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## [Sending a POST request using httplib results in error only when run from gateway event script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sending-a-post-request-using-httplib-results-in-error-only-when-run-from-gateway-event-script/45280)

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**Author:** [@pandreoli](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pandreoli)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sending-a-post-request-using-httplib-results-in-error-only-when-run-from-gateway-event-script/45280 "2021-04-05T22:53:41Z")

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Im working with an Ignition server that was just set up by another org, so I dont have all the details regarding how the gateway or server is set up. The code below runs flawlessly from the script console, but results in…

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## [Driver Module Scope Best Practice](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/driver-module-scope-best-practice/44799)

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**Author:** [@kgamble](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kgamble)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/driver-module-scope-best-practice/44799 "2021-04-05T22:45:23Z")

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Hello, I have been working on a module that creates a graph database driver and adds some simple querying functionality to said graph database. I currently only have the capability to connect to one database, but I wou…

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## [\[BUG-2219\] DateTime input popup displays wrong date numbers for previous month](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-2219-datetime-input-popup-displays-wrong-date-numbers-for-previous-month/45281)

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**Author:** [@witman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/witman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-2219-datetime-input-popup-displays-wrong-date-numbers-for-previous-month/45281 "2021-04-05T21:29:45Z")

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This is in 8.1.4. I don’t see anything in the 8.1.5 changelogs, so I’d guess it applies in the nightly as well. It looks like it’s grabbing the ending day numbers from the month before last, rather than the last month. …

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## [Touchscreen with Vision](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/touchscreen-with-vision/44982)

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**Author:** [@rrebro](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rrebro)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/touchscreen-with-vision/44982 "2021-04-05T20:33:18Z")

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I have a touchscreen on Windows 10 and I have push buttons in my ignition application however I cannot push them with my screen. If I touch and than drag a across it registers and the button presses. I know other user’s …

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## [OPC-UA Connection to Siemens PLC Faulting After Upgrade](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-connection-to-siemens-plc-faulting-after-upgrade/41065)

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**Author:** [@Duffanator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Duffanator)\
**Replies:** 32\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-connection-to-siemens-plc-faulting-after-upgrade/41065 "2021-04-05T17:42:20Z")

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I am upgrading a server from 7.9 to 8.1 and the OPC-UA connections that I had to a few Siemens 1500 PLCs are no longer working, the Kepware connections that I have are working though. If I run through the endpoint setup …

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## [Counting number of shelved alarms in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/counting-number-of-shelved-alarms-in-perspective/44814)

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**Author:** [@Ali.Etezadkhah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ali.Etezadkhah)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/counting-number-of-shelved-alarms-in-perspective/44814 "2021-04-05T17:23:04Z")

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Hi, How do keep track of the number of shelved alarm? I know len(system.alarm.queryStatus(state=\[“ActiveUnacked”\])) can be used to count the number of alarms based on state, but I don’t know the argument for shelved al…

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## [System.util.execute error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-util-execute-error/45267)

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**Author:** [@KingT8](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KingT8)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-util-execute-error/45267 "2021-04-05T16:43:20Z")

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Hello, I am trying to script a check box to find the correct text file using system.util.execute. I have two errors. Here is the code I have for the ‘property change’ event handler. val = event.source.parent.g…

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## [High Number of Quarantined Items](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/high-number-of-quarantined-items/40935)

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**Author:** [@dion.botha](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dion.botha)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/high-number-of-quarantined-items/40935 "2021-04-05T16:42:41Z")

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Hi Guys, I noticed that the number of quarantined items on one of our gateways is very high. Can someone please help me get to the bottom of what is causing these?

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## [Designer Locks Up When Remote Tag Provider Connection Fails](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-locks-up-when-remote-tag-provider-connection-fails/45264)

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**Author:** [@swolnisty](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/swolnisty)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-locks-up-when-remote-tag-provider-connection-fails/45264 "2021-04-05T15:30:08Z")

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Hello, I am experiencing an issue on a project where almost all the tags for central server users will look at are coming from other gateways on the gateway network as a remote tag providers. Unfortunately, some of the …

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## [\[Feedback\] Tag Import Update](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feedback-tag-import-update/45228)

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**Author:** [@hpark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hpark)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2021, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feedback-tag-import-update/45228 "2021-04-02T23:33:26Z")

