# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=902 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 903 --- ## [Perspective 8.1 Map Embedded View Size/Refresh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-8-1-map-embedded-view-size-refresh/41229)
**Author:** [@tyler.robertson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tyler.robertson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2022, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-8-1-map-embedded-view-size-refresh/41229 "2022-01-23T13:40:32Z")
I’m using the map component in Ignition 8.1 and I’m trying to overlay a view, and change it’s size with the zoomlevel, so I can zoom ‘into’ and ‘out’ of the UI view layer. I have an XY coordinate view set to percent, w… --- ## [Tab strip does not show the arrow when not enough space](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-strip-does-not-show-the-arrow-when-not-enough-space/55218)
**Author:** [@hewking32](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hewking32)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2022, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-strip-does-not-show-the-arrow-when-not-enough-space/55218 "2022-01-22T05:39:46Z")
Hi I have strange problem. When vision project is run on lower resolution i would expect the tab strip which is used for navigation to display the arrow to reach tabs that are not displayed. For some reason it does not… --- ## [Ignition Realtime Data Storage](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-realtime-data-storage/55277)
**Author:** [@pridesleap](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pridesleap)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2022, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-realtime-data-storage/55277 "2022-01-22T00:48:39Z")
Where does Ignition store Realtime or short term data? I know it will store data long term in a DB but how does it handle short term or realtime data? Does it send realtime data directly to the DB or is there a buffer or… --- ## [Transaction Groups - Target Name defaults](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-groups-target-name-defaults/55274)
**Author:** [@Bryan\_Mason](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bryan_Mason)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-groups-target-name-defaults/55274 "2022-01-21T22:10:15Z")
I would like to backup PLC tag values from multiple devices (like recipes) using a transaction group. When I drag multiple instances of a UDT into a standard transaction group, the default Target Names and Item Names ar… --- ## [Dataset 'string' value throws Error\_TypeConversion in Text Field](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dataset-string-value-throws-error-typeconversion-in-text-field/55267)
**Author:** [@nellis1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nellis1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dataset-string-value-throws-error-typeconversion-in-text-field/55267 "2022-01-21T21:30:40Z")
I am trying to display a string from a dataset in a text field in Ignition 8.0.12 Vision. I am getting the string by referencing a specific column and row in the dataset: {Root Container.tags}\[7\]\[0\] I am using the sam… --- ## [Deleted Custom Parameters Still Appear in Parameter List (Perspective)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deleted-custom-parameters-still-appear-in-parameter-list-perspective/55039)
**Author:** [@Mitchell\_Lagenour](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mitchell_Lagenour)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deleted-custom-parameters-still-appear-in-parameter-list-perspective/55039 "2022-01-21T20:53:42Z")
I have been messing around with Custom Parameters in Ignition and have found that when deleting a Custom Parameter, it still shows up in the Parameter list. An example of this is in the “Configure Event Popup”. When cli… --- ## [MySQL on Debian Linux Gateway - Installation and Connection Error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mysql-on-debian-linux-gateway-installation-and-connection-error/55262)
**Author:** [@pridesleap](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pridesleap)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mysql-on-debian-linux-gateway-installation-and-connection-error/55262 "2022-01-21T19:10:09Z")
Slowly working my way through IU training and I am now at the point of building a demonstration system. I am trying to install MySQL and create a DB connection. My Ignition Gateway and MySQL DB are installed on the same … --- ## [Tag writes triggered without user input](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-writes-triggered-without-user-input/55188)
**Author:** [@AliE](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AliE)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-writes-triggered-without-user-input/55188 "2022-01-21T19:09:53Z")
Hi, I am having an issue with tag writes being triggered without user input. There are numeric input field bound to view parameters bidirectionally. This view is embedded inside a main view and the tags are bound to t… --- ## [Perspective - Barcode Scan Format](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-barcode-scan-format/55229)
**Author:** [@Carlos\_Rodriguez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carlos_Rodriguez)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-barcode-scan-format/55229 "2022-01-21T18:33:45Z")
Hi, How can I set the allowable format for a barcode scan? So when the user opens a camera only I2of5 are scanned and QR codes are ignored? This seems possible but right now under the device camera in the perspective a… --- ## [Audit Profile AUDIT\_EVENTS table and Tag History Splitter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/audit-profile-audit-events-table-and-tag-history-splitter/55264)
