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**Author:** [@saurabh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/saurabh)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-tag-name-as-variable-name-in-script/38601 "2020-09-11T18:20:56Z")
Is there a way to use tag name as a variable name in script? I have several tags that I need to use for calculations in script so I need to assign value of a tag as literal value and variable name same as tag name. So fo… --- ## [Power Table limit column size](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-limit-column-size/38598)
**Author:** [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-limit-column-size/38598 "2020-09-11T18:20:51Z")
Vision v8.0.15 - Power Table I have this code on the Property Change event for the power table: from com.jidesoft.grid import TableUtils from javax.swing import JTable if event.propertyName == "data": table = event.… --- ## [Gateway Timer Event Scripts in 8.0.6](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-timer-event-scripts-in-8-0-6/30168)
**Author:** [@byrnep](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/byrnep)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-timer-event-scripts-in-8-0-6/30168 "2020-09-11T18:08:10Z")
So, we just upgraded from 7.9 to 8.0 and most things are working well. First things first, the online manual has a typo: https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/Gateway+Event+Scripts The timer scripts examp… --- ## [No username validation in commissioning](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/no-username-validation-in-commissioning/36164)
**Author:** [@peter.dolberg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/peter.dolberg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/no-username-validation-in-commissioning/36164 "2020-09-11T16:18:24Z")
TL;DR: There seems to be no username validation during gateway commissioning. I can set the username to have several “invalid” characters and even make the username longer than would otherwise be accepted. Also, the erro… --- ## [OPC server is Bad, how can I diagnose this and restart the right way](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-server-is-bad-how-can-i-diagnose-this-and-restart-the-right-way/38596)
**Author:** [@patrick.garceau](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/patrick.garceau)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-server-is-bad-how-can-i-diagnose-this-and-restart-the-right-way/38596 "2020-09-11T15:40:40Z")
We have an RTAC device connected as an OPC device. We read the values, but for some reason, it disconnect sometimes, about 95% of the values qualities are set to “Bad\_NotConnected”, we execute the code system.device.set… --- ## [Reporting Module: Adding total line for each grouping from single data source](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-adding-total-line-for-each-grouping-from-single-data-source/38597)
**Author:** [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-adding-total-line-for-each-grouping-from-single-data-source/38597 "2020-09-11T14:51:39Z")
I have a report table with a single data source. The data is then grouped using the report table grouping options. Is there a way to add a line count summary below each data group? The table summary row adds a line be… --- ## [Alignment issue with Ignition perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alignment-issue-with-ignition-perspective/38551)
**Author:** [@nizamuddin.m](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nizamuddin.m)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alignment-issue-with-ignition-perspective/38551 "2020-09-11T13:02:06Z")
I am facing an issue of alignment in Ignition Perspective. There is a coordinate container in a flex container where I am trying to view this in a Tablet and having issue in viewing this correctly. Hope I am doing this … --- ## [Client freezing in a strange way](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-freezing-in-a-strange-way/38469)
**Author:** [@Sanderd17](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sanderd17)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-freezing-in-a-strange-way/38469 "2020-09-11T12:47:48Z")
At one of our installations, clients get often stuck. At first, I thought it was caused by an infinite loop somewhere (in a gui script or binding). But there seems to be no connection to what screen is open, and on top … --- ## [Designer Launcher for MacOS is not trusted app](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-launcher-for-macos-is-not-trusted-app/38584)
**Author:** [@zju\_yj](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zju_yj)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-launcher-for-macos-is-not-trusted-app/38584 "2020-09-11T12:24:09Z")
system report designer launcher contains malicious software, ask me to update. But it is most updated. --- ## [Passing a Dynamic value to a report parameter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/passing-a-dynamic-value-to-a-report-parameter/38585)
**Author:** [@jmacascas](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jmacascas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/passing-a-dynamic-value-to-a-report-parameter/38585 "2020-09-11T12:04:17Z")
Hi everyone, Good day! Is there a way to pass a dynamic string value from my UDT’s in the report parameter? --- ## [Perspective design help to recreate header from Vision](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-design-help-to-recreate-header-from-vision/38590)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 10:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-design-help-to-recreate-header-from-vision/38590 "2020-09-11T10:55:01Z")
