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## [Right click Alarm Status Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/right-click-alarm-status-table/26130)

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**Author:** [@oisin.gribben](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/oisin.gribben)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2019, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/right-click-alarm-status-table/26130 "2019-06-27T08:52:54Z")

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Is there a way to write a script on a right click of an alarm status table. The method isn’t there but can it be done in a custom method?

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## [Scripting Auto Complete / suggested text](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripting-auto-complete-suggested-text/14606)

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**Author:** [@cajaz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cajaz)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2019, 2:25am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripting-auto-complete-suggested-text/14606 "2019-06-27T02:25:12Z")

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I was recently helped by an ignition support member and I noticed that while doing scripting he was pressing some key combination to see the allowable methods or properties of whatever it was that we were looking at. May…

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## [Omron NJ Driver vs NX Processor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/omron-nj-driver-vs-nx-processor/26104)

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**Author:** [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2019, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/omron-nj-driver-vs-nx-processor/26104 "2019-06-26T20:40:38Z")

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Can anyone verify that the NJ Driver will work with an NX platform? @richardNZ15, perhaps? I figure if anyone would know, it’s you. :slight\_smile: I’ve got a new facility going up, and I’m trying to get my caffeinated …

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## [SQL Exec.command in a query tag in Ignition timing out](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-exec-command-in-a-query-tag-in-ignition-timing-out/25938)

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**Author:** [@dholt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dholt)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2019, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-exec-command-in-a-query-tag-in-ignition-timing-out/25938 "2019-06-26T19:33:48Z")

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I have a projecting command that is custom wrote for our SQL server that I’m trying to attach to a tag. It takes roughly 1.5-2 minutes in SSMS to run. When I pass the command in to the tag it times out after 1 minute. I’…

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## [Open gateway on Windows from Macbook?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-gateway-on-windows-from-macbook/26115)

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**Author:** [@billyjo182](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/billyjo182)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2019, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-gateway-on-windows-from-macbook/26115 "2019-06-26T19:01:45Z")

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I’m wondering if there is a way I can or if I should have issues when trying to open a gateway hosted on a Windows server from a Macbook client? I’m currently trying to open the gateway at work from my Macbook client and…

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## [Shared script on tag change](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/shared-script-on-tag-change/26074)

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**Author:** [@jorisherry](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jorisherry)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2019, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/shared-script-on-tag-change/26074 "2019-06-26T18:47:11Z")

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In previous Igntion versions i could use the shared scripts on tag change scripts. How do I do this in Ignition 8, since the shared script isn’t there anymore? Or eg. use the runscript on an expression tag? I tried us…

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## [Resource bundle not being built to correct directory](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/resource-bundle-not-being-built-to-correct-directory/26113)

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**Author:** [@Rhys\_m](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rhys_m)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2019, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/resource-bundle-not-being-built-to-correct-directory/26113 "2019-06-26T17:57:34Z")

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HI, I have a module that I have been adding expressions to, I have now added a scripting function to it, it all builds fine, and works correctly, however when you get the help pop up when selecting the function in a scr…

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## [Trouble with gateway scripting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trouble-with-gateway-scripting/26111)

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**Author:** [@andyg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andyg)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2019, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trouble-with-gateway-scripting/26111 "2019-06-26T17:51:53Z")

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Hi, I am having some trouble with gateway scripting. I have some tag change events that are running through specific tags (Tag-\> Tag Events-\>Value Changed) that work perfectly. However, when I use the exact same code in …

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## [Getting Component Values From Script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-component-values-from-script/26093)

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**Author:** [@ammermanbrittanyf](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ammermanbrittanyf)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2019, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-component-values-from-script/26093 "2019-06-26T17:42:24Z")

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hello. I am currently trying to get the value of a checkbox that exists in a window from a script. However, I am having trouble with an error that notes "window (xyz) is not currently open.". Has anyone been able to perf…

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## [\[feature-14304\]Making system.util.retarget() Failover Aware](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-14304-making-system-util-retarget-failover-aware/26109)

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**Author:** [@namesdontmatter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/namesdontmatter)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2019, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-14304-making-system-util-retarget-failover-aware/26109 "2019-06-26T16:52:22Z")

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What would be the best way to have system.util.retarget() check if the IP address is up before retargetting, and then if the server is on its failover, then retarget to the failover server instead?

