# Latest **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1259 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1260 --- ## [Ignition 8.1 Bug - Component/View Drag and Drop Freezing Designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-bug-component-view-drag-and-drop-freezing-designer/41145)
**Author:** [@roger\_larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/roger_larson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-bug-component-view-drag-and-drop-freezing-designer/41145 "2020-12-02T16:55:25Z")
Hi, We are running into a problem where, on occasion, when we drag and drop a component or a view into another view, the designer will freeze up preventing further progression and losing some work. It will show the “not… --- ## [\[FEATURE-1245\] Add modifier+click to cycle through components under mouse](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-1245-add-modifier-click-to-cycle-through-components-under-mouse/41112)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-1245-add-modifier-click-to-cycle-through-components-under-mouse/41112 "2020-12-02T16:54:05Z")
FactoryTalk has the ability to slow-click through components under the mouse and is super handy. Can this be added into Vision and (turns out this is already a feature in Vision :slight\_smile: Alt+click) Perspective? Ex… --- ## [Best practice to map Query tag to OPC tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-practice-to-map-query-tag-to-opc-tag/41133)
**Author:** [@wschauer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wschauer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-practice-to-map-query-tag-to-opc-tag/41133 "2020-12-02T16:53:40Z")
I have a query tag that I want to map to a OPC plc tag. I know can map this using scripting or a transaction group. Is this possible to do utilizing reference tags as well? If so what is best practice? Thanks --- ## [How to Get Multiple Y Axes on a Bar Chat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-get-multiple-y-axes-on-a-bar-chat/26531)
**Author:** [@lazar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lazar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-get-multiple-y-axes-on-a-bar-chat/26531 "2020-12-02T16:37:49Z")
I have a bar chart that has 6 bars. I would like the 6th bar to follow a different y-axis. Is there a way to add a second y-axis on the right side of my bar chart? --- ## [Perspective XY Chart Question Horizontal Bars and/or side-by-side bars](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-xy-chart-question-horizontal-bars-and-or-side-by-side-bars/39027)
**Author:** [@ascriven](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ascriven)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-xy-chart-question-horizontal-bars-and-or-side-by-side-bars/39027 "2020-12-02T13:44:12Z")
I’m trying to create a horizontal bar chart with side-by-side comparison similar to the image below. Is this possible? Is there an example I can look to or what settings would I have to set to make this happen? I cur… --- ## [Perspective - New Session Email Alert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-new-session-email-alert/40758)
**Author:** [@michael3](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael3)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2020, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-new-session-email-alert/40758 "2020-12-02T13:37:57Z")
Hi there, Is there any way to set up an email notification to be sent when a user starts an Perspective session? I was thinking of using the audit logs “login” action column as a starting place but any other ideas woul… --- ## [Embedded svg as image doesn't render font correctly](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/embedded-svg-as-image-doesnt-render-font-correctly/41108)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2020, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/embedded-svg-as-image-doesnt-render-font-correctly/41108 "2020-12-02T12:56:30Z")
Hi If I drag and drop a svg file and select save and link option, the fonts that use in the svg will not render correctly if that font doesn’t exist in client device. But if I select embedded svg and it load svg DOM in… --- ## [\[FEATURE\] Show selected item when clicking on dropdown component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-show-selected-item-when-clicking-on-dropdown-component/40572)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2020, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-show-selected-item-when-clicking-on-dropdown-component/40572 "2020-12-02T11:09:31Z")
When you select an item from the dropdown component and then go to select something else, the list always starts from the top. To me, I expect when I click on it again that it would centre or show the currently selected … --- ## [Tag Browser changes as a trigger](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-browser-changes-as-a-trigger/41124)
**Author:** [@MatterAutomation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MatterAutomation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2020, 7:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-browser-changes-as-a-trigger/41124 "2020-12-02T07:57:54Z")
Is there a script or system properties that monitors changes in the tags? We built a custom tag tree for alarm management, and currently it only refreshes either on right click or time (30 sec). Is there something out th… --- ## [Secs/gem simulator - echo response](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/secs-gem-simulator-echo-response/41118)
**Author:** [@dvsagar95](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dvsagar95)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2020, 6:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/secs-gem-simulator-echo-response/41118 "2020-12-02T06:27:50Z")
I am trying to work on echo response in simulator. Is it possible to use this feature to get response from other messages other than the ones mentioned as default messages? I have tried with s2f39 and I was expecting as… --- ## [Listing all JComponent Client Properties for a component/window](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/listing-all-jcomponent-client-properties-for-a-component-window/41034)
