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## [Trigger script/write to tag based on day and time](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trigger-script-write-to-tag-based-on-day-and-time/18595)

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**Author:** [@hazem.abdulrab](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hazem.abdulrab)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 3:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trigger-script-write-to-tag-based-on-day-and-time/18595 "2018-06-25T03:43:58Z")

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Hello, I’m trying to setup a script that will trigger at a specific day of the week and time. my current issue is when i setup a button to run the script when its pressed just for testing . I get the following output p…

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## [Designer color selector issues](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-color-selector-issues/10479)

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**Author:** [@JGJohnson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JGJohnson)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2018, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-color-selector-issues/10479 "2018-06-24T22:50:28Z")

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Something I do quite often is copy a hex value and paste it into the Hex field on the color chooser. Unfortunately this feature has been extremely buggy for quite some time. I first noticed it on version 7.5.13 and we h…

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## [Project Downgrade from 7.9.x to 7.8.x](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-downgrade-from-7-9-x-to-7-8-x/18590)

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**Author:** [@luca.mori](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luca.mori)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2018, 2:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-downgrade-from-7-9-x-to-7-8-x/18590 "2018-06-24T02:08:07Z")

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Hi guys, I recently developed a project based on the 7.9.x version of the Ignition Gateway. I need now to reuse this program for a new costumer who does have a 7.8.x version. Could you gently advise me on the best…

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## [Testing phone pipeline bug](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/testing-phone-pipeline-bug/18594)

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**Author:** [@Brian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brian)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2018, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/testing-phone-pipeline-bug/18594 "2018-06-23T21:00:00Z")

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I think I found a bug when testing a new phone notification pipeline. The pipeline below is what I’m using: It’s pretty simple, and the intent was to have the alarm system dial the roster indicated and loop through …

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## [Openpyxl & Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/openpyxl-ignition/10327)

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**Author:** [@Chris\_Taylor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Chris_Taylor)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2018, 5:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/openpyxl-ignition/10327 "2018-06-23T05:21:00Z")

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Hello folks So I'm looking at a project that needs to insert data in to a worksheet in an excel workbook, about 200 cells. this will happen once a week and the worksheet changes very week. I'd like to do this within …

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## [Ignition Gateway Won't Start](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-gateway-wont-start/18568)

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**Author:** [@1jeffwill11](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/1jeffwill11)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-gateway-wont-start/18568 "2018-06-21T17:05:50Z")

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Like it says in the title, my gateway won't start even though the webserver is starting just fine. It's like the gateway is stuck in a permanent loop. I have tried restarting it many times and even left it as starting ov…

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## [Call Scripting Functions Externally](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/call-scripting-functions-externally/18589)

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**Author:** [@jgoodwill](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jgoodwill)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/call-scripting-functions-externally/18589 "2018-06-22T21:06:49Z")

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Is it possible to call the Ignition scripting functions from an external program? Essentially what I'm wanting to do is to access the historical data using the system.tag.queryTagHistory and system.data.ToCSV functio…

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## [User source AD/DB hybrid select query problem](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-source-ad-db-hybrid-select-query-problem/18581)

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**Author:** [@mrogers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mrogers)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-source-ad-db-hybrid-select-query-problem/18581 "2018-06-22T20:25:45Z")

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Basically I had thought I could add an "enabled" column to our auth DB and add it to the end of the user properties query, just add "and enabled" to the end of it so its "SELECT firstname, lastname, schedule, language, n…

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## [Aggregating Historian Tag Data For Reporting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/aggregating-historian-tag-data-for-reporting/18584)

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**Author:** [@matt.wright](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/matt.wright)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/aggregating-historian-tag-data-for-reporting/18584 "2018-06-22T18:31:23Z")

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I've got a historian tag logging a value in which I need to aggregate and do some further reporting. The tag logs a value other then 0 for 8 hour cycles, during that 8 hours I want to take the AVG of 60 second interval…

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## [Suppress SQL Query Binding Error Popups](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/suppress-sql-query-binding-error-popups/18580)

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**Author:** [@WillMT10](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/WillMT10)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/suppress-sql-query-binding-error-popups/18580 "2018-06-22T17:09:24Z")

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I have a number of data entry components that have SQL query bindings. Whenever there is a network loss, all of these components will trigger an Error Popup window for Network Loss. Is there anyway to suppress these er…

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## [First edge project](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/first-edge-project/18325)

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**Author:** [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/first-edge-project/18325 "2018-06-22T15:59:06Z")

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Hi, have installed version 7.9.7 of ignition edge, licensed all plus the web browser module. in the module page it states the web module is "loaded".. all the rest are licensed and "running"... is this normal?

