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**Author:** [@sg7](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sg7)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/special-characters-in-the-tag-name/12403 "2021-03-18T11:57:24Z")
Hi, The manual says: "There are many special characters that are available to use when naming tags, but we recommend using only alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9) and spaces" See:: docs.inductiveautomation.com:84… --- ## [Inactivity message - Loop](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/inactivity-message-loop/44617)
**Author:** [@OscarLucas](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/OscarLucas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 11:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/inactivity-message-loop/44617 "2021-03-18T11:33:51Z")
I have all time a message in mobile app saying that the session goes to closed in “time” I close it and be back in 1 second. I don’t know how to remove. In other projects I did not have this problem. Do you know what… --- ## [Alarm filter using start and end date popup calendar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-filter-using-start-and-end-date-popup-calendar/44300)
**Author:** [@Priyanka.Khandge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Priyanka.Khandge)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 9:49am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-filter-using-start-and-end-date-popup-calendar/44300 "2021-03-18T09:49:35Z")
Hello, I’m trying to filter the alarm journal table using the start and end date selected from the calendar. filter alarm display in the alarm journal table. This problem uses two different windows. The first main windo… --- ## [Reporting - Dynamic Historical Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-dynamic-historical-tags/18435)
**Author:** [@cesrom](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cesrom)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-dynamic-historical-tags/18435 "2021-03-18T08:33:41Z")
Searching the online documentation I found that you may have pseudo-dynamic historical tags configured for your Tag Historian Query on your reports. And I say pseudo because a fixed set of tags must be configured. This… --- ## [Question of Popup](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-of-popup/44597)
**Author:** [@davidsasso.15](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/davidsasso.15)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 8:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-of-popup/44597 "2021-03-18T08:29:33Z")
I need to do a popup, like a reminder, for example system.gui.messageBox() or system.gui.confirm() or even for asking a password or text system.gui.passwordBox(). The problem is I have multiple main windows, and each win… --- ## [Tank volume shows integer value but tag is set to a float](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tank-volume-shows-integer-value-but-tag-is-set-to-a-float/41638)
**Author:** [@PATIL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PATIL)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 5:16am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tank-volume-shows-integer-value-but-tag-is-set-to-a-float/41638 "2021-03-18T05:16:33Z")
Hi, i need help tank volume shows in floating point means after decimal but its still showing in real number --- ## [MQTT Bidirectional Components](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-bidirectional-components/44455)
**Author:** [@james.beeley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/james.beeley)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-bidirectional-components/44455 "2021-03-18T00:05:14Z")
I’m reading values from a groov RIO device through the MQTT Engine tag provider. I want to have the ability to change LED states through a component on my screen. When I bind to the MQTT Engine tag, the bidirectional pr… --- ## [Voice Module Generic Message Problems](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/voice-module-generic-message-problems/44605)
**Author:** [@jramirez3](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jramirez3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/voice-module-generic-message-problems/44605 "2021-03-17T22:21:04Z")
I use the Ignition Voice module with Skype as the VOIP Voice Notification. I have it working and when the first phone call goes out, it works properly. The robot on the phone says the words that I want that are in the … --- ## [Connecting to Beckhoff OPC UA](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-to-beckhoff-opc-ua/39522)
**Author:** [@luis.3.flores](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luis.3.flores)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-to-beckhoff-opc-ua/39522 "2021-03-17T21:15:28Z")
Hi guys I am using Ignition V 7.9.13 and I am able to connect to Beckhofff OPC UA V1.5.3, but the problem is that I cannot see the PLC1 Tags. I have other PLCs with Bechhoff OPC UA V1.4.6 and it works fine. In Ignition… --- ## [Easiest way to do a multiselect list box in Perspective?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easiest-way-to-do-a-multiselect-list-box-in-perspective/44595)
**Author:** [@justin.brzozoski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justin.brzozoski)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easiest-way-to-do-a-multiselect-list-box-in-perspective/44595 "2021-03-17T20:28:44Z")
Is there some easy way to implement the equivalent of a multi-select list box in Perspective? The closest I’ve found is a table with multi-select enabled, but that’s going to require a lot of scripting and events to mak… --- ## [Dynamic Perspective Popup Title](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-perspective-popup-title/44592)
