to-licences-with-a-hard-drive-fatal-error/57071)
**Author:** [@GeraGarcia](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/GeraGarcia)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 1:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-happen-to-licences-with-a-hard-drive-fatal-error/57071 "2022-03-11T01:06:38Z")
Hello, In to past days the server where i have the ignition licenses installed and the ignition gateway running went to failure, the failure was in the RAID controller (RAID 0), fortunately the controller configuration … --- ## [API call with script getting IOError: no protocol](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/api-call-with-script-getting-ioerror-no-protocol/57043)
**Author:** [@Luke\_Abraams](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Luke_Abraams)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 12:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/api-call-with-script-getting-ioerror-no-protocol/57043 "2022-03-11T00:57:05Z")
Hi I am new to Ignition and trying to learn quickly. I am currently trying to figure out the formatting needed to post API calls with rest via script. Currently I am getting an error when I execute the script and I can… --- ## [HistoryEnabled binding expression](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historyenabled-binding-expression/56468)
**Author:** [@betti.francesco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/betti.francesco)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historyenabled-binding-expression/56468 "2022-03-10T23:35:48Z")
I have a structured UDT, with many tags that needs to be historicized, but I wish to add also a configuration tag to turn on or off the historyEnabled property of those tags all at once. I thought the syntax was simple l… --- ## [Detect mobile phone orientation (portrait or landscape, and what rotation)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/detect-mobile-phone-orientation-portrait-or-landscape-and-what-rotation/41640)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/detect-mobile-phone-orientation-portrait-or-landscape-and-what-rotation/41640 "2022-03-10T23:03:11Z")
Is there any way to detect which orientation a phone is currently in when using the Perspective app? Extending this, is it possible to know which rotation the device is in as well? e.g. “portrait - upwards”, “portrait - … --- ## [Hide Part of Multistate Button](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/hide-part-of-multistate-button/57034)
**Author:** [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/hide-part-of-multistate-button/57034 "2022-03-10T22:06:59Z")
When using a multistate button, is it possible to hide one or two of the options based on other properties, say user role? (i.e. I want to show extra options for admin, but not for regular users) --- ## [\[BUG-5454\] system.tag.writeBlocking and alarm properties](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-5454-system-tag-writeblocking-and-alarm-properties/57070)
**Author:** [@justin.brzozoski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justin.brzozoski)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-5454-system-tag-writeblocking-and-alarm-properties/57070 "2022-03-10T20:41:48Z")
I’ve bumped into a bit of unexpected behavior in 8.1.13. It sort of makes sense how this happens, but is so obviously not what anyone would want that I would consider it a bug. Ignition should either refuse to let script… --- ## [\[FEATURE\]User Manual: Please add information about Audit Log fields (e.g. Status\_Code and Originating\_Context)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-user-manual-please-add-information-about-audit-log-fields-e-g-status-code-and-originating-context/57050)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-user-manual-please-add-information-about-audit-log-fields-e-g-status-code-and-originating-context/57050 "2022-03-10T20:25:57Z")
As in title. Status\_Code and Originating\_Context are a bit obscure. I understand Originating\_Context stores what scope the event was logged from, Designer, Perspective session, etc. but there’s nowhere I can find in the … --- ## [Ignition edge gateway scripting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-gateway-scripting/57080)
**Author:** [@Moises\_Salazar1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Moises_Salazar1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-gateway-scripting/57080 "2022-03-10T18:01:52Z")
Hello How can I with the 800 license have gateway script in ignition edge? Best regards --- ## [Power chart data changing depending on time selected](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-chart-data-changing-depending-on-time-selected/57035)
**Author:** [@hsw1217](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hsw1217)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-chart-data-changing-depending-on-time-selected/57035 "2022-03-10T17:49:52Z")
I am seeing strange data values on my power chart when I change my time span for viewing. So far I have seen it happen most on setpoint values where I have a tag that doesn’t change very often. These are integer values t… --- ## [\[IGN-5688\] V 7.9.18 Gateway Alarming Folder gone](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-5688-v-7-9-18-gateway-alarming-folder-gone/57013)
**Author:** [@Curlyandshemp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Curlyandshemp)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-5688-v-7-9-18-gateway-alarming-folder-gone/57013 "2022-03-10T17:39:16Z")
I just upgraded an Ignition Installation from 7.9.9 to 7.9.18. I had a tag that showed Active alarms, but tag is broken after upgrade. Noticed the the System/Gateway folder for Alarming is gone: --- ## [Remote access via Tailscale Wireguard](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remote-access-via-tailscale-wireguard/57041)
**Author:** [@AliE](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AliE)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remote-access-via-tailscale-wireguard/57041 "2022-03-10T16:54:35Z")
Hi, I’m trying to access a Perspective project remotely. I have installed and configured Tailscale on the server and the remote client. When the VPN connection is up, I can use RDP to remotely connect to the server fr… --- ## [\[IGN-3651\] Hello, I am continuously getting below error in error logs, though it is not impacting any functionality so far but occurrences are getting increased in logs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-3651-hello-i-am-continuously-getting-below-error-in-error-logs-though-it-is-not-impacting-any-functionality-so-far-but-occurrences-are-getting-increased-in-logs/49127)
**Author:** [@archana.deshmukh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/archana.deshmukh)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-3651-hello-i-am-continuously-getting-below-error-in-error-logs-though-it-is-not-impacting-any-functionality-so-far-but-occurrences-are-getting-increased-in-logs/49127 "2022-03-10T16:49:23Z")
--- ## [System.perspective.navigate() fails when filename contains certain characters](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-perspective-navigate-fails-when-filename-contains-certain-characters/56987)
**Author:** [@jburgess](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jburgess)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-perspective-navigate-fails-when-filename-contains-certain-characters/56987 "2022-03-10T16:01:50Z")
For our 8.1.14 Perspective app, we’re trying to show files from the filesystem in a new browser tab using: system.perspective.navigate(url = fullHTTPPathToFile, newTab = True) This works fine for most files (e.g. 200.t… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=876) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=878)