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## [Acknowledged the Individual Alarms in Ignition (V7.6.4)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/acknowledged-the-individual-alarms-in-ignition-v7-6-4/7786)

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**Author:** [@Niks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Niks)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/acknowledged-the-individual-alarms-in-ignition-v7-6-4/7786 "2014-01-06T17:11:49Z")

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Hello, By using the script belowall alarms are getting acknowledge at a time. we need to ack individual alarm. \[color=#0000BF\]#get the list of unacknowledged alarms results = system.alarm.queryStatus(priority=\['1','2…

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## [Auto fit table column width](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-fit-table-column-width/7709)

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**Author:** [@justice5555](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justice5555)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 10:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-fit-table-column-width/7709 "2014-01-06T10:53:40Z")

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I searched, but did not find this feature requested. Apologies if it has already been requested. The ability to turn on/off column width auto-fitting for each column in the Table component would save us a lot of hassl…

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## [Ignition 7.6.4 build Siemens PLC Communiation Problem](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-6-4-build-siemens-plc-communiation-problem/7764)

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**Author:** [@ashish007pict](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ashish007pict)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 7:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-6-4-build-siemens-plc-communiation-problem/7764 "2014-01-06T07:57:40Z")

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Hello All, I was earlier using 7.3.7 version on Fedora 14 linus to communicate with AB/Mitsu/Siemens PLCs. I recently upgraded to latest version to avoid bugs in earlier versions. So currently I am using 7.6.4 version.…

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## [Adding a hyperlink on a window](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-a-hyperlink-on-a-window/2804)

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**Author:** [@diat150](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/diat150)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 7:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-a-hyperlink-on-a-window/2804 "2014-01-06T07:54:18Z")

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is there a way to add a active hyperlink on a window. like say if I want to have a support email listed on a page, and the user can click on it to launch outlook. I searched the forum and the manual but the only thing t…

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## [Change calendar language](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-calendar-language/7770)

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**Author:** [@Manuel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Manuel)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2014, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-calendar-language/7770 "2014-01-05T20:06:14Z")

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Hi Guys, I was wonder if there is any way to change the calendar's language. I would like to change the month and the days of the week from English to Spanish. Thanks Manuel

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## [Bar chart question](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bar-chart-question/7748)

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**Author:** [@cja7928](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cja7928)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2014, 11:15am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bar-chart-question/7748 "2014-01-04T11:15:46Z")

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I have set up a stacked bar chart with 7 columns and 6 items or rows for each column. I have used the cell update function and tied each row/column to 42 different SQL query tags. So basically I have 6 different SQL qu…

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## [Database Authentication Username](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/database-authentication-username/7605)

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**Author:** [@tgroves](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tgroves)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/database-authentication-username/7605 "2014-01-03T16:40:42Z")

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I thought in the older Ignition releases when I create a database authentication in manual mode I could specify the result username, but I can not in 7.6. Basically what I am doing is creating an alias, so the user can…

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## [Custom Chart - Custom X and Y aXis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-chart-custom-x-and-y-axis/7778)

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**Author:** [@tbackus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tbackus)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-chart-custom-x-and-y-axis/7778 "2014-01-03T15:51:18Z")

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Ok so I have a data set, that consists of datapoints(thickness) gathered at intervals (Bolts) across a sheet. I want to create a graph With the X Axis as Bolt1, Bolt2, Bolt3, Bolt4, and the Y axis as the data points, .…

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## [Alarm Acknowledge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-acknowledge/7773)

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**Author:** [@rwalker1312](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rwalker1312)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2014, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-acknowledge/7773 "2014-01-02T23:48:07Z")

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Is there a way to tie an OPC tag to the alarm Acknowledge on the alarm table? Any help is greatly appreciated

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## [Cell Font color or Background Color](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cell-font-color-or-background-color/7776)

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**Author:** [@tbackus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tbackus)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2014, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cell-font-color-or-background-color/7776 "2014-01-02T19:34:35Z")

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I have a table of Values... Bolt1, Bolt2, Bolt3, Bolt4.... Bolt50 I need to compare EACH CELL to a Upper and Lower Limit defined per Row in a column USL and LSL Is there a way in the displayed table to set each cell co…