**Author:** [@edward.fowler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/edward.fowler)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/audit-profile-audit-events-table-and-tag-history-splitter/55264 "2022-01-21T18:32:54Z")
I’m creating an Audit Profile. If I create a Tag History Splitter, with the AUDIT\_EVENTS table from my audit profile automatically be stored on both databases in the splitter? Thank you! --- ## [Additional File in resource.json](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/additional-file-in-resource-json/55235)
**Author:** [@kgamble](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kgamble)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/additional-file-in-resource-json/55235 "2022-01-21T18:24:19Z")
I am working on a project that uses some ignition functionality, and a bunch of normal python functionality. In doing this we need to write readmes and add some \_\_init\_\_.py files for test automation. However whenever we… --- ## [Line break in logger](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/line-break-in-logger/55241)
**Author:** [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/line-break-in-logger/55241 "2022-01-21T17:26:34Z")
@pturmel, I thought I had seen a post on how you add line breaks to your loggers, but for the life of me, I can’t seem to find it. Can you point a fella in the right direction? --- ## ["no viable alternative at input'\*tag\*'" error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/no-viable-alternative-at-input-tag-error/55257)
**Author:** [@Micah\_Carr](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Micah_Carr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/no-viable-alternative-at-input-tag-error/55257 "2022-01-21T17:07:27Z")
I am trying to change the position and size of an object from a tag. The code works with a hardcoded value, or if I link it to a parameter, but when I try to link it to a tag I get a “no viable alternative at input” erro… --- ## [Opto 22 Driver errors ignoring logger settings](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opto-22-driver-errors-ignoring-logger-settings/55192)
**Author:** [@joshua.rowlison](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joshua.rowlison)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opto-22-driver-errors-ignoring-logger-settings/55192 "2022-01-21T16:39:28Z")
First off this is connected with my previous ticket on Ignition logging. I’m using the following as my appender, and it works well enough that we have it in production. \ **Author:** [@rrebro](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rrebro)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/iterate-in-an-expression-tag/55193 "2022-01-21T15:58:42Z") I have a list of strings in one tag and basically in a separate expression tag I want to iterate through that list and see if any of the strings are equal to a specific value, If one item is set the tag to true. I don’t … --- ## [Targeting two components with different colour table using same custom CSS theme](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/targeting-two-components-with-different-colour-table-using-same-custom-css-theme/55198)
**Author:** [@Sanath\_Hebbar\_P](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sanath_Hebbar_P)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/targeting-two-components-with-different-colour-table-using-same-custom-css-theme/55198 "2022-01-21T12:25:36Z")
I have modified the CSS files and created my own custom theme file. My question is , how to change component color of two separate components which uses same custom theme that i have created? Issue is that if change colo… --- ## [Help with individual colour of tab strip](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-with-individual-colour-of-tab-strip/55236)
**Author:** [@samuel.tee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/samuel.tee)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 11:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-with-individual-colour-of-tab-strip/55236 "2022-01-21T11:23:37Z")
Hi, I am using Ignition 8.1.9, I am wondering is there a way to change the foreground colour of an individual tab strip based on tag value. Eg: I have a tag value of 0 and if it changes to 1, is there a way to make the… --- ## [\[bug-1549\]Perspective: Ad Hoc Trend Version 1.0.5 - Realtime "refreshRate" Property](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-1549-perspective-ad-hoc-trend-version-1-0-5-realtime-refreshrate-property/41956)
**Author:** [@mudbay](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mudbay)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-1549-perspective-ad-hoc-trend-version-1-0-5-realtime-refreshrate-property/41956 "2022-01-21T05:25:07Z")
Seem to be struggling with getting the refreshRate property to work on the Ad Hoc Trend (actually the Power Chart that is embedded). It seems that no matter what value I put into the property, the Trend seems to refresh… --- ## [Ignition totalizer for flow meter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-totalizer-for-flow-meter/54953)
**Author:** [@chaoliang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chaoliang)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-totalizer-for-flow-meter/54953 "2022-01-20T22:42:53Z")
Due to PLC insufficient memory, I will have to totalize the flows on Ignition. I found that I can use Hour Meter, but it’s insufficient for my purpose. Totalizing the flow starting on specific time of the day. Pause t… --- ## [Is there any way to monitor props values during runtime/session?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-monitor-props-values-during-runtime-session/55084)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Calderon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Daniel_Calderon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-monitor-props-values-during-runtime-session/55084 "2022-01-20T22:41:42Z")
