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**Author:** [@AIO](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AIO)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2019, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-write-resource-optimization-scripting-vs-binding/30383 "2019-12-02T21:34:51Z")
Hi folks, I am looking for more information / resources regarding tag write resource optimization in Ignition. Curious about both version 7 and 8, as we have customers with both. Specifically, I am referring to the res… --- ## [\[Bug-15558\]Perspective Component Schema Errors](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-15558-perspective-component-schema-errors/30376)
**Author:** [@m.boog](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/m.boog)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-15558-perspective-component-schema-errors/30376 "2019-12-02T18:15:58Z")
In trying out my installation of Ignition 8, I changed or deleted a PROPS property of the XY Chart within Perspective. I don’t know what I changed, but now I receive errors (see picture below) that indicate the XY Chart … --- ## [Permissions Management Software](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/permissions-management-software/30366)
**Author:** [@grietveld](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/grietveld)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2019, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/permissions-management-software/30366 "2019-12-02T17:33:42Z")
Not necessarily an Ignition specific issue, but recently our IT Department rolled out a permissions management system so that they didn’t just give people blanket admin rights to their machines. The system has kinda prov… --- ## [Access Template RootContainer's custom Property](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/access-template-rootcontainers-custom-property/30361)
**Author:** [@kaushik.shah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kaushik.shah)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2019, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/access-template-rootcontainers-custom-property/30361 "2019-12-02T17:22:29Z")
I am trying to excess the custom property of template from script library. Here’s the snapshot - I have the main window named - MainAguas The template is something like this root container of this template has a c… --- ## [Button - Style Customizer - Indirect Binding for Text](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/button-style-customizer-indirect-binding-for-text/30365)
**Author:** [@cole.sharrah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cole.sharrah)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2019, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/button-style-customizer-indirect-binding-for-text/30365 "2019-12-02T17:01:12Z")
In the image below, my current setup is: Site ON Site OFF I want to basically use an expression in the text field area to indirectly bind to each site, where each site has 3 or more wells on it. ie; Sites: Site1, Si… --- ## [Possible to write tests for windows?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/possible-to-write-tests-for-windows/30364)
**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2019, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/possible-to-write-tests-for-windows/30364 "2019-12-02T16:54:48Z")
After some headaches with a project where I made some mindless mistakes where I’d change something that broke something else, I realized I really wish I had a way to test my window and go through all the possible outcome… --- ## [Page loading issue through remote assistance appliance](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/page-loading-issue-through-remote-assistance-appliance/30363)
**Author:** [@pgmo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pgmo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2019, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/page-loading-issue-through-remote-assistance-appliance/30363 "2019-12-02T15:10:41Z")
Hi all, one of my pages is made up of a PNG image (about 70 kB), 5 template canvas whose contents are defined through a query against a table in the database, some more numeric displays. I have no problem to load that … --- ## [How to add or edit a derived tag in script?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-add-or-edit-a-derived-tag-in-script/30347)
**Author:** [@guanghui](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/guanghui)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2019, 3:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-add-or-edit-a-derived-tag-in-script/30347 "2019-12-02T03:48:20Z")
I want to add a derived tag using python , but I have no idea how to set the Read Expression value. is it possiable just like below or something else? system.tag.addTag(parentPath=’\[default\]test’, name=“tag\_43”, tagTyp… --- ## [Ignition 8.0.2 Vision Right Click Menu Bug](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-0-2-vision-right-click-menu-bug/26072)
**Author:** [@DanielS](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DanielS)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2019, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-0-2-vision-right-click-menu-bug/26072 "2019-12-01T22:49:37Z")
I have created a new ignition 8 vision project and have noticed the appearance of a right click menu that I have not configured and do not remember being present in 7.9. How do I get rid of this right click menu? --- ## [Template Repeater - Specify repeated template initial coordinates](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-repeater-specify-repeated-template-initial-coordinates/30336)
