# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=955 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 956 --- ## [Alarms from Dataset Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarms-from-dataset-tags/51413)
**Author:** [@Duffanator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Duffanator)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2021, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarms-from-dataset-tags/51413 "2021-09-28T19:45:09Z")
Hey all, Maybe someone has done something like this before, I can’t figure out a good way to go about it. I am pulling alarm data from a different system via a SQL table, I’d like to mirror those alarms in Ignition. Is… --- ## [Bind property directly to scripting instead of passing through an expression and a transform](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bind-property-directly-to-scripting-instead-of-passing-through-an-expression-and-a-transform/51399)
**Author:** [@r.p](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/r.p)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2021, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bind-property-directly-to-scripting-instead-of-passing-through-an-expression-and-a-transform/51399 "2021-09-28T19:26:14Z")
Hello, is it possible to bind a property to a script directly without first creating an expression which returns true and then adding a transform which executes the Python code we need? We have several points in our pro… --- ## [Modbus tags in ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-tags-in-ignition/51411)
**Author:** [@Travis.foster](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis.foster)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2021, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-tags-in-ignition/51411 "2021-09-28T18:15:37Z")
I have a Schneider power logic meter connected that uses modbus, I am having trouble getting tags to work, any help would be appreciated thanks --- ## [Report has not finished loading. Please wait and print again](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-has-not-finished-loading-please-wait-and-print-again/51273)
**Author:** [@liam](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/liam)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-has-not-finished-loading-please-wait-and-print-again/51273 "2021-09-28T17:31:42Z")
I have an Ignition setup where the main machine control is done from a multi-touchscreen control deck but the same Ignition program is also sometimes accessed by various people’s laptops, usually for recipe creation or v… --- ## [File path to include computer name](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/file-path-to-include-computer-name/51320)
**Author:** [@michael.black](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.black)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2021, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/file-path-to-include-computer-name/51320 "2021-09-28T17:08:37Z")
I currently have a file path in a script just accessing a file path on the local C drive. Now I want to actually look for another computer on the network that Ignition can access The code I have right now is: filepath… --- ## [Working with Dataset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/working-with-dataset/51397)
**Author:** [@nnaik](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nnaik)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/working-with-dataset/51397 "2021-09-28T16:45:35Z")
Hello, I need a help on datasets, I have created a Tag type Dataset (tagName = List) and I have series of Boolean tags, My goal is once any of the Boolean tag is True I want to add that tag path to the Dataset tag and … --- ## [Tag Historian partition management tool](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-historian-partition-management-tool/24420)
**Author:** [@greg.krueger](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/greg.krueger)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-historian-partition-management-tool/24420 "2021-09-28T15:28:24Z")
Just curious, has anyone developed a tool or interface to manage tag historian partition tables? We have a fairly small system with SQL Express and the 10GB DB limit…customer doesn’t need real time access to more than a… --- ## [Action on table to run named query on TimeSeriesChart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/action-on-table-to-run-named-query-on-timeserieschart/51385)
**Author:** [@bob.richards](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bob.richards)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2021, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/action-on-table-to-run-named-query-on-timeserieschart/51385 "2021-09-28T13:59:26Z")
I have a table with Locations. Let’s call the Locations, x, y, z. If I Configure events on the table with a onRowDoubleClick, and add the following code, I am able to print the Location (x, y, or z) when I double click … --- ## [Text Message Alarm via Email address](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-message-alarm-via-email-address/50631)
**Author:** [@jshaffer09](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jshaffer09)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-message-alarm-via-email-address/50631 "2021-09-28T13:17:40Z")
Has any one setup a Alarm to send a text via a email address using @txt.att.net or @vtext.com? I have a test alarm setup along with a Alarm Notification Pipeline and a Text User Group. I can watch the Alarm Notification … --- ## [Template canvas, control size of template](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-canvas-control-size-of-template/51401)
**Author:** [@johannes.bo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/johannes.bo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2021, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-canvas-control-size-of-template/51401 "2021-09-28T13:16:50Z")
I am trying to control the width of the templates inside a template canvas during runtime the template width is affected the width of the scrollbar in designer the template width is not affected by the scrollbar When … --- ## [Reading an yValue onto a tag from a selectedXValue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-an-yvalue-onto-a-tag-from-a-selectedxvalue/51335)
