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**Author:** [@bmeyers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmeyers)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-unable-to-use-system-tag-writeasync-in-the-script-console/38492 "2020-09-08T20:05:21Z")
Good afternoon, I am unable to run the following code in the Script Console. Anyone know what I’m doing wrong? def callBack(arr): pass path = "\[MEPS\]MerLine/General/del" value = 108 system.tag.writeAsync(path, val… --- ## [Perspective can't drag component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-cant-drag-component/27623)
**Author:** [@taohongyu88](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/taohongyu88)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-cant-drag-component/27623 "2020-09-08T19:18:38Z")
env Ignition8.0.3 system Linux Fedora29 Designer-Perspective-can’t drag component or tags,I don’t know why? --- ## [Main view freeze during Opening/closeing Dock](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/main-view-freeze-during-opening-closeing-dock/38489)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/main-view-freeze-during-opening-closeing-dock/38489 "2020-09-08T19:18:29Z")
Hi When I try to open and close dock view I see all of animation in the main view freeze until the dock finish it’s loading (unloading for closing) My client want when he change views some open dock close automatically… --- ## [Can I set defaults in a PersistantRecord depandent on one of the fields?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-i-set-defaults-in-a-persistantrecord-depandent-on-one-of-the-fields/38485)
**Author:** [@cboin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cboin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-i-set-defaults-in-a-persistantrecord-depandent-on-one-of-the-fields/38485 "2020-09-08T19:05:19Z")
Hello, I am trying to configure the following setup. A user is presented with an enumfield, and they choose a selection. A series of fields below populate with different default values, dependant on the selection resu… --- ## [Ignition Education License --- USD 99/-. Possible?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-education-license-usd-99-possible/17178)
**Author:** [@R.Alamsha](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/R.Alamsha)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-education-license-usd-99-possible/17178 "2020-09-08T18:43:31Z")
I can see Ignition as a fantastic platform for students, trainers and enthusiasts to learn and teach automation skills. They can play with Java, Python, Javascript, MQTT, JSON, Linux, Raspberry Pi and so on. They can bui… --- ## [Issue with system.db.runPrepUpdate in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-with-system-db-runprepupdate-in-perspective/38479)
**Author:** [@dholt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dholt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-with-system-db-runprepupdate-in-perspective/38479 "2020-09-08T18:16:14Z")
Greetings. I have a flex container that I'll run in an embedded view for our users in our dis-assembly process. Currently when we register a defective part we take to a hold area for a user to determine what parts are sc… --- ## [What plc do you like?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-plc-do-you-like/38477)
**Author:** [@Trevor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Trevor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-plc-do-you-like/38477 "2020-09-08T17:46:47Z")
We use quite a bit automation direct plc products at work. They are great because they are cost effective, however, we use them via an Kepware OPC server to communicate with ignition. Works great for industrial, but for … --- ## [Reporting Module - Dashed Lines not showing up](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-dashed-lines-not-showing-up/38478)
**Author:** [@regan.lewis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/regan.lewis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-dashed-lines-not-showing-up/38478 "2020-09-08T16:34:32Z")
For some reason, the dashed lines that I have in my visual report are not showing up. I can see them correctly in the preview screen, but when I send it out as an email all I see is a solid line. Does anyone have any id… --- ## [Vision or Perspective list of running clients and terminate](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-or-perspective-list-of-running-clients-and-terminate/38471)
**Author:** [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-or-perspective-list-of-running-clients-and-terminate/38471 "2020-09-08T16:16:53Z")
Using v8.0.16 vision or perspective… Is there a way to list all clients in a table either in vision or perspective and then terminate via script? This can be done in the webpage, but was wondering if this is possible i… --- ## [Why Ignition module automatically update the initial record](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-ignition-module-automatically-update-the-initial-record/36127)
**Author:** [@zhouhcupb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zhouhcupb)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-ignition-module-automatically-update-the-initial-record/36127 "2020-09-08T16:14:31Z")
Hi everyone, I create a demo module which will create an initial record at the setup procedure. But when I want to add new record, I find that the initial record will automatically updated. For example, the initial re… --- ## [Odd values coming back from Historian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/odd-values-coming-back-from-historian/38417)