Apologies if this is too obvious, but I have not figured it out yet. Inside the designer, I can switch any View to “Preview mode”, and I can see the values that my props take as the bindings and scripts execute inside t… --- ## [Tag Indirection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-indirection/55208)
**Author:** [@mjohnson0238](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mjohnson0238)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-indirection/55208 "2022-01-20T22:07:48Z")
Good day! Sorry if this is a horrible question but i gotta ask. I am indirecting the tag path like so: When i accept and close, because i like the returned value, then go back and look at the indirection it looks lik… --- ## [Project resources are getting deleted, Audit log shows unkown actor & host](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-resources-are-getting-deleted-audit-log-shows-unkown-actor-host/34812)
**Author:** [@harigobu.gb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/harigobu.gb)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-resources-are-getting-deleted-audit-log-shows-unkown-actor-host/34812 "2022-01-20T20:20:19Z")
Hi, Somehow our project resources are getting deleted from our dev. So for seeing how it happend. fortunately we have configured Audit profile to our projects. But when we were viewing log in gateway(in designer as well… --- ## [BacNet/IP Device Stuck On Initializing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bacnet-ip-device-stuck-on-initializing/55220)
**Author:** [@sraal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sraal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bacnet-ip-device-stuck-on-initializing/55220 "2022-01-20T19:42:40Z")
Hey folks, I am having some trouble commissioning a BacNet IP device to monitor MS/TP on a chiller. When I put in all of the appropriate information in the device connections section it is stuck in a cycle of initiali… --- ## [Sqltags historian for 2 databases](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sqltags-historian-for-2-databases/5661)
**Author:** [@vahterto](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vahterto)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sqltags-historian-for-2-databases/5661 "2022-01-20T19:24:12Z")
Hi We have couple cases where need to store same historian on 2 different databases. Normal SqlTags historian method would be good but is there any easy way to use 2 databases? Tommi --- ## [system.security.getUsername doesn't work in perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-security-getusername-doesnt-work-in-perspective/40934)
**Author:** [@codersmurf](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/codersmurf)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-security-getusername-doesnt-work-in-perspective/40934 "2022-01-20T18:37:29Z")
How do I get the current user logged in to a client?Thx, jake --- ## [Bug in power chart tag browser](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-in-power-chart-tag-browser/43013)
**Author:** [@codersmurf](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/codersmurf)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-in-power-chart-tag-browser/43013 "2022-01-20T18:32:43Z")
So from time to time the tag browser in the Power Chart will duplicate branches in the tree. The bug doesn’t happen all the time and we haven’t seen a clear way to reproduce it, except click on the arrow to expand th… --- ## [Detect User Login Across All Clients](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/detect-user-login-across-all-clients/55117)
**Author:** [@rrebro](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rrebro)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/detect-user-login-across-all-clients/55117 "2022-01-20T16:10:48Z")
There is a way to detect what User is logged in to a specific client. But is there a way to detect whether any of the clients connected to the gateway has a certain role of access? --- ## [\[Bug-2280\] Images uploaded to Perspective have whitespace added to the bottom when using flex containers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-2280-images-uploaded-to-perspective-have-whitespace-added-to-the-bottom-when-using-flex-containers/55173)
**Author:** [@mal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mal)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-2280-images-uploaded-to-perspective-have-whitespace-added-to-the-bottom-when-using-flex-containers/55173 "2022-01-20T15:53:54Z")
When we add images to Perspective flex containers we are getting multiple pixels of whitespace added to the bottom of images. We tried it with Image Management and drag and drop, however this padding always shows up in … --- ## [Trouble connecting Ignition to Oracle Express version 18](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trouble-connecting-ignition-to-oracle-express-version-18/50245)
**Author:** [@michael.black](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.black)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trouble-connecting-ignition-to-oracle-express-version-18/50245 "2022-01-20T14:24:06Z")
I am having trouble connecting an Oracle Express (version 18) DB to Ignition version 8.0.14. I do have a DB installed on a second VM and can’t connect. I also tried connecting Ignition on the same VM with Oracle. I ge… --- ## [Popuptrigger on right mouse click Week View](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/popuptrigger-on-right-mouse-click-week-view/24344)
**Author:** [@juang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/juang)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/popuptrigger-on-right-mouse-click-week-view/24344 "2022-01-20T13:13:55Z")
I want to create a popup trigger for the mouse right clicked on the Week View Component. Is It possible? if so, how can I do it? I need to popup something like the example below: From there I will change the color b… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=901) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=903)