# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=919 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 920 --- ## [Perspective module with mobile end point](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-module-with-mobile-end-point/54020)
**Author:** [@yifeiliu08](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yifeiliu08)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2021, 2:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-module-with-mobile-end-point/54020 "2021-12-13T02:06:13Z")
I am new to perspective module , our company purchase the license just now , we plan use ignition perspective module install on the Zebra TC-21 mobile end point. we want to work in such condition we have two group peo… --- ## [8.1.12 Bug with Numeric Entry Field embedded as table column](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-1-12-bug-with-numeric-entry-field-embedded-as-table-column/53695)
**Author:** [@danieltalbot](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/danieltalbot)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2021, 1:52am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-1-12-bug-with-numeric-entry-field-embedded-as-table-column/53695 "2021-12-13T01:52:23Z")
Just noticed a bug on a perspective table that has multiple embedded views for various columns, including dropdowns, text fields, and numeric entry fields. In 8.1.11, everything worked as expected for all embedded views.… --- ## [Perspective Workstation Transform Translate/Scale Glitch](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-workstation-transform-translate-scale-glitch/49150)
**Author:** [@robert.yevdokimov](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robert.yevdokimov)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-workstation-transform-translate-scale-glitch/49150 "2021-12-09T22:28:58Z")
There appears to be some kind of anomaly when doing a transform in Perspective Workstation. You can see in the Workstation gif, right before zooming out that whole view goes white for a fraction of a second before comple… --- ## [Perspective table empty display customization](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-empty-display-customization/52669)
**Author:** [@manjuyadav95.m](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/manjuyadav95.m)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2021, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-empty-display-customization/52669 "2021-11-03T09:23:18Z")
I want to display the column names when no data is displayed on it (perspective) Please help me if any way to make it happen I have forcefully added one row from the dataset property then the table is shown and by usin… --- ## [Service Name Clash? Dell SecureWorks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/service-name-clash-dell-secureworks/40444)
**Author:** [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2021, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/service-name-clash-dell-secureworks/40444 "2021-12-10T21:58:54Z")
IT at my place of work just installed Dell SecureWorks on our Ignition gateway and now Ignition will not start. IT says that the SecureWorks also has a service named Ignition! In gateway control utility, when I start I… --- ## [I can 't connect the database to ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-can-t-connect-the-database-to-ignition/53978)
**Author:** [@Alejandro\_Rangel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alejandro_Rangel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2021, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-can-t-connect-the-database-to-ignition/53978 "2021-12-10T17:58:12Z")
I am using the demo version to validate the communication of a new PLC with this SCADA software. But I am having trouble connecting a database to Ignition that stores historical data from a PLC. I have followed all the i… --- ## [Access timer value property from client script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/access-timer-value-property-from-client-script/53653)
**Author:** [@andrews](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrews)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/access-timer-value-property-from-client-script/53653 "2021-12-10T17:03:00Z")
I was saving the timer value to a tag and used the tag in my scripting but then every second gets recorded to my audit log which is excessive and makes the audit log hard to read. If there is way I can read the time val… --- ## [Adding listeners to Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-listeners-to-ignition/53997)
**Author:** [@kgamble](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kgamble)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-listeners-to-ignition/53997 "2021-12-10T16:56:03Z")
Something I have been thinking about since you wrote this, how would one do this? I didnt realize this was possible with the way Ignition orchestrates the jython unless I am overcomplicating how I would think this worke… --- ## [Twilio 7.9.13 - Account Faulted: the trustAnchors parameter must be non-empty](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/twilio-7-9-13-account-faulted-the-trustanchors-parameter-must-be-non-empty/53923)
**Author:** [@will](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/will)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/twilio-7-9-13-account-faulted-the-trustanchors-parameter-must-be-non-empty/53923 "2021-12-10T15:39:20Z")
Does anyone have any Twilio 7.9 projects active? I have a project that mysteriously started giving me SSL/certificate issues. I think it may have something to do with Twilio updating their own Root Certificates or somet… --- ## [Perspective and virtual keyboards](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-and-virtual-keyboards/52842)
