# Latest

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## [Alarms via MQTT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarms-via-mqtt/40105)

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**Author:** [@Gratliff](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Gratliff)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarms-via-mqtt/40105 "2020-11-11T15:47:41Z")

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I have a system that monitors several sites over cellular and I’m trying to convert these sites to MQTT via Ignition Edge IIOT. Each of these sites will have an Edge unit sending lots of data via MQTT to a central gatew…

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## [context.getExecutionManager().register() blocking due to request timeouts](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/context-getexecutionmanager-register-blocking-due-to-request-timeouts/40509)

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**Author:** [@cboin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cboin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/context-getexecutionmanager-register-blocking-due-to-request-timeouts/40509 "2020-11-11T14:40:49Z")

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Hello, I am trying to register timed threads that are non blocking. I was previously using the context.getExecutionManager().register() call to registers my workers, however this was causing thread starvation as adver…

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## [Reading data from a webpage](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-data-from-a-webpage/40529)

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**Author:** [@kb5won](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kb5won)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-data-from-a-webpage/40529 "2020-11-11T14:33:24Z")

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I’m in the learning phase and not sure of the right terms to use, so please be gentle! My weather station creates a webpage (local on my LAN, not on the Internet) that reports all the data it has. It refreshes the data…

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## [Perspective - Dropdown scroll issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-dropdown-scroll-issue/40531)

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**Author:** [@luc.martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luc.martin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-dropdown-scroll-issue/40531 "2020-11-11T14:25:29Z")

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I’m on 8.0.16 and I got same issue with 8.1 On dropdown when we try to scroll by clicking on scrollbar the dopdown close. We are only able to scoll with the mouse scroll…

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## [\[BUG-1049\] 8.1.0rc3 Tag editor doesn't revert changes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-1049-8-1-0rc3-tag-editor-doesnt-revert-changes/40157)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 2:02am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-1049-8-1-0rc3-tag-editor-doesnt-revert-changes/40157 "2020-11-11T02:02:32Z")

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v8.1.0rc3 When making changes to an alarm property binding and pressing “revert”, the modification is not ignored and instead it becomes committed.

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## [\[FEATURE-1047, 1048\] Enable creating new tags in UDT when folder not selected](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-1047-1048-enable-creating-new-tags-in-udt-when-folder-not-selected/24131)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 1:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-1047-1048-enable-creating-new-tags-in-udt-when-folder-not-selected/24131 "2020-11-11T01:48:44Z")

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8.0.0 (b2019040718) In v7, it’s possible to add new tags to a UDT template while another tag is selected. Now, a folder or the root must be selected first before the add new tag button becomes available which makes addi…

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## [\[BUG-1046\] 8.1.0rc3 Tag editor tags not sorted by folders first](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-1046-8-1-0rc3-tag-editor-tags-not-sorted-by-folders-first/40163)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 1:13am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-1046-8-1-0rc3-tag-editor-tags-not-sorted-by-folders-first/40163 "2020-11-11T01:13:30Z")

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Compared to tag browser and opc tag browser, the tag editor doesn’t sort folders to the top

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## [\[FEATURE-679\] Cannot copy/paste normal tags into Data Type (UDT) definition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-679-cannot-copy-paste-normal-tags-into-data-type-udt-definition/40039)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-679-cannot-copy-paste-normal-tags-into-data-type-udt-definition/40039 "2020-11-11T00:45:26Z")

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v8.1.0rc1 Can’t copy tags from the tag browser non-Data-Types area into a Data Type definition. Edit: It seems the reverse isn’t possible either: you can’t copy tags from inside a Data Type instance to the outside as n…

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## [Time Entry Issue using a Table Component Ver. 7.94](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-entry-issue-using-a-table-component-ver-7-94/40324)

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**Author:** [@paulm1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paulm1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 11:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-entry-issue-using-a-table-component-ver-7-94/40324 "2020-11-10T23:54:25Z")

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I have a table component our operators use to enter in their end of shift totals. They sometimes need to change either the start Time or end time. These are automatically stored as DateTime in this MySQL database. On …

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## [Ignition 8 ExtensibleComponents without Extension Functions](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-extensiblecomponents-without-extension-functions/40499)

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**Author:** [@kevin.cheong](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kevin.cheong)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-extensiblecomponents-without-extension-functions/40499 "2020-11-10T22:26:10Z")

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Hello IA, When developing a Vision Component that implements the ExtensibleComponent interface on ignition 8 (8.0 and 8.1), at least 1 valid Extension Function must be provided, or else the customization Window will thr…