**Author:** [@b.peck](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/b.peck)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-perspective-popup-title/44592 "2021-03-17T20:21:21Z")
I’m having some issues utilizing the Popup action to change the title of a popup dynamically. I have strings stored within the PLC (think PlantPAX) that I want to be able to use in the title of a popup. This way I would… --- ## [Text datatype for tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-datatype-for-tag/44582)
**Author:** [@mcarritt1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mcarritt1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-datatype-for-tag/44582 "2021-03-17T20:05:17Z")
I tried searching the docs/forum but couldnt find it. Whats the functional difference between a “text” datatype versus a string? When would you choose one over the other? --- ## [Question for Vision Module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-for-vision-module/44429)
**Author:** [@blueberry](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/blueberry)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-for-vision-module/44429 "2021-03-17T19:55:33Z")
Hello all, I am very new to Ignition and wonder if someone can help me out with a few questions. My work place has multiple work cells. Is it possible to create only 1 project and deploy that to all cell HMI’s or do … --- ## [PackML communication to Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/packml-communication-to-ignition/44591)
**Author:** [@jimjohnson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jimjohnson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/packml-communication-to-ignition/44591 "2021-03-17T19:36:58Z")
We have a customer who originally paid for us to setup a stand alone data collection system for a small machine (using Ignition Bridge and MSSQL). We are just starting that and now their company is trying to implement so… --- ## [Tag custom properties](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-custom-properties/44545)
**Author:** [@yzhang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yzhang)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-custom-properties/44545 "2021-03-17T17:35:59Z")
Hi, I am trying to add a custom property to a tag, in this custom property, I am going to get another tag’s value as the objectiveValue of this current tag. The steps are as follows, is it feasible or not? For me, it is… --- ## [SQL returns dataset not single value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-returns-dataset-not-single-value/44576)
**Author:** [@ntheuer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ntheuer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-returns-dataset-not-single-value/44576 "2021-03-17T17:14:03Z")
So this is probably going to be a pretty noobish question, but I tried to summarize as easily as possible in the pictures. Basically I would like system to check this table for an existing record for this work order and … --- ## [Is/will there be more docking options for Perspective pages?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-will-there-be-more-docking-options-for-perspective-pages/44586)
**Author:** [@peter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/peter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-will-there-be-more-docking-options-for-perspective-pages/44586 "2021-03-17T17:09:56Z")
The two choices of docking in Perspective pages don’t fit what I want to, so of course Ignition has to change just for me! Right now you have a choice of left-right and top-bottom for priority. What I want is a mix of … --- ## [\[Bug: 2084\] Dock overflow doesn't show in 8.1.4 nightly (regression)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-2084-dock-overflow-doesnt-show-in-8-1-4-nightly-regression/44562)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-2084-dock-overflow-doesnt-show-in-8-1-4-nightly-regression/44562 "2021-03-17T17:00:42Z")
Hi, The overflow scroll doesn’t appear in dock view. Even forcing overflow to scroll mode, the scrollbars don’t show up. Especially my problem is for the y-axis overflow scroll bar. The interesting part is in designer … --- ## [Progress Bar Colors in Vision 8.1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/progress-bar-colors-in-vision-8-1/44583)
**Author:** [@sbeauregard66](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sbeauregard66)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/progress-bar-colors-in-vision-8-1/44583 "2021-03-17T17:00:05Z")
I’m in the process of migrating our 7.9 projects to 8.1.1. I have a number of progress bars that are overlaid on a background image. In 7.9 I set the transparency of the background to 0 to achieve full transparency so … --- ## [Node Red Tag Write](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/node-red-tag-write/37795)
**Author:** [@deon.korb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/deon.korb)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/node-red-tag-write/37795 "2021-03-17T15:23:21Z")
Hi, I can successfully read tags from Ignition into Node Red and also write static values, but I don’t know how to write the msg.payload to an Ignition tag. If I do this, it works: I would like to write the msg.pa… --- ## [Easy Chart Database Pens where clause error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-database-pens-where-clause-error/44579)
