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**Author:** [@kgamble](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kgamble)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-perspective-table-selection-does-not-visually-highlight-data/39055 "2020-09-25T04:00:35Z")
v8.0.16 Using a script to add every row of data into the props.selection.data property does not actually change the visually selected rows. And its not possible to add rows incrementally. Therefore its not possible to … --- ## [Perspective: Designing a "table" for mobile and PC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-designing-a-table-for-mobile-and-pc/38205)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2020, 1:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-designing-a-table-for-mobile-and-pc/38205 "2020-09-25T01:39:59Z")
I have a Flex repeater that I’m using to repeat a View to create a table of sorts. I’m wondering how others would make this responsive so that it will work with mobile screens? I have tried using a column container … --- ## [Perspective Alarm Status Table Initial Filter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-alarm-status-table-initial-filter/30980)
**Author:** [@philip](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/philip)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2020, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-alarm-status-table-initial-filter/30980 "2020-09-25T00:27:15Z")
When the Alarm Status Table first loads, it initially shows all alarms, even with a filter condition set in the designer. The filter does not take effect until a couple seconds after load. Is there a way to prevent this … --- ## [Indirect Property Referencing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indirect-property-referencing/8017)
**Author:** [@pphillips](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pphillips)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indirect-property-referencing/8017 "2020-09-24T23:52:43Z")
I think this topic has been mentioned before in some context, but it would be nice if there was an expression language property() function much like the tag() function to allow indirect referencing of a property using a … --- ## [OpcUa Client connect to ignition OPCUA](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opcua-client-connect-to-ignition-opcua/39031)
**Author:** [@Arnaud\_Declerck](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Arnaud_Declerck)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opcua-client-connect-to-ignition-opcua/39031 "2020-09-24T18:06:13Z")
Hi, i'm trying to access the ignition opcUA through an opc client (UAExpert) and get the following error The certificate of UA is trusted in ignition and the ussername and password are set correctly into UAExpert. C… --- ## [User manual recursive browse example 'bug'](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-manual-recursive-browse-example-bug/38201)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-manual-recursive-browse-example-bug/38201 "2020-09-24T22:02:57Z")
https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/system.tag.browse https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/system.tag.configure The browseTags example in these user manual sections have a bug, where supply… --- ## [Accessing History Providers Available on Gateway Using Scripting Function](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-history-providers-available-on-gateway-using-scripting-function/39048)
**Author:** [@alex.narvais](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alex.narvais)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-history-providers-available-on-gateway-using-scripting-function/39048 "2020-09-24T21:52:21Z")
I’m trying to grab a tag and see what gateway the tag is on and then find what history providers are available for that that gateway using the scripting language but I can’t seem to find any system functions that will he… --- ## [Simulated Bit and Byte Arrays](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/simulated-bit-and-byte-arrays/38428)
**Author:** [@daniel.thomson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/daniel.thomson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/simulated-bit-and-byte-arrays/38428 "2020-09-24T21:11:12Z")
Has anyone successfully used the ignition 8 programmable device simulator to simulate reading and writing to a bit of an integer? I have some alarms that are integers to enums that I would like to try to mock up first al… --- ## [Licensing a module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/licensing-a-module/38539)
**Author:** [@cboin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cboin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/licensing-a-module/38539 "2020-09-24T21:05:35Z")
Hi All. I am in the process of trying to add licensing restrictions to my module. I remember seeing/maybe I dreamed about adding a flag in the pom.xml build file to say my module required licensing. Is this true? I ha… --- ## [\[BUG-446\] runPrepQuery no longer returning Dataset from Script Transform as of 8.0.16](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-446-runprepquery-no-longer-returning-dataset-from-script-transform-as-of-8-0-16/38560)