**Author:** [@llepore](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/llepore)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2019, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-repeater-specify-repeated-template-initial-coordinates/30336 "2019-11-30T08:46:24Z")
Hi all, Quick question here, I have a template repeater component and I was wondering if there was a way to specify the coordinates of the template that gets repeated? Also, is there anyway to rotate the template repea… --- ## [Where do I get artificial tags for practice and study?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-do-i-get-artificial-tags-for-practice-and-study/30327)
**Author:** [@shemelis.2013](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/shemelis.2013)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2019, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-do-i-get-artificial-tags-for-practice-and-study/30327 "2019-11-29T21:32:18Z")
Dear All, I am a student at inductive university. Where do I get artificial tags to practice and study? Regards --- ## [Transaction Group Import Issue V8.06](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-import-issue-v8-06/30324)
**Author:** [@aidamcg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aidamcg)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2019, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-import-issue-v8-06/30324 "2019-11-29T16:02:42Z")
Hi I noticed that when I exported a block TG to XML and made some changes to it and imported, the Basic OPC/Group Items names had been converted to their driving tag path from just a name.This caused issues as the name … --- ## [Derived tags quality from source](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/derived-tags-quality-from-source/30325)
**Author:** [@mohamad.tayara](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mohamad.tayara)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2019, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/derived-tags-quality-from-source/30325 "2019-11-29T13:48:11Z")
Hello, I am using ignition to connect to a Siemens S7 1500 CPU using the integrated OPC UA server, in my PLC I have a datatype with nested UDTs (around 100 atomic vaiables) so i have used the derived tag method describe… --- ## [Cloud Gateway OPC-UA to remote PLC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cloud-gateway-opc-ua-to-remote-plc/30306)
**Author:** [@erikmb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/erikmb)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cloud-gateway-opc-ua-to-remote-plc/30306 "2019-11-29T13:33:42Z")
Hi Everyone, I am trying to get a test setup working as shown in the diagram, with an Ignition Gateway (v8.0.5) on an AWS server communicating via the Ignition OPC-UA server with a PLC connected to the internet via a cab… --- ## [Issue when adding a UDT Data Type To a new UDT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-when-adding-a-udt-data-type-to-a-new-udt/30323)
**Author:** [@aidamcg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aidamcg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2019, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-when-adding-a-udt-data-type-to-a-new-udt/30323 "2019-11-29T13:17:05Z")
Hi I am using version 8.06 and noticed an issue when I try to create a new UDT which has another UDT as a member. The full list of UDT’s are not displayed as shown in the attached image. The list available to me stops a… --- ## [Gateway network timeouts](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-network-timeouts/30262)
**Author:** [@Dilan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dilan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2019, 7:50am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-network-timeouts/30262 "2019-11-29T07:50:38Z")
Hello All, I have about 4 incoming gateway connections (b-e) to one gateway(a). However of the 4, two of the gateways struggle to stay connected. These two gateways both have poor network connectivity. To get the gatewa… --- ## [Writing from Extension Function](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writing-from-extension-function/30308)
**Author:** [@luke1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luke1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2019, 2:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writing-from-extension-function/30308 "2019-11-29T02:19:59Z")
Hi guys, this is probably quite a straight forward answer but i cannot seem to find a suitable explanation. I would like to write to a label object from an alarmstatus table but i do not know how to call the component, a… --- ## [Eof exeception error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/eof-exeception-error/30310)
**Author:** [@epifanio.tigno](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/epifanio.tigno)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2019, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/eof-exeception-error/30310 "2019-11-29T00:41:47Z")
Please help im encountering this error,how can i resolve this problem,thanks java.io.EOFException at java.base/java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream.readUByte(Unknown Source) at java.base/java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream.readUS… --- ## [\[BUG\] ! not working in script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-not-working-in-script/30300)
**Author:** [@joostjojo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joostjojo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2019, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-not-working-in-script/30300 "2019-11-28T16:18:33Z")
! is not working is scripts see following picture: it is working in an expression but not in a script… --- ## [PDF Viewer performance (slow and low-res)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdf-viewer-performance-slow-and-low-res/30304)
**Author:** [@vrautomation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vrautomation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdf-viewer-performance-slow-and-low-res/30304 "2019-11-28T15:34:43Z")
Hello dear Ignition’s fan. I’m doing some test with the pdf viewer in Vision. I’m loading a pdf file of 3Mb and 134 pages. The gateway is on my personnal computer as well as the pdf file. I’m using Ignition 8. 1- Load… --- ## [Alarms without tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarms-without-tags/30287)