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## [Scrolling table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scrolling-table/7769)

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**Author:** [@tbackus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tbackus)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2014, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scrolling-table/7769 "2014-01-02T18:23:24Z")

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Is there a way to make a table scroll sideways?? I have a table I need to display which will have somewhere close to 100 columns that I need to display. It will not comfortably fit on the screen but I need to have the e…

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## [JDBC driver keyword/syntax issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jdbc-driver-keyword-syntax-issue/7755)

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**Author:** [@markdobtech](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/markdobtech)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2014, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jdbc-driver-keyword-syntax-issue/7755 "2014-01-02T16:44:53Z")

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Using FoxPro connected via JDataConnect, the following error is returned. Test was performed with Designer db tool. Also noted, the schema does not return the column names as keyword 'COLUMN\_SIZE' is not recognized. A…

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## [IP Camera Object with Raspberry Pi as MJPEG Server](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ip-camera-object-with-raspberry-pi-as-mjpeg-server/7768)

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**Author:** [@Kakkerlak](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kakkerlak)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2014, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ip-camera-object-with-raspberry-pi-as-mjpeg-server/7768 "2014-01-01T10:47:54Z")

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I have a machine on which there are some hard-to-access bits that could benefit from a camera to verify the placement of material and tools. IP cameras these days are almost all aimed at the security market, so they h…

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## [Voice Notifiction - Unable to Acknowledge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/voice-notifiction-unable-to-acknowledge/7751)

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**Author:** [@tomt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tomt)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2013, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/voice-notifiction-unable-to-acknowledge/7751 "2013-12-31T16:33:07Z")

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We have recently put voice notification into production (Yay!). We've only a had a few alarms, but I am getting reports of people unable to acknowledge the alarm. They are able to press any key to take the call, hear t…

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## [Dynamic UDT Assignment to Template](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-udt-assignment-to-template/7767)

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**Author:** [@ryanjmclaughlin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryanjmclaughlin)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2013, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-udt-assignment-to-template/7767 "2013-12-31T14:24:50Z")

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I have a few hundred devices in several areas. I am trying to create one window that will show about 20 at a time and filter based on the parameters passed to the windows. I setup a bound dataset on the window that ho…

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## [Project Snapshot](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-snapshot/7740)

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**Author:** [@pdibenedetto](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pdibenedetto)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2013, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-snapshot/7740 "2013-12-31T02:55:50Z")

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Any reasons for have removed this feature from FPMI, in Ignition? I know that one can make a copy of the project, but the copy of a project loses the change history of the project and I like the idea of notes and the p…

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## [system.util.getSystemFlags() in Gateway Tag Change Event?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-util-getsystemflags-in-gateway-tag-change-event/7772)

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**Author:** [@adamaustin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/adamaustin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-util-getsystemflags-in-gateway-tag-change-event/7772 "2013-12-30T22:49:38Z")

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I'm getting the following error when executing this code in a Gateway Tag Change event script: sf = system.util.getSystemFlags() Using Ignition 7.5.11 (b1526)

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## [Disable HID(0) input for specific textboxes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disable-hid-0-input-for-specific-textboxes/7766)

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**Author:** [@adamabelew](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/adamabelew)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disable-hid-0-input-for-specific-textboxes/7766 "2013-12-30T21:17:48Z")

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I have an RFID reader (USB) that will automatically fill in the active textbox (or any input field) with the data read from the card. This is working great. However, I would like to only allow this to function when the…

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## [DefaultExceptionMapper](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/defaultexceptionmapper/7417)

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**Author:** [@Justin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Justin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/defaultexceptionmapper/7417 "2013-12-30T20:57:06Z")

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Hello, Anyone know what might be casuing this error on my system console? I am running 7.6.2. DefaultExceptionMapper Connection lost, give up responding. org.apache.wicket.protocol.http.servlet.ResponseIOExceptio…

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## [Can a chart use a SQL view?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-a-chart-use-a-sql-view/7732)

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**Author:** [@SonicClang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SonicClang)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-a-chart-use-a-sql-view/7732 "2013-12-30T16:17:58Z")

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Can I populate a chart using a SQL view? I have views that give me just the data I want to see. I would like to use Ignition's charts to display that data, but I can't figure out how.