**Author:** [@Rhys\_m](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rhys_m)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2021, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-and-virtual-keyboards/52842 "2021-12-10T15:11:30Z")
I have been having a play with using various onscreen keyboards for one of our perspective apps, however most seem to have issues with perspective. I guess it’s from some of reacts nuances. We are not running these on wi… --- ## [MySQL Query Works in Browser but not in Script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mysql-query-works-in-browser-but-not-in-script/53968)
**Author:** [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mysql-query-works-in-browser-but-not-in-script/53968 "2021-12-10T14:03:50Z")
Why would my named query fail to run in a script if it works in the query browser? I have a named query with one parameter. When I copy/paste the query into the query browser and replace the parameter with a number it r… --- ## [BACNET Ignition driver unsupported objects?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bacnet-ignition-driver-unsupported-objects/48982)
**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2021, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bacnet-ignition-driver-unsupported-objects/48982 "2021-12-10T12:25:46Z")
Hi @Kevin.Herron, The list of supported objects with the Ignition driver is quite limited regarding to the existing objects in the standards. Is there any workaround to read/write the data of unsupported objects ? Is … --- ## [How to prevent data in current tags being overwritten when import tags with event script changes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-prevent-data-in-current-tags-being-overwritten-when-import-tags-with-event-script-changes/53981)
**Author:** [@gkchan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gkchan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2021, 5:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-prevent-data-in-current-tags-being-overwritten-when-import-tags-with-event-script-changes/53981 "2021-12-10T05:08:42Z")
Currently i am importing tags to ignition using Merge Overwrite option. However, this will overwrite my existing data (which could update dynamically). How can i prevent overwriting and at the same time ensure the tag ch… --- ## [SMTP configuration of Office 365 account](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/smtp-configuration-of-office-365-account/53939)
**Author:** [@chaoliang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chaoliang)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2021, 2:04am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/smtp-configuration-of-office-365-account/53939 "2021-12-10T02:04:37Z")
I want to change smtp configuration from gmail to office365, but after entering the information, the test result showed: Here’s my configuration. It following the instruction from MS. https://support.microsoft.com/e… --- ## [Confirmation on numeric text field](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/confirmation-on-numeric-text-field/50684)
**Author:** [@jamshidzade](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jamshidzade)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2021, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/confirmation-on-numeric-text-field/50684 "2021-12-10T00:40:18Z")
I would like to add a confirmation before fire up a numeric text field I add some scripts on property change but does not work as I expected if system.gui.confirm(“Are you sure you want to open this window?”): if even… --- ## [Utf-8 codec can't decode byte 0x81](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/utf-8-codec-cant-decode-byte-0x81/53960)
**Author:** [@boster281](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/boster281)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/utf-8-codec-cant-decode-byte-0x81/53960 "2021-12-09T22:35:47Z")
I am trying to send font commands to a Videojet printer using scripts. It works up until I try to send a Data Font command. Here is the script as it worked before using a single line print #Select the 5x HQ dual Line… --- ## [Gateway log of logins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-log-of-logins/53898)
**Author:** [@codersmurf](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/codersmurf)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-log-of-logins/53898 "2021-12-09T21:59:49Z")
Is there a place where users get logged when they startup a session? I couldn’t seem to find any.Thanks, Jake --- ## [Audit log not tracking some connections](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/audit-log-not-tracking-some-connections/53974)
**Author:** [@karend](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/karend)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/audit-log-not-tracking-some-connections/53974 "2021-12-09T21:55:30Z")
The audit log is not reporting actions made by clients that are using a cellular connection through a vpn. Is there any way to correct this? --- ## [OPC Tag Interlock](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-tag-interlock/53973)
**Author:** [@Bronzebeard62](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bronzebeard62)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-tag-interlock/53973 "2021-12-09T21:51:30Z")
Is it possible to interlock two OPC tags? For example, if I have Tag1 on PLC1 and Tag1 on PLC2, I want to make it so editing the tag on either PLC will edit the tag on the other PLC with the same value. Essentially a tag… --- ## [Object color change based on multiple tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/object-color-change-based-on-multiple-tags/53964)
**Author:** [@Benji\_Park](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Benji_Park)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/object-color-change-based-on-multiple-tags/53964 "2021-12-09T21:50:58Z")
I am new to Ignition and learning so please forgive my ignorance. I inherited this project so there is a lot of existing code and configuration. Right now, we have built a map of our plant as a view in Perspective using … --- ## [\[IGN-5285\] Case sensitivity in User Grant](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-5285-case-sensitivity-in-user-grant/53957)