**Author:** [@phuong.nguyen.sw](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/phuong.nguyen.sw)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-database-pens-where-clause-error/44579 "2021-03-17T14:41:51Z")
Hi, I am trying create Easy Chart with Database pens when I used Where Clause script somehow I got error message even I did run diagnostic it shows zero error. I upload both configuration pictures which try to create. P… --- ## [Tag = value else Tag = opc value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-value-else-tag-opc-value/44578)
**Author:** [@kghali](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kghali)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-value-else-tag-opc-value/44578 "2021-03-17T14:13:41Z")
What’s the expression for doing this: If tag0 == 1: tag1 = 1 else tag1 = value of opc item path xxxx I can’t figure out how to do the opc part only --- ## [Restarting Report Module Issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/restarting-report-module-issue/44567)
**Author:** [@bobbb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bobbb)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/restarting-report-module-issue/44567 "2021-03-17T13:31:37Z")
Hi everyone, Last Monday, the computer that I use as the Ignition server crashed. I was able to restart the gateway and applications but the Reporting module still doesn’t want to start and stays in “Faulted” status, an… --- ## [Dropdown using datatable working in preview but not in the client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-using-datatable-working-in-preview-but-not-in-the-client/44527)
**Author:** [@christopher.raphael](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/christopher.raphael)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-using-datatable-working-in-preview-but-not-in-the-client/44527 "2021-03-17T13:31:03Z")
I am trying to use a query in the Data for a dropdown to extract a column to display as a list then write to a client tag. It works perfectly in the preview but does not display the list in the client while running. The … --- ## [Change ScrollBar Width through scripting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-scrollbar-width-through-scripting/6070)
**Author:** [@djones](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/djones)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-scrollbar-width-through-scripting/6070 "2021-03-17T13:29:12Z")
Here is an example of how to change the scrollbar width through scripting. This example uses the javax.swing and java.awt to access the prefferedsize() property of the scrollbar. From what I gather, accessing the .wid… --- ## [Airlink RV50 SMS](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/airlink-rv50-sms/32104)
**Author:** [@linktdi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/linktdi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/airlink-rv50-sms/32104 "2021-03-17T12:42:46Z")
Can the RV50 Airlink SMS device be used on a different subnet than the Ignition gateway machine is on? I see no setting for a default gateway or am I missing something. --- ## [Add New User through Scripting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-new-user-through-scripting/44506)
**Author:** [@tohhy-pm17](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tohhy-pm17)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-new-user-through-scripting/44506 "2021-03-17T11:00:56Z")
Have a good days guys. Currently I’m doing the feature of add new users through scripting but I have faced a problem which I’m not able to apply a role to a user through scripting but other column of User Source able to… --- ## [Close popup automatically](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/close-popup-automatically/43199)
**Author:** [@michael.black](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.black)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2021, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/close-popup-automatically/43199 "2021-02-10T15:15:51Z")
Using perspective, I have a popup that comes up. It is in the Views folder with the actual popup view in Popups/NavDropdown. It is a navigation popup that comes up and I want to automatically close the popup once they … --- ## [Time stamp display in local format](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-stamp-display-in-local-format/44563)
**Author:** [@Priyanka.Khandge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Priyanka.Khandge)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-stamp-display-in-local-format/44563 "2021-03-17T08:14:45Z")
Hello, I trying to generate a report using transaction group but the timestamp not shown in local format. I am using the SQLite database. and standard transaction groups access the data from the tag. Guys any idea? Th… --- ## [Save alarm journal table in locally PDF format](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/save-alarm-journal-table-in-locally-pdf-format/44301)
**Author:** [@Priyanka.Khandge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Priyanka.Khandge)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 11:34am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/save-alarm-journal-table-in-locally-pdf-format/44301 "2021-03-10T11:34:39Z")
Hello, I’m trying to save the filter alarm in the alarm journal table in locally PDF format. Thanks, Priyanka [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1201) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1203)