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## [How to limit ignition easy chart realtime range](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-limit-ignition-easy-chart-realtime-range/37553)

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**Author:** [@franklepkowski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/franklepkowski)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-limit-ignition-easy-chart-realtime-range/37553 "2020-08-10T19:18:40Z")

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Hi All, Is there a way to limit user input when an easy chart is in real time mode? If I have 12 hours selected and then switch to days in the drop down the client locks up and must be shutdown and restarted. 8.0.15 T…

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## [Memory allocation with multi monitor client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/memory-allocation-with-multi-monitor-client/37564)

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**Author:** [@franklepkowski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/franklepkowski)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/memory-allocation-with-multi-monitor-client/37564 "2020-08-10T18:55:56Z")

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Hi All, We are running a vision client on a 4K display and spawning four desktops on this display. I am wondering how ignition with allocate memory. Will it allocate a block of memory for each desktop as its own or are …

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## [Security setting for boolean tags with popup message "Action Denied"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-setting-for-boolean-tags-with-popup-message-action-denied/37555)

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**Author:** [@p.tamilarasaan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/p.tamilarasaan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-setting-for-boolean-tags-with-popup-message-action-denied/37555 "2020-08-10T18:51:31Z")

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I’m trying to restrict the access to the boolean tag with user role and have popup like below; as of now i’m able to restrict the boolean tag but not getting popup message.

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## [Feature Request: Logout and bring up login screen at same time](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-request-logout-and-bring-up-login-screen-at-same-time/33079)

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**Author:** [@kyle.demerath](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kyle.demerath)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-request-logout-and-bring-up-login-screen-at-same-time/33079 "2020-08-10T18:41:16Z")

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Right now to log out of a user and log in a new user you have to do two separate actions as far as I can tell. You need to first press a button to logout - which requires the browser to refresh the screens, then you hav…

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## [Shapes in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/shapes-in-perspective/37563)

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**Author:** [@rodrigo.mocca](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rodrigo.mocca)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/shapes-in-perspective/37563 "2020-08-10T18:16:19Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to replicate something like explained in the university videos where I can use an image for the symbol factory and then make the difference with another shape, in order to make a “custom tank” with the pr…

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## [Navigation using a simple MenuTree Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/navigation-using-a-simple-menutree-perspective/37498)

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**Author:** [@rodrigo.mocca](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rodrigo.mocca)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/navigation-using-a-simple-menutree-perspective/37498 "2020-08-10T18:13:12Z")

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Hi, I’m new on Ignition and I have issues trying to set a MenuTree on a perspective application. I have the following: MainView View1 View2 View3 MenuTree I want to configure the Menu to show always and I want to…

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## [Ignition 8 Specify Alarm Journal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-specify-alarm-journal/37561)

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**Author:** [@jykl](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jykl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-specify-alarm-journal/37561 "2020-08-10T18:11:23Z")

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So I inherited an Ignition Gateway (8.0.9), and there are multiple alarm journals configured. I am creating a new project and want to specify which alarm journal to use, but I cannot find that setting anywhere I look. I…

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## [Ignition 8.0.16-RC1 - ERROR in de.javasoft.plaf.synthetica.painter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-0-16-rc1-error-in-de-javasoft-plaf-synthetica-painter/37547)

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**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-0-16-rc1-error-in-de-javasoft-plaf-synthetica-painter/37547 "2020-08-10T17:03:22Z")

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Ignition 8.0.16-RC1 In vision client, I have sometime the following error: gexcept null java.lang.NullPointerException at de.javasoft.plaf.synthetica.painter.ImagePainter.drawTopLeft(ImagePainter.java:577) at de.java…

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## [\[BUG\] Changes to global template after upgrade from 7 don't reflect in instances](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-changes-to-global-template-after-upgrade-from-7-dont-reflect-in-instances/37537)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-changes-to-global-template-after-upgrade-from-7-dont-reflect-in-instances/37537 "2020-08-10T16:28:59Z")

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v8.0.15 (from 7.9.9) I upgraded from 7 and made some changes to a global template being used in a top level project which uses the old template path (\[shared\]…) instead of the new path (SharedTemplates/…), and the chang…

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## [system.db.runQuery error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-db-runquery-error/37554)

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**Author:** [@jay.meinke](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jay.meinke)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-db-runquery-error/37554 "2020-08-10T16:02:42Z")

