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**Author:** [@Veronica](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Veronica)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 6:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/only-open-one-popup-with-same-parameter/28766 "2019-10-03T06:45:52Z")
I am using a popup that shares across a variety number of pumps, so I created a multiple instances of popup. However, I want to avoid a single pump to popup multiple popups, which means I only want one popup for each pu… --- ## [Timezone error in system.date.format](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/timezone-error-in-system-date-format/28762)
**Author:** [@susb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/susb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/timezone-error-in-system-date-format/28762 "2019-10-03T01:45:15Z")
Using Ignition 7.9.10 here and I am having issues with the system.date.format function. I am using the Singapore time zone SGT. Printing in ISO8691 format gives me no issue showing +08:00 but trying to print the genera… --- ## [It is not possible to bind the deadband mode of an alarm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/it-is-not-possible-to-bind-the-deadband-mode-of-an-alarm/28691)
**Author:** [@joel.golinucci](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joel.golinucci)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/it-is-not-possible-to-bind-the-deadband-mode-of-an-alarm/28691 "2019-10-02T23:11:47Z")
When configuring an alarm on an UDT tag, it’s possible to bind a lot of things, but not the deadband mode (whereas it’s possible to bind the history deadband mode of the tag). And I might add almost every field appea… --- ## [Null user information in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/null-user-information-in-perspective/28759)
**Author:** [@sebastian.zanotto](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sebastian.zanotto)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/null-user-information-in-perspective/28759 "2019-10-02T22:51:39Z")
Hello, Why does it say null and not and not show user information, also how can I fix this? --- ## [OPC UA performance and fine tuninng](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-performance-and-fine-tuninng/28758)
**Author:** [@serhiy.chernyakov](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/serhiy.chernyakov)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-performance-and-fine-tuninng/28758 "2019-10-02T22:37:31Z")
Hi! We are running Ignition 8 on Ubuntu18 as VM in Proxmox environment. I provided this VM with decent CPU and 16 Gigs of RAM (Updated .conf). But as main project is getting bigger and bigger, we start to experience som… --- ## [\[BUG\] Extension functions ( Power Table from Igntion 7.9.10) not working](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-extension-functions-power-table-from-igntion-7-9-10-not-working/28539)
**Author:** [@c.bertulli](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/c.bertulli)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-extension-functions-power-table-from-igntion-7-9-10-not-working/28539 "2019-10-02T20:49:20Z")
The behavior you unexpectedly encountered : I can’t type any code inside the initialize extension functions ( Power Table ). I tried other extension functions, but none of them works. NB: The project I’m working on has b… --- ## [JPopupMenu Fonts](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jpopupmenu-fonts/28696)
**Author:** [@koryk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/koryk)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jpopupmenu-fonts/28696 "2019-10-01T16:40:31Z")
Hi, I have an existing project that uses dynamic popup menu’s for users (system.gui.createPopupMenu()). This is working fine, however, we have recently gone to touch screens, and require font size modifications. If I c… --- ## [Ghost script (Cached? unwanted)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ghost-script-cached-unwanted/28547)
**Author:** [@lrhyrne](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lrhyrne)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ghost-script-cached-unwanted/28547 "2019-10-02T18:39:20Z")
I have a button running a script. I got an error during runtime in the client that did not seem relevant to my button’s mouse event script. After reviewing my pythong code, I saw that the indicated object was not even … --- ## [\[Feature\] Perspective Tab Visibility](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-perspective-tab-visibility/22023)
**Author:** [@apgilber](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/apgilber)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-perspective-tab-visibility/22023 "2019-10-02T18:23:54Z")
Any thought to giving individual tabs in the Perspective Tab Container visibility properties? For instance if I set it up with 6 total tabs of content but the default user can only see 3 tabs. An advanced user would ne… --- ## ["Time Series Chart" component and breakline property](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-series-chart-component-and-breakline-property/28694)
**Author:** [@mario.pitzolu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mario.pitzolu)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-series-chart-component-and-breakline-property/28694 "2019-10-02T17:46:45Z")
Dear all, I’m having issues in using the breakLine property in Time Series Chart component. I have a dataset populated by a queryTagHistory script and have no problem in plotting datas. When plotting in line mode I wou… --- ## [Logback cannot load SQLServerDriver](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/logback-cannot-load-sqlserverdriver/28715)
