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## [Jfree chart colour change issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jfree-chart-colour-change-issue/35205)

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**Author:** [@theerthraj.munusamy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/theerthraj.munusamy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jfree-chart-colour-change-issue/35205 "2020-06-01T15:30:31Z")

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Hi, I have a chart with 4 datasets and 2 subplots (2 datasets plotted on each subplot). I want to show only shapes for subplot 1 and series 0. If I use below code, it changes the colour for both the subplots series 0. …

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## [Tag LastChange and Value do not change quickly](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-lastchange-and-value-do-not-change-quickly/35210)

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**Author:** [@marcelo.burstein](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/marcelo.burstein)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-lastchange-and-value-do-not-change-quickly/35210 "2020-06-01T13:53:34Z")

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Hi I’ve been checking the value from some tags and I see that the lastchange date is not the same what I read with a client OPC (Uaexpert). For example: in ignition’s tag a flowmeter (Kepserver) has 2020-06-01 2:11:13, …

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## [Aliasing Database Tables, Schema Names, and Columns](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/aliasing-database-tables-schema-names-and-columns/35161)

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**Author:** [@cmaynes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmaynes)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2020, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/aliasing-database-tables-schema-names-and-columns/35161 "2020-06-01T12:33:14Z")

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Everything I have ever seen in the Ignition documentation and in these forums says nothing of aliasing tables, schema names, and columns. In the past, I used the database names everywhere, but eventually there came times…

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## [Stop History for a tag when tag data is invalid](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stop-history-for-a-tag-when-tag-data-is-invalid/27935)

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**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2020, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stop-history-for-a-tag-when-tag-data-is-invalid/27935 "2020-06-01T01:21:10Z")

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Hello In some condition the value comes form OPC which is not valid and should not to be logged, otherwise the report would be totally wrong. For example sensor wire open for AI card and AI card send overflow value to S…

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## [\[BUG\] Copy of OPC tag does not update data type until tag is restarted](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-copy-of-opc-tag-does-not-update-data-type-until-tag-is-restarted/35183)

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**Author:** [@chi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2020, 8:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-copy-of-opc-tag-does-not-update-data-type-until-tag-is-restarted/35183 "2020-05-30T08:11:18Z")

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(Ignition 8.0.10) Copy an OPC tag of type float Insert the tag and change the data type to ‘String’ Apply the changes Expected behaviour: The tag start to read the value as String as soon as the change is applied Cu…

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## [Error in Expression Binding](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-in-expression-binding/35186)

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**Author:** [@dghoskins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dghoskins)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-in-expression-binding/35186 "2020-05-31T21:05:57Z")

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Hi, I am making a template for a pump on a VFD. I have a template parameter VFDTag which I use in expression bindings. Most work fine, however I need to change the color of the Fill Paint for several shapes based on the …

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## [How to increase production minute by minute?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-increase-production-minute-by-minute/35195)

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**Author:** [@felipe2010silva](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/felipe2010silva)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-increase-production-minute-by-minute/35195 "2020-05-31T19:06:35Z")

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Good afternoon, I am a beginner at Ignition and I would like to know if it is possible to create a graph increasing the actual production and the ideal production minute by minute. I work in an aluminum packaging factory…

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## [\[Feature\] Require Comment on Publish](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-require-comment-on-publish/35194)

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**Author:** [@kgamble](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kgamble)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-require-comment-on-publish/35194 "2020-05-31T15:48:05Z")

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A client requested the ability to see any updates since their last login dynamically in their application, and it made me realize that the versioning capabilities of Ignition 8 are missing one key item. The ability to t…

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## [Componets return to designer state, reopening view](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/componets-return-to-designer-state-reopening-view/35162)

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**Author:** [@richard040693](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/richard040693)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/componets-return-to-designer-state-reopening-view/35162 "2020-05-31T14:23:34Z")

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Hi, I am using Ignition 8.0.10 and I found an issue with the components: dropdown list, dateTime input, time series chart, etc. Every time I open the view I have to select the configuration (date, movement type) and re-…

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## [Access web dev scripts to bind components in a perspective view](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/access-web-dev-scripts-to-bind-components-in-a-perspective-view/35156)

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**Author:** [@ashwin.m](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ashwin.m)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2020, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/access-web-dev-scripts-to-bind-components-in-a-perspective-view/35156 "2020-05-31T12:17:29Z")

