# \#perspective **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tag/perspective/24.md [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) --- ## [Native database redundancy (replication / resync) in Ignition – current status, roadmap, and recommended architecture](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/native-database-redundancy-replication-resync-in-ignition-current-status-roadmap-and-recommended-architecture/117492)
**Author:** [@jhs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jhs)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/native-database-redundancy-replication-resync-in-ignition-current-status-roadmap-and-recommended-architecture/117492 "2026-10-18T22:01:13Z")
Hello, We are a system integrator in Korea building data center EPMS/BMS/DCIM systems on Ignition. Our sites run a Redundant Gateway Pair (Master/Backup), and our customers increasingly require the database layer to be … --- ## [Perspecitve - Firefox - Binding not updating](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspecitve-firefox-binding-not-updating/117420)
**Author:** [@jeena.joseph](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jeena.joseph)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspecitve-firefox-binding-not-updating/117420 "2026-10-18T21:15:56Z")
Hi all, I am using Firefox to view the session (Ignition 8.1.52). On my view there is a button with enable binding linked to security. (true/false depending on if the user has all the necessary security levels). When i … --- ## [\[FEATURE-14735\] Perspective Time Series Chart Y-Axis Label](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-14735-perspective-time-series-chart-y-axis-label/29253)
**Author:** [@ray.crowder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ray.crowder)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-14735-perspective-time-series-chart-y-axis-label/29253 "2026-10-16T22:59:40Z")
Does anyone know which property to change/set/add to change the label of the y axis on the time series chart component? --- ## [Sparkline capabilities](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sparkline-capabilities/117501)
**Author:** [@gavinw0606](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gavinw0606)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sparkline-capabilities/117501 "2026-10-16T15:48:19Z")
Hello all, I am working with sparklines in this current project and I have a clear vision of what I want but I'm unsure how I would achieve this or if it would be possible with the component I'm using. For this project … --- ## [Development Tag providers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/development-tag-providers/117504)
**Author:** [@SWoollett](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SWoollett)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/development-tag-providers/117504 "2026-10-15T23:50:24Z")
We currently have several large tag providers and a perspective 'development' gateway. An issue we have run into is that any changes to the tag providers are immediate but changes to the perspective app are only applied… --- ## [Gateway Logs - Log Properties](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-logs-log-properties/117491)
**Author:** [@harrison.m.freeman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/harrison.m.freeman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-logs-log-properties/117491 "2026-10-15T21:55:44Z")
Hi Everyone, I am pulling gateway logs into a table just fine, but I would like to display a bit more info. Something like the 'log properties' (the little magnifying glass that shows you the project name, device name e… --- ## [system.net.httpClient authentication issues](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-net-httpclient-authentication-issues/106063)
**Author:** [@Alex\_Ford-King](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alex_Ford-King)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-net-httpclient-authentication-issues/106063 "2026-10-15T19:26:29Z")
I am trying to call a patch API to our maintenance software, Limble. I keep getting back a invalid credentials error. There API requires basic base 64 encoding. If anyone has any ideas it wold be very helpful! Thanks fr… --- ## [Bug - Creating a folder with the same name as a file](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-creating-a-folder-with-the-same-name-as-a-file/117499)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Lindon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Michael_Lindon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-creating-a-folder-with-the-same-name-as-a-file/117499 "2026-10-15T15:04:25Z")
This issue has occurred twice to my team recently on 8.3.8 and it caused a ruckus, so wanted to make the devs aware. If you create a perspective folder with a random name, move your files into it, then relabel the folde… --- ## [AlarmStatusTable component vs system.alarm.queryStatus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarmstatustable-component-vs-system-alarm-querystatus/117495)
**Author:** [@Rickard\_Nordwall](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rickard_Nordwall)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarmstatustable-component-vs-system-alarm-querystatus/117495 "2026-10-15T12:04:03Z")
Why don't AlarmStatusTable and system.alarm.queryStatus return the same status? In Ignition 8.1.36 perspective I have the component ‘Alarm Status Table’; in PROPS -\> filters -\> active -\> conditions -\> displayPath I can … --- ## [New pipe tool: need feedback](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-pipe-tool-need-feedback/117237)
**Author:** [@torstein](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/torstein)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 9:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-pipe-tool-need-feedback/117237 "2026-10-15T09:06:12Z")
Hi everyone! We have developed a new pipe editor. It allows you to drag a pipe between components, and the pipe follows the components when moved. The pipes also has open/closed which are automatically calculated. You c… --- ## [UDT Instance - Parameter Editing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-instance-parameter-editing/117485)