**Author:** [@Dan\_Bridgeman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dan_Bridgeman)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/logback-cannot-load-sqlserverdriver/28715 "2019-10-02T16:54:46Z")
I’m trying to add an appender to to logback.xml so we can write logs to a database, as well as to the wrapper.log. I have added the DBAppender with SQLServerDriver as the driverClass, but logback is unable to load the J… --- ## [Alarm Notification Pipeline - Notification Block](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-notification-pipeline-notification-block/28751)
**Author:** [@dion.botha](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dion.botha)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-notification-pipeline-notification-block/28751 "2019-10-02T16:54:14Z")
Hello, When configuring properties for the notification block (haven’t tested other blocks), If I change a property then lose focus to anything other than another property in the same block the changes are not saved… Ma… --- ## [SVN compatibility](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/svn-compatibility/28747)
**Author:** [@vrautomation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vrautomation)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/svn-compatibility/28747 "2019-10-02T16:46:28Z")
Hello everyones, I read that Ignition 8 will be compatible with SVN. Do we have more informations about it? Thanks. --- ## [Perspective scripting authoring and updates](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-scripting-authoring-and-updates/28746)
**Author:** [@tyrel.parker](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tyrel.parker)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-scripting-authoring-and-updates/28746 "2019-10-02T16:44:29Z")
Is there a way to make it so when someone creates a script it automatically enters the username and date at the top of a script, and then if they update a script it will append the same? Or is there a way to make it so … --- ## [Referencing a list of datasets in reporting (7.9.5)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/referencing-a-list-of-datasets-in-reporting-7-9-5/28720)
**Author:** [@max.schmid](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/max.schmid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/referencing-a-list-of-datasets-in-reporting-7-9-5/28720 "2019-10-01T23:17:37Z")
I am trying to dynamically plot an arbitrary (call it fewer than 52) number of pens on an xy chart in a report. I am able to dynamically create and populate the necessary lists, but what is the best way to convert thes… --- ## [Script Module Tag Path](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-module-tag-path/28735)
**Author:** [@ClemsonTim80](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ClemsonTim80)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-module-tag-path/28735 "2019-10-02T16:13:26Z")
Moving quite a few script modules from 7.6/7.9 projects to 8.0. Under those versions the following line works fine: system.tag.writeSynchronous("\[\]Mach" + str(machID) + “/MachineType”,machineType) But under 8.0 throws … --- ## [Question about best practices with tag mappings](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-about-best-practices-with-tag-mappings/28748)
**Author:** [@BillS](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/BillS)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-about-best-practices-with-tag-mappings/28748 "2019-10-02T16:06:01Z")
Hello, Recently other people here have started programming in Ignition. These people are used to programming Rockwell PanelView HMI screens. My question is about where to do the tag mappings. I have gotten into the h… --- ## [Module example error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/module-example-error/28741)
**Author:** [@wilfrid](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wilfrid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/module-example-error/28741 "2019-10-02T15:17:10Z")
Hello who can help me solve this problem \[AWT-EventQueue-0\] WARN designer.main - Skipping module “ComponentExample” because dependency “ModuleDependency\[moduleId=“fpmi”\]” is not installed. --- ## [Can't read Modbus TCP 32bit integer as single register](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-read-modbus-tcp-32bit-integer-as-single-register/28733)
**Author:** [@enertec](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/enertec)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-read-modbus-tcp-32bit-integer-as-single-register/28733 "2019-10-02T14:30:06Z")
Hi Ignition 8.0.4 on Ubuntu There are 3rd party application data we need to access by Modbus TCP - this is 32bit integers registers, as you see below I can read this with Modbus scanner and data is OK (524503) … --- ## [Maximum number of client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/maximum-number-of-client/28662)
**Author:** [@latifa.rhandour](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/latifa.rhandour)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/maximum-number-of-client/28662 "2019-10-02T13:29:11Z")
Hello, We would like to use a machine Core i7 32 Go RAM to run 8 clients at the same time. What’s the maximum no. of client can be managed through Ignition on a same machine? Can we run the 8 clients and still guarant… --- ## [Limit the amount of charachters in a text area?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/limit-the-amount-of-charachters-in-a-text-area/8607)
**Author:** [@drewdin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drewdin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/limit-the-amount-of-charachters-in-a-text-area/8607 "2019-10-02T13:15:59Z")
Is there an easy way to limit the amount of characters that are typed into a text area? I could probably do something with scripting but i wanted to see if there was an easier way. --- ## [Installing SSL cert on Ubuntu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/installing-ssl-cert-on-ubuntu/13996)