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Is it possible to access methods defined under web dev module and bind them to the components in perspective view. I am trying to implement an MVC model

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## [CPU memory usage](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cpu-memory-usage/35191)

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**Author:** [@guganathan.r](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/guganathan.r)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2020, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cpu-memory-usage/35191 "2020-05-31T10:33:48Z")

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Hi, I was running a project with a table components SQL query binding with polling on. At a time, at least 5 clients will be logged in. Now I changed to polling off and using a system.util.sendmessage to refresh bindin…

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## [Amount of tags in an Ignition project](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/amount-of-tags-in-an-ignition-project/34647)

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**Author:** [@jarno.vandenberg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jarno.vandenberg)\
**Replies:** 45\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/amount-of-tags-in-an-ignition-project/34647 "2020-05-30T15:44:34Z")

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Hello All, Does anyone here run a project with a high ammount of tags on one server? let’s say +20.000. We are looking into a group SCADA and I am impressed by the Ignition engineering potential and licencing model. So…

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## [Status Chart in reports or in a email](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/status-chart-in-reports-or-in-a-email/27322)

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**Author:** [@marianjel\_11](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/marianjel_11)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2020, 7:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/status-chart-in-reports-or-in-a-email/27322 "2020-05-30T07:32:27Z")

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Hello Good morning, I am being asked for a report for a project in my work where we see the dead times of a machine so the status chart was perfectly accommodated, the problem is that they want it in the daily report I s…

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## [Connecting to Schneider OFS](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-to-schneider-ofs/35180)

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**Author:** [@Ali.Etezadkhah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ali.Etezadkhah)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2020, 5:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-to-schneider-ofs/35180 "2020-05-30T05:42:36Z")

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Hi, I would appreciate some help in configuring the a new OPC Connection to communicate with Schneider OFS on a remote machine. I’m using a VPN to connect to the machine with OFS. In the OPC Connections page, is ProgI…

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## [UDT to power table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-to-power-table/33028)

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**Author:** [@john.eichler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/john.eichler)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2020, 3:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-to-power-table/33028 "2020-05-30T03:45:19Z")

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Hi All I have around 20 UDT tags, all the same UDT. I would like to display several variables from each UDT in a table row. The desired result would be as below (but with more rows). I have accomplished this by configu…

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## [Error trying to save and publish project](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-trying-to-save-and-publish-project/35149)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2020, 2:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-trying-to-save-and-publish-project/35149 "2020-05-30T02:10:23Z")

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I’m getting the below error when trying to save my project… Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space Is there anything I can do? I’ve already exported my project. I’ve restarte…

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## [Memory usage and garbage collector](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/memory-usage-and-garbage-collector/35170)

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**Author:** [@marcelo.burstein](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/marcelo.burstein)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/memory-usage-and-garbage-collector/35170 "2020-05-29T22:41:33Z")

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Hi, We are checking the memory usage for a few days, the memory grows up to 3.8 GB and then goes down. The maximum memory is set to 4GB. Is the garbage collector which reduces the memory? Why dows the memory go down a…

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## [Scripting to a label in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripting-to-a-label-in-perspective/35173)

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**Author:** [@dholt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dholt)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2020, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripting-to-a-label-in-perspective/35173 "2020-05-29T18:45:43Z")

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I've tried this multiple ways and I'm getting close but I fail every time. We have multiple lines that operate on a daily basis and I'm reading values from a SQL table to tell me if the line is active or not and I am try…

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## [Convert a float to a datetime](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-a-float-to-a-datetime/35158)

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**Author:** [@bmeyers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmeyers)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2020, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-a-float-to-a-datetime/35158 "2020-05-29T18:19:19Z")

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Good morning, I have a float value (ex 5.444454). How would I convert this float into CURRENT\_TIMESTAMP + MM:SS? Preferably I would like to accomplish this inside my script library. The trickiest part seems to be conv…

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## [Tag Paths from Component script don't match results from Expression Transform scripts](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-paths-from-component-script-dont-match-results-from-expression-transform-scripts/35174)

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**Author:** [@321liftoff](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/321liftoff)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-paths-from-component-script-dont-match-results-from-expression-transform-scripts/35174 "2020-05-29T18:15:34Z")

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Is there something obvious I’m not doing correctly? The two cases below don’t match: CASE 1: Script in a custom object “stationTagRoot” (Expression binding with Script Transform): stationNum = 701 try: tagPath = …

