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**Author:** [@rigoberto.reyes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rigoberto.reyes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/copy-data-from-a-calendar-to-tag-date-format/26596 "2019-07-16T22:46:26Z")
Hi there. How can I copy the date from a calendar to a tag (date time format)? --- ## [How debug in perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-debug-in-perspective/24961)
**Author:** [@souxifou](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/souxifou)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-debug-in-perspective/24961 "2019-07-16T20:53:33Z")
Hi, How can I debugging with the console in perspective module ? Is it possible to do it like in vision ? --- ## [Vision: Diagnosing AWT-EventQueue warnings](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-diagnosing-awt-eventqueue-warnings/26574)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-diagnosing-awt-eventqueue-warnings/26574 "2019-07-16T20:32:50Z")
I have warning generating for a relative mode EasyChart every second, coinciding with its update rate. There is no other information and I’m not sure how to diagnose where this is coming from in the console? --- ## [\[Bug\] Designer Freezing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-designer-freezing/26593)
**Author:** [@christopher.green](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/christopher.green)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-designer-freezing/26593 "2019-07-16T19:34:51Z")
So I’m seeing the designer freeze quite a bit, where it doesn’t show (Not Responding) for the task, it just won’t let me do anything with it. The designer will stop letting me interact with it past shrinking or maximize… --- ## [Script SQL or stored procedures](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-sql-or-stored-procedures/26592)
**Author:** [@akettner](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/akettner)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-sql-or-stored-procedures/26592 "2019-07-16T18:59:27Z")
I know the question of embedded SQL or stored procedures has been around for decades, but I haven’t seen it discussed with Ignition in mind. Thought it might be interesting to hear from some experienced Ignition program… --- ## [Any way to export a Report Design to another project?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/any-way-to-export-a-report-design-to-another-project/26587)
**Author:** [@DaveRNeal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DaveRNeal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/any-way-to-export-a-report-design-to-another-project/26587 "2019-07-16T17:55:01Z")
Good morning, I’ve got a report setup in a dev environment that I’m looking to move over to my production environment. Unfortunately, unlike windows, templates, and tags, I seem to be unable to export the design of a r… --- ## [Momentary Button - Disabled by Permissions Text Color](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/momentary-button-disabled-by-permissions-text-color/26224)
**Author:** [@brian\_whitacre](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/brian_whitacre)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/momentary-button-disabled-by-permissions-text-color/26224 "2019-07-16T13:35:10Z")
When upgrading to 8.0.2 (from 7.9.2), I noticed that Momentary buttons look different when disabled. I’m curious if there is a way to override the text color similarly to how other components look. I found a couple thr… --- ## [Ignition 7.99 and Siemens PLC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-99-and-siemens-plc/26583)
**Author:** [@Apedolzky](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Apedolzky)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-99-and-siemens-plc/26583 "2019-07-16T13:18:12Z")
Hello togehter, we are using Ignition 7.99 since a few months. We have there some PLC 300 and PLC1500 from Siemens in the Project. Since a few days we get an error in the Log-File and we don’t know how to handle. … --- ## [InternalFrameActivated vs InternalFrameOpened - whats the appropriate spot for this code?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/internalframeactivated-vs-internalframeopened-whats-the-appropriate-spot-for-this-code/26579)
**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/internalframeactivated-vs-internalframeopened-whats-the-appropriate-spot-for-this-code/26579 "2019-07-16T12:18:11Z")
I have a pop up that has a drop down menu and next to it a checkbox (initially UNCHECKED). The drop down contains a list of all contacts associated with the project, but checking the box changes the data query such that… --- ## [Get value as type and fire an event](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-value-as-type-and-fire-an-event/26570)
**Author:** [@tarun89engg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tarun89engg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 12:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-value-as-type-and-fire-an-event/26570 "2019-07-16T12:15:31Z")
What i am trying to achieve is when a User type a numeric value in field i would like to fire an event when the length of input filed is more than 4 I have tried the keypressed , Keyreleased but no luck. It works only … --- ## [Acknowledged Alarm query](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/acknowledged-alarm-query/26553)
