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**Author:** [@rforbes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rforbes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2014, 1:20am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-dynamically-add-series-to-chart/8227 "2014-03-28T01:20:24Z")
Hi, I'd like to dynamically add a dataset to a Chart. I don't see anything under Scripting in the user manual, and when I call getDataset() on the JFreeChart plot I get a com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.BasicDa… --- ## [system.security.setPassword](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-security-setpassword/8223)
**Author:** [@Javachon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Javachon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2014, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-security-setpassword/8223 "2014-03-27T18:20:48Z")
I would really appreciate a simple system.security.setPassword script function. That would allow to create a simple popup window to request a new password on specific triggers (first login, delay) --- ## [Tag conversion 500 to 5000](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-conversion-500-to-5000/8209)
**Author:** [@Mike](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mike)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2014, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-conversion-500-to-5000/8209 "2014-03-27T13:02:14Z")
I am currently working on a large project with all micro logix series controllers. I have been told that they will be switching all of the controllers over to compact and control logix PLC's within the next year. When … --- ## [OPC alarms](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-alarms/8222)
**Author:** [@cdafonseca](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cdafonseca)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-alarms/8222 "2014-03-26T20:46:37Z")
Hi Guys! I'm working on a Ignition based HMI which have to to display alarms and allow to commands like Ack. The core system is implemented in inherited wonderware technology. Does Ignition 7.6.4 support subscribing to a… --- ## [How to get JFreechart object from an EasyChart in jython](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-get-jfreechart-object-from-an-easychart-in-jython/8220)
**Author:** [@rforbes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rforbes)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-get-jfreechart-object-from-an-easychart-in-jython/8220 "2014-03-26T18:38:19Z")
Hi, I'd like to know how to get the underlying JFreechart chart object from an Easy Chart. For a regular chart it is just getChart() but that doesn't seem to work with EasyCharts (?). I'm new to Ignition, so if there … --- ## [Ignition in Virtualized Environment & Disaster Recovery](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-in-virtualized-environment-disaster-recovery/8214)
**Author:** [@tranh2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tranh2)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-in-virtualized-environment-disaster-recovery/8214 "2014-03-26T17:48:02Z")
Hello, I just discovered Ignition this week and from what I've read so far it looks like a great product. I've yet to install and try to software but I will soon. I have a couple of questions... How does Ignition … --- ## [How do I make a label's font larger than size 100?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-labels-font-larger-than-size-100/8203)
**Author:** [@framebuilder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/framebuilder)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-labels-font-larger-than-size-100/8203 "2014-03-26T16:32:03Z")
I feel like this is probably a very simple thing, but I can't figure it out. We are designing a simple screen with 4 numbers that need to take up almost the entire size of the Window but appears I'm limited to size=100. … --- ## [PLC / SCADA standard structures / data types](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/plc-scada-standard-structures-data-types/7980)
**Author:** [@pat.stave](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pat.stave)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/plc-scada-standard-structures-data-types/7980 "2014-03-26T15:40:19Z")
I'm just starting programming on a rather large process control system (compared to what I've been working on before). I therefore feel the need to establish some good standard UDTs for the motors / valves etc. Does an… --- ## [Can Ignition Handle Float Arrays?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-ignition-handle-float-arrays/2671)
**Author:** [@ski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ski)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-ignition-handle-float-arrays/2671 "2014-03-26T15:38:27Z")
Does Ignition support binding to an OPC tag with datatype Float array? I have connected Ignition to an OPC DA server. Several of the tags are arrays of floats, which I would like to display in a chart. If I drag/drop … --- ## [Manually set the height of a specific row in table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/manually-set-the-height-of-a-specific-row-in-table/8217)
**Author:** [@Teng](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Teng)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 12:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/manually-set-the-height-of-a-specific-row-in-table/8217 "2014-03-26T12:28:32Z")
what script will manually set the height of the specific row in table ? I want to write a script to check the length of the varchar and set the heigh of the specific ro , so that my table will show all the string instead… --- ## [Regarding adding Java function to Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/regarding-adding-java-function-to-ignition/8162)