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## [Navigate to screen based on Client MAC address](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/navigate-to-screen-based-on-client-mac-address/18572)

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**Author:** [@Michael.Plybon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Michael.Plybon)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/navigate-to-screen-based-on-client-mac-address/18572 "2018-06-22T12:17:18Z")

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I am looking at multiple clients all running the same application. Rather than bringing up my application in each one and navigating to the proper screen, I want Windows to start the application which is easy enough, but…

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## [Linear Scale Tick Marks Show 0](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/linear-scale-tick-marks-show-0/18570)

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**Author:** [@ddurant](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ddurant)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 5:51am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/linear-scale-tick-marks-show-0/18570 "2018-06-22T05:51:53Z")

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I have a Linear Scale that I want to go from 0 to 0.2. My major tick span is 0.05 and my minor tick span is 0.01. Here is what I get: Why are my major tick marks a 0? Can they not display a decimal number? I don’t…

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## [Changing Scheduled Time Under Connections Devices](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-scheduled-time-under-connections-devices/18575)

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**Author:** [@gary.findley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gary.findley)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 9:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-scheduled-time-under-connections-devices/18575 "2018-06-21T21:33:10Z")

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My load factor is 867% and I'm told the reason is my scheduled time is at 250ms. I'm pulling tags from a ControlLogix controller, how is this 250ms set? Additionally, has anyone had any issues moving license from Win7…

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## [Creating a Stopwatch inside Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-a-stopwatch-inside-ignition/18545)

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**Author:** [@dano38291](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dano38291)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-a-stopwatch-inside-ignition/18545 "2018-06-21T20:17:07Z")

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Hello So a Timer component cannot be used as Stopwatch since it drifts. I have Ignition collecting data from a Spraying Process and collecting data off a few scales. I don't want my users to use a Physical Stop watch. I …

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## [Identical database connection won't connect](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/identical-database-connection-wont-connect/18571)

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**Author:** [@mrogers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mrogers)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/identical-database-connection-wont-connect/18571 "2018-06-21T19:24:35Z")

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\*\*\*Edit. So this is embarrassing. Turns out, just your standard run of the mill PEBKAC error. Username was very slightly misspelled. Hi all, I wanted to add a new database connection for a different database on the sam…

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## [Scripting Validation before Database insert issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripting-validation-before-database-insert-issue/18559)

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**Author:** [@jshaffer09](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jshaffer09)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripting-validation-before-database-insert-issue/18559 "2018-06-21T17:44:11Z")

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I am wanting to skip the insert if the skipRowFlag and the VaildationError are meet. Here is what I have so far pretty long program. Any Ideas would help #get data from dataset data = event.source.parent.getComponent…

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## [Multi-State Indicator's State, driven by tag (int1)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-state-indicators-state-driven-by-tag-int1/18561)

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**Author:** [@stan.arimah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/stan.arimah)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-state-indicators-state-driven-by-tag-int1/18561 "2018-06-21T14:38:58Z")

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Hey, I have a multi-state indicator that i want to display valve states based on a tag (int1 - Byte). However i keep getting these errors; If i have the state using an expression binding type with {\[Client\]TagPath} +…

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## [Custom properties as PyObjects](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-properties-as-pyobjects/18558)

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**Author:** [@pgmo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pgmo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-properties-as-pyobjects/18558 "2018-06-21T14:32:35Z")

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As far as I see there's no possibility to pass a variable to a page through the Custom Properties mechanism that is a PyObject. That would be of use if I need to pass a reference to the current popup window to a new popu…

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## [Reporting top 10 bar chart colors](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-top-10-bar-chart-colors/18550)