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## [Block Transaction Groups Not Respecting Triggers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/block-transaction-groups-not-respecting-triggers/7486)

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**Author:** [@Duffanator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Duffanator)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/block-transaction-groups-not-respecting-triggers/7486 "2013-12-30T12:42:14Z")

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Hey all, I'm running Ignition version 7.6.3 (b2013090513). I have a block transaction group that is recording weights and destinations. I have the trigger set to look at the weight values only and record new rows, howe…

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## [External Monitoring of Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/external-monitoring-of-ignition/7752)

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**Author:** [@tomt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tomt)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/external-monitoring-of-ignition/7752 "2013-12-28T01:54:25Z")

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I need to monitor ignition better. I had the last version bomb out a couple of times, where it wasn't monitoring tags, nor sending alarms (hasn't happened in 7.6.4 yet). The fact remains that I need some good indicator…

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## [Historian Import (iFix)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historian-import-ifix/7753)

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**Author:** [@tomt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tomt)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2013, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historian-import-ifix/7753 "2013-12-28T01:02:13Z")

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Has anyone done a mass import of data from another historian? I'd like to explore the possibilities of importing an iFix database. Ideally, I would duplicate the tag structure in Ignition, let it start logging data, th…

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## [system.gui.moveComponent does not work over a Chart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-gui-movecomponent-does-not-work-over-a-chart/7726)

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**Author:** [@rcorkern](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rcorkern)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2013, 12:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-gui-movecomponent-does-not-work-over-a-chart/7726 "2013-12-28T00:37:27Z")

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I'm trying to move components with 'event.controlDown' on a page, it works fine except when moving over a Chart or Easy Chart, I also can't see the 'mouseX' position when moving over the charts. Any ideas how I can move…

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## [Reporting module line graph](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-line-graph/7710)

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**Author:** [@mikesprowl](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mikesprowl)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2013, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-line-graph/7710 "2013-12-28T00:33:30Z")

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you can change the min,max axis range on a line graph in the reporting module and the grid appears to be filled in using a calculation based on the that range. is there a way to force the number of grid lines or add addi…

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## [User Management Roles](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-management-roles/7702)

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**Author:** [@ryanjmclaughlin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryanjmclaughlin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2013, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-management-roles/7702 "2013-12-27T23:42:28Z")

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I just deployed a new app and am trying to make it self-sufficient to the users. I am having two issues with the user management component. I have configured the user management component to filter the roles to the …

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## [Executing a system command within python](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/executing-a-system-command-within-python/7693)

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**Author:** [@dadof3and3](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dadof3and3)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2013, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/executing-a-system-command-within-python/7693 "2013-12-27T23:03:19Z")

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GOAL: determine if a specific task is running on another machine using Ignition if the task is NOT running, notify via alerts a user (in my case, a text to my phone) I have a few SQL tags configured to facilitate this …

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## [Error Browsing OPC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-browsing-opc/7688)

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**Author:** [@phoareau](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/phoareau)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2013, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-browsing-opc/7688 "2013-12-27T22:57:19Z")

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Hi, I install a Bekhoff OPC server to collect the data form there PLC. I could browse the server to get the tag a couple of time but most of the time I got an “Error OPC Browsing”. The version of Ignition install on th…

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## [Chart Component: Programatically setting Y axis label?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-component-programatically-setting-y-axis-label/7681)

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**Author:** [@karnick](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/karnick)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-component-programatically-setting-y-axis-label/7681 "2013-12-27T22:51:32Z")

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I have a window in my project that is used to display certain data with a Chart component depending on the table names and columns that are passed into the window (as string parameters) when it is opened. I did some expe…

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## [Getting tag path from properties of an object](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-tag-path-from-properties-of-an-object/7671)

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**Author:** [@drewdin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drewdin)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2013, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-tag-path-from-properties-of-an-object/7671 "2013-12-27T22:35:19Z")

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I was wondering if after I drop a tag into an object, is it possible to get the tag path(s) from the populated properties? After i dropped a tag into a text field, i wanted to access the tag that is populating the text…

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