**Author:** [@James.Smith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/James.Smith)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 3:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/regarding-adding-java-function-to-ignition/8162 "2014-03-26T03:29:48Z")
Team, I just wrote a Java interface to our shop floor control system, now I want to integrate this into Ignition in such a way that it's easy to call the modules from the python scripts. I understand that the foundation… --- ## [UDT updated with Bad OPC Item Path not triggering pipelines](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-updated-with-bad-opc-item-path-not-triggering-pipelines/8052)
**Author:** [@adamaustin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/adamaustin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2014, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-updated-with-bad-opc-item-path-not-triggering-pipelines/8052 "2014-03-25T23:52:18Z")
I was testing the Alarm Pipelines in Ignition 7.6 and when the "Bad Quality" alarms would trigger the active pipeline. I needed to test my filtering expression for "Bad Quality" vs "Low Setpoint" etc, but I ran into a p… --- ## [Filter a table sql query](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/filter-a-table-sql-query/8215)
**Author:** [@controlsim](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/controlsim)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2014, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/filter-a-table-sql-query/8215 "2014-03-25T22:42:11Z")
Hi, I trying to modify a sql query I found in the "ignition demo project" I have a table with this code: SELECT \* FROM inventory {Root Container.option.WhereClause} I have the where clause in a custom property in a c… --- ## [Gateway High CPU Usage](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-high-cpu-usage/8180)
**Author:** [@jmartell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jmartell)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2014, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-high-cpu-usage/8180 "2014-03-25T20:58:53Z")
I am having a problem with 1 of a redundant pair of servers. The CPU usage has shot up to \> 90%. I have checked out the resource monitor on the server and confirmed that Java is the only process consuming any measurabl… --- ## [Query of table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-of-table/8200)
**Author:** [@Teng](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Teng)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2014, 9:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-of-table/8200 "2014-03-25T09:54:35Z")
Hi All, I need to do something that similar to the comments panel, which will retieve data from dataset and allocate the data in table in the customize manner example --- ## [Alarm Escalation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-escalation/8194)
**Author:** [@Dodonnell999](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dodonnell999)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2014, 9:16am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-escalation/8194 "2014-03-25T09:16:41Z")
Is there any way of escalating alarms within an on call rosters contacts, ie. when the alarm activates it goes to the contact at the top of the roster, after a delay if unacknowledged it goes to the next contact down the… --- ## [SimpleTagProvider Example Installation Error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/simpletagprovider-example-installation-error/8206)
**Author:** [@rfong](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rfong)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/simpletagprovider-example-installation-error/8206 "2014-03-24T20:38:55Z")
Ignition software version = 4.6.5. Java version on client and server 7.51. Server = RedHat Enterprise Linux version 5.7. Client = Windows 7 x64. I'm trying to build the example SimpleTagProvider. The module builds co… --- ## [Exporting CSV file with Date and Time in the file name](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/exporting-csv-file-with-date-and-time-in-the-file-name/8192)
**Author:** [@arye](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/arye)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2014, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/exporting-csv-file-with-date-and-time-in-the-file-name/8192 "2014-03-24T19:34:35Z")
Hi All, Thank you all for your help!! We have a need to export data tables to a CSV file - since we need to do that almost every hour - each and every time we export a file we need to change it's name to be unique. C… --- ## [Tag placeholders](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-placeholders/8117)
**Author:** [@chelton](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chelton)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2014, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-placeholders/8117 "2014-03-24T16:38:44Z")
Looking for guidance, first time user. I have created global modules getBit() and setBit() as below: def getBit(value, position): return (value \>\> position) & 1 def setBit(value, position, newValue): newValue… --- ## [Close a Window or keep it in background?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/close-a-window-or-keep-it-in-background/8201)
**Author:** [@Arnaud.Desmarais](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Arnaud.Desmarais)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2014, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/close-a-window-or-keep-it-in-background/8201 "2014-03-24T15:12:18Z")
Hi, Each time that I design an Operator window, I don't know what is better, to close the window after use or to open my Home window and keep this window in background. Did a window in background use CPU? Memory? Did… --- ## [Permission of tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/permission-of-tag/8160)