I’m trying to recreate this from Vision: I think i need to use the coordinate container as the bats and ball are sitting over the top of other components. I created this so far in Perspective in the Designer: How… --- ## [Tag update during PLC program scan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-update-during-plc-program-scan/38568)
**Author:** [@rfedyk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rfedyk)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 10:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-update-during-plc-program-scan/38568 "2020-09-11T10:45:31Z")
Quick question. Am I correct in thinking that Ignition reads directly from a PLC memory area, regardless of where the PLC is in a scan? i.e. If I were to turn a bit on at the top of a PLC program, then it turns off dow… --- ## [Set Selected Row for Power Table on Window Opening](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/set-selected-row-for-power-table-on-window-opening/14693)
**Author:** [@dws2384](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dws2384)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 10:34am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/set-selected-row-for-power-table-on-window-opening/14693 "2020-09-11T10:34:14Z")
Can't seem to get this working. Using the initialize extension in the table properties all I want to do is set the selected row to 1 when the window opens. I'm assuming this has to be pretty simple have tried table.se… --- ## [Are my settings right for email notification via pipeline?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/are-my-settings-right-for-email-notification-via-pipeline/38522)
**Author:** [@trishadx](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/trishadx)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 10:26am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/are-my-settings-right-for-email-notification-via-pipeline/38522 "2020-09-11T10:26:02Z")
Hi guys, I’ve been trying to sort out getting an email sent through ignition for the longest time. I’ve followed and looked online for any possible settings i could be missing but nothing works. I have a pipeline confi… --- ## [Perspective Client time zone](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-client-time-zone/38583)
**Author:** [@umesh.pol](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/umesh.pol)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 7:16am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-client-time-zone/38583 "2020-09-11T07:16:40Z")
How can we achieve client sessions to run on their local timezone and Gateway on UTC in perspective? Any thoughts? I tried changing it from project properties \>\> Perspective General \>\> Project Timezone but it just took … --- ## [Read/Write engineering limit for a tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-write-engineering-limit-for-a-tag/26876)
**Author:** [@betti.francesco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/betti.francesco)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 5:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-write-engineering-limit-for-a-tag/26876 "2020-09-11T05:58:50Z")
Hi all, is there a way to read/write by scripting the engineering limits for a tag? system.tag.getConfiguration doesn’t give those informations, and for the writing part? Maybe i can use system.tag.configure, but how to … --- ## [Perspective: Tab container text not centred when small](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-tab-container-text-not-centred-when-small/38545)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-tab-container-text-not-centred-when-small/38545 "2020-09-11T02:59:40Z")
v8.0.15 See below, tab label text isn’t centred when the display is small, however it appears to be centred when larger. I have tried changing the style text alignment to centre but it doesn’t affect it (tried changing … --- ## [Block Transaction Group - Clearing Latched Values](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/block-transaction-group-clearing-latched-values/38580)
**Author:** [@andrew.harrison](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrew.harrison)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/block-transaction-group-clearing-latched-values/38580 "2020-09-10T22:45:01Z")
I am experimenting with Block Groups and am trying to use Ignition to filter records from a table by passing WHERE conditions from the PLC. The selected values are then mapped back to the PLC. It seems to basically work… --- ## [Perspective URL props to docked window](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-url-props-to-docked-window/38550)
**Author:** [@mcarritt1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mcarritt1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-url-props-to-docked-window/38550 "2020-09-10T22:31:35Z")
Been having some trouble with something that seems like it really shouldn’t be difficult. We have a perspective project that utilizes a parameter specified in the URL. For the main views on pages this works as expected.… --- ## [DNP3 Force time sync](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dnp3-force-time-sync/38579)
**Author:** [@FelipeSepulveda](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/FelipeSepulveda)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dnp3-force-time-sync/38579 "2020-09-10T22:08:47Z")
Hello there, So, like the title says, I have a problem with the Time Sync between Ignition and some devices, the thing is my devices are configured with 1 min to sync, and when I connect IOServer with them they sync, no… --- ## [Trends date problem between machines](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trends-date-problem-between-machines/38570)
