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**Author:** [@pgmo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pgmo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2015, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-util-invokeasynchronous-with-parameters/10845 "2015-12-01T14:06:44Z")
Hi, I need to invoke a Python function with parameters asynchronously : any idea other then global variables? As far as I can see, the invokeAsynchronous function does not accept any parameters. Thank you in advance, reg… --- ## [Error Messages](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-messages/10838)
**Author:** [@Lar\_Mag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Lar_Mag)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2015, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-messages/10838 "2015-11-30T22:31:27Z")
I have created a Communication heart beat between an Ignition application and an Allean Brandly PLC. I have the Ignition application writing to the PLC every 5 seconds using a “Tag Change” on a Client Event Script. Howev… --- ## [How to set meter ranges from tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-set-meter-ranges-from-tag/10840)
**Author:** [@codersmurf](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/codersmurf)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2015, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-set-meter-ranges-from-tag/10840 "2015-11-30T20:30:57Z")
Can we set the meter ranges from a tag? --- ## [Comments panel use](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/comments-panel-use/10839)
**Author:** [@Fabrice\_CHAVEROT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Fabrice_CHAVEROT)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2015, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/comments-panel-use/10839 "2015-11-30T17:35:44Z")
I need to map a property with insert query 2 but I don't understand the doc extract below: " Insert Query 2: INSERT INTO ItemNotes (AccountId, NoteId) VALUES (YOURID, %d) This query is optional and will insert the n… --- ## [Email Settings in 7.8.0 (b2015101414)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-settings-in-7-8-0-b2015101414/10829)
**Author:** [@gnguyen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gnguyen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2015, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-settings-in-7-8-0-b2015101414/10829 "2015-11-30T16:02:06Z")
Hi, It seems that the new gateway email settings is not taking in account the port setting. IE, when I configure a working smtp account with port 465 (and of course working email sender and password :slight\_smile:), th… --- ## [Alarm Enable Behavior](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-enable-behavior/10768)
**Author:** [@Duffanator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Duffanator)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2015, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-enable-behavior/10768 "2015-11-27T14:16:41Z")
Hey all, I have a question about the alarm enable settings. If an alarm is active and the enabled setting turns false, does that alarm clear and/or drop out of a pipeline? I would think that it would, but I had a few a… --- ## [Easy Chart pan/zoom commands](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-pan-zoom-commands/10831)
**Author:** [@pgmo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pgmo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2015, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-pan-zoom-commands/10831 "2015-11-27T09:15:10Z")
Hi, I would like to hide the context menu of my Easy Chart component, but let the user enable/disable the zoom, pan, mark functions from buttons of my own. I let me print the methods of the EasyChart component in a … --- ## [Error Troubleshooting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-troubleshooting/10834)
**Author:** [@tlc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tlc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2015, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-troubleshooting/10834 "2015-11-26T20:08:58Z")
We have 17 pop up screens with the same one always having an error when initially opened. It states "Error. Component name '-1' is invalid, it is either non unique, reserved, or has an illegal character." Is there a way… --- ## [SQL tags and binding with a component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-tags-and-binding-with-a-component/10780)
**Author:** [@Mr.K001](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mr.K001)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2015, 1:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-tags-and-binding-with-a-component/10780 "2015-11-26T01:33:17Z")
Hey guys, Is there anyway I can change the value of a tag based on a component on the windows? say I want to make a date tag “yyyy-mm-dd” and I want it to change depending on what day month or year I pick from the calend… --- ## [Scripts in SQL query?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripts-in-sql-query/10828)
**Author:** [@bryce.troy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bryce.troy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripts-in-sql-query/10828 "2015-11-26T01:30:55Z")
I would like to be able to call a gateway script from a SQL SELECT query, in order to convert an error code to readable text. Something like this: SELECT code, shared.control.codeMessage(code) AS message FROM error\_lo… --- ## [Unit Conversion on Historical Data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unit-conversion-on-historical-data/10826)