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I created 2 more columns based on the example. My NamedQuery “Insert Data” errors on a column error. def runAction(self, event): areaNum = self.getSibling(“Dropdown”).props.value machineName = self.getSibling(“Text Fi…

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## [Adding hyerlink inside ignition report](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-hyerlink-inside-ignition-report/37530)

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**Author:** [@Alok.Vijayakumar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alok.Vijayakumar)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-hyerlink-inside-ignition-report/37530 "2020-08-10T15:45:44Z")

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is any way i can adding hyerlink(redirect to certain website or shared drive) inside ignition report(pdf or excel)

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## [Displaying a URL without Web Browser Component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/displaying-a-url-without-web-browser-component/37550)

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**Author:** [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/displaying-a-url-without-web-browser-component/37550 "2020-08-10T14:51:45Z")

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Is there any way to use system.net.httpGet() to retrieve html code and display it in Ignition? I would use the web browser component, but it does not support the operating systems I have available for my client. The do…

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## [Recreate Vision components look in HTML](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/recreate-vision-components-look-in-html/37542)

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**Author:** [@jross2020](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jross2020)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/recreate-vision-components-look-in-html/37542 "2020-08-10T14:50:39Z")

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I need to integrate an existing web page into a vision application (via the web browser module). The web page has a few buttons and dropdowns of its own, and I was wondering what’s the best/quickest way to style them to …

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## [Daily alarm at same time](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/daily-alarm-at-same-time/37544)

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**Author:** [@douggcam](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/douggcam)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/daily-alarm-at-same-time/37544 "2020-08-10T13:14:26Z")

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Hi All, Im trying to set up a daily alarm at exact time everyday however i can latch the alarm for greater than one second. Im using an expression of dateFormat(now(),“h:mm:ss”)=“13:00:00” however i can only get it to …

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## [Perspective fullscreen with keyboard shortcut](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-fullscreen-with-keyboard-shortcut/37541)

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**Author:** [@mcarritt1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mcarritt1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-fullscreen-with-keyboard-shortcut/37541 "2020-08-10T11:50:55Z")

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Is there anyway to use the full screen action only when specific key combos are entered (alt-enter)? It seems this can only happen from a mouseclick. I would add a button but can’t seem to get any components to appear a…

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## [System.tag.browse woes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-browse-woes/37536)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 12:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-browse-woes/37536 "2020-08-10T00:08:10Z")

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v8.0.15 I don’t see it possible to be able to use filter with recursion (unless you browse twice: once using the filters and once filtering on folder tagTypes). Using the simple example in the new documentation, if you …

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## [Tags misaligned in client launcher](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tags-misaligned-in-client-launcher/37388)

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**Author:** [@douggcam](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/douggcam)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tags-misaligned-in-client-launcher/37388 "2020-08-09T20:05:26Z")

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Hi All, I have an issue where all my tagging is aligned in builder but in client launcher there are multiple misaligned tags. How do i stop this from happening?

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## [Insert data from the button component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/insert-data-from-the-button-component/37419)

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**Author:** [@jay.meinke](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jay.meinke)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/insert-data-from-the-button-component/37419 "2020-08-08T20:38:38Z")

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https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/Inserting+Data+into+a+Database#InsertingDataintoaDatabase-Example-InsertingValues I am trying to get the button to submit. I followed the instructions and this is the e…

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## [Best way to create a tag from HTTP request](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-way-to-create-a-tag-from-http-request/37525)

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**Author:** [@esbenlorenzen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/esbenlorenzen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2020, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-way-to-create-a-tag-from-http-request/37525 "2020-08-08T14:00:57Z")

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Ignition Maker v. 8.0.14 Designer running on Ubuntu 18.04 I have a few ESP8266 modules with DHT22 sensors around the house. Each device runs a small HTTP server, and can be queried for sensor data with a GET to a path…

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## [UDT Binding rapidly flipping between two UDT instances](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-binding-rapidly-flipping-between-two-udt-instances/37488)

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**Author:** [@franklepkowski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/franklepkowski)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2020, 2:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-binding-rapidly-flipping-between-two-udt-instances/37488 "2020-08-08T02:19:15Z")

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Hi All, I am observing some very strange behavior with a window using a UDT binding. In a client if I flip between a window using a udt binding to the same window but passing a different UDT I start getting hundreds of …

