# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=966 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 967 --- ## [Menu Errors in Ignition Designer 8.0.7](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/menu-errors-in-ignition-designer-8-0-7/32659)
**Author:** [@matthew.megremis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/matthew.megremis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/menu-errors-in-ignition-designer-8-0-7/32659 "2021-09-03T07:07:02Z")
Hello, I am new to the community but have been in the industry for a while now. I am new to the Ignition development software in the fact I have only used 8.0.x. I am having some strange issues with the Menu bar at the t… --- ## [\[IGN-3642\] Breakpoint Based on Height](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-3642-breakpoint-based-on-height/50532)
**Author:** [@stephen.wratten](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/stephen.wratten)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 6:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-3642-breakpoint-based-on-height/50532 "2021-09-03T06:32:01Z")
Is it possible to predicate the switching of a breakpoint based on the height of the container instead of the width? Being able to nest a “height-mode” breakpoint and a “width-mode” breakpoint would really go a long way … --- ## [Boolean tags goes to bad quality automatically](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/boolean-tags-goes-to-bad-quality-automatically/31838)
**Author:** [@Ashok.more](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ashok.more)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 4:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/boolean-tags-goes-to-bad-quality-automatically/31838 "2021-09-03T04:23:16Z")
Hi pturmel, I have made some tag for communication in ignition for S7 300 PLC ,but after giving Good quality in tag after sometime it goes red and bad quality.Please the find attachment for reference.Can some help with … --- ## [Template repeater with a template property "UDTProperty"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-repeater-with-a-template-property-udtproperty/8954)
**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-repeater-with-a-template-property-udtproperty/8954 "2021-09-03T02:57:33Z")
I would like to use a template repeater with a template which contain a property with the type : "UDTProperty" In the dataset, can we use a string to reference the udt path ???? As a workaround, into a template can we co… --- ## [Tag group failed to add x items to the subscription](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-group-failed-to-add-x-items-to-the-subscription/27951)
**Author:** [@thomas.hauptman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/thomas.hauptman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 1:14am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-group-failed-to-add-x-items-to-the-subscription/27951 "2021-09-03T01:14:31Z")
Hello, After adding additional tags to our project, we began to receive the following errors \[tag-group-default\_default-unleased\] Failed to add 181 items to the subscription- error codes were returned from the OPC s… --- ## [Dropdown List Not Displaying Data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-list-not-displaying-data/50533)
**Author:** [@TCARLSON](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/TCARLSON)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-list-not-displaying-data/50533 "2021-09-02T21:30:22Z")
I have a display with 31 dropdown list on it. This is used to modify a recipe. The display is acting strange though. Every now and then I will make a change on one of the dropdowns and the change will read correctly in t… --- ## [\[feature-4263\]Perspective - Stagger Automatic Reload on Project Save](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-4263-perspective-stagger-automatic-reload-on-project-save/50365)
**Author:** [@Bronzebeard62](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bronzebeard62)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-4263-perspective-stagger-automatic-reload-on-project-save/50365 "2021-09-02T20:43:06Z")
I have my perspective project set to automatically refresh the client view whenever an update is made to the project. My primary view is digital signage with a lot of tags, bindings, and transform scripts, so lots of stu… --- ## [\[BUG-26632\] Date Range not updating on Max Selection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-26632-date-range-not-updating-on-max-selection/50537)
**Author:** [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2021, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-26632-date-range-not-updating-on-max-selection/50537 "2021-09-01T20:44:53Z")
v8.1.5 vision I noticed today that when you drag the bar to far ends of max selection, the start/end dates don’t update. If you move the bar, they will. Can someone else verify this as a bug? Edit, IA conf… --- ## [Table Subview TypeError On Click](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-subview-typeerror-on-click/50572)
**Author:** [@catherine.fowler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/catherine.fowler)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-subview-typeerror-on-click/50572 "2021-09-02T19:11:07Z")
I’m using Ignition 8.0.16 Perspective and discovered that whenever I click on a subview area, I get an uncaught TypeError sent to the console. I can see this happen both in the designer and via the developer tools on Chr… --- ## [Perspective - Container children ordering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-container-children-ordering/50568)
**Author:** [@cwmartin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cwmartin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-container-children-ordering/50568 "2021-09-02T18:51:33Z")
I’m building a page header and I have added child objects to a flex container. It is set for a direction of row, but as I am working decided I wanted to add a logo to the top left of page. If I add an image to the flex… --- ## [Sticky Component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sticky-component/50565)