**Author:** [@denji26](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/denji26)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unit-conversion-on-historical-data/10826 "2015-11-25T21:34:31Z")
I have a requirement to be able to change units when displaying data. I've got real time data locked down, and I can use calculated tags to display most historical data, but I'm not sure how I am going to handle displayi… --- ## [SDK Module and UDT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sdk-module-and-udt/10825)
**Author:** [@Cochi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Cochi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sdk-module-and-udt/10825 "2015-11-25T17:22:00Z")
Hi!! I'm developing a SDK module to add a component to the Vision module. I would like to know if it's possible that this component has an UDT datatype propertie, if it's possible to bind this propertie with an UDT insta… --- ## [PydataSet vs list of tuples returned query result](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pydataset-vs-list-of-tuples-returned-query-result/10824)
**Author:** [@ella\_ramos](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ella_ramos)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 6:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pydataset-vs-list-of-tuples-returned-query-result/10824 "2015-11-25T06:29:32Z")
I have this query in Python cursor = cnx.cursor() cursor.execute(""" SELECT batchdata.wafer , runsettings.settingname , runsettings.float8value FROM runsettings INNER JOIN … --- ## [Access template properties in a template repeater](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/access-template-properties-in-a-template-repeater/10791)
**Author:** [@DanCas](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DanCas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/access-template-properties-in-a-template-repeater/10791 "2015-11-24T23:27:59Z")
Hi, I want to modify with a period script the value of a property in a template that I have defined. How to do this? I think that starting with a code as the following: window = system.gui.getWindow("Win") components… --- ## [Template Repeater Folders](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-repeater-folders/10793)
**Author:** [@mikehill100](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mikehill100)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-repeater-folders/10793 "2015-11-24T23:17:58Z")
Hi everyone, Got another question. I have two template repeaters set to the "count" repeat behavior. The templates inside are bound indirectly to tags. I would like to point each of the repeaters to a different folder,… --- ## [Alarm Journal broken with Oracle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-broken-with-oracle/10822)
**Author:** [@eaolson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/eaolson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-broken-with-oracle/10822 "2015-11-24T20:25:22Z")
I've found that the Alarm Journal Table widget does not work when the journal is on an Oracle datasource. The table displays with the 301 "Comm Error" overlay. Output Console contains this error: WARN \[AlarmJournalT… --- ## [Newbie: Direct referencing OPC tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/newbie-direct-referencing-opc-tags/10823)
**Author:** [@GKrueger](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/GKrueger)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/newbie-direct-referencing-opc-tags/10823 "2015-11-24T19:50:02Z")
Is there a way to directly reference tags in devices without adding them as tags in the Ignition database first? I'm working with AB PLC, and currently I'm dragging the whole controller tag folder from the PLC to Ignit… --- ## [Allen Bradley UA driver with Logix 5000 emulator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/allen-bradley-ua-driver-with-logix-5000-emulator/10820)
**Author:** [@GKrueger](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/GKrueger)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/allen-bradley-ua-driver-with-logix-5000-emulator/10820 "2015-11-24T19:24:49Z")
Has anyone had any luck getting the Ignition Allen Bradley UA driver to communicate with the Logix5000 emulator? I've got it running in the same VM as Ignition, so I'm using Localhost as the IP addess and I'm hoping if … --- ## [Need to lock resource access?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-to-lock-resource-access/10821)
**Author:** [@pgmo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pgmo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-to-lock-resource-access/10821 "2015-11-24T16:46:14Z")
Hi, I have 4 tags which are instances of the same User Data Type. One member of the User Data Type has a script attached to the Value Changed Event: this script will access a MS SQL Server database through the default da… --- ## [How to force the historical system to store one extra point](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-force-the-historical-system-to-store-one-extra-point/10818)
**Author:** [@pgmo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pgmo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-force-the-historical-system-to-store-one-extra-point/10818 "2015-11-24T15:53:20Z")
Hi, I have a tag for which I enabled the Store History for this tag property with a Default historical scan class (Mode=direct; Slow rate=30.000 ms). When some events occur, I need Ignition Historical System to store an … --- ## [Data cells](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/data-cells/10813)