**Author:** [@Matthew.gaitan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matthew.gaitan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-446-runprepquery-no-longer-returning-dataset-from-script-transform-as-of-8-0-16/38560 "2020-09-24T21:02:29Z")
It seems like since upgrading to 8.0.16 runPrepQuery no longer returns a dataset to a perspective table (when used in a transform binding). It now returns the following format: I don’t really have an issue with it ret… --- ## [Alarms and Emails Monitoring](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarms-and-emails-monitoring/38576)
**Author:** [@kumar.chellappan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kumar.chellappan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarms-and-emails-monitoring/38576 "2020-09-24T20:59:46Z")
Is there a way I can monitor who has received the alarm emails when a condition is satisfied? Thank you. --- ## [Tracking shelved alarms](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tracking-shelved-alarms/38851)
**Author:** [@kcabatic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kcabatic)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tracking-shelved-alarms/38851 "2020-09-24T20:55:58Z")
Is it possible to track/audit alarms that have been shelved in the past? I noticed an entry in the ‘alarm\_events’ when an alarm is shelved. The source column = ‘evt:Alarms Shelved’ However, when I am trying to get deta… --- ## [Siemens driver byteswap](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-driver-byteswap/38553)
**Author:** [@simon.goovaerts](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/simon.goovaerts)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-driver-byteswap/38553 "2020-09-24T20:33:07Z")
Hi all, I did some tests with the Ignition siemens driver for s7-1500 PLC’s to check how communication works exactly between Ignition and Siemens PLC. My main goal was trying to toggle a bit in a word, a self written sc… --- ## [Perspective image access issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-image-access-issue/39037)
**Author:** [@bwirth](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bwirth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-image-access-issue/39037 "2020-09-24T19:05:24Z")
Currently running 8.1.0-rc1 (problem persisted in 8.0.15/16 as well. I put an image in the header of a perspective page and it appears that perspective cant access the location… This is the path the perspective session… --- ## [Image Management Tool: Size Limit?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/image-management-tool-size-limit/39026)
**Author:** [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/image-management-tool-size-limit/39026 "2020-09-24T19:00:18Z")
I’m trying to upload images from a local folder into the image manager, and it is taking longer and longer for them to load. Now I can’t even open the file I loaded them into, it just locks up. Does the image manager h… --- ## [XY Chart displays blank (inconsistently) if I modify the data sources via script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-displays-blank-inconsistently-if-i-modify-the-data-sources-via-script/39040)
**Author:** [@mrandell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mrandell)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-displays-blank-inconsistently-if-i-modify-the-data-sources-via-script/39040 "2020-09-24T18:25:12Z")
If I modify the data sources of an XY chart in a script then it’s very inconsistent whether it will display correctly or not. More often than not the chart will be completely blank. If I hard refresh the page it will us… --- ## [PDF Links in a Vision Window](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdf-links-in-a-vision-window/39030)
**Author:** [@ddurant](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ddurant)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdf-links-in-a-vision-window/39030 "2020-09-24T18:20:25Z")
I want to create a support page for my application. A simple window with a bunch of text and links that will open PDFs located on my server. Seems pretty simple but I can’t seem to find out how to do it. I see that yo… --- ## [8.1: Find Tool hides the find dialog after finishing find](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-1-find-tool-hides-the-find-dialog-after-finishing-find/39028)
**Author:** [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-1-find-tool-hides-the-find-dialog-after-finishing-find/39028 "2020-09-24T18:06:26Z")
Wordy title, I know. in 8.1 RC, if I run the find tool, The ‘executing task / waiting for gateway’ notification pops up. Unfortunately, the find dialog doesn’t stay on top and I have to get to it through the task bar. … --- ## [Menu Tree Icon with Text underneath](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/menu-tree-icon-with-text-underneath/39038)
**Author:** [@code\_skin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/code_skin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/menu-tree-icon-with-text-underneath/39038 "2020-09-24T18:02:24Z")
Version: 8.1.0-rc1 (b2020091420) Is it possible to achieve this using the Menu Tree component? if so, how? --- ## [Ignition 8.0 insert color from the table (row)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-0-insert-color-from-the-table-row/38819)
**Author:** [@vincent.canda](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vincent.canda)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-0-insert-color-from-the-table-row/38819 "2020-09-24T17:55:38Z")
How can i insert color (example color red) from the row when the onhand quantity is less than or equal to the buffer level. Please see reference: Thank you. --- ## [\[Feature\] Perspective props.defaultSize.height to auto](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-perspective-props-defaultsize-height-to-auto/39035)