**Author:** [@bmusson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmusson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2020, 1:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/listing-all-jcomponent-client-properties-for-a-component-window/41034 "2020-12-02T01:33:50Z")
Say I’m adding some client properties (usually functions) to a window: window = system.nav.openWindow(path) window.putClientProperty('p1', p1) window.putClientProperty('p2', p2) Then I can read these back by name: win… --- ## [Perspective :: XY Chart :: Is it possible to make a status chart out of the XY Chart?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-xy-chart-is-it-possible-to-make-a-status-chart-out-of-the-xy-chart/36767)
**Author:** [@valotaire.alexis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/valotaire.alexis)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-xy-chart-is-it-possible-to-make-a-status-chart-out-of-the-xy-chart/36767 "2020-12-01T23:14:52Z")
Hi everyone, Is there a way to make a status chart like in Vision out of the XY Chart or any other chart? Thanks in advance :slight\_smile: Using Perspective V1.0.14 --- ## [Ignition 8.1.0 installer got BIG!](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-0-installer-got-big/41050)
**Author:** [@justin.brzozoski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justin.brzozoski)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-0-installer-got-big/41050 "2020-12-01T22:43:00Z")
Ignition installer up to 8.0.16 was ~800MB. The 8.1.0 installer is 1.6GB. What’s taking up all the new space? (I’ve only looked at the 64-bit Linux installers…) --- ## [Where do client perspective prints go?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-do-client-perspective-prints-go/40958)
**Author:** [@codersmurf](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/codersmurf)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-do-client-perspective-prints-go/40958 "2020-12-01T22:19:18Z")
In vision it was a simple message box, wasn’t sure where this stuff went when testing the client.Thx, jake --- ## [Scheduled Reports is stuck at "Distributing"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scheduled-reports-is-stuck-at-distributing/41110)
**Author:** [@yehet73190](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yehet73190)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scheduled-reports-is-stuck-at-distributing/41110 "2020-12-01T21:26:56Z")
My scheduled report is currently stuck at “distributing” when I try to run it manually I get a time out. This is my first encounter with this issue. What can I do to get this fixed? Is there any settings I need to adjust… --- ## [Changing a Word (docx) file to a pdf](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-a-word-docx-file-to-a-pdf/41095)
**Author:** [@m.sanders](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/m.sanders)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-a-word-docx-file-to-a-pdf/41095 "2020-12-01T21:38:29Z")
I am showing documents to operators through Ignition and our engineering staff is putting in those documents and procedures. Instead of putting in pdf files for our operators to view, does anyone have any experience conv… --- ## [Ignition OPC UA Server Redundancy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-opc-ua-server-redundancy/41016)
**Author:** [@mohamad.tayara](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mohamad.tayara)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-opc-ua-server-redundancy/41016 "2020-12-01T21:28:50Z")
Following up on a previous topic Ignition OPC UA Server Tag Read I have done some tests in order to verify if the OPC UA server Redundancy is a supported feature when using a Redundant gateway setup. In Summary, a Redun… --- ## [Ignition Licensing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-licensing/41106)
**Author:** [@yehet73190](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yehet73190)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-licensing/41106 "2020-12-01T20:40:24Z")
I just want to check, once a license is activated can I still use that license again or do I need to buy another one if I want to use ignition on a different pc? --- ## [History Enabled System Tags Not Logging](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/history-enabled-system-tags-not-logging/40461)
**Author:** [@dion.botha](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dion.botha)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/history-enabled-system-tags-not-logging/40461 "2020-12-01T19:45:07Z")
Hi Guys, This morning I noticed that some of the system tags I have history enabled on (eg \[System\]Gateway/Performance/CPU Usage) are not actually logging as the Easy Chart never shows the values changing. V8.0.16 --- ## [Help finding a script that throws a bunch of errors](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-finding-a-script-that-throws-a-bunch-of-errors/41098)
**Author:** [@wking](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wking)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-finding-a-script-that-throws-a-bunch-of-errors/41098 "2020-12-01T18:13:04Z")
I have thousands of these exceptions in my logs and I would like to remedy them. But, I am not sure how to track this guy down. Any pointers? INFO | jvm 2 | 2020/12/01 11:43:16 | E \[S.SystemUtilities \] … --- ## [How to remove a role of a user in ignition with scripts](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-remove-a-role-of-a-user-in-ignition-with-scripts/41091)
