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**Author:** [@dis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dis)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2018, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-user-creating-template-and-binding-members-of-udt-to-object/16454 "2018-01-03T12:51:45Z")
I've created a template and so far I've added just a 'Moving Analog Indicator'. I'll add more as I go. On the template Container I've added a Template Parameter called 'Analog' this maps to a UDT named P\_AIN. P\_AIN is… --- ## [Historian tag chart - line w/ shape](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historian-tag-chart-line-w-shape/16449)
**Author:** [@szcz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/szcz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2018, 8:44am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historian-tag-chart-line-w-shape/16449 "2018-01-03T08:44:55Z")
Hello, first of all, happy and prosperous 2018 to all of you! I’ve been struggling with displaying historian tag in a way our users want. Here’s our setup concerning this tag: historian tag has scanclass the tag can… --- ## [Image in Table Cell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/image-in-table-cell/16442)
**Author:** [@antoniosantos\_ccb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/antoniosantos_ccb)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2018, 8:44am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/image-in-table-cell/16442 "2018-01-03T08:44:41Z")
Hi. Happy new year to all! I have a Table and I need to show only pictures. I could do this from Table Customizer(image path list), but I don't know how many columns I will have. Is it possible to make in my script? How? … --- ## [Development Services Required](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/development-services-required/16459)
**Author:** [@jrd](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jrd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2018, 7:12am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/development-services-required/16459 "2018-01-03T07:12:49Z")
Hi guys I'm not sure if this is the appropriate place to post this. Please excuse me if not. I have a client that needs some functionality that would best be delivered in an Ignition Module. This is outside the scope … --- ## [How to export OPC DA data via OPC UA](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-export-opc-da-data-via-opc-ua/16457)
**Author:** [@Apisit\_Chuencharoen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Apisit_Chuencharoen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2018, 3:41am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-export-opc-da-data-via-opc-ua/16457 "2018-01-03T03:41:35Z")
Hello, Our Ignition server connect DCS OPC-DA server (OPC protocal). I created tags and logged tag history in Ignition designer. Can I use 3rd party OPC-UA client connect Ignition OPC-UA server and export Ignition tags… --- ## [Polling Purges Memory State of Selected Cell in PowerTable](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/polling-purges-memory-state-of-selected-cell-in-powertable/16456)
**Author:** [@SpikerBrian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SpikerBrian)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2018, 3:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/polling-purges-memory-state-of-selected-cell-in-powertable/16456 "2018-01-03T03:32:39Z")
We have a Select Query within a Power Table, configured to Poll every 10 seconds. Therefore every 10 seconds, the cell selected by the user is no longer highlighted, because 'Selected Column' and 'Selected Row' both reve… --- ## [CompactLogix status switching in and out of Connected:Browse Pending](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/compactlogix-status-switching-in-and-out-of-connected-browse-pending/16440)
**Author:** [@Nathan\_ICS](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nathan_ICS)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2018, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/compactlogix-status-switching-in-and-out-of-connected-browse-pending/16440 "2018-01-02T19:21:27Z")
We have a system with 4 CompactLogixs v20 and they keep changing from Connected: Protocol: EIP - Run Mode to Connected:Browse Pending then back. They are using the Legacy Allen-Bradley CompactLogix type and I have automa… --- ## [Change Chart Bar Colors based on tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-chart-bar-colors-based-on-tag/16358)
**Author:** [@danewilbanks1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/danewilbanks1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2018, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-chart-bar-colors-based-on-tag/16358 "2018-01-02T14:30:59Z")
I'm trying to separate the visualization of shift data. For example one shift of Good, Bad, and Total Parts would have a set of colors. The second shift, a different set. I have a tag denoting Shift 1 or 2 that actually … --- ## [Ign v7.8.5 date format issue SOLVED](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-v7-8-5-date-format-issue-solved/16445)
**Author:** [@DwSoFt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DwSoFt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2018, 5:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-v7-8-5-date-format-issue-solved/16445 "2018-01-02T05:08:54Z")
I had a yesterdays date expression tag, that was grabbing date now, minus 1 day via the datearitmetic then using dateformat() to make it yyyyMMdd. beow is the expression: dateformat(dateArithmetic(now(), -1, "days"), "YY… --- ## [Using unique license path, Ignition maven plugin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-unique-license-path-ignition-maven-plugin/16444)