**Author:** [@apimente](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/apimente)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trends-date-problem-between-machines/38570 "2020-09-10T20:20:01Z")
Hello friends, This time We have a problem with trends and the date used for displaying. For example, this is our server (gateway machine): As you can see, We were around 4 PM with UTC -4 and daylight saving time. … --- ## [Jython socket.send large sends](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jython-socket-send-large-sends/38566)
**Author:** [@ryanjmclaughlin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryanjmclaughlin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jython-socket-send-large-sends/38566 "2020-09-10T19:10:17Z")
After hours of trying to find a work around to socket timeouts, I figured I should open the \_socket.py and see what is going on under the hood, low an behold, there is my problem! I’m calling socket.sendall(str) and yes… --- ## [Creating a Client instance on remote PC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-a-client-instance-on-remote-pc/38394)
**Author:** [@rfedyk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rfedyk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-a-client-instance-on-remote-pc/38394 "2020-09-10T18:18:43Z")
Maybe I am missing something simple here. I looked through the website, but can’t find a tutorial. I have been running designer and a client on the server machine but now want to publish on remote PCs which will be my… --- ## [Writing an xlxs to a google drive sheet?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writing-an-xlxs-to-a-google-drive-sheet/38564)
**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writing-an-xlxs-to-a-google-drive-sheet/38564 "2020-09-10T17:48:37Z")
My team is currently going through a lot of folder paths reconciliation, we use a google drive sheet to keep track of all of it. I have some python functions I have written in my project to generate xlxs sheets of the d… --- ## [Undo tag writes and restore old value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/undo-tag-writes-and-restore-old-value/38526)
**Author:** [@d.iannozzi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/d.iannozzi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/undo-tag-writes-and-restore-old-value/38526 "2020-09-10T16:46:57Z")
Hi everyone, i need to check a value tag written in a numeric text box on a window (vision). I want to save the value of the tag and check what the user inputs ; I need to be able to undo the tag changes and write back… --- ## [Ignition to mqtt broker without using sparkplug](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-to-mqtt-broker-without-using-sparkplug/38459)
**Author:** [@NII](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/NII)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-to-mqtt-broker-without-using-sparkplug/38459 "2020-09-10T16:09:11Z")
Hi, I have mosquitto broker on a pi and cirruslink mqtt engine module installed on Ignition. I can publish simple topic/message to the broker using system.cirruslink.engine.publish(). I’d also like to subscribe to a t… --- ## [DB query over GW network](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/db-query-over-gw-network/38559)
**Author:** [@jmoniz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jmoniz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/db-query-over-gw-network/38559 "2020-09-10T15:51:18Z")
Silly Question. Anyone Know? Is there a way to query from a client on one GW to a data source on another GW? --- ## [Any Zoom/Pan settings on desginer/vision clitent?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/any-zoom-pan-settings-on-desginer-vision-clitent/38557)
**Author:** [@trishadx](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/trishadx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/any-zoom-pan-settings-on-desginer-vision-clitent/38557 "2020-09-10T15:30:17Z")
Hi guys, im just creating some mimics with the designer client and running it on vision. Just wondering is there a function on ignition already where I can zoom into a space by hovering over certain areas of the screen? … --- ## [\[Bug - IGN-149\] Monitoring Inherited SFCs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-ign-149-monitoring-inherited-sfcs/38540)
**Author:** [@john.glynn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/john.glynn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-ign-149-monitoring-inherited-sfcs/38540 "2020-09-10T13:51:27Z")
I’ve found that unlike inherited scripts where you can select “Open read-only”, there is no way to select an inherited SFC (it is greyed out). This prevents me from monitoring any SFC instance. Is this an intended featu… --- ## [NIOEventLoop and high cpu usage](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nioeventloop-and-high-cpu-usage/38542)
**Author:** [@guanghui](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/guanghui)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nioeventloop-and-high-cpu-usage/38542 "2020-09-10T13:41:14Z")
Hi,I am having an issue with high cpu usage even i do noting in designer or client .every time ,i can find an warning named NioEventLoop.any one have ideas?Thanks!. [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1298) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1300)