**Author:** [@Nadya](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nadya)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2014, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/permission-of-tag/8160 "2014-03-24T08:46:10Z")
I want to define permission to remove/delete tags according to the profile of user But I don't know where can I modify this functionality Can You help me? Thanks --- ## [Customize Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/customize-table/8199)
**Author:** [@Teng](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Teng)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2014, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/customize-table/8199 "2014-03-24T01:38:03Z")
Hi Pro, I need to do something that similar to the comments panel, which will retieve data from dataset and allocate the data in table in the customize manner example --- ## [Alarm Status , Alarm Journal and Touchscreen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-status-alarm-journal-and-touchscreen/8198)
**Author:** [@Curlyandshemp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Curlyandshemp)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2014, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-status-alarm-journal-and-touchscreen/8198 "2014-03-23T22:38:21Z")
using V7.6.4, when trying to enter text on Filter search or notes component on a Touch screen, the pop up keyboard does not appear: \[attachment=0\]ScreenHunter\_110 Mar. 23 11.35.jpg\[/attachment\] No way to enter text… --- ## [Gateway issue: Not a valid property name-value pair](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-issue-not-a-valid-property-name-value-pair/8175)
**Author:** [@AndyP](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AndyP)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2014, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-issue-not-a-valid-property-name-value-pair/8175 "2014-03-23T19:09:26Z")
Hi I upgraded to Windows 8.1 last week (yeah, stupid me), and now the Ignition Gateway won't start, even after a reinstall. The wrapper log reports only this message: FATAL|wrapper| \[date\] | The argument 'Files\\Ind… --- ## [Who has used Oracle in a plant system?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/who-has-used-oracle-in-a-plant-system/76)
**Author:** [@nathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nathan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2014, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/who-has-used-oracle-in-a-plant-system/76 "2014-03-23T19:01:07Z")
Lots of manufactures corporate data systems use Oracle. Has anyone dealt with a plant floor system that does? --- ## [Trying to make a global color tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trying-to-make-a-global-color-tag/8006)
**Author:** [@drewdin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drewdin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2014, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trying-to-make-a-global-color-tag/8006 "2014-03-23T18:58:54Z")
Im making a global color tag so that i don't need to individually change color of piping. I created a string expression tag where the expression is color(0,0,0). I binded the tag to the color property of my pipes, it wor… --- ## [Management component images](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/management-component-images/8087)
**Author:** [@d.laquidain](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/d.laquidain)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2014, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/management-component-images/8087 "2014-03-23T18:29:45Z")
It would be very useful if in the new ignition´s version, IA develops a new component to management the gateway´s images from a client. Another solution could be add new "system" functions for upload images from a cli… --- ## [Multiple SQL statements?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-sql-statements/8196)
**Author:** [@pjgonzales](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pjgonzales)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2014, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-sql-statements/8196 "2014-03-21T23:21:03Z")
I have a report that is pulling a single row of data from my database (about 15 columns total). In the report I display each point of data in a table and also sum up all the data into a total displayed in the last row. T… --- ## [Dynocard graphing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynocard-graphing/8193)
**Author:** [@pjgonzales](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pjgonzales)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2014, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynocard-graphing/8193 "2014-03-21T16:36:43Z")
We currently have an installation of Ignition up and running at a site that will soon be adding a number of Weatherford pump off controllers. We can access the data in the controllers via OPC through a Topserver plugin. … --- ## [How to convert a time to epoch with Expression](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-convert-a-time-to-epoch-with-expression/8179)
**Author:** [@framebuilder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/framebuilder)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2014, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-convert-a-time-to-epoch-with-expression/8179 "2014-03-21T16:10:59Z")
I know how to convert epoch to various types of date formats, but how do I go the other way? I have these two formats and would like to convert to epoch. They are both currently of Data Type=DateTime Wed Mar 19 15:2… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1843) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1845)