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## [\[Bug-567\]onKeyDown Capture Esc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-567-onkeydown-capture-esc/40501)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jonathan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-567-onkeydown-capture-esc/40501 "2020-11-10T21:43:37Z")

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I am trying to capture the key down event in a TextField and I keep getting this in the browser console when I press Esc. Any ideas what is happening? PerspectiveClient.ba66a2e7a10e16d722dc.js:12 onerrorLogger: {"stack"…

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## [\[SOLVED\] How to set a button border color dynamically?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-how-to-set-a-button-border-color-dynamically/40508)

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**Author:** [@bmeyers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmeyers)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-how-to-set-a-button-border-color-dynamically/40508 "2020-11-10T21:32:23Z")

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Good afternoon, How would I set a vision button’s border dynamically? The following expression works fine. toBorder("matte;'0, 255, 255';5;5;5;5") However this does not work fine toBorder("matte;{tagPath};5;5;5;5") T…

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## [Disable arrow keys for power table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disable-arrow-keys-for-power-table/40507)

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**Author:** [@jgonya](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jgonya)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disable-arrow-keys-for-power-table/40507 "2020-11-10T20:21:38Z")

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Is there a way to disable the arrows up and down to change the selected row? OR run a script using the table arguments like colName rowIndex?

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## [Client wont start](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-wont-start/40500)

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**Author:** [@tom.wouters](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tom.wouters)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-wont-start/40500 "2020-11-10T19:56:37Z")

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Hello experts, I have a client with a laptop where Ingition won’t start. I’ve got Ignition to work on other PC’s but it doesn’t seem to run on this one. I installed the latest version of Java. I added the IP adress o…

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## [\[BUG\] Ignition 8.1 Vision String Custom Properties](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-ignition-8-1-vision-string-custom-properties/40495)

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**Author:** [@jlteel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlteel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-ignition-8-1-vision-string-custom-properties/40495 "2020-11-10T18:50:33Z")

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Following the upgrade to version 8.1, when using a script to read the value of string custom properties on the root container of a vision window, the value is not returned. Instead it’s only an empty string. We are still…

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## [A required certificate is not within its validity period](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/a-required-certificate-is-not-within-its-validity-period/40488)

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**Author:** [@Mark.Foltarz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mark.Foltarz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/a-required-certificate-is-not-within-its-validity-period/40488 "2020-11-10T18:38:31Z")

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I am stumped here. I am receiving an odd error unlike any previous certificate related errors I have seen. And I have not found anything relevant on to OPCUA on Google. "Opc.Ua.ServiceResultException: Certificate has is…

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## [Windows 10 vs Windows 7 file explorer component different behavior?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-10-vs-windows-7-file-explorer-component-different-behavior/33355)

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**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-10-vs-windows-7-file-explorer-component-different-behavior/33355 "2020-11-10T18:34:47Z")

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I’ve been getting complaints from some clients of our program that our email screen which normally assists you in selecting attachments doesn’t work for some people. The common thread we’ve found is that they are all Wi…

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## [Login/logout at the same time in a vision client and a perspective workstation client, both launched on a multi-monitor PC?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/login-logout-at-the-same-time-in-a-vision-client-and-a-perspective-workstation-client-both-launched-on-a-multi-monitor-pc/40496)

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**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/login-logout-at-the-same-time-in-a-vision-client-and-a-perspective-workstation-client-both-launched-on-a-multi-monitor-pc/40496 "2020-11-10T17:09:22Z")

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I don’t think is already possible, but it would be incredible since vision can use IdP. I would like to be able to login/logout at the same time in a vision client and a perspective workstation client, both launched on …

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## [system.report.executeAndDistribute - retries](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-report-executeanddistribute-retries/40467)

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**Author:** [@mcgheeiv](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mcgheeiv)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-report-executeanddistribute-retries/40467 "2020-11-10T17:22:37Z")

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Version 7.8.3 Does the “retries” actionSetting that is part of system.report.executeAndDistribute specify the number of times that the server will attempt to email the report in the event the first attempt fails? My cl…

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## [Request\_IA Architecture Symbols](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/request-ia-architecture-symbols/40485)

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**Author:** [@tamerplc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tamerplc)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/request-ia-architecture-symbols/40485 "2020-11-10T17:05:34Z")

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Does anyone know from where I can download Inductive Automation Architecture symbols to be used in Visio or Drawio ?