**Author:** [@travis.sareault](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/travis.sareault)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2018, 4:51am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-unique-license-path-ignition-maven-plugin/16444 "2018-01-01T04:51:33Z")
I'm trying to use a unique license path other than just license.html in the build directory of the project (in this case license/license.html) Stacktrace is as follows: org.apache.maven.lifecycle.LifecycleExecutionExc… --- ## [Calculate runtime percentage](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/calculate-runtime-percentage/16393)
**Author:** [@bwagner](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bwagner)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2017, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/calculate-runtime-percentage/16393 "2017-12-29T18:31:16Z")
I have a Boolean historical tag that is 1 when machine starts and 0 when it stops. I wanted to calculate the percentage of time that it is running over a certain time period. Anyone have any ideas how to calculate that? … --- ## [Mouse cursor through transparent templates](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mouse-cursor-through-transparent-templates/9291)
**Author:** [@jeffkrol](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jeffkrol)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mouse-cursor-through-transparent-templates/9291 "2017-12-28T20:42:20Z")
Howdy, I have some templates that have some objects in them, but also have a lot of empty (transparent) space. I have then taken those templates and layered them into a bigger template. I noticed something strange and … --- ## [Publish to AWS SNS from Ignition Alarms](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/publish-to-aws-sns-from-ignition-alarms/16327)
**Author:** [@alvin.varughese1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alvin.varughese1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/publish-to-aws-sns-from-ignition-alarms/16327 "2017-12-28T19:05:24Z")
I am looking into using Ignitions Alarm functionality to trigger a script that will then pass the details of the alarm to an SNS topic in AWS. I have been having trouble getting the 3rd party library python import proces… --- ## [Tags Path in Script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tags-path-in-script/16431)
**Author:** [@lsauna40](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lsauna40)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tags-path-in-script/16431 "2017-12-28T14:18:28Z")
Hello everybody! Can i call one variables (tag) in script? How? And can i parametrizated that tag? For example i've one Live with 3 Extruders but in the future i choose to install and put the 4th Extruder. Can I chan… --- ## [Split Regex expression to get tag OPCItemPath 'Device' name](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/split-regex-expression-to-get-tag-opcitempath-device-name/16425)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2017, 12:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/split-regex-expression-to-get-tag-opcitempath-device-name/16425 "2017-12-27T12:01:35Z")
Hi, I'm trying to write a regex in a split expression to pull the device (PLC) name from the OPCItemPath of a tag, but what I have seems to be pulling the inverse of what I'm expecting and what online resources tell me… --- ## [Getting Window Type](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-window-type/16421)
**Author:** [@jasoncoope](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jasoncoope)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2017, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-window-type/16421 "2017-12-27T00:48:38Z")
Am calling system.gui.getWindows() to return a tuple of all project windows. Is there a way or a function call that will tell me the window type of each window i.e. Main Window, Docked Window or popup? Am trying to build… --- ## [Change the Value of tag using time slicing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-the-value-of-tag-using-time-slicing/16418)
**Author:** [@k.jain](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/k.jain)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-the-value-of-tag-using-time-slicing/16418 "2017-12-26T18:58:27Z")
Hello, I was wondering if there is a way of doing time slicing. I have a button and on action I want the current time saved in a memory tag and but clicking it again I want it to store the time stamp in another memory … --- ## [Easy Chart Database Pen UTC time to CST time](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-database-pen-utc-time-to-cst-time/16315)
**Author:** [@tbackus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tbackus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-database-pen-utc-time-to-cst-time/16315 "2017-12-26T16:33:11Z")
Making an Easy chart, Have a Database Pen grabbing a cycle time Y Column, my Time Column is in UTC. So when you go to view the data, the newest data is "in the future" (CST is -6 hours UTC). Can I some how tell the Eas… --- ## [IF ,Select statement error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/if-select-statement-error/16388)
**Author:** [@tamerplc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tamerplc)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2017, 12:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/if-select-statement-error/16388 "2017-12-23T12:10:21Z")
I have this SQL query SELECT Allocation\_State FROM allocation\_state where ws\_cur\_mode={Root Container.Tabel1.AllocationSate\_F} IF ({Root Container.Dropdown.selectedValue}\>0) i received below error java.lang.Excep… --- ## [OPC UA custom model for devices](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-custom-model-for-devices/14871)