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## [No tags available](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/no-tags-available/26106)

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**Author:** [@Alexey.Chekhovskiy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alexey.Chekhovskiy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2019, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/no-tags-available/26106 "2019-06-26T15:30:24Z")

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we have a strange case, what we catch twice already. Yesterday afternoon and today in the morning. In logs are look like “No scan class information found for tags. warning”. In the designer, you can’t see any tags eith…

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## [When a Tag used as Named Query parameter changes, data is reloaded, but not always properly](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/when-a-tag-used-as-named-query-parameter-changes-data-is-reloaded-but-not-always-properly/25836)

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**Author:** [@md.szyman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/md.szyman)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2019, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/when-a-tag-used-as-named-query-parameter-changes-data-is-reloaded-but-not-always-properly/25836 "2019-06-26T16:05:05Z")

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Another named query question from me. Here’s the query I’m talking about: DECLARE @downtimeDivisor AS INT = 1 IF :downtimeFormat = 'hours' SET @downtimeDivisor = 3600; ELSE IF :downtimeFormat = 'minutes' SET @downti…

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## [Accessing individual bits in controllogix](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-individual-bits-in-controllogix/19628)

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**Author:** [@Vince](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Vince)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2019, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-individual-bits-in-controllogix/19628 "2019-06-26T15:43:40Z")

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## [Change hardware for edge and keep a old tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-hardware-for-edge-and-keep-a-old-tag/26107)

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**Author:** [@Alexey.Chekhovskiy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alexey.Chekhovskiy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-hardware-for-edge-and-keep-a-old-tag/26107 "2019-06-26T15:34:25Z")

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When do you switch the hardware for Edge, it starts a new historical tag provider. Any easy way how to keep it together with old tag provider for a report, without rename old tag under the new name on the database?

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## [XY Chart issue with Zoom](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-issue-with-zoom/26016)

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**Author:** [@c.bertulli](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/c.bertulli)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2019, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-issue-with-zoom/26016 "2019-06-21T15:41:15Z")

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Hi All, I have a strange issue when the XY Chart gets zoomed in. Pictures can talk better than me :wink: This is a 1Hz pulse and the green line has to stay in between the red and yellow line. As you can clearly see…

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## [Create Data Type from Selected missing funcionality](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-data-type-from-selected-missing-funcionality/26105)

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**Author:** [@jose.granero](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jose.granero)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2019, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-data-type-from-selected-missing-funcionality/26105 "2019-06-26T13:11:01Z")

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We are missing the funcionality of creating a data type from a set o selected variables in Ignition 8

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## [Order of execution of Expression tags in a UDT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/order-of-execution-of-expression-tags-in-a-udt/26103)

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**Author:** [@rpulsifer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rpulsifer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2019, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/order-of-execution-of-expression-tags-in-a-udt/26103 "2019-06-26T12:41:31Z")

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I have a UDT which has several incoming data values and a number of expression tags, some of them reference other expression tags within their expression formula. As the incoming data values are from a cellular connectio…

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## [Alarm name with forward slash](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-name-with-forward-slash/26099)

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**Author:** [@enrico.merlo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/enrico.merlo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2019, 8:02am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-name-with-forward-slash/26099 "2019-06-26T08:02:55Z")

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Hi! I have a problem with alarms names; when using forward slash in the name, I get only the substring after it shown. Is there a workaround to get the whole name shown or change the character is the only solution? Th…

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## [\[Feature-12659,13294\] OPC/Tag Browser Column Header Pinned](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-12659-13294-opc-tag-browser-column-header-pinned/22426)

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**Author:** [@ptshaw](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ptshaw)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2019, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-12659-13294-opc-tag-browser-column-header-pinned/22426 "2019-06-26T05:15:16Z")

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Please pin the OPC Tag Browser/ Tag Browser column headers so that they remain at the top of the panel when you scroll. You cannot resize the column widths when the header bar is not visible. This is very nit-picky reque…

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## [Perspective - navigate on startup](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-navigate-on-startup/26064)

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**Author:** [@tim.schultz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tim.schultz)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2019, 3:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-navigate-on-startup/26064 "2019-06-26T03:33:32Z")

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Hello! I’m trying to use system.perspective.navigate on a Session Startup event. Essentially I’m looking at specific attributes of the user and letting them either pass through to the main view or directing them to an …

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## [Version 8.01 sun.awt.image.PNGImageDecoder$PNGException: crc corruption](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/version-8-01-sun-awt-image-pngimagedecoder-pngexception-crc-corruption/25559)