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## [Clearing Row Selector Component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/clearing-row-selector-component/27241)

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**Author:** [@hachjessed](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hachjessed)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/clearing-row-selector-component/27241 "2020-11-10T16:57:02Z")

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Is it possible to to clear the selections of a Row Selector Component any other way besides closing/opening the Vision Window it resides in? I attempted to use the system.dataset.clearDataset() script on a button compon…

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## [Vision login restriction on different sessions](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-login-restriction-on-different-sessions/40493)

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**Author:** [@andrea.orlandini](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrea.orlandini)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-login-restriction-on-different-sessions/40493 "2020-11-10T16:33:50Z")

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I need to discriminate which user can access to two differents sessions on my sworkstation. I mean that in a session (Room 1) only specific users can login, while in another session (Room 2) the others can login. User in…

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## [Perspective components in 8.1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-components-in-8-1/40483)

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**Author:** [@lewis.storey](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lewis.storey)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-components-in-8-1/40483 "2020-11-10T16:13:00Z")

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I am developing some perspective components using the current 8.0.X SDK and am wondering if there is an ETA on the documentation for creating perspective components using the 8.1.X SDK. I can see that the functions for C…

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## [Linux client randomly resizes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/linux-client-randomly-resizes/23239)

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**Author:** [@edm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/edm)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/linux-client-randomly-resizes/23239 "2020-11-10T16:09:50Z")

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I’ve been setting up a few clients running full-screen on Ubuntu 18.04 and Raspbian, and both of them exhibit this odd behavior where at a random time (sometimes within minutes of opening the client, sometimes longer) th…

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## [\[Solved\] Error launching application: ClassNotFoundException: null](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-error-launching-application-classnotfoundexception-null/40489)

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**Author:** [@bmeyers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmeyers)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-error-launching-application-classnotfoundexception-null/40489 "2020-11-10T16:04:48Z")

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launch\_error\_2020-11-10\_08-43-15.log (31.2 KB) Good morning, I am running a NEW installation of 8.0.14 on Windows7 64 bit. Initially the startup works fine but on the 2nd startup I get an error launching application an…

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## [The database connection FAULTED](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/the-database-connection-faulted/40280)

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**Author:** [@tarun89engg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tarun89engg)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/the-database-connection-faulted/40280 "2020-11-10T13:21:06Z")

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Hi all, I am getting an error in scripting task where i am executing multiple queries. I am getting at line 15 and line 17 at some instance that the query is not able to execute due to database connection faulted. I h…

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## [\[BUG ?\] Ignition 8.1.0 - ticket 16848 solved in 8.0.16 is back in 8.1.0?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-ignition-8-1-0-ticket-16848-solved-in-8-0-16-is-back-in-8-1-0/40460)

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**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-ignition-8-1-0-ticket-16848-solved-in-8-0-16-is-back-in-8-1-0/40460 "2020-11-10T10:54:34Z")

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@Colby.Clegg, @PGriffith I’ve upgraded from 8.0.16 to 8.1.0 and in 8.1.0 I think that this issue is back: 16848: Adding new tag() Expression tag to existing UDTDef with instances takes ~25 seconds per instance to compl…

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## [Maker update to 8.1 on rpi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/maker-update-to-8-1-on-rpi/40407)

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**Author:** [@petr.sasin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/petr.sasin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 6:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/maker-update-to-8-1-on-rpi/40407 "2020-11-10T06:54:47Z")

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Hi I’ve just upgraded Ignition 8.0.16 Maker Edition to 8.1 on my Raspberry Pi. I’ve used this instalation file from IA webpage: Ignition - Linux ARMHF 32-bit zip Instalation done according to instruction in readme fil…

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## [Assigned users in User Management can't access the Client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/assigned-users-in-user-management-cant-access-the-client/15481)

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**Author:** [@AkikRanade](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AkikRanade)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/assigned-users-in-user-management-cant-access-the-client/15481 "2020-11-10T06:43:11Z")

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I have assigned 3 users in User, Roles section in gateway webpage under default profile. Have assigned the same in Designer’s Project Properties. But when I run my client, it logs in but fails to open the dedicated mimic…

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## [\[BUG\] Expanding folders and general navigation in Tag Browser moves viewport poorly](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-expanding-folders-and-general-navigation-in-tag-browser-moves-viewport-poorly/40476)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-expanding-folders-and-general-navigation-in-tag-browser-moves-viewport-poorly/40476 "2020-11-10T04:19:13Z")

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v8.1.0 As in below, when Alarms folder is expanded, the view is pushed to the right far beyond the bounds of the start of the tag names within the folder.

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