**Author:** [@leo\_amm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/leo_amm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 1:20am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/acknowledged-alarm-query/26553 "2019-07-16T01:20:20Z")
I have many equipment with trip status Signals. Currently, when I receive “Trip” field signal, it generate “Equipment Tripped” alarm in alarm table. And, also my equipment icon shows Yellow color and blinking. Now, I … --- ## [Easy Chart History Tag Bar Chart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-history-tag-bar-chart/26568)
**Author:** [@amirsalar.arya.kia](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amirsalar.arya.kia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 3:17am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-history-tag-bar-chart/26568 "2019-07-16T03:17:19Z")
Hi, I’m trying to display a bar for every change in a tag history value on my easy chart with its corresponding label. But at the moment it displays it as follows (The grey looking chart with black line): The grey p… --- ## [Tag value changes on gateway restart - issue with decimal format](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-value-changes-on-gateway-restart-issue-with-decimal-format/26422)
**Author:** [@thomas.hauptman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/thomas.hauptman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-value-changes-on-gateway-restart-issue-with-decimal-format/26422 "2019-07-15T21:59:48Z")
Hello, We experienced some unusual behavior of the tags value because of the apparent decimal format (type float). For example: value of our tag is 0.19479166, after the gateway restarts, value of the tag is changed to… --- ## [Remove "" From UpdateRow changes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remove-from-updaterow-changes/26532)
**Author:** [@nick.shea](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nick.shea)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remove-from-updaterow-changes/26532 "2019-07-15T21:26:39Z")
Hello, I’m trying to use system.dataset.updateRow and I am running into a small problem. updates = {"Number":'{"style":{"backgroundColor":"#FFFF00"},"value":"44"}'} newPen = system.dataset.updateRow(pyData,1,updates)… --- ## [Can't connect blocks in alarm pipeline](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-connect-blocks-in-alarm-pipeline/26563)
**Author:** [@kmorning](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kmorning)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-connect-blocks-in-alarm-pipeline/26563 "2019-07-15T20:22:41Z")
Pipeline blocks can be dragged onto the canvas, but no connections can be made between them. I also tried importing a pipeline from 7.9, which resulted in just the blocks with no connections. The ignition snapshot I’m … --- ## [Prevent onscreen keyboard from appearing when touching DateTimeInput item](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/prevent-onscreen-keyboard-from-appearing-when-touching-datetimeinput-item/26562)
**Author:** [@md.szyman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/md.szyman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/prevent-onscreen-keyboard-from-appearing-when-touching-datetimeinput-item/26562 "2019-07-15T19:07:23Z")
Is there any way to make the DateTimeInput show the picker, but not focus the text box so that the onscreen keyboard does not display when it is clicked/tapped? In my case, we’re using HMI’s in tablet mode and the onscre… --- ## [SQL Tall/Long vs Wide Table Structure](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-tall-long-vs-wide-table-structure/26231)
**Author:** [@brendan.moldenhauer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/brendan.moldenhauer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-tall-long-vs-wide-table-structure/26231 "2019-07-15T19:04:52Z")
I am in the process of trying to collect high speed historical data to an MSSQL database. We would like to collect data to set up a predictive maintenance system. We would like to collect information like temperature, … --- ## [\[Bug-14341\]Sparkline data rendering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14341-sparkline-data-rendering/26556)
**Author:** [@dkylep](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkylep)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14341-sparkline-data-rendering/26556 "2019-07-15T17:59:10Z")
I have 12 sparkline charts on a perspective view and occasionally they render the data incorrectly. It seems to be pretty random which ones render the data wrong and also random when they do it. Most of them will rende… --- ## [XY Chart Indirection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-indirection/25021)
**Author:** [@Kleppe85](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kleppe85)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-indirection/25021 "2019-07-15T16:49:38Z")
Hi, I was just wondering if there is any way to use indirection bindings on the XY Chart Datasource in perspective. Trying to create a popup for each analogue indicator. But can’t find a way to pass the tagpath to the X… --- ## [Barcode report generating incorrectly](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/barcode-report-generating-incorrectly/25963)
**Author:** [@nburt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nburt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/barcode-report-generating-incorrectly/25963 "2019-07-15T14:46:27Z")
I have a report that has a barcode of the format DATA\_MATRIX. The barcode’s Datakey is a parameter of type String. When I set the value of the parameter, the barcode is generated but when it is scanned it does not return… --- ## [\[BUG\]Image component rotation is buggy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-image-component-rotation-is-buggy/26548)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-image-component-rotation-is-buggy/26548 "2019-07-15T14:36:22Z")