**Author:** [@djhammett77](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/djhammett77)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-instance-parameter-editing/117485 "2026-10-14T20:57:19Z")
Hi all, I am building an administrative tool to push user inputs back to the parameters on a UDT instance from Perspective. As of now, I have completed all of the relevant functionality, but one bug remains. When passi… --- ## [Perspective Menu Disappears in Ignition 8.3.x Designer After Using Ignition 8.1.x Designer on the Same PC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-menu-disappears-in-ignition-8-3-x-designer-after-using-ignition-8-1-x-designer-on-the-same-pc/117475)
**Author:** [@yksun](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yksun)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-menu-disappears-in-ignition-8-3-x-designer-after-using-ignition-8-1-x-designer-on-the-same-pc/117475 "2026-10-14T15:58:44Z")
Hello everyone, I am experiencing an issue where the Perspective menu disappears from the Ignition 8.3.x Designer after switching between Ignition 8.1.x and 8.3.x environments on the same Windows PC. I would like to kn… --- ## [java.io.IOException: Channel is not set](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-io-ioexception-channel-is-not-set/116986)
**Author:** [@MikeAllgood](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MikeAllgood)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-io-ioexception-channel-is-not-set/116986 "2026-10-14T15:28:32Z")
First, I have looked at the other threads relative to the "Channel is not set" errors, and they are more specific to the OP's situation from what I saw. I understand this is some sort of connectivity issue and wanted to … --- ## [Do remote historians work between 8.1 and 8.3?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/do-remote-historians-work-between-8-1-and-8-3/117479)
**Author:** [@travisaggiebrown](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/travisaggiebrown)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/do-remote-historians-work-between-8-1-and-8-3/117479 "2026-10-14T14:35:17Z")
I have an 8.1.42 server hosting a remote historian I was trying to connect an 8.3.7 server to the remote historian for query only, but I get an error message: Remote gateway does not have correct module or is not a comp… --- ## [CVE-2026-92817 - question for IA?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cve-2026-92817-question-for-ia/117477)
**Author:** [@tgarrison](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tgarrison)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cve-2026-92817-question-for-ia/117477 "2026-10-14T13:33:40Z")
Question - reading the CVE I'm not 100% positive.. hoping someone from IA could chime in? Does this security hole require both Vision and Perspective modules to be installed? Trying to prioritize our clients for upgra… --- ## [Ignition Edge/Gateway Architecture Questions](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-gateway-architecture-questions/117417)
**Author:** [@r123](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/r123)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 4:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-gateway-architecture-questions/117417 "2026-10-14T04:42:45Z")
The site has 10 different buildings, each with a dedicated PC. Initially, we were told there would be no interconnectivity between buildings. Because of licensing costs, the original thought was to use Ignition Edge Pane… --- ## [Chart component showing error with no apparent issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-component-showing-error-with-no-apparent-issue/117470)
**Author:** [@imt.sebastian.sanche](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/imt.sebastian.sanche)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-component-showing-error-with-no-apparent-issue/117470 "2026-10-13T21:17:38Z")
I have a PLC where I'm pulling the data from arrays and inserting it into a dataset one of the columns is a date but its put out as a string and Ignition will not format it correctly so I have to import datetime, use dat… --- ## [Designer Find/Replace doesn't have permissions to rename tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-find-replace-doesnt-have-permissions-to-rename-tag/117436)
**Author:** [@r123](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/r123)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-find-replace-doesnt-have-permissions-to-rename-tag/117436 "2026-10-13T21:15:05Z")
I can go to the tag browser in the same designer and rename the tag. If I attempt to do this from Find/Replace, I get a message saying that it failed: "Insufficient Tag Provider Edit Permissions" --- ## [\[IGN-18293\] Form Submit Button](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-18293-form-submit-button/117245)
**Author:** [@sabeeha.hazmi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sabeeha.hazmi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-18293-form-submit-button/117245 "2026-10-13T14:51:09Z")
I am using ignition version 8.3.7. I have a Form component with the submit button configured to trigger a run of a onSubmitActionPerformed script. This is how my submit tree look like currently in designer: However, … --- ## [Horizontal Menu Item Target Issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/horizontal-menu-item-target-issue/117433)
**Author:** [@andrew.borkowski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrew.borkowski)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/horizontal-menu-item-target-issue/117433 "2026-10-13T12:12:28Z")
I am using the horizontal menu component and have several items that all navigate to the correct view in the item target location, which the exception of item 13 out of 14. The item target value is the same as another it… --- ## [Form Fields reset/lose their values](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/form-fields-reset-lose-their-values/117432)
