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**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2019, 11:59am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-pie-chart-script-option/27144 "2019-08-05T11:59:16Z")
The Report Pie chart component has no scripting option and I need to scale(multiply value) my Tag Calculation query before passing to Pie chart. How can I do it? --- ## [Raspberry Pi OPC-UA Server](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/raspberry-pi-opc-ua-server/9290)
**Author:** [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/raspberry-pi-opc-ua-server/9290 "2018-03-13T11:43:22Z")
I built a very simple OPC-UA server that exposes the Raspberry Pi GPIO this afternoon... thought some of you might get a kick out of it. It's just for the GPIO - there's no free PLC drivers or anything like that, so don'… --- ## [\[FEATURE\] Alarms Timestamp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-alarms-timestamp/27148)
**Author:** [@andrea.morando](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrea.morando)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2019, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-alarms-timestamp/27148 "2019-08-05T08:10:50Z")
Dear all, Just a curiosity: why the timestamp in the Alarms DB is in local time and not in UTC, while the Historical DB is in UTC? It would be nice to have the UTC timestamp everywhere. Thank you so much, Andrea --- ## [Disable Edge License Through Scripting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disable-edge-license-through-scripting/27143)
**Author:** [@wazzucoug763](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wazzucoug763)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disable-edge-license-through-scripting/27143 "2019-08-04T15:19:52Z")
I am looking at providing an edge device on a rental basis to a customer and then host his application in the cloud. They are a small customer with minimal IT support and are looking for a means of getting some specific… --- ## [Return data from Table in Perspective from user click](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/return-data-from-table-in-perspective-from-user-click/27129)
**Author:** [@David.Bell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/David.Bell)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2019, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/return-data-from-table-in-perspective-from-user-click/27129 "2019-08-03T11:50:33Z")
Hello, I am trying to collect the data from a row that the user clicks on in Perspective (Ignition v 8.0.2). When a user clicks on a row of the table, I want to be able to use the values from each column in an SQL quer… --- ## [\[BUG-13688\] Behavior of {InstanceName} has changed from 7.9](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13688-behavior-of-instancename-has-changed-from-7-9/24809)
**Author:** [@heybales](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/heybales)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2019, 12:01am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13688-behavior-of-instancename-has-changed-from-7-9/24809 "2019-08-03T00:01:32Z")
In 7.9 this binding: {sitePath}{area}{parent}{InstanceName}.ActiveRecipeName evaluated to: \[global\]\\Harman\\Szekesfehervar\\Microphones\\HFM14\\PLC.ActiveRecipeName In 8.0.1 the same binding evaluates to: \[global\]\\Harma… --- ## [\[BUG-13891\] Tag upgrade failure](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13891-tag-upgrade-failure/24962)
**Author:** [@DaveD24](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DaveD24)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13891-tag-upgrade-failure/24962 "2019-08-02T23:14:02Z")
After upgrading a small project from 7.9.10 to 8.0.1 all the tags were lost, the tag provider was still there, but empty, after looking through the logs I found the below error, importing the tags from an xml export file… --- ## [Dock open and close on breakpoint shift](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dock-open-and-close-on-breakpoint-shift/26157)
**Author:** [@NorthPoint](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/NorthPoint)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dock-open-and-close-on-breakpoint-shift/26157 "2019-08-02T19:10:48Z")
I feel like this question has been sort of asked, but if there was an answer I didn’t understand it completely. I can see from forum posts that direct access to the actual window “size” is not available yet. So what I … --- ## [Passing dataset parameter to popup window, column types change to String](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/passing-dataset-parameter-to-popup-window-column-types-change-to-string/27122)
**Author:** [@mriederer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mriederer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/passing-dataset-parameter-to-popup-window-column-types-change-to-string/27122 "2019-08-02T18:21:14Z")
Hi, When I pass a dataset parameter into a popup window, all column types change to String. Is there a fix to this? Or maybe a simple work around that wont be confusing a year from now. Thanks! -Michael Ignition 7.9… --- ## [Alarm Journal Table - Bind Custom Dataset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-table-bind-custom-dataset/17281)
**Author:** [@bfuson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bfuson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-table-bind-custom-dataset/17281 "2019-08-02T17:47:44Z")
I'm attempting to bind a custom alarm dataset to an alarm journal table. Using .setAlarms(dataset) doesn't seem to work. The dataset gets changed briefly but is never refreshed in the table, and gets overwritten by the… --- ## [\[BUG-14000\] Transaction Group Hour Meter Not Resetting to Zero in 8.0](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14000-transaction-group-hour-meter-not-resetting-to-zero-in-8-0/25260)