**Author:** [@kyle.bennett](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kyle.bennett)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-5285-case-sensitivity-in-user-grant/53957 "2021-12-09T19:52:26Z")
First time here setting up security for a perspective application. I’ve created a ‘Security Level’ specifically for this site, and used the User Grants feature to assign AD users to that level. This works for most user… --- ## [Perspective Textfield not getting focus after setting display True](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-textfield-not-getting-focus-after-setting-display-true/53949)
**Author:** [@Jonathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jonathan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-textfield-not-getting-focus-after-setting-display-true/53949 "2021-12-09T19:48:12Z")
I have a Textfield with a message handler on it. The message handler sets the display property of the Textfield to True and then calls self.focus(). The problem is the Textfield does not seem to be getting focus after th… --- ## [Dislay system.util.getInactivitySeconds() in numeric led component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dislay-system-util-getinactivityseconds-in-numeric-led-component/53955)
**Author:** [@andrews](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrews)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dislay-system-util-getinactivityseconds-in-numeric-led-component/53955 "2021-12-09T18:46:57Z")
So i automatically log my user out after 180 seconds of inactivity. I want to display a count down so they know how log they have. But i can’t seem to access/display it on a led numeric component in vision. Is there a w… --- ## [Documentation on what is passed to table cell rendered as view](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/documentation-on-what-is-passed-to-table-cell-rendered-as-view/53951)
**Author:** [@YF129701](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/YF129701)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/documentation-on-what-is-passed-to-table-cell-rendered-as-view/53951 "2021-12-09T18:25:41Z")
As many of you know, a Perspective table can render cells in a certain column as a view. For instance, the documentation here talks about passing in parameters from the table’s column property and then using those variab… --- ## [Transaction group date format](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-date-format/53953)
**Author:** [@Resistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Resistor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-date-format/53953 "2021-12-09T14:34:16Z")
How can I change the format of t\_stamp to a string ‘yyyy-mm-dd hh-mm-ss’ ? It’s writing it in that format in my transaction group, and it’s a little annoying actually. The testing query works and it should return all t… --- ## [WebDev Mount Folder on Linux](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/webdev-mount-folder-on-linux/53907)
**Author:** [@cbarker](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cbarker)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/webdev-mount-folder-on-linux/53907 "2021-12-09T16:59:33Z")
Hello again I am still working on the link embedder, but another problem has arisen. Uploading images works using httpPost and system.file.writeFile, and they can be seen in the file directory on the machine running the… --- ## [File Explorer doesn't refresh automatically](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/file-explorer-doesnt-refresh-automatically/53948)
**Author:** [@Shaun\_McConnell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Shaun_McConnell)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/file-explorer-doesnt-refresh-automatically/53948 "2021-12-09T16:58:02Z")
Hello- Fairly new to Ignition. Regarding the file explorer. I’ve mapped the root directory to my network and can see the files no issue. I’ve also added a “file extension filter” to only show pdf files. I then open the… --- ## [system.tag.writeSynchronous in Ignition 8](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-writesynchronous-in-ignition-8/24578)
**Author:** [@aaron1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aaron1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-writesynchronous-in-ignition-8/24578 "2021-12-09T16:56:10Z")
Hi everyone, We have just upgraded a project from Ignition 7.9.10 to Ignition 8. In the project we have a lot of scripts that use the system.tag.writeSynchronous function to write to tags. After testing using Ignition… --- ## [How to move a file from one directory to another using ignition scripting?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-move-a-file-from-one-directory-to-another-using-ignition-scripting/53943)
**Author:** [@anarula](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/anarula)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-move-a-file-from-one-directory-to-another-using-ignition-scripting/53943 "2021-12-09T16:02:26Z")
uploaded a png file that code I have tried and what error I got that is also there. --- ## [Perspective alarm list with source filtering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-alarm-list-with-source-filtering/39801)
**Author:** [@SBL\_MC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SBL_MC)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-alarm-list-with-source-filtering/39801 "2021-12-09T15:39:03Z")
Hi all, When adding tag provider as source filter on the perspective alarm list I see everything for about 1 or 2 seconds when the view is loaded in the browser. Moments later the filter is applied. Is there any work a… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=918) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=920)