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**Author:** [@steven.elam](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/steven.elam)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2018, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easychart-configurechart-extension-function/17300 "2018-10-10T19:58:27Z")
My project uses both Charts and EasyCharts. I received a feature request requiring that I save the user's preference for chart background color when they use the right-click popup menu to change the color. For Charts, … --- ## [Html expression question](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/html-expression-question/20066)
**Author:** [@joostjojo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joostjojo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2018, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/html-expression-question/20066 "2018-10-10T18:11:22Z")
--- ## [SCADA Ignition Engineer needed](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scada-ignition-engineer-needed/20070)
**Author:** [@v.elliott](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/v.elliott)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2018, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scada-ignition-engineer-needed/20070 "2018-10-10T17:18:41Z")
Hello All, I'm on the look out for a SCADA Ignition Engineer to work in Data Centres in South London. If you are proficient on SCADA Ignition and would be open to a 6 month contract please email me at v.elliott@huxle… --- ## [How is ActiveDuration Calculated](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-is-activeduration-calculated/10569)
**Author:** [@gadgetguru69](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gadgetguru69)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2018, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-is-activeduration-calculated/10569 "2018-10-10T16:13:04Z")
I can’t seam to figure out how the built in ActiveDuration property for an alarm journal is calculated. I would have thought it would be the time between activeTime and clearTime. But it doesn’t even come close to that s… --- ## [Polling driver suggestions](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/polling-driver-suggestions/16022)
**Author:** [@AE2S\_Sanden](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AE2S_Sanden)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2018, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/polling-driver-suggestions/16022 "2018-10-10T15:42:58Z")
Is there a way with Ignition to set up the scan classes to act like a polling driver? Like several of you out there, we have many systems that use a PLC as a data concentrator to message other PLCs over serial and Ethe… --- ## [Tags not displayed in Tag Browse Tree (realtime mode)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tags-not-displayed-in-tag-browse-tree-realtime-mode/20056)
**Author:** [@aleksandr\_ovchinniko](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aleksandr_ovchinniko)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2018, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tags-not-displayed-in-tag-browse-tree-realtime-mode/20056 "2018-10-10T14:53:45Z")
Hey folks, I’m trying to figure out why I don’t have tags displayed in the Tag Browse Tree realtime mode. See screenshot attached. When I double click a folder in the browse tree I see my tags displayed there for a sec … --- ## [Multi-line text return from expression](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-line-text-return-from-expression/19175)
**Author:** [@esmarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/esmarks)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2018, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-line-text-return-from-expression/19175 "2018-08-10T14:31:14Z")
Hello Forum, Is it possible to return new line characters using an expression? I want to make multi-line labels and buttons using expressions. Is this something that can be done? --- ## [Custom Wicket Editor Component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-wicket-editor-component/20058)
**Author:** [@camatt3](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/camatt3)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2018, 3:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-wicket-editor-component/20058 "2018-10-10T03:55:02Z")
I'm trying to create a custom web (wicket) text area editor component. I've created 3 files: TextAreaEditor.java, TextAreaEditor.html, and TextAreaEditorSource.java. These are all in the same package (TextAreaEditor.html… --- ## [Ignition Easy Chart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-easy-chart/20039)
**Author:** [@choy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/choy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2018, 2:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-easy-chart/20039 "2018-10-10T02:27:50Z")
Is there a way to exposed the lower bound & upper bound for the easy chart? This will make it easy to for the user to modify its lower & upper bound on Runtime. --- ## [Transaction Groups Execution Scheduling Speed](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-groups-execution-scheduling-speed/19984)
**Author:** [@dion.botha](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dion.botha)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2018, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-groups-execution-scheduling-speed/19984 "2018-10-09T21:45:36Z")
Hi guys, I want to use Ignition as a tool to diagnose an intermittent (happens about once a day) anomaly in one of our machines. My approach is to log a few Boolean OPC tags in a historical transaction group when the… --- ## [Mobile module on 7.9.9](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mobile-module-on-7-9-9/19991)