**Author:** [@IMEngineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/IMEngineering)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2021, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-an-yvalue-onto-a-tag-from-a-selectedxvalue/51335 "2021-09-28T12:41:37Z")
Hi all, I’m using an easy chart and I’m doing the trend of some production probes plus the phase and recipe that are currently running (both stored as Integer). I want to convert the values readed by the position along… --- ## [Problem with system.tag.getConfiguration() doesn't return dataType](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-with-system-tag-getconfiguration-doesnt-return-datatype/51293)
**Author:** [@jespinmartin1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jespinmartin1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-with-system-tag-getconfiguration-doesnt-return-datatype/51293 "2021-09-28T01:11:28Z")
I have detected, what in my opinion is a bug, with system.tag.getConfiguration(). When I create a simple basic memory tag of Type Integer and then get its config with function above. I get this: {u'path': \[test\]oil/o2,… --- ## [Python AttributeError when included in dir()](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-attributeerror-when-included-in-dir/51354)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2021, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-attributeerror-when-included-in-dir/51354 "2021-09-27T21:05:20Z")
This is probably a lack of my Java knowledge... I got this from someone at IA to get a full list of all of the default alarm props: I'm trying to do something similar but for tags in general (history would be good as … --- ## [Rockwell DF1 using Moxa EIP3170](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/rockwell-df1-using-moxa-eip3170/28787)
**Author:** [@Chris\_Taylor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Chris_Taylor)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2021, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/rockwell-df1-using-moxa-eip3170/28787 "2021-09-27T19:07:34Z")
I have a Micrologix 1100 and I’m using the DF1 port with default settings to connect to a Moxa EIP3170. I can successfully connect via the Moxa using rsLinx and can program etc using RS500. I can’t seem to get a connec… --- ## [Dragging tags into a folder in the tag browser while the Ctrl key is pressed does not produce the warning popup](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dragging-tags-into-a-folder-in-the-tag-browser-while-the-ctrl-key-is-pressed-does-not-produce-the-warning-popup/50301)
**Author:** [@chandler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chandler)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2021, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dragging-tags-into-a-folder-in-the-tag-browser-while-the-ctrl-key-is-pressed-does-not-produce-the-warning-popup/50301 "2021-09-27T18:10:38Z")
I am not sure if this is intended or not, but it is something that I noticed while selecting multiple tags. If you have Ctrl held while dragging and dropping a tag to a different folder, the “Really perform this move?” … --- ## [Binding property between different views](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-property-between-different-views/51348)
**Author:** [@phandc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/phandc)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-property-between-different-views/51348 "2021-09-27T16:33:19Z")
Hi everyone! I’m trying to bind a property between different views. On viewA, I have a dropdown with two options: siteA and siteB, and a button. When a user clicks the button, it will popup viewB. I want to bind the dro… --- ## [Set value mode Discrete via script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/set-value-mode-discrete-via-script/51312)
**Author:** [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/set-value-mode-discrete-via-script/51312 "2021-09-27T14:59:07Z")
Hi, is it possible to set value mode when using system.tag.edittag? Something like: system.tag.editTag(tagPath="Flex/Flextest",attributes={"HistoryEnabled":True, "HistoricalScanclass":"Default Historical", "ValueMode":… --- ## [Comparing dates in script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/comparing-dates-in-script/51374)
**Author:** [@zacharyw.larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacharyw.larson)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/comparing-dates-in-script/51374 "2021-09-27T14:41:50Z")
I don’t know what is wrong in my code The last line doesn’t run. Not sure if the if statements aren’t ending or what is going on today = system.date.now() dayBefore = system.date.addDays(today, -1) shift3yesterd… --- ## [Bug Report: Power Table configureCell()](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-report-power-table-configurecell/51315)
**Author:** [@nunya.biz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nunya.biz)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-report-power-table-configurecell/51315 "2021-09-27T14:24:02Z")
There’s a bug in the configureCell() extension function on the Power Table component in Vision. I tested on 8.1 and 7.9, both of which have the bug. When selecting a row from a power table, configureCell() does not exe… --- ## [Tag intermittency](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-intermittency/51030)
**Author:** [@jjguillenes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jjguillenes)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2021, 10:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-intermittency/51030 "2021-09-27T10:21:38Z")
Hello mates, ive been suffering some kind of error, if thats the case, in some of my tags. im using two datatypes affecting 8 retorts, the thing is a few days ago only one of the retorts started having some comunication… --- ## [Project Library Trigger or Action](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-library-trigger-or-action/51370)