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**Author:** [@jasonstrunk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jasonstrunk)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2019, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/version-8-01-sun-awt-image-pngimagedecoder-pngexception-crc-corruption/25559 "2019-06-25T23:04:42Z")

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In Edge Version 8.01, the designer hangs up after launching Scripting. Nothing else in the project browser loads. I get this error in the Output Console. sun.awt.image.PNGImageDecoder$PNGException: crc corruption at…

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## [Recommendation on backing up Historian created SQL database](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/recommendation-on-backing-up-historian-created-sql-database/22702)

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**Author:** [@paul.nelson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul.nelson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2019, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/recommendation-on-backing-up-historian-created-sql-database/22702 "2019-05-20T16:13:27Z")

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Hello all - we have an IA Historian system that is less than one year old; we are still configuring more history tags, currently 6,000+ tags, and we will probably end up with 10,000 or so. Our SQL dB size is about 35 GB…

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## [\[bug-14191\]ManagedTagProvider - ReadOnly, but copy and paste creates new tags in Designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14191-managedtagprovider-readonly-but-copy-and-paste-creates-new-tags-in-designer/25742)

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**Author:** [@chi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chi)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2019, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14191-managedtagprovider-readonly-but-copy-and-paste-creates-new-tags-in-designer/25742 "2019-06-25T22:27:14Z")

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I’m using a ManagedTagProvider in Ignition 8.0.2 (b2019060511). The configuration is setAllowTagCustomization(false); As expected, i can not create new or modify existing tags in the designer. However copy and paste cre…

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## [Ignition 7.9.11 Upgrade Broke Vision Window Appearance](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-11-upgrade-broke-vision-window-appearance/26094)

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**Author:** [@bfuson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bfuson)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2019, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-11-upgrade-broke-vision-window-appearance/26094 "2019-06-25T21:42:20Z")

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Prior to upgrading from Ignition 7.9.10 to 7.9.11, I had client startup scripts that opened a small (180x500) desktop window containing only a template. The window functions as a faceplate display, and the template path/…

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## [Alarm notifications / SMTP issues](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-notifications-smtp-issues/17284)

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**Author:** [@dfenter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dfenter)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2019, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-notifications-smtp-issues/17284 "2019-06-25T20:32:49Z")

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We have setup alarm notifications through email, and are having some issues getting things working. The SMTP profile is setup, and the test email works without entering any username or password. The alarm notificatio…

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## [SQL query 'WHERE' clause based on timestamp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-query-where-clause-based-on-timestamp/26067)

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**Author:** [@asap13](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/asap13)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2019, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-query-where-clause-based-on-timestamp/26067 "2019-06-25T20:19:43Z")

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Hi, I have a report query to MYSQL DB 8.0, similar to : Select \* from my\_table where t\_stamp between {StartDate} and {EndDate}; The {StartDate} and {EndDate} are report parameters of the DATE type . On the window wh…

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## [Remember Me Functionality](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remember-me-functionality/26080)

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**Author:** [@john.schlottke](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/john.schlottke)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2019, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remember-me-functionality/26080 "2019-06-25T17:37:47Z")

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Is there a way to have a remember me functionality for Perspective since I would like users not to have to remember there login credentials each time with there phone?

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## [Windows Syslog Server Module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-syslog-server-module/26086)

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**Author:** [@MicroVAX\_II](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MicroVAX_II)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2019, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-syslog-server-module/26086 "2019-06-25T16:52:37Z")

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Looking for Ignition to take over as our “Windows Syslog Server” It would be nice to bring SCADA into the I.T. Server arena. This would be a Huge hit in the I.T. world if Ignition could interface with windows AD/DC with …

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## [Can't get two decimal point format in subtotal table?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-get-two-decimal-point-format-in-subtotal-table/26085)

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**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2019, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-get-two-decimal-point-format-in-subtotal-table/26085 "2019-06-25T16:51:47Z")

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Using Ignition 7.9.1. I have a table of values, and underneath, it a table that has custom properties that sum up different columns in the main table, and then uses the custom properties in a Cell Update function to dis…

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## [Twilio inbound SMS options - cloud?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/twilio-inbound-sms-options-cloud/17059)

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**Author:** [@framebuilder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/framebuilder)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2019, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/twilio-inbound-sms-options-cloud/17059 "2019-06-25T16:00:54Z")

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Just checking in to see if anyone has come up with a good solution to deliver inbound (acknowledgement) SMS messages from Twilio. Our Corporate Security team won't allow any inbound ports to be open. I'm considering s…

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