**Author:** [@kgamble](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kgamble)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-perspective-props-defaultsize-height-to-auto/39035 "2020-09-24T17:51:28Z")
I dont think its possible at the moment, but is it a possible feature request to set the defaultsize of a flex container view to auto? I know that you can set the default height to something smaller than needed, and the… --- ## [BUG Ignition 8.0.16-RC1 - perspective Menu tree icon color issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-ignition-8-0-16-rc1-perspective-menu-tree-icon-color-issue/36531)
**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-ignition-8-0-16-rc1-perspective-menu-tree-icon-color-issue/36531 "2020-09-24T17:42:55Z")
I would like to change the icon color for the items the menu tree component: I’ve added a color properties as follow: In the designer the color is OK, but not in chrome ? what’s wrong ? --- ## [PyDataSet assigned to custom not converted to dataset anymore?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pydataset-assigned-to-custom-not-converted-to-dataset-anymore/39016)
**Author:** [@petar.zurzevic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/petar.zurzevic)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pydataset-assigned-to-custom-not-converted-to-dataset-anymore/39016 "2020-09-24T17:18:17Z")
Hi, recently after upgrading to version 8.0.16 from 8.0.13 i noticed that all my tables columns were messed up. The reason of this event apparently is that after getting a pyDataSet from system.db.runNamedQuery() and as… --- ## [Enable color borders for events in Month View component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/enable-color-borders-for-events-in-month-view-component/39033)
**Author:** [@Bao.Nguyen1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bao.Nguyen1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/enable-color-borders-for-events-in-month-view-component/39033 "2020-09-24T17:13:03Z")
Hi there, I’m trying to create a calendar using Month View component. I can see that displayColor is the attribute that can change the color of the displayed text. However, I couldn’t find a way to change the background… --- ## [Perspective IP Address for devices](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-ip-address-for-devices/39019)
**Author:** [@keith.acierno](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/keith.acierno)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-ip-address-for-devices/39019 "2020-09-24T15:56:04Z")
Hello, I am trying to get the IP address of each perspective device to show up on a label of the device. This was pretty straight forward when using the vision tags, in vision applications. I had called in and the att… --- ## [Alarm Notification Pipeline 7.9](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-notification-pipeline-7-9/24619)
**Author:** [@shibubalaji](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/shibubalaji)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-notification-pipeline-7-9/24619 "2020-09-24T15:24:21Z")
Have any one come across with a situation where you can not see the already created notification profile under ignition 7.9? Though I created a notification profile as email, I am not able to see that in the dropdown lis… --- ## [getParentWindow in Custom Method](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getparentwindow-in-custom-method/39025)
**Author:** [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getparentwindow-in-custom-method/39025 "2020-09-24T15:14:28Z")
Is there a way to get the parent window in a custom method, similar to system.gui.getParentWindow(event) without passing in a parameter? --- ## [Perspective Box and Whisker Plot](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-box-and-whisker-plot/38034)
**Author:** [@nickboratyn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nickboratyn)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-box-and-whisker-plot/38034 "2020-09-23T19:33:09Z")
I was actually wondering if anyone had or had advice on how to create a box and whisker plot view using ignition perspective. I have tried using the candlestick render mode but I am still struggling on the data because … --- ## [\[BUG\] Concurrent Users](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-concurrent-users/39024)
**Author:** [@code\_skin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/code_skin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-concurrent-users/39024 "2020-09-24T14:44:58Z")
Version: 8.1.0-rc1 (b2020091420) I’m running 8.1.0 locally and when I open 2 designers with different projects both designers are showing 2 concurrent users. --- ## [Transaction Group DB to OPC SQL Query](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-db-to-opc-sql-query/39021)
**Author:** [@Hazmat480](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Hazmat480)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-db-to-opc-sql-query/39021 "2020-09-24T14:17:29Z")
I am having an issue with a transaction group triggered expression using a sql query. Below is my query, the item field is between 10 and 12 numeric characters. So I want to look at just the right 5 characters. The issue… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1290) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1292)