**Author:** [@turner.warren](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/turner.warren)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 5:26am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/form-fields-reset-lose-their-values/117432 "2026-10-13T05:26:21Z")
We have a form that lab techs will input data into after some testing, they will pre-fill the form while the test finishes, but for some reason that information will disappear. Has anyone run into anything like this? Th… --- ## [Is there a way to set read only for remote tag providers?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-set-read-only-for-remote-tag-providers/117424)
**Author:** [@travisaggiebrown](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/travisaggiebrown)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-set-read-only-for-remote-tag-providers/117424 "2026-10-12T14:41:15Z")
I'm trying to set up a gateway for reporting so I need it to be read only so that users can't change tag values but can read them. it seems that there is a read only option on the opc-ua server but that doesn't seem to … --- ## [Adding Icons to Perspective Icon Library](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-icons-to-perspective-icon-library/80357)
**Author:** [@Seamus\_Gallagher](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Seamus_Gallagher)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 4:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-icons-to-perspective-icon-library/80357 "2026-10-12T04:37:34Z")
Hello, In searching the catalog of icons in Google Fonts, I come across a lot of useful icons that are not available to select in Ignition designer. This is especially annoying for the Menu Tree component, which seems t… --- ## [Ignition 8.3.10 Is Available For Download!](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-10-is-available-for-download/117365)
**Author:** [@kmurphy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kmurphy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-10-is-available-for-download/117365 "2026-10-11T14:49:43Z")
Ignition 8.3.10 Is Available for Download! Please Note: From now on we’ll be publishing details on the latest minor versions of Ignition here on the Ignition Forum in Release Announcements, instead of on the Inducti… --- ## [(A)I made an open-source tool to help AI agents build Perspective views](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/a-i-made-an-open-source-tool-to-help-ai-agents-build-perspective-views/117416)
**Author:** [@castel.francisco2002](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/castel.francisco2002)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/a-i-made-an-open-source-tool-to-help-ai-agents-build-perspective-views/117416 "2026-10-10T22:07:16Z")
Hi everyone, For a while now I’ve been trying to get AI coding agents to build Perspective screens for me. They’re fast, but the view.json they write usually looks fine and then doesn’t work: component types that don’t … --- ## [Credential caching on Perspective Mobile App](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/credential-caching-on-perspective-mobile-app/117406)
**Author:** [@rob.claassen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rob.claassen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/credential-caching-on-perspective-mobile-app/117406 "2026-10-09T07:07:43Z")
Hi, We run Ignition 8.3.8 with Perspective and authenticate against the built-in Ignition identity provider. I’m looking for how others handle logins in the Perspective mobile app on iOS. Has anyone got password autofil… --- ## [Wrapping of Menu item](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/wrapping-of-menu-item/117385)
**Author:** [@sanjanakrishnamurthy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sanjanakrishnamurthy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/wrapping-of-menu-item/117385 "2026-10-09T04:19:06Z")
Hi, I'm using a Tree component here. How do i wrap a menu-item? Thanks! --- ## [system.db.execQuery does not work but system.db.runNamedQuery does](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-db-execquery-does-not-work-but-system-db-runnamedquery-does/117402)
**Author:** [@tuckercc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tuckercc)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-db-execquery-does-not-work-but-system-db-runnamedquery-does/117402 "2026-10-08T22:19:19Z")
I have a gateway tag change script that works. However, when I attempted to change from the system.db.runNamedQuery function to the system.db.execQuery function, it fails with the following error: Jython Exception occur… --- ## [Has anyone had luck restoring a 8.3+ server from a 8.1 backup?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/has-anyone-had-luck-restoring-a-8-3-server-from-a-8-1-backup/117388)
**Author:** [@travisaggiebrown](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/travisaggiebrown)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/has-anyone-had-luck-restoring-a-8-3-server-from-a-8-1-backup/117388 "2026-10-08T15:56:15Z")
I took a backup of a gateway 8.1.42 with the intention of restoring it onto an 8.3.4 upon restoring I noticed that when trying to connect to a perspective URL it would get stuck on initializing client and gave a WebSocke… --- ## [\[IGN-18211\]system.config.getResources and collectionName=local](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-18211-system-config-getresources-and-collectionname-local/117389)
**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-18211-system-config-getresources-and-collectionname-local/117389 "2026-10-08T15:42:55Z")
@paul-griffith Can we read resources in a specific collection ? Exemple for devices: moduleId="com.inductiveautomation.opcua" typeId="device" result = system.config.getResources(moduleId = moduleId, typeId = typeId) … [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tag/perspective/24.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=perspective)