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## [Trend updating time](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trend-updating-time/37519)

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**Author:** [@sammyjoe.gingras](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sammyjoe.gingras)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2020, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trend-updating-time/37519 "2020-08-08T02:15:17Z")

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Hi, did somebody know what is the time between two value in a trend? I would like to know what is the lapse of time between the first point (value) of a curve and the second point in a Trend…Because I want to know how mu…

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## [Inition demo Projects - Cant import on 8.0.12-8.0.15](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/inition-demo-projects-cant-import-on-8-0-12-8-0-15/37511)

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**Author:** [@Shawn.Schwark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Shawn.Schwark)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/inition-demo-projects-cant-import-on-8-0-12-8-0-15/37511 "2020-08-07T20:55:37Z")

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Trying to Show off some demo project for ignition but I can’t seem to get them to load onto an ignition 8 gateway I’ve tried 8.0.12/8.0.14/8.0.15 and all I get is an error Failed to import project.Gateway reported that i…

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## [Show keyboard for perspective dropdown component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/show-keyboard-for-perspective-dropdown-component/37518)

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**Author:** [@ankitkarwa21](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ankitkarwa21)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/show-keyboard-for-perspective-dropdown-component/37518 "2020-08-07T19:45:33Z")

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I have a perspective client that I need to run in kiosk mode on a windows tablet. Kiosk mode only allows microsoft edge (legacy/html version) browser. In edge browser, the clicking on the dropdown doesnt trigger the ke…

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## [MySQL database query oddity](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mysql-database-query-oddity/37427)

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**Author:** [@weertske](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/weertske)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mysql-database-query-oddity/37427 "2020-08-07T19:15:19Z")

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@PGriffith I am running this query against a MySQL database: select recipeData from Recipes where recipeId = “a2daf0ae-d35a-11ea-b3a8-069f50ec786e” If I run this query from a 7.9 machine, unusual characters (unicode) g…

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## [system.net.openURL: keep browser open, replace tab on openURL script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-net-openurl-keep-browser-open-replace-tab-on-openurl-script/37514)

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**Author:** [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-net-openurl-keep-browser-open-replace-tab-on-openurl-script/37514 "2020-08-07T18:48:29Z")

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I was going to use the web browser component but it does not work on a raspberry pi, so now I have a URL that I am opening to display information based on a scan with system.net.openURL(). It is much faster if I leave t…

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## [Error Writing to "tag" value is not an array](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-writing-to-tag-value-is-not-an-array/37510)

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**Author:** [@Alejandro01r](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alejandro01r)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-writing-to-tag-value-is-not-an-array/37510 "2020-08-07T17:34:25Z")

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Hello guys, Quite new to ignition. I ran into an issue where i cannot write to an Integer array. Could someone lend me a hand. Thx!

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## [Report issues with JSON data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-issues-with-json-data/37500)

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**Author:** [@philc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/philc)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-issues-with-json-data/37500 "2020-08-07T17:33:18Z")

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I am struggling in my attempt to create a report using some http json as a datasource. in my first attempt the data loads but I don’t get access to the individual fields to properly create a report. If I manually enter t…

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## [Table group / nested query problem](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-group-nested-query-problem/33287)

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**Author:** [@wpmccormick](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wpmccormick)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-group-nested-query-problem/33287 "2020-08-07T16:59:25Z")

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I have a problem using table groups with a nested query back-end. It seems that trying to print each new row of the parent table on a new page (New page per row option) stops the first time the child table has no data. S…

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## [Ignition OPC UA Server and OPC Foundation Local Discovery Server](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-opc-ua-server-and-opc-foundation-local-discovery-server/37509)

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**Author:** [@eoursel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/eoursel)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-opc-ua-server-and-opc-foundation-local-discovery-server/37509 "2020-08-07T16:57:20Z")

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Hi Kevin It looks like Ocean Data Dream Report tries to find OPC UA servers on the Local Discovery Server (LDS) running on port 4840 by default. It seems it does not support the custom discovery URL you are using opc.t…

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## [Gateway Errors](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-errors/2655)

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**Author:** [@Step7](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Step7)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-errors/2655 "2020-08-07T16:42:16Z")

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I get this recurring error several times per day: "Connection to Gateway lost, due to exception" "Gateway Error 600: Address already in use: connect" Can you tell me what I should be looking at to figure out where the…

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