**Author:** [@aburgess](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aburgess)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14000-transaction-group-hour-meter-not-resetting-to-zero-in-8-0/25260 "2019-08-02T15:36:56Z")
Since upgrading from 7.9.10 to 8.0.1 I have seen our transaction groups that use hour meters not restarting from zero the next time they are triggered. Has this behavior changed in 8.0? Below is how I have the item and… --- ## [Pass In Parameters/Data to the Report Chart Script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pass-in-parameters-data-to-the-report-chart-script/11432)
**Author:** [@WillMT10](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/WillMT10)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pass-in-parameters-data-to-the-report-chart-script/11432 "2019-08-02T15:23:06Z")
I'm trying to do some "funky" things with the charts in a report to get them exactly how I was requested to make them. This requires that I fine tune the Range Axis on a chart when it loads. I'm trying to update the ra… --- ## [Alarm journal query returns displayPath as evt:Alarms Shelved when a tag is shelved](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-query-returns-displaypath-as-evt-alarms-shelved-when-a-tag-is-shelved/27117)
**Author:** [@slacasse](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/slacasse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-query-returns-displaypath-as-evt-alarms-shelved-when-a-tag-is-shelved/27117 "2019-08-02T14:34:51Z")
I have a filter key of name == “Alarms Shelved”. Is the displayPath being incorrectly returned or is it posted in the database this way? all other entries have the displayPath shown correctly. Any help would be appre… --- ## [Oracle JDBC Not Closing Sessions](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/oracle-jdbc-not-closing-sessions/27064)
**Author:** [@sean.jim](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sean.jim)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/oracle-jdbc-not-closing-sessions/27064 "2019-08-02T14:19:31Z")
I’m having weird issues with my Ignition connection to our Oracle database where a new session is being opened for each new query that is sent from any client or designer. Our administrator has limited the number of sess… --- ## [Perspective table, history data binding](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-history-data-binding/27041)
**Author:** [@fedde](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/fedde)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-history-data-binding/27041 "2019-08-02T13:00:34Z")
I want to get the tag history of one value from a UDT tag inside a perspective table and use a dropdown to choose what value to show in the table. I can’t find a way to select an indirect tag history binding in perspecti… --- ## [Perspective Sparkline Polling](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-sparkline-polling/27098)
**Author:** [@mattn1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mattn1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-sparkline-polling/27098 "2019-08-02T12:18:04Z")
In the vision sparkline component there is an option for polling. I cannot find any way to configure this on the perspective component. Once it loads the view on a page it wont update the sparkline chart till I relo… --- ## [Ignition Alarm Issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-alarm-issue/27108)
**Author:** [@kairongsen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kairongsen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-alarm-issue/27108 "2019-08-02T09:10:23Z")
Hi all, i have an issue regarding to alarm. We plan to make a system which an alarm is being triggered when tag value = 1,the user is able to temporary DISABLE with using a button (Maintenance button). When the alarm i… --- ## [Now(0) always return time in Tag expression](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/now-0-always-return-time-in-tag-expression/27037)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/now-0-always-return-time-in-tag-expression/27037 "2019-08-02T00:13:35Z")
Hi I define a tag expression with now(0) as expression. The problem is the value of tag in update in every second with current time. When I set now(0) it should mean it only run only once. why my tag value update ever… --- ## [Default Provider TagPath in version 8 sdk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/default-provider-tagpath-in-version-8-sdk/27102)
**Author:** [@fyousuf](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/fyousuf)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/default-provider-tagpath-in-version-8-sdk/27102 "2019-08-01T20:39:26Z")
In previous versions of the API we could use import com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.sqltags.parser.TagPathParser TagPath provider =TagPathParser.parse("\[default\]") to convert the string of a tag provider’s nam… --- ## [\[BUG\] Latest nightly breaks some Perspective views](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-latest-nightly-breaks-some-perspective-views/27097)
**Author:** [@md.szyman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/md.szyman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-latest-nightly-breaks-some-perspective-views/27097 "2019-08-01T20:37:51Z")
When updating to the latest nightly, I noticed a bug that breaks some Perspective views and causes them not to open until their view.json file is edited. What happens is an error occurs when trying open the view: “Unabl… --- ## [File Upload directly to DB in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/file-upload-directly-to-db-in-perspective/27089)