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Hello folks! As we plan new features across the Ignition platform, we like to reach out to our users to gather some early input and test our hypotheses. The Design Team would greatly appreciate your time and feedback on…

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## [Back Button on Login Screen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/back-button-on-login-screen/45262)

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**Author:** [@alec](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alec)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/back-button-on-login-screen/45262 "2021-04-05T14:56:21Z")

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I am trying to add a back/cancel button on the login screen for when the perspective session is in full-screen mode and the user does not have the back button presented next to the URL bar. Has anyone done this before o…

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## [Style Limitations](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/style-limitations/45263)

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**Author:** [@m.boog](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/m.boog)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/style-limitations/45263 "2021-04-05T14:46:09Z")

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Hi All, I’m working in Perspective, Gateway 8.0.16. I have a hopefully basic Style question. I tried to apply 4 media queries to a container, so that it would cycle between 4 background colors based on width. I used 3…

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## [Momentary Push buttons Double Triggering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/momentary-push-buttons-double-triggering/45258)

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**Author:** [@rrebro](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rrebro)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/momentary-push-buttons-double-triggering/45258 "2021-04-05T14:21:10Z")

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I have momentary push buttons tied to a tag on the PLC, If I press and hold the button it triggers the button properly but when I let go the button pushes back up and the pushes down again for a second without any touch.…

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## [Picking out 2d barcodes from camera feeds?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/picking-out-2d-barcodes-from-camera-feeds/45118)

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**Author:** [@cody.abbott](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cody.abbott)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/picking-out-2d-barcodes-from-camera-feeds/45118 "2021-04-05T13:47:57Z")

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I’d like to point off the shelf IP cameras at some 2d barcodes and have software read and report the codes found, as well as their relative positions (x, y coordinates). All this to be read into Ignition or a PLC. I’m s…

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## [Data cleanse mssql tag historian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/data-cleanse-mssql-tag-historian/45245)

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**Author:** [@jay.meinke](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jay.meinke)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/data-cleanse-mssql-tag-historian/45245 "2021-04-05T13:37:52Z")

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Is there a perspective component or a way for an ignition user to add, delete, change values or rows in SQL? Sometimes our line operators might double enter a transaction or might select a wrong entry which gets recorded…

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## [What format is the wrapper log?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-format-is-the-wrapper-log/45252)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-format-is-the-wrapper-log/45252 "2021-04-05T12:37:08Z")

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Dumb Linux question… How do I open the wrapper log? This is my rpi4 debian environment

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## [Perspective version 8.x updating a direct tag with a button](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-version-8-x-updating-a-direct-tag-with-a-button/45235)

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**Author:** [@Michael.Usry](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Michael.Usry)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-version-8-x-updating-a-direct-tag-with-a-button/45235 "2021-04-05T12:32:52Z")

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I am trying to change a Memory tag using a button. The tag is a BOOL. I’ve used this code in an Event on the button: tagPath = “\[default\]SORTER\_A\_CUSTOM/testing” values = \[0\] system.tag.writeAsync(tags, values) Eve…

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## [How to synchronously get tag values](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-synchronously-get-tag-values/40986)

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**Author:** [@aimee.banmber](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aimee.banmber)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 11:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-synchronously-get-tag-values/40986 "2021-04-05T11:55:58Z")

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Hi, I wanted to have a bit more information about how scan classes are functioning. Indeed, after some research and experimentations, my colleagues and I have noticed unexpected (from our comprehension view) behavior fr…

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## [Ignition Clients running slowly](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-clients-running-slowly/45256)

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**Author:** [@arjun](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/arjun)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 11:46am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-clients-running-slowly/45256 "2021-04-05T11:46:52Z")

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I have an ignition server V 8.0.1 installed on a Windows10 Server PC with Intel core i5 processor and 16GB RAM. The overall project and system details are as follows: 1) The architecture is such that the gateway will b…

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## [MQTT BIRTH - Setting Ignition Tag Properties](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-birth-setting-ignition-tag-properties/45246)

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**Author:** [@mudbay](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mudbay)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-birth-setting-ignition-tag-properties/45246 "2021-04-03T19:22:47Z")

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Just wondering if anyone knows how to set the Tag Properties in Ignition from the NBIRTH or DBIRTH message\_type elements (or other method)? I have an EoN device that is not Ignition, but would like to send up some infor…

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## [Listing all tables in a DB connection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/listing-all-tables-in-a-db-connection/45241)

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**Author:** [@vasanth.p](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vasanth.p)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2021, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/listing-all-tables-in-a-db-connection/45241 "2021-04-03T16:03:44Z")

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Is there a scripting function to list all the tables in a database connection .? How to get all the table names listed in a Database Query Browser via scripting ?