**Author:** [@Elettricman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Elettricman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2015, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/data-cells/10813 "2015-11-23T21:17:37Z")
Hello, excuse my language but use a translator :smiley: , I ask you one help, I have tables that total the kwh, I need to extract the daily consumption directly from the ignition, you think you can. Currently I take t… --- ## [Tag event script and ClockDriftDetector error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-event-script-and-clockdriftdetector-error/10817)
**Author:** [@MoisesZV](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MoisesZV)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2015, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-event-script-and-clockdriftdetector-error/10817 "2015-11-23T15:17:01Z")
Hi, I have a Tag event script for a group of tags. This tag event script writes to the database when the values of the tags changes, but sometimes I get a Clock drift error in the console Clock drift, degraded perfor… --- ## [ScanClass/historicalScanClass](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scanclass-historicalscanclass/10701)
**Author:** [@Mr.K001](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mr.K001)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2015, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scanclass-historicalscanclass/10701 "2015-11-22T18:38:49Z")
using v. 7.7.4 I need some guidance from you smart people! I guess I can explain what I’m trying to do so it can make sense to whoever that is reading. I’m working with some tags, basically every time a part number is m… --- ## [Mobile: Geolocation Property (Project Property Setting)?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mobile-geolocation-property-project-property-setting/10748)
**Author:** [@mudbay](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mudbay)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2015, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mobile-geolocation-property-project-property-setting/10748 "2015-11-20T22:15:52Z")
Does anyone know where the Geolocation data is found when it is selected under the Project Properties and what the use case is for it? My assumption was that it would return Lat/Long of mobile unit back through the clie… --- ## [Query priority](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-priority/10812)
**Author:** [@AJBerera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AJBerera)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2015, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-priority/10812 "2015-11-20T20:00:40Z")
I have some processes that must run queries immediately, and not wait for other queries being executed, so I created a new database connection to my database. Does this increase performance when I am limiting the traffic… --- ## [Plant power factor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/plant-power-factor/10809)
**Author:** [@Henry](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Henry)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2015, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/plant-power-factor/10809 "2015-11-20T15:15:57Z")
How much does a low power factor affect the efficient use of electricity? The power factor at my plant is low. I have seen values of 0.6 depending on what load is running at the time. The local power company doesn’t char… --- ## [Modbus tag connect and disconnect](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-tag-connect-and-disconnect/10810)
**Author:** [@idc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/idc)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2015, 1:20am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-tag-connect-and-disconnect/10810 "2015-11-20T01:20:31Z")
I have 18,000 Modbus tags using a scan class (1 minute). I turn on the history on the diagnostic tag that shows the connection status and in two hours it recorded 7 disconnections. Not sure why we are losing connectio… --- ## [Kiosk Mode in Linux](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/kiosk-mode-in-linux/10808)
**Author:** [@JoeJansen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JoeJansen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/kiosk-mode-in-linux/10808 "2015-11-19T16:09:33Z")
We are setting up a system in Ignition 7.7.5 that is running multiple projects on different screens. (4 screens total, different project for each). We are using Debian 8 for the touchscsreens, plus we have a Raspberry… --- ## [Email notification](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-notification/10806)
**Author:** [@Jado58](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jado58)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2015, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-notification/10806 "2015-11-18T17:44:48Z")
I'm trying to setup an Email notification for an Alarm and trying to figure things out What is the difference between Alarm Notification Profiles Under Alarming and Email settings under configuration in the Gateway confi… --- ## [How to know if a particular window is open](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-know-if-a-particular-window-is-open/10790)
**Author:** [@Tim](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Tim)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2015, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-know-if-a-particular-window-is-open/10790 "2015-11-18T14:03:50Z")
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