v7.9.12 When using the Image component in Vision and you rotate the image, it’s not possible to get the image to properly resize at different client resolutions (without scripting to mess around with the layout size). T… --- ## [\[Feature-14386\]Flex view drop doesn't automatically add parameters when embedding it on another view](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-14386-flex-view-drop-doesnt-automatically-add-parameters-when-embedding-it-on-another-view/26552)
**Author:** [@wmbrits7](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wmbrits7)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-14386-flex-view-drop-doesnt-automatically-add-parameters-when-embedding-it-on-another-view/26552 "2019-07-15T14:01:14Z")
When I embed I flex view in another view it doesn’t load the parameters of the embedded view automatically. --- ## [Problem with Email Notification(Alarms)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-with-email-notification-alarms/26379)
**Author:** [@annr](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/annr)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-with-email-notification-alarms/26379 "2019-07-12T17:26:58Z")
I have two users on my on\_call roster and only one of the users is receiving alarm Email notifications.The other user doesn’t receive anything.What could be the problem? Any help would be appreciated. --- ## [\[14462\] Ignition 8 - Easy chart database pen. Pan does not refresh data?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/14462-ignition-8-easy-chart-database-pen-pan-does-not-refresh-data/26207)
**Author:** [@fares](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/fares)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/14462-ignition-8-easy-chart-database-pen-pan-does-not-refresh-data/26207 "2019-07-15T12:07:49Z")
Hi there, I’m quering data from an easy chart via database pens, and I noted that when using the PAN option in the running chart, it does not refresh automatically the data. Historic pens perform differently, as they up… --- ## [Change udt member name of udt when instance](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-udt-member-name-of-udt-when-instance/26543)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2019, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-udt-member-name-of-udt-when-instance/26543 "2019-07-14T18:01:15Z")
Hi I want to create a UDT structure that has several level of udt inside it. For each instance the udt member have different tag name. For example: I have Airompresor & Motor UDT. AirCompressor1.Motor1245A Aircompr… --- ## [Transaction Block Group Item Pattern Wildcards](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-block-group-item-pattern-wildcards/4073)
**Author:** [@0sm0](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/0sm0)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2019, 4:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-block-group-item-pattern-wildcards/4073 "2019-07-14T04:35:50Z")
Hi Guys, I was wondering if there was any way to allow for multiple wildcard entries into the Group Item Pattern Address template? I have \[test\]Global.PC\_DL{??}.PC\_DL00\[0\] with range 0 - 100 But I would like … --- ## [PA Office document module - Reading Excel files](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pa-office-document-module-reading-excel-files/26337)
**Author:** [@quartzFarm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/quartzFarm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2019, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pa-office-document-module-reading-excel-files/26337 "2019-07-13T14:43:28Z")
Does anyone have some demo code that goes over how to read Excel files using the PA Office document module? Specifically I’m having trouble because the included documentation reads the cell values as part of a HSSF clas… --- ## [Reading Cell From Excel Sheet](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-cell-from-excel-sheet/22208)
**Author:** [@elizabeth](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/elizabeth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2019, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-cell-from-excel-sheet/22208 "2019-07-13T14:38:01Z")
I am wanting to read a specific cell that is added to an excel sheet daily from a shared drive and write it to tag in Ignition. The cell with the value is next to a date column, is there a way to search the excel sheet f… --- ## [Live Ignition Data to Excel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/live-ignition-data-to-excel/18241)
**Author:** [@dturner](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dturner)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2019, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/live-ignition-data-to-excel/18241 "2019-07-13T14:22:33Z")
I have a situation where a user needs certain live tag information but cannot install java or just about anything else on his desktop. Excel is the only thing that I have been able to install. Is there a way to get the d… --- ## [Interfacing with Excel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/interfacing-with-excel/26118)
**Author:** [@christopher.raphael](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/christopher.raphael)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2019, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/interfacing-with-excel/26118 "2019-07-13T14:15:48Z")
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