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## [Vision - Add Gateway Host unreachable with Domain](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-add-gateway-host-unreachable-with-domain/35163)

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**Author:** [@hodgins.e](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hodgins.e)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-add-gateway-host-unreachable-with-domain/35163 "2020-05-29T17:42:02Z")

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Is it possible to use a domain name with Vision for the Vision Client Launcher? I can access our gateway in a browser perfectly fine with http or https but when adding a Gateway in the Vision Client Launcher using a doma…

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## [Query on Pasword field text Enter key to execute](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-on-pasword-field-text-enter-key-to-execute/35159)

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**Author:** [@trishadx](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/trishadx)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-on-pasword-field-text-enter-key-to-execute/35159 "2020-05-29T15:20:15Z")

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Hi, I’m fairly new to ignition and its expression scripting and need some advice on this… pls and ty I’ve created a container to have a field text and a password field text for the user to input values and be able to sw…

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## [Can no longer access pydataset row by column name 8.0.13 rc1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-no-longer-access-pydataset-row-by-column-name-8-0-13-rc1/34804)

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**Author:** [@jpark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jpark)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-no-longer-access-pydataset-row-by-column-name-8-0-13-rc1/34804 "2020-05-29T15:18:39Z")

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Can no longer access columns by column name in a pydataset row. TypeError: com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.script.builtin.DatasetUtilities$PyDataSet$PyRow indices must be integers dbConnection = "Local" que…

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## [Paintable Canvas not refreshing Image](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/paintable-canvas-not-refreshing-image/35129)

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**Author:** [@jholloway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jholloway)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2020, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/paintable-canvas-not-refreshing-image/35129 "2020-05-29T14:58:50Z")

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I am having issues with the display of a paintable canvas object. I am bringing in a BLOB image from a database. I am running into issues with the image refreshing. My code is all stored in the repaint event handler. I …

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## [Move tags to a different tag provider with Historical data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/move-tags-to-a-different-tag-provider-with-historical-data/35154)

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**Author:** [@jgonya](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jgonya)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2020, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/move-tags-to-a-different-tag-provider-with-historical-data/35154 "2020-05-29T12:42:07Z")

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I have a lot of tags in the default tag provider most with Historical data for about a year. I would like to move them into a different tag provider and keep the Historical data with it. I moved them and lost all the dat…

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## [OPC UA third party connection limit tags visibility](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-third-party-connection-limit-tags-visibility/35150)

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**Author:** [@denis.palomanes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/denis.palomanes)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-third-party-connection-limit-tags-visibility/35150 "2020-05-29T12:14:42Z")

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Hello, Is possible to have a third party opc ua client connected to ignition and limit the visibility of tags in this third party opc ua client? In my project I have around 500 tags. Our customer is connected with a th…

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## [Indirect reference to component in Expression](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indirect-reference-to-component-in-expression/35147)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2020, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indirect-reference-to-component-in-expression/35147 "2020-05-29T12:09:53Z")

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Is it possible to indirectly bind a component reference in the Expression language? E.g. {Root Container.%.text} where % is a variable, e.g. % = 'lblValue'

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## [Perspective XY Chart Series labels](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-xy-chart-series-labels/35118)

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**Author:** [@pascal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pascal)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2020, 6:36am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-xy-chart-series-labels/35118 "2020-05-29T06:36:24Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m trying to change the font size of the Series names under the XY Chart but i could not figue out how to do so. When I resize my view ina Session, the font does not adjust automatically. Anyone has al…

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## [numberFormat problems](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/numberformat-problems/35010)

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**Author:** [@Henk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Henk)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2020, 5:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/numberformat-problems/35010 "2020-05-29T05:57:30Z")

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Ignition 8.0.12 We can not get the numberFormat in a power table working. Also de numberFormat() function is generating errors. Do the have a common issue? Prefix en suffix do work for this cell.

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## [Updating a value in SQL table using where clause](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updating-a-value-in-sql-table-using-where-clause/35073)

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**Author:** [@vijay.srinivasan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vijay.srinivasan)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2020, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updating-a-value-in-sql-table-using-where-clause/35073 "2020-05-29T05:48:33Z")

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Hi Guys, I have to write value to a cell in SQL table when a button is pressed in Igntion Screen. I am trying to write SQL query in button’s actionperformed function using queryValue = event.source.parent.getComponent…

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