**Author:** [@vinitkapoor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vinitkapoor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2017, 12:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-custom-model-for-devices/14871 "2017-12-23T00:23:46Z")
Hi, Is there a way we can import/define custom model based on OPC UA Information model for the devices? For e.g., I want define an information model where a device has 3 sensors and 2 actuators in opc ua model. Is this… --- ## [tag.writeSynchronous not reflected immediately?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-writesynchronous-not-reflected-immediately/16392)
**Author:** [@lyndon.schroeder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lyndon.schroeder)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-writesynchronous-not-reflected-immediately/16392 "2017-12-22T21:32:39Z")
I have a gateway tag change script, I wanted to insure only executed once, it sends an email and I don't want to spam the recipients if we have a network error. So I wrote it like this... trigger = system.tag.read("DoT… --- ## [Merry Christmas & Happy New Year](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/merry-christmas-happy-new-year/16406)
**Author:** [@dcamp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dcamp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/merry-christmas-happy-new-year/16406 "2017-12-22T17:11:13Z")
I hope the best for everyone!! --- ## [VOIP configuration parameter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/voip-configuration-parameter/16405)
**Author:** [@nezuvitaku](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nezuvitaku)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/voip-configuration-parameter/16405 "2017-12-22T16:59:12Z")
Hi! I'm a newbie of Ignition... I'm trying to set the VOIP account but I've some problem... I want to use an existing Voip account that already work correctly with "Blink Voip Software" but not with Ignition. I've alread… --- ## [Purge the pipes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/purge-the-pipes/6391)
**Author:** [@danielsoar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/danielsoar)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/purge-the-pipes/6391 "2017-12-22T14:58:05Z")
For reasons unexplainable I have occasionally found an alarm that is 'stuck' in a pipeline. Any way to purge the pipes? (apart from resetting the gateway) This could really be handy if things went south for those a l… --- ## [Clientlauncher.exe does not work](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/clientlauncher-exe-does-not-work/16397)
**Author:** [@rigoberto.reyes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rigoberto.reyes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/clientlauncher-exe-does-not-work/16397 "2017-12-22T00:58:20Z")
Hello every body. When I start the clientlauncher.exe file to run the designer, it does not work. I´m using Windows 10, 64 bits and Ignition´s gateway version: 7.9.4. The clientlauncher.log fle shows this: INFO \[G… --- ## [Bar Chart Legend Issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bar-chart-legend-issue/16394)
**Author:** [@brian.mcenulty](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/brian.mcenulty)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2017, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bar-chart-legend-issue/16394 "2017-12-21T21:52:11Z")
I have a bar chart component that has a client tag bound to the background color of the chart itself. Using a propertyChange script, I'm changing the background color of the bar chart legend to the same color as the back… --- ## [MySQL Exception Handling on Duplicate Entry](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mysql-exception-handling-on-duplicate-entry/16361)
**Author:** [@ctonge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ctonge)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2017, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mysql-exception-handling-on-duplicate-entry/16361 "2017-12-21T19:26:10Z")
Hi, I'm not much of a ninja on exception handling in general. In this case I'm trying to gracefully handle a duplicate constraint exception. Currently I'm just trying to capture it with a generic Exception handler, but… --- ## [Paintable Canvas - slower/stop repainting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/paintable-canvas-slower-stop-repainting/16384)
**Author:** [@mrogers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mrogers)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2017, 6:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/paintable-canvas-slower-stop-repainting/16384 "2017-12-21T06:27:16Z")
I'm wondering if theres a way to keep the old graphics in a paintable canvas in the repaint function. I see there is a similar topic but I don't need to actually have this data persist across sessions, just to keep the c… --- ## [Tag Limit Exceeded](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-limit-exceeded/16383)
**Author:** [@k.jain](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/k.jain)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-limit-exceeded/16383 "2017-12-20T21:57:39Z")
I am getting an error for a tag in the tag browser that says “Limit Exceeded”. How can I fix that? --- ## [Counter per shift](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/counter-per-shift/16362)
**Author:** [@santiago4ever72](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/santiago4ever72)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/counter-per-shift/16362 "2017-12-20T20:12:58Z")
Is it possible to create a counter per shift where I have a tag that gives me a global accumulation eg. Bottles\_per\_production\_day=45,032 but I want the bottles per shift Shift 1 (5am-1pm)= 15,350 bottles Shift 2 (1pm-9… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1663) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1665)