**Author:** [@Joseph.Gardner](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Joseph.Gardner)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/file-upload-directly-to-db-in-perspective/27089 "2019-08-01T18:24:43Z")
Is it possible to use the file upload component to store an image in a database? I want to convert the image via event.file.getBytes() store it then retrieve and convert this image back when I need it. --- ## [Perspective - Column View](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-column-view/27060)
**Author:** [@Harikrishna\_Patadiya](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Harikrishna_Patadiya)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-column-view/27060 "2019-08-01T16:23:14Z")
Trying to follow the tutorial here: https://www.inductiveuniversity.com/videos/column-container/8.0 When I create a column view and click on the root container, I don’t see an option to change the column size. It’s a s… --- ## [\[Bug-13992\] Perspective Query binding glitches when adding parameters](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13992-perspective-query-binding-glitches-when-adding-parameters/24865)
**Author:** [@alan\_pereira](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alan_pereira)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13992-perspective-query-binding-glitches-when-adding-parameters/24865 "2019-08-01T16:11:57Z")
Since it's been there for awhile, I'm assuming hasn't been reported. Every time I'm setting my query's parameters the field and popup just work for the first time. On the next field it acts weird, closing the window or … --- ## [\[Bug-14556\]8.0.3 rc2 Direct Bindings Broken](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14556-8-0-3-rc2-direct-bindings-broken/26970)
**Author:** [@roger\_larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/roger_larson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14556-8-0-3-rc2-direct-bindings-broken/26970 "2019-08-01T15:55:23Z")
Hi all, Several of my direct bindings have broken after updating to 8.0.3. rc2. These bindings are all looking at the props.params and custom sections of an embedded view. Is this a known issue? To clarify: All binding… --- ## [Perspective Return Parameters](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-return-parameters/27068)
**Author:** [@Andrew.Zebic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Andrew.Zebic)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-return-parameters/27068 "2019-08-01T14:13:48Z")
Hi, I want to refresh a table when a popup is closed upon a particular action. It seems like the best way to do this is to return a parameter from the popup to the main window saying that the action has been performed. I… --- ## [Siemens S7-300 Driver - Losing power to one device kills comms to all devices](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-s7-300-driver-losing-power-to-one-device-kills-comms-to-all-devices/27069)
**Author:** [@gavin.strack](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gavin.strack)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-s7-300-driver-losing-power-to-one-device-kills-comms-to-all-devices/27069 "2019-08-01T12:12:31Z")
I’m new to Ignition and currently building to new system talking to a number of Siemens S7-300 PLCs and RIOs. I have about a dozen device connections set up currently and working well, with a number of tags of various da… --- ## [How Ignition differentiate tags created from PLC with same registers?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-ignition-differentiate-tags-created-from-plc-with-same-registers/27074)
**Author:** [@miculacristianradu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/miculacristianradu)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-ignition-differentiate-tags-created-from-plc-with-same-registers/27074 "2019-08-01T11:53:02Z")
Hello guys, I want to add 2 new same PLC’s to our plant, and they are both same model. The first step is as I read to add the devices in Ignition Gateway. But my question is how Ignition can differentiate the tags from… --- ## [Ignition 8.0.2 - shared script Value Changed event](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-0-2-shared-script-value-changed-event/27072)
**Author:** [@anthony.kriz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/anthony.kriz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-0-2-shared-script-value-changed-event/27072 "2019-08-01T11:07:16Z")
Hello everyone, I have a DateTime tag named “Dernier temps de reception” (Tag path="\[default\]Radar/Radars/TcpRadar-2001/Communication/TCP/Dernier temps de reception") And when my tag value change i want to call a scr… --- ## [Touchscreen keyboard with Web Browser Module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/touchscreen-keyboard-with-web-browser-module/27016)
**Author:** [@arturowong](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/arturowong)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 3:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/touchscreen-keyboard-with-web-browser-module/27016 "2019-08-01T03:27:46Z")
Is there a way to enable the touchscreen keyboard with Web Browser Module? --- ## [Gateway tag change script - event.getTag issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-tag-change-script-event-gettag-issue/27054)
**Author:** [@CraigP](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/CraigP)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-tag-change-script-event-gettag-issue/27054 "2019-08-01T01:38:35Z")
I’m having trouble getting the name of the tag in a gateway tag change script. When using name = event.getTag().getName().toStringFull() I get this error: com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.script.JythonExecExce… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1484) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1486)