**Author:** [@retinder.labana](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/retinder.labana)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-remove-a-role-of-a-user-in-ignition-with-scripts/41091 "2020-12-01T17:40:53Z")
I tried deleted role of a user via SQL query delete from scada\_user\_rl where user\_id = ( select id from scada\_users where primaryEmail =:email ) but that did not work. I can add roles to a user using SQL query but can… --- ## [What replaced system.gui.openWindow in v7.9.14?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-replaced-system-gui-openwindow-in-v7-9-14/41097)
**Author:** [@cbanzet](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cbanzet)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-replaced-system-gui-openwindow-in-v7-9-14/41097 "2020-12-01T17:33:58Z")
I need to open a window in a mouse double-click event. I know there USED to be a system.gui.openWindow because I can see references to it on this forum (and I’m sure I have used it before). It’s not in the manual, even… --- ## [Saving to the Same CSV file](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/saving-to-the-same-csv-file/40087)
**Author:** [@jim.borener](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jim.borener)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/saving-to-the-same-csv-file/40087 "2020-12-01T17:23:49Z")
I am positive it is my lack of expertise that prevents me from knowing this, but how do I save a report file to the same CSV file instead of making a new one each time. I have over a hundred CSV files when all I need is … --- ## [How to use Script Data Source to Access multi-level Nested Query Data in Report Module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-use-script-data-source-to-access-multi-level-nested-query-data-in-report-module/41077)
**Author:** [@pdc5067](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pdc5067)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-use-script-data-source-to-access-multi-level-nested-query-data-in-report-module/41077 "2020-12-01T16:35:29Z")
I currently have a Nested Query that contains 3 levels: |- ParentQuery |-- ChildQuery |— SubChild Query I first used what is found in the Scripting Data Source Doc to pull 5 different datasets and combine them into 1… --- ## [Trigger page refresh based on client connectivity](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trigger-page-refresh-based-on-client-connectivity/41086)
**Author:** [@mcarritt1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mcarritt1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trigger-page-refresh-based-on-client-connectivity/41086 "2020-12-01T15:48:05Z")
Does anyone have an idea on how I could trigger a perspective page refresh if the client loses connection for a set period of time? My understanding is the scripts run on the gateway for perspective clients, so I’m not … --- ## [Ad-Hoc trending can you add/remove visibility on y-axis labels to max trend area](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ad-hoc-trending-can-you-add-remove-visibility-on-y-axis-labels-to-max-trend-area/40961)
**Author:** [@BT\_ca67](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/BT_ca67)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ad-hoc-trending-can-you-add-remove-visibility-on-y-axis-labels-to-max-trend-area/40961 "2020-12-01T15:47:04Z")
Is there a place on the configuration to add visibility to users. Please see image below. The more pens added the smaller the graph area is…any way to hid y axis labels? --- ## [Can we update transaction group by using scripting or any igniton function?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-we-update-transaction-group-by-using-scripting-or-any-igniton-function/41083)
**Author:** [@anarula](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/anarula)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-we-update-transaction-group-by-using-scripting-or-any-igniton-function/41083 "2020-12-01T12:40:03Z")
export xml file of transaction group via any function or any scripting method? how can we edit xml file via python in igniton itself? how to save transcation groups after any edit via scripting only? wether we can use t… --- ## [Create dataset from webapi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-dataset-from-webapi/41042)
**Author:** [@Mitchel.Gommers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mitchel.Gommers)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 8:02am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-dataset-from-webapi/41042 "2020-12-01T08:02:18Z")
Hello, I want to make a dataset from an webapi. I am using this script: from urlib import urlopen import json url= ("http://xxxxxxx") Results = system.net.httpGet(url) dictResults = system.util.jsonDecode(results) P… --- ## [Perspective table slow problem](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-slow-problem/41082)
**Author:** [@yifeiliu08](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yifeiliu08)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 7:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-slow-problem/41082 "2020-12-01T07:27:20Z")
This is the first time I use perspective to do a project, I have 20 column, the first column is named ID, I want to hide it, so I add 20 column in the table column and made the first column ID visible false I also … --- ## [Mouse Entered or Mouse moved events not working in Client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mouse-entered-or-mouse-moved-events-not-working-in-client/41024)
**Author:** [@Gaurav.Shitole](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Gaurav.Shitole)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 4:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mouse-entered-or-mouse-moved-events-not-working-in-client/41024 "2020-12-01T04:37:36Z")
Hi there, I having a strange issue in my application. I have wrote a SQL query to fetch a certain data into a Dropdown-Menu based on IN function. So for example: SELECT recipe\_name FROM recipe WHERE recipe\_id IN (1,2,…… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1258) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1260)