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**Author:** [@Nathan\_ICS](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nathan_ICS)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-top-10-bar-chart-colors/18550 "2018-06-21T13:47:16Z")

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How do I make each bar a different color for a top 10 graph in a report? I found this where you can change the color based on the value in the scripting(below) and it works fine for that but I can't figure out how to m…

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## [OpenJDK and Linux](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/openjdk-and-linux/18553)

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**Author:** [@AlThePal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AlThePal)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/openjdk-and-linux/18553 "2018-06-21T13:43:12Z")

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Given that OpenJDK 8 is now the recommended version of Java for Ignition I gave it another try on Ubuntu 16.04 with KDE. It caused just as many problems as when I tried it before, with Java heap space errors and random f…

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## [Dropdown reset selected value to default](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-reset-selected-value-to-default/18556)

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**Author:** [@jshaffer09](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jshaffer09)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-reset-selected-value-to-default/18556 "2018-06-21T13:16:41Z")

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In component scripting how would you reset a dropdowns selected value back to default (-1)?

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## [Help with Graphing with filtered dataset with null values in Ignition Reporting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-with-graphing-with-filtered-dataset-with-null-values-in-ignition-reporting/18555)

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**Author:** [@harryzhou4498](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/harryzhou4498)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-with-graphing-with-filtered-dataset-with-null-values-in-ignition-reporting/18555 "2018-06-21T13:02:37Z")

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I’m wondering about how I can configure this graph in Ignition reporting to display my data values properly. I have a filtered data set indicated in the top segment of both images where it does not record data in tha…

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## [Dump logger by script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dump-logger-by-script/18347)

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**Author:** [@Vince](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Vince)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dump-logger-by-script/18347 "2018-06-21T12:42:32Z")

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Hi, Is there a way using scripting to dump the content of the gateway logger? I would like to do it automaticly. Thanks.

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## [Jython 2.7.0 in Ignition 7.8?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jython-2-7-0-in-ignition-7-8/9994)

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**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jython-2-7-0-in-ignition-7-8/9994 "2018-06-21T12:37:14Z")

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Jython 2.7.0 just released. Do you plan to get it in Ignition 7.8 ? jython.org Jython 2.7.0 Final Released (May 2015)

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## [Force timestamp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/force-timestamp/18552)

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**Author:** [@Amarth](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Amarth)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 7:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/force-timestamp/18552 "2018-06-21T07:35:24Z")

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Hello all, Is there a way to "force" a timestamp of a tag ? The idea would be to retrieve history information from an external system and to write them in Ignition tags (value and timestamp). Those tags would then be…

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## [Lifespan exceeded in Voice Notification Module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/lifespan-exceeded-in-voice-notification-module/18549)

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**Author:** [@hendrisvs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hendrisvs)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/lifespan-exceeded-in-voice-notification-module/18549 "2018-06-20T23:20:12Z")

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Hello everyone. I hope you can help me. I am configuring "Voice Notification Module", when I try to do the test, and the "Notification" block of "Pipeline" is in "TEST = True" mode, I see this message: "PHONE NOTIFICA…

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## [Multifactor Authentication](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multifactor-authentication/18548)

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**Author:** [@UdayBaskar.Guntupall](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/UdayBaskar.Guntupall)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multifactor-authentication/18548 "2018-06-20T23:16:50Z")

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I read an old topic about multifactor authentication but wondering if there are any updates on if latest revisions of Ignition 7.9 or later support multifactor authentication

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## [Alarm Status Table re-paint / re-draw issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-status-table-re-paint-re-draw-issue/18522)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-status-table-re-paint-re-draw-issue/18522 "2018-06-19T06:35:49Z")

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Hi, We’re having an issue with the alarm status table where it is dragged on as a component onto a page (as opposed to a component within a template) and in runtime it seems to be having re-painting issues; it’s display…

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## [A list of feature requests](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/a-list-of-feature-requests/1752)

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**Author:** [@SonicClang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SonicClang)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2010, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/a-list-of-feature-requests/1752 "2010-04-19T14:12:47Z")

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I downloaded the demo of Ignition to see if it would be a good fit for my company. We've been using RsView since 2000 and it's always served us well, but just lately we've been running into some limitations of what it's …

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