**Author:** [@whitson.brandon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/whitson.brandon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/odd-values-coming-back-from-historian/38417 "2020-09-08T16:02:24Z")
Alright here we go again folks.. I have a set of EXTREMELY odd values being reported from the historian module and I cannot figure out why.... Heres the data as reported by the Designer... and to everyone else using th… --- ## [Ethernet enabled Weight Scale Recomendations](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ethernet-enabled-weight-scale-recomendations/31294)
**Author:** [@drewdin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drewdin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ethernet-enabled-weight-scale-recomendations/31294 "2020-09-08T15:26:11Z")
I’m looking for a weight scale that is easily connected to ignition, does anyone have any recommendations of Ethernet scales that you have used or tried. I’m just starting my search and figured I would check here first. … --- ## [Vision: Clipboard History - Ctrl+Shift+Insert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-clipboard-history-ctrl-shift-insert/38462)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-clipboard-history-ctrl-shift-insert/38462 "2020-09-08T14:57:16Z")
I learnt a new shortcut today by accident which doesn’t appear to be documented. Ctrl+Shift+Insert brings up a clipboard history when editing expressions or scripts. It doesn’t work for editing values directly. --- ## [Migrating an Ignition Gateway to Maker](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/migrating-an-ignition-gateway-to-maker/35930)
**Author:** [@ggross](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ggross)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/migrating-an-ignition-gateway-to-maker/35930 "2020-09-08T14:39:03Z")
During the presentation, the ease of moving an existing Ignition Gateway to Maker Edition was simplified a bit too much for this initial release. We are working to make it that simple in 8.0.15, but the current steps to… --- ## [Creating a settings panel wizard, and obtaining individual records from the wizard](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-a-settings-panel-wizard-and-obtaining-individual-records-from-the-wizard/38422)
**Author:** [@cboin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cboin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-a-settings-panel-wizard-and-obtaining-individual-records-from-the-wizard/38422 "2020-09-08T13:58:37Z")
Problem In short, I am working an Ignition module, and want to create a more dynamic settings page then one I have configured titled ‘fleet manager service’ in the below email. Goal Ideally, I would create a settings pa… --- ## [Error in IF and SQL query](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-in-if-and-sql-query/38467)
**Author:** [@etlikmilos](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/etlikmilos)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-in-if-and-sql-query/38467 "2020-09-08T12:36:45Z")
Hi, I try to learn the script in Ignition and I have this code and I need to compare the values ​​from the query SQl “duplicity”. this way the code returns an error to me. parms = { "carovyKod" : self.getSibling("N… --- ## ["Memory Resident Tag Properties"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/memory-resident-tag-properties/24982)
**Author:** [@chasondeshotel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chasondeshotel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 11:46am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/memory-resident-tag-properties/24982 "2020-09-08T11:46:34Z")
Howdy, This option, as far as I can tell, is undocumented. A google for “Memory Resident Tag Properties” yields one result where @Kevin.Herron mentions “As you can imagine given the name, there’s a tradeoff in that it u… --- ## [Intro to Dynamic Design \_Video resources](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/intro-to-dynamic-design-video-resources/38465)
**Author:** [@tamerplc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tamerplc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/intro-to-dynamic-design-video-resources/38465 "2020-09-08T08:00:48Z")
Hi, Could the IA Team upload the demo for the below session on Exchange https://inductiveautomation.com/resources/video/ignition-community-live-with-kent-melville Thanks --- ## [Close all open popup in perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/close-all-open-popup-in-perspective/38453)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/close-all-open-popup-in-perspective/38453 "2020-09-07T15:10:24Z")
Hello, I want to close all opened popup without knowing their ID. Is there any way way to to do that? --- ## [Ignition 7.9.15 - system.report.executeAndDistribute](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-15-system-report-executeanddistribute/38154)
**Author:** [@dhananjay\_vichare](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dhananjay_vichare)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-15-system-report-executeanddistribute/38154 "2020-09-07T20:42:00Z")
I have developed one report in the Ignition 7.9.15 using reporting module. And configured a scheduled report tasks “Savefile” as PDF and Excel. Also I am having reviewer component provided on one of our screens. My Ques… --- ## [Text list ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-list-ignition/38448)