**Author:** [@OscarJ](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/OscarJ)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sticky-component/50565 "2021-09-02T18:08:53Z")
I’m using a sticky element but positioning it on the graph looks like this, do I need any properties? or is it a visual bug? --- ## [Classic chart X axis Visible property](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/classic-chart-x-axis-visible-property/49288)
**Author:** [@prasath.t](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/prasath.t)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2021, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/classic-chart-x-axis-visible-property/49288 "2021-07-28T12:25:48Z")
Hi, I have 2 x axis . i want to hide each axis manually when i click button event.source.parent.parent.getComponent('CTN\_Charts').getComponent('Chart').getChart().getXYPlot().getDomainAxis().setVisible(0) i tired t… --- ## [Http Post Special Character Issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/http-post-special-character-issue/24222)
**Author:** [@RohanPalshikar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/RohanPalshikar)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/http-post-special-character-issue/24222 "2021-09-02T14:23:30Z")
Hi All, I have a special character related issue, but not related to database but system.util.httpPost operation. returnVal = system.net.httpPost(url = serverEndPoint, contentType = “Application/JSON”, postData = jsonS… --- ## [Dropdown Menu won't dropdown](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-menu-wont-dropdown/50534)
**Author:** [@Brit](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brit)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-menu-wont-dropdown/50534 "2021-09-02T14:11:00Z")
Hi, I’m working on a project with a couple of text fields and a drop down menu. The idea of the project is that an operator scans a bar code and that bar code is inputted into the left text field. The dropdown menu displ… --- ## [Deactivate drop event on the table filter field](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deactivate-drop-event-on-the-table-filter-field/50548)
**Author:** [@nicolas.griffon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nicolas.griffon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deactivate-drop-event-on-the-table-filter-field/50548 "2021-09-02T13:19:09Z")
Hello, I want to prevent users from dropping on the filter field of a table. (for example : URL of Image or text selection) I have no idea how to do this because the filter field has no properties in the designer. Th… --- ## [system.net.openURL()](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-net-openurl/49312)
**Author:** [@ken.maze](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ken.maze)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-net-openurl/49312 "2021-09-02T13:29:25Z")
I am running this as in the example: system.net.openURL("https://www.google.com") It seems to work on 8.0.12, and 8.1.7 in non-containerized Ignition. However, when I run it in 8.1.5 in containerized Maker , I get t… --- ## [OPC UA Module Faulted: Collection is Empty](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-module-faulted-collection-is-empty/50348)
**Author:** [@david.grigsbyii](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/david.grigsbyii)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-module-faulted-collection-is-empty/50348 "2021-09-02T12:39:03Z")
I'm attempting to use a PI Connector to Historize data using Ignition's OPC UA Server as the interface. However, when I restarted the ignition gateway the OPC UA Module now faults with an error that the collection is emp… --- ## [Issue loading external python library like xlsxwriter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-loading-external-python-library-like-xlsxwriter/39746)
**Author:** [@KumarArvind](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KumarArvind)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-loading-external-python-library-like-xlsxwriter/39746 "2021-09-02T12:00:56Z")
We have use case where we are trying to generate report in excel format. For excel formatting, we are using xlsxwriter library. We copied this external library to the pylib folder but when I am importing this library, it… --- ## [Timer script issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/timer-script-issue/50515)
**Author:** [@prasath.t](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/prasath.t)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/timer-script-issue/50515 "2021-09-02T07:31:54Z")
Hi, I have a timer placed in classic chart and i have return 1244 lines… but it showing error … how many lines can we able to write script in timer component? if i delete some lines its not showing error… how to fix thi… --- ## [Ignition repo now with branches](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-repo-now-with-branches/37932)
**Author:** [@cesrom](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cesrom)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-repo-now-with-branches/37932 "2021-09-02T02:37:12Z")
In the past, I’ve shared with this community the Ignition repo I maintain over at GitHub, and in the past couple of weeks, I’ve been experimenting with branches. So now I have main, 7.9, and jython. main Includes all s… --- ## [Perspective: Add/Remove Users component?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-add-remove-users-component/39904)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 2:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-add-remove-users-component/39904 "2021-09-02T02:10:17Z")
Is there an ETA on when this component will be available in Perspective, as in Vision? --- ## [Why is it not recommended to use the Gateway Network to propagate tags between environments?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-is-it-not-recommended-to-use-the-gateway-network-to-propagate-tags-between-environments/50339)