**Author:** [@marianjel\_11](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/marianjel_11)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2019, 9:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarms-without-tags/30287 "2019-11-28T09:38:29Z")
Good morning, I am working on a tool control application, in which I need that every two months that the tools have use they send me an alarm, but they will be around 40 thousand tools, so I would not want to do it with … --- ## [Report extra Summary](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-extra-summary/30292)
**Author:** [@kartik.i](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kartik.i)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2019, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-extra-summary/30292 "2019-11-28T04:39:56Z")
Hello guys I am developing a report for calculating weekly total and monthly total for calculating product weight so currently I am able to get weekly total that is adding summary row but I need an extra summary which wi… --- ## [How access tag array element in expression language](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-access-tag-array-element-in-expression-language/30232)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2019, 4:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-access-tag-array-element-in-expression-language/30232 "2019-11-28T04:33:38Z")
Hello, How can I access tag array element in expression language? The array index is custom property. --- ## [Easy chart mark, x-trace](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-mark-x-trace/30288)
**Author:** [@rigoberto.reyes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rigoberto.reyes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-mark-x-trace/30288 "2019-11-27T21:36:10Z")
Hello. I´m using an easy chart object, with mark mode enabled. Could I get all data it shows when I chose a specific point of the chart?, I need to export them to text fields. Thanks. --- ## [Understanding perspective playback control from Ignition Exchange](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/understanding-perspective-playback-control-from-ignition-exchange/30255)
**Author:** [@Bojacobsen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bojacobsen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/understanding-perspective-playback-control-from-ignition-exchange/30255 "2019-11-27T21:35:26Z")
Hello All I was trying to reuse the Historical Playback Control from Ignition Exchange. It works :grinning: but I don’t understand all of it :cold\_sweat:. I don’t understand how if currentTimeString in cache: can be … --- ## [UDT Data Type Creation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-data-type-creation/29785)
**Author:** [@lasse](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lasse)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-data-type-creation/29785 "2019-11-27T21:21:36Z")
Hi, In 7.9 when I imported tags from OPC, I could right click all those tags and select “Create Data Type from tags”. Now in 8+ thats not possible anymore. You can now just create a data type, copy the tags you want i… --- ## [Float value coming from modbus simulator shows its increased by 1 only in case of even numbers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/float-value-coming-from-modbus-simulator-shows-its-increased-by-1-only-in-case-of-even-numbers/30286)
**Author:** [@archana.kachru](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/archana.kachru)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/float-value-coming-from-modbus-simulator-shows-its-increased-by-1-only-in-case-of-even-numbers/30286 "2019-11-27T20:54:22Z")
i have ignition 8 downloaded and i also have a modsim simulator running and configured to read float. i am able to read the values, but there is small increment to the value that i have entered in simulator. If i enter … --- ## [UDT Instance Tag Names in Historian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-instance-tag-names-in-historian/30280)
**Author:** [@john.keshecki](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/john.keshecki)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-instance-tag-names-in-historian/30280 "2019-11-27T20:48:45Z")
Hi, I have a UDT called “Storage\_Tank.” From that UDT, I have several instances: TK1, TK2, TK3, etc. Each instance has an OPC tag called “Gallons.” When I bring the “Gallons” tag up in the historian, “Gallons” from each… --- ## [DNP3 - Is it able to log 15min data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dnp3-is-it-able-to-log-15min-data/30283)
**Author:** [@lee.griffiths](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lee.griffiths)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dnp3-is-it-able-to-log-15min-data/30283 "2019-11-27T20:24:18Z")
Hi all I have a general question regarding the DNP3 protocol - Im getting conflicting information and hope to get some guidance We have RTUs out there using DNP3 comms and they are able to log a value every 15min and r… --- ## [SQL Bridge - Designer Works but Launched Project Does Not](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-bridge-designer-works-but-launched-project-does-not/18371)
**Author:** [@hodgins.e](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hodgins.e)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-bridge-designer-works-but-launched-project-does-not/18371 "2019-11-27T19:07:32Z")
Hi, I’m just starting out on a first project. But I can’t seem to get my SQL queries to work in a project. My tables and bar charts work in the designer fine. But once it’s launched to say a windowed view the table be… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1432) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1434)