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## [Import from legacy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-from-legacy/45242)

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**Author:** [@mweaver](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mweaver)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2021, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-from-legacy/45242 "2021-04-03T13:43:18Z")

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So current we have the older FPMI legacy and it version 3.3.4, we have installed version 7.? and have imported the project. However two or the screens did not come over properly, someone said export the two screens that …

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## [Recover deleted template or screen in 8.1.2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/recover-deleted-template-or-screen-in-8-1-2/45225)

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**Author:** [@jshaffer09](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jshaffer09)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2021, 4:59am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/recover-deleted-template-or-screen-in-8-1-2/45225 "2021-04-03T04:59:52Z")

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Is there away to recover a deleted template or Screen? I am using version 8.1.2

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## [Is there a way to display the Tag Group details](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-display-the-tag-group-details/45230)

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**Author:** [@jmonter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jmonter)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2021, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-display-the-tag-group-details/45230 "2021-04-02T23:42:21Z")

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Hi, Customer wants to see the Tag Group information just as they did with older versions of ignition. Is there a way to query the same information that is display on the gateways’ Tags Page?

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## [TimeSeriesChart - Update Rate](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/timeserieschart-update-rate/45229)

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**Author:** [@robert.zapalski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robert.zapalski)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2021, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/timeserieschart-update-rate/45229 "2021-04-02T23:42:09Z")

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Working with a TimeSeriesChart. I have data being being stored to local Edge Historian. Polled at 500ms. Trying to put this data in a TimeSeriesChart. I can get the data in there, but the chart is not updating very cons…

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## [\[feature-13217,14189\]Template critical missing features for embedded view](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-13217-14189-template-critical-missing-features-for-embedded-view/25351)

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**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2021, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-13217-14189-template-critical-missing-features-for-embedded-view/25351 "2021-04-02T22:57:06Z")

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Hi As embedded view should fulfill the template concept in vision for perspective, there are some features which are missing and cause development process so slow and tedious. I want to know is there any plan to add the…

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## [Is it possible to pass variable from gateway scope to client scope?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-possible-to-pass-variable-from-gateway-scope-to-client-scope/45008)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2021, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-possible-to-pass-variable-from-gateway-scope-to-client-scope/45008 "2021-04-02T16:25:28Z")

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I have a GW timer script that is calling a script library function which updates a module variable defined within the library itself. For example, the GW timer calls shared.library.updateModuleVariable(): var = {} def …

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## [Multiple Designers - Minimum Designer Memory Gateway Settings](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-designers-minimum-designer-memory-gateway-settings/45209)

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**Author:** [@lane.duncan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lane.duncan)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2021, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-designers-minimum-designer-memory-gateway-settings/45209 "2021-04-02T15:54:26Z")

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Ignition 8.1.1 Does anyone have any recommendations for the minimum amount of Designer Memory in the Gateway settings? Currently running out of memory on the server due to too many designers open at the same time, had …

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## [\[Bug-2190\]Perspective 8.0.16 Dropdown](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-2190-perspective-8-0-16-dropdown/45143)

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**Author:** [@jim\_lapratt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jim_lapratt)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-2190-perspective-8-0-16-dropdown/45143 "2021-04-01T16:45:02Z")

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I can pre-populate the selected values(Green) and the user can add more. What I need is a way to protect the pre-populated ones from being removed. Can you nudge me in the right direction?

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## [Link Alarm to microsoft planner task](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/link-alarm-to-microsoft-planner-task/45098)

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**Author:** [@suryawanshinr2011](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/suryawanshinr2011)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2021, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/link-alarm-to-microsoft-planner-task/45098 "2021-04-02T14:47:53Z")

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Can we integrate ignition alarm Active condition to create MPP task ?

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