**Author:** [@Mr.K001](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mr.K001)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mobile-module-on-7-9-9/19991 "2018-10-05T13:12:13Z")
My mobile project takes forever to load, I noticed this after updating to 7.9.9, has anyone else have that issue going on? I’m talking about where the project gets loaded, its takes a good 4 -5 min to load which is insa… --- ## [Extract cell value from table NullPointerException](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/extract-cell-value-from-table-nullpointerexception/20050)
**Author:** [@dion.botha](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dion.botha)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2018, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/extract-cell-value-from-table-nullpointerexception/20050 "2018-10-09T20:45:08Z")
Hi Guys, I am trying to transfer a particular cell value of a table to a text field using this code on propertyChange of the table. event.source.parent.getComponent('Text Field').text = event.source.data.getValueAt(1,… --- ## [Alarm Journal Comm Error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-comm-error/20034)
**Author:** [@jackson.null](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jackson.null)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-comm-error/20034 "2018-10-09T20:03:05Z")
Hello, I'm having an issue with the alarm journal component showing a quality of 301. When I do run diagnostics I get "alarms$FETCH: Comm. Error". In console I get this: "13:22:18.889 \[AWT-EventQueue-2\] WARN Vision.C… --- ## [How to find current vision screen index](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-find-current-vision-screen-index/20043)
**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2018, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-find-current-vision-screen-index/20043 "2018-10-09T16:05:50Z")
Ignition 7.9.9 How to find current vision screen index ? Depending projet launcher or propertie, a cvision client is launched on screen 0 or 1 (2 monitor) I'd like find the current desktop screen index to move it to an… --- ## [Update progress bar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/update-progress-bar/20045)
**Author:** [@jordanabrinkman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jordanabrinkman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2018, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/update-progress-bar/20045 "2018-10-09T15:01:48Z")
Hi everyone! I'm new to Ignition and have had some good luck scripting with it so far, but have ran into an issue. I have a mouseReleased event on a Button that reads: window = system.gui.getWindow("Main") print window… --- ## [Resize windows full hd and 4k](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/resize-windows-full-hd-and-4k/20035)
**Author:** [@alemancordero](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alemancordero)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2018, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/resize-windows-full-hd-and-4k/20035 "2018-10-09T11:19:38Z")
I created my project in full hd (1920x1080) and I want to run the application in full hd and in 4k (3840x2160), when it's been executed it in 4k only the windows are resized but the popups are of the same size as in full… --- ## [Ignition mock scripts on GitHub](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-mock-scripts-on-github/16468)
**Author:** [@cesrom](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cesrom)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2018, 7:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-mock-scripts-on-github/16468 "2018-10-09T07:21:02Z")
Hello, fellow Ignition users! As my scripting library was growing I had the need for some source code management, so I turned to using an IDE for my scripts. After trying a couple (1) I settled with PyCharm. Some of… --- ## [Property change script on template](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/property-change-script-on-template/20020)
**Author:** [@edwinnch](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/edwinnch)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2018, 6:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/property-change-script-on-template/20020 "2018-10-09T06:33:55Z")
Hi, I have written a write to tag script under the property change script of a template when one of the template parameter (which is an input text field) changed. However, when i run in client mode, it does not trig… --- ## [Historian wrong data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historian-wrong-data/20026)
**Author:** [@roinisan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/roinisan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2018, 5:09am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historian-wrong-data/20026 "2018-10-09T05:09:17Z")
hey, I have a problem with the ignition saving and loading data from plc tag: I have 4 tags which receives temperatures from plc, each tag is saved by the historian, the problem is that wrong data is saved when there is … --- ## [Flash the background](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/flash-the-background/19993)