**Author:** [@tom.wouters](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tom.wouters)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-list-ignition/38448 "2020-09-07T16:14:37Z")
Dear experts, I have a list of stepnumbers that I want to visualise. This woks perfectly with the objects provided by Ignition. Except if i want to Re-use the stepnumber - text combination is there an easy way to do t… --- ## [PLC data logging and Ignition synchronization](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/plc-data-logging-and-ignition-synchronization/31362)
**Author:** [@ena\_bj](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ena_bj)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/plc-data-logging-and-ignition-synchronization/31362 "2020-09-07T16:09:06Z")
I have lately came across an requirement that showed up in several tenders and left me a bit baffled. It can be summed up something like this: basic setup, several PLCs on a network connected to the SCADA server (since… --- ## [License the ignition 8](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/license-the-ignition-8/38385)
**Author:** [@pengfei.dong](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pengfei.dong)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/license-the-ignition-8/38385 "2020-09-07T00:18:25Z")
The flat platform of ignition is 8, which does not support the vision module of version 9. However, I have an authorization for platform 8 and vision module version 9. What should I do --- ## [Alarm Journal Table in vision](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-table-in-vision/38442)
**Author:** [@m.omair.amin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/m.omair.amin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-table-in-vision/38442 "2020-09-06T18:54:50Z")
Hi i have some memory tags. The alarm journal in vision is not showing any alarms while alarm status is showing alarms. Any solution for that? --- ## [Redundancy Problem](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/redundancy-problem/38440)
**Author:** [@MoisesZV](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MoisesZV)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2020, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/redundancy-problem/38440 "2020-09-06T18:00:12Z")
Hi, I am using Ignition 7.9.4. The first PC has Ignition and mysql installed, the second has only Ignition. I set the redundancy to warm and the history mode to partial. When I force to switch between master and backup, … --- ## [I have managed to create an unkillable SFC Chart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-have-managed-to-create-an-unkillable-sfc-chart/9896)
**Author:** [@BillS](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/BillS)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2020, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-have-managed-to-create-an-unkillable-sfc-chart/9896 "2020-09-06T00:02:02Z")
The following SFC Chart will not cancel or pause if it is started without a parent chart. Chart XMLs do NOT copy if you include the Begin Chart element, but the rest can be copied and pasted into a chart -- My poor man'… --- ## [Makers edition download](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/makers-edition-download/38424)
**Author:** [@neha.singh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/neha.singh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/makers-edition-download/38424 "2020-09-04T22:39:40Z")
My license key and activation token for makers edition says Activation fail. How to resolve this problem? --- ## [Vision Client Launcher Remove Projects and Gateways](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-client-launcher-remove-projects-and-gateways/38376)
**Author:** [@jramirez3](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jramirez3)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-client-launcher-remove-projects-and-gateways/38376 "2020-09-04T22:18:43Z")
In Ignition 8, we are now required to use the vision client launcher. In our use case in 7.9, we would just send the the download link to the HMI. The users never went to the gateway to download a project. We have 3 Ign… --- ## [Dataset find missing value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dataset-find-missing-value/38367)
**Author:** [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dataset-find-missing-value/38367 "2020-09-04T21:26:15Z")
Has anyone created a script to find a missing value between the min/max of a dataset? Basically, if a certain column has a min value of 1 and max value of 100, what’s the best way in script to determine if there are any… --- ## [Deleting lines in a dataset connected to a powertable](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deleting-lines-in-a-dataset-connected-to-a-powertable/38419)
**Author:** [@Icom](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Icom)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deleting-lines-in-a-dataset-connected-to-a-powertable/38419 "2020-09-04T21:05:56Z")
To be precise, I have a Powertable that is connected to a dataset. This dataset takes the data from a csv file. The csv file contains empty lines or wrong data(that is, it has data that does not interest me). I need to … [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1300) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1302)