**Author:** [@wmcoleman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wmcoleman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/installing-ssl-cert-on-ubuntu/13996 "2017-04-07T17:57:23Z")
I have a Ubuntu 16.10 server that has both Wordpress and Ignition installed. I bought a SSL cert from Comodo. I installed the SSL certs in Apache and Wordpress was happy. I then created a ssl.key file for Ignition. But w… --- ## [Selecting a tab on a tab strip when a button on a docked window is clicked](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/selecting-a-tab-on-a-tab-strip-when-a-button-on-a-docked-window-is-clicked/28728)
**Author:** [@lbuckley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lbuckley)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/selecting-a-tab-on-a-tab-strip-when-a-button-on-a-docked-window-is-clicked/28728 "2019-10-02T12:45:10Z")
Hi there, I have three docked windows and a few main windows. One of the docked windows is vertical (primary navigation) and contains 3 buttons that when clicked open an associated horizontal docked window (secondary na… --- ## [Performance issues writing to internal database](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/performance-issues-writing-to-internal-database/28730)
**Author:** [@Sanderd17](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sanderd17)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 11:52am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/performance-issues-writing-to-internal-database/28730 "2019-10-02T11:52:24Z")
We’re have some performance issues with the server (getting clock drifts and errors writing to the internal database). The number of threads writing to config.idb-journal file is also very high. Does anyone know what ca… --- ## [Implementation of man down functionality in Perspective App](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/implementation-of-man-down-functionality-in-perspective-app/28672)
**Author:** [@jose.granero](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jose.granero)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 11:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/implementation-of-man-down-functionality-in-perspective-app/28672 "2019-10-02T11:40:20Z")
We intend to implement a man down system making use of the Perspective App, basically we have a script running an algorithm fed with the data of the mobile phone accelerometers to detect inactivity. One key requirement i… --- ## [Unable to connect the Chariot MQTT server which is running in VMware from Sparkplug MQTT Client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-connect-the-chariot-mqtt-server-which-is-running-in-vmware-from-sparkplug-mqtt-client/28729)
**Author:** [@avino.arjunan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/avino.arjunan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 9:09am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-connect-the-chariot-mqtt-server-which-is-running-in-vmware-from-sparkplug-mqtt-client/28729 "2019-10-02T09:09:14Z")
We have tried to connect the MQTT sparkplug client to Chariot server by using the cirrus link steps. But it is not connected. Below are the steps and analysis. Could you please provide the feedback to solve this problem… --- ## [onClick event inside component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/onclick-event-inside-component/28571)
**Author:** [@alexm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alexm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 8:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/onclick-event-inside-component/28571 "2019-10-02T08:21:32Z")
Hi, I am currently working on Ignition V8.0.4. I have 60 components on a page that need a relative tooltip event which will display their name. Initially I went inside on the component where I created it (in views) and … --- ## [How can I get the SMS Notification profile IP address from script?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-can-i-get-the-sms-notification-profile-ip-address-from-script/28726)
**Author:** [@joel.golinucci](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joel.golinucci)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 6:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-can-i-get-the-sms-notification-profile-ip-address-from-script/28726 "2019-10-02T06:42:38Z")
I have two SMS Notification profiles, and I want to use one as master and the second one as backup. I was planning on creating a script in my notification pipeline that will ping the Notif\_SMS\_1 IP address and use it… --- ## [MQTT module connection query in ignition 7.9](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-module-connection-query-in-ignition-7-9/28724)
**Author:** [@avino.arjunan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/avino.arjunan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 6:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-module-connection-query-in-ignition-7-9/28724 "2019-10-02T06:05:27Z")
Tried to establish the MQTT connection between PC. First PC contains Sparkplug MQTT client Second PC contains Ignition platform with installed MQTT distributor. Third PC contains Ignition platform with installed MQTT … --- ## [Ignition Tag Database Modes for controllers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-tag-database-modes-for-controllers/28722)
**Author:** [@deepank.vanne](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/deepank.vanne)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 2:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-tag-database-modes-for-controllers/28722 "2019-10-02T02:28:36Z")
Hello all! Regarding Modes of controller, what value needs to be used for Tagname/LVF tag or what specific name needs to be used for Tagname/Mode? Currently all the controllers are in Mode=Manual & LVF=0 We need infor… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1458) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1460)