**Author:** [@bellm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bellm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/flash-the-background/19993 "2018-10-08T22:44:07Z")
I would like to flash the background of a Text Field when that enter more characters then the max allowed. This is what I have right now: import time from java.awt import Color TextField = event.source.parent.getCompo… --- ## [DB design question](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/db-design-question/19892)
**Author:** [@Brian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/db-design-question/19892 "2018-10-08T19:23:26Z")
This is a more general database design question than what might be appropriate for this forum, but I thought I'd ask anyway as there's lots of talented developers here. I'm trying to implement what I'm calling (for lac… --- ## [Ignition Edge : change directory for the local history](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-change-directory-for-the-local-history/14729)
**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-change-directory-for-the-local-history/14729 "2018-10-08T15:01:06Z")
Can we change the destination directory for the 1 week local history db ? If ignition Edge is installed on the main memory of the embedded device, I would like to store local history into another storage device like a S… --- ## [Force window to redraw](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/force-window-to-redraw/20018)
**Author:** [@ASF](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ASF)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/force-window-to-redraw/20018 "2018-10-08T13:17:29Z")
I have a popup windows which I open up to look at a particular type of sensor. On the popup are several different numeric entry fields, and a "setup" button. The "setup" button brings up a second popup, on which I check … --- ## [Gateway Script Only at 4pm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-script-only-at-4pm/19979)
**Author:** [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-script-only-at-4pm/19979 "2018-10-08T13:12:31Z")
How can I set up a gateway script to run once at 4pm everyday? I want to write a value to a single tag at this time. thanks --- ## [Create dropdown on Table component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-dropdown-on-table-component/20019)
**Author:** [@Mel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-dropdown-on-table-component/20019 "2018-10-08T12:43:49Z")
Can still possible to create dropdown list on selected column in created table. I just want to have a combobox cell inside the Table like you see in most of the web base table. I just refer to this link but I can't downl… --- ## [Template Parameters in Template Repeater](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-parameters-in-template-repeater/20009)
**Author:** [@edwinnch](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/edwinnch)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 6:47am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-parameters-in-template-repeater/20009 "2018-10-08T06:47:47Z")
Hi, I have created a template with 20 template parameters and used template repeater to repeat the template for 20 sensors. I need to configure the parameter for each template according to the sensor information. However… --- ## [UI Design suggestions?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ui-design-suggestions/19907)
**Author:** [@StefanGronberg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/StefanGronberg)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 6:31am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ui-design-suggestions/19907 "2018-10-08T06:31:20Z")
Hi, i have this project that i created in 2015-16-ish. The old view was not good, but functional (See img 1) I have re-designed the UI (img 2+) a bit, and not i think it looks quite alright, but not over done. But the… --- ## [Easy Chart Saving to Multiple Datasets](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-saving-to-multiple-datasets/19987)
**Author:** [@0sm0](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/0sm0)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-saving-to-multiple-datasets/19987 "2018-10-08T01:21:43Z")
Hi Guys, Using V7.9.9 Easy Chart with DB pens using either built in Save button or exportDatasets() yields same results. Not sure if its just something I am doing but I have found that when saving Datasets to Excel f… --- ## [Error Handling - ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-handling-arrayindexoutofboundsexception/20011)
**Author:** [@nmaloney](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nmaloney)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-handling-arrayindexoutofboundsexception/20011 "2018-10-06T16:24:56Z")
I have a situation where I need to handle an exception due to an ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException. In the manual, it says that this can be called out for an exception-specific failover. However, another error is thrown say… --- ## [Scann Classes Understanding](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scann-classes-understanding/19996)
**Author:** [@luca.mori](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luca.mori)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2018, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scann-classes-understanding/19996 "2018-10-06T11:07:37Z")
Hi everyone, I'm trying to understand "Scan Classes" in order to achieve the following : I have many tags which I'm not really interested on, so my aim is to set their "Direct" scan class slow polling rate to 0 seconds… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1602) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1604)