**Author:** [@batuhan.parlakay](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/batuhan.parlakay)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2021, 10:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-library-trigger-or-action/51370 "2021-09-27T10:11:41Z")
Hi, I wrote a code in Project Library script and I want it to run every 5 seconds in vision page. What can I do for it ? The script is not called with the Gateway Event, so I don’t know what to do. Thank you. --- ## [Report Schedule error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-schedule-error/50095)
**Author:** [@taguililla](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/taguililla)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2021, 6:51am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-schedule-error/50095 "2021-09-27T06:51:36Z")
Hello, good morning. I have the next error when I run an email on Report Schedule: Attempted Action could not complete. WARN: Error in running distribution Email for report OEE-- class sun.font.CompositeFont cannot be… --- ## [\[FEATURE\] Add option to Find/Replace tool to exclude (or rather include) inherited projects](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-add-option-to-find-replace-tool-to-exclude-or-rather-include-inherited-projects/51364)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2021, 6:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-add-option-to-find-replace-tool-to-exclude-or-rather-include-inherited-projects/51364 "2021-09-27T06:27:13Z")
It would be useful, for projects at the upper levels of inheritance, to have the option of excluding results found within inherited projects. Using find/replace on results found in inherited projects will override those … --- ## [Keychain expression on image properties](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/keychain-expression-on-image-properties/51359)
**Author:** [@jbrad](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jbrad)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2021, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/keychain-expression-on-image-properties/51359 "2021-09-27T00:45:48Z")
I’m trying to use the keychain expression on the image property for scale: Page%2?1:-1 and X location: Page%2?430:10 If I use these expressions in a text box they evaluate correctly, but only seem to evaluate the fin… --- ## [\[FEATURE\] Perspective - Resizing components doesn't show guides and snaps to other component extended positions](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-perspective-resizing-components-doesnt-show-guides-and-snaps-to-other-component-extended-positions/51357)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2021, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-perspective-resizing-components-doesnt-show-guides-and-snaps-to-other-component-extended-positions/51357 "2021-09-27T00:25:03Z")
When moving a component in a coord container you get red guides that extend from other components so that you can easily snap your component to the same positions as other components. However this feature hasn’t been ext… --- ## [Siemens OPC-UA Server Error looking up endpoint](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-opc-ua-server-error-looking-up-endpoint/51342)
**Author:** [@andrew.marano](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrew.marano)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2021, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-opc-ua-server-error-looking-up-endpoint/51342 "2021-09-26T18:21:21Z")
Hi All, I’m having an issue getting connected to a Siemens S7-1500 OPC-UA server, from Ignition. Environment is Ignition 8.1.7, and Siemens S7-1500 CPU 151-2 PN. \*\*These devices are on different subnets, which probabl… --- ## [Tag Historian Compress](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-historian-compress/51347)
**Author:** [@monc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/monc)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2021, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-historian-compress/51347 "2021-09-26T16:47:14Z")
Hello, We have a historical table that’s growing really fast. It’s only 2 and half months but the data is already at 75GB. Is there a way to compressed the tag historian table data? --- ## [After upgrade to Ignition 8.1, this happens at least once a day --Please help](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/after-upgrade-to-ignition-8-1-this-happens-at-least-once-a-day-please-help/51339)
**Author:** [@llaari](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/llaari)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2021, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/after-upgrade-to-ignition-8-1-this-happens-at-least-once-a-day-please-help/51339 "2021-09-26T14:21:51Z")
we upgraded from 7.9 to 8.1 on July 26th, we experienced numerous issues, the latest is the memory leaks: we have 1 master and 1 backup(redundant) gateways, both have 32GB of memory and the master “gobbles” up the memory… --- ## [Writing to components' Custom Property from inside a parameterized popup window](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writing-to-components-custom-property-from-inside-a-parameterized-popup-window/51307)
**Author:** [@ahmed.fouad](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ahmed.fouad)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2021, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writing-to-components-custom-property-from-inside-a-parameterized-popup-window/51307 "2021-09-25T21:01:10Z")
Hello everyone, I will try to explain my problem in a few bulletpoints. I am grateful for any help/insights offered. Objective: A one-shot button found inside a parameterized popup window should set the value of a cust… --- ## [Named Queries Not Working](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-queries-not-working/28388)
**Author:** [@bvaldovinos](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bvaldovinos)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-queries-not-working/28388 "2021-09-25T13:17:09Z")
Ignition Version: 7.9.12 Gateway PC: CentOS Linux 7. Zulu 8.40 MySQL on the Gateway PC Version: 5.7.27 Client PC: Windows 10. Zulu 8.38 The problem I’m facing is that no named queries are working. I even have a named… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=954) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=956)