**Author:** [@joshua.rowlison](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joshua.rowlison)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2021, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-is-it-not-recommended-to-use-the-gateway-network-to-propagate-tags-between-environments/50339 "2021-09-01T23:35:18Z")
I’ve been reading through the Deployment Best Practices and trying to design our Ignition layout for the future. One of the big challenges we’re trying to overcome is the lack of testing and dev environments thus far. … --- ## [V8.1.9 Quality string changed, now includes description?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/v8-1-9-quality-string-changed-now-includes-description/50541)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2021, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/v8-1-9-quality-string-changed-now-includes-description/50541 "2021-09-01T22:41:30Z")
I just upgraded to 8.1.9 and noticed that some of my expressions checking quality don’t work. I checked the reason and it looks like quality strings now include a description of the error: {\[default\]Tank Farms/Fermenter… --- ## [Public and Authenticated areas of a Perspective project](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/public-and-authenticated-areas-of-a-perspective-project/50542)
**Author:** [@drojas](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drojas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2021, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/public-and-authenticated-areas-of-a-perspective-project/50542 "2021-09-01T22:39:33Z")
I have a Perspective project that requires login (configured in the project properties to be part of Authenticated Security Level. We have this all set up via an IdP. But, I want to have the home (root) page to be avai… --- ## [Choosing project default database for tag history configuration](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/choosing-project-default-database-for-tag-history-configuration/50538)
**Author:** [@msteele](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/msteele)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2021, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/choosing-project-default-database-for-tag-history-configuration/50538 "2021-09-01T21:05:13Z")
We build and deploy Ignition configurations for clients in our industry, and we have standard UDTs for devices and functions. One thing we have found helpful is the "default tag provider" setting in the project settings,… --- ## [\[14945\] Email still using TLSV1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/14945-email-still-using-tlsv1/28051)
**Author:** [@ryanjmclaughlin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryanjmclaughlin)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2021, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/14945-email-still-using-tlsv1/28051 "2021-09-01T18:53:31Z")
We are using the scripting functions to send email and our SysAdmin is reporting emails are still using TLSv1 (sending through Microsoft O365). I already added (and restarted) wrapper.java.additional.8=-DexcludedCipher… --- ## [I am not able to toggle the PLC output tag from Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-am-not-able-to-toggle-the-plc-output-tag-from-ignition/50527)
**Author:** [@pkhoshroo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pkhoshroo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-am-not-able-to-toggle-the-plc-output-tag-from-ignition/50527 "2021-09-01T17:21:33Z")
Hello everyone, I have an NJ501 Omron PLC with one CJ1W-ID211 input card and one CJ1W-OC211 output card. I am connected with the PLC through NJ drive and I am able to see the tags and connection; however, I am not able… --- ## [Large, Random Lag Spikes. Related to Server Configuration?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/large-random-lag-spikes-related-to-server-configuration/50274)
**Author:** [@Thomas.C](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Thomas.C)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2021, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/large-random-lag-spikes-related-to-server-configuration/50274 "2021-09-01T17:09:23Z")
Hi there, I have a question in regards to some issues we've been experiencing. We have a server running around 10 different projects and controlling Vision clients on various machines. We've been noticing some pretty se… --- ## [Git Auto Commit Batch Script - Only Possible with Ignition service running under local admin account?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/git-auto-commit-batch-script-only-possible-with-ignition-service-running-under-local-admin-account/50524)
**Author:** [@dsmith1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dsmith1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/git-auto-commit-batch-script-only-possible-with-ignition-service-running-under-local-admin-account/50524 "2021-09-01T16:01:33Z")
I have been trying to get the git auto commit on designer save functionality as described in this article: Ignition 8 Deployment Best Practices | Inductive Automation Unfortunately, it seems like this script does not su… --- ## [Hyperlink Acknowledgement Link For Alarm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/hyperlink-acknowledgement-link-for-alarm/50514)
**Author:** [@alex.chmelka](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alex.chmelka)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/hyperlink-acknowledgement-link-for-alarm/50514 "2021-09-01T15:43:31Z")
I’m configuring an alarming system for our building. I’m working on formatting the notification email. I enabled two-way settings to add a hyperlink and allow users to acknowledge the alarm. However. I’m running into a p… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=965) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=967)