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Certificate replicating upon connection to 800xA History

Hi, We are trying to set up Canary to connect to one of our 800xA History severs, This is our first install of Canary. Upon connection it generates a new self signed certificate that gets rejected.…

Latest Timestamp in Grid

Hi, I want to add the last good value timestamp in grid view? How can I do that in Axiom

Axiom OnClick Open Application

Good Afternoon All, In Axiom, I have custom icons (png) that I have scripted for OnClick, open a tab in the same application. This works great but would also like to know if there is a way to script…

Inheriting Engineering Units with OPC Collector

I have many tags configured with engineering units in KEPServerEX. What is the best way to get these engineering units configured in Canary?

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Advanced Scripting Videos

Hi, Is there anything available apart from scripting documentation to get started with axiom scripting? Like video tutorials?

Where is the information for Canary Views Stored

As the title says, I am looking for the file that is used to store the Canary Views information. Is this possible to view and change? We have a view that has a bracket in the dataset name and the…

Is there a way to create dynamic navigation source?

I have a label name based on Asset in a grid. I want to link this to a trend chart. Trend chart should pick the label name and accordingly pick and create trends for that specific asset.…

How to deploy Canary as Kubernetes cluster?

Hi All, Is there a way to deploy Canary as Kubernetes cluster? or does it support multi tenancy ??

Can the (OPC DA) "Logger Administrator" be run remotely?

Is it possible to run the Logger Administrator program locally (like Canary Admin and the OPC UA collector tile) instead of having to remote into the collector computer and running it from there?…

Using Axiom for Line Display

I want to use Axiom to show live time progress above production lines. Ideally, they will be on 24/7 and reset data at shift change Is there any issues with Axiom timing out if it is up on a screen…

API Dataset Files

Is it possible to view the files in a dataset from the API or using the SAF_Helper DLL? I know I can create a new file, but is there a way to view the files in the dataset before creating a new file?

Data Discarded from Buffer

Hello everyone, I have a question regarding the buffer's handling of discarded data. Some time ago, the hard disk capacity of the Historian server (Receiver) reached its limit,…

Failed to create HttpService Warning

What does the following warning message mean? And should it be concerning? I don't see any operational impact on the server. Failed to create HttpServiceSystem.…

Obsolete API endpoint feature

I'm currently using canary with ignition and have found the process of removing tags from canary inconvenient. The current canary ignition module does not have any ability to remove a tag from canary…

Change Color of Control Based on Quality of Tag

I need to get a quick overview on multiple tags to see if they are logging data or not, so I want the controller to turn red when it is offline. I'm trying to change the color of my donut gauge when…

Positioning datetimes and floating labels outside of a trend?

I like that my bar chart has the datetimes outside of the chart. However, my trends clip the datetime with the graph and floating labels. Is it also possible to have the floating label to the left of…

create an application/dashboard dedicated to a specific user

Hello Every one I'd like to give several users access to Axiom, but each user should only have access to one application. Do you know how I can do it? Thank you for your help. Best Thomas RAGON

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Data Seeding via Canary Sender API

Is it possible to use the API to seed historical data from another historian? Following best practice, the API would write a different dataset but I have found when trying to use the Write API it…

SQL Data Collector for generic ODBC data source

I had an ODBC data source that I wanted to collect data from; looking at the SQL data collector, I see that it only supports MSSQL, MySQL, and Oracle, but a generic ODBC connection is not possible.…

String Byte Swap

I am successfully getting a string that is 13 words long, which is two ASCII characters per word over Modbus TCP/IP. Unfortunately the chars within each word are reversed.…

What is the calculation for determining the total volume produced within a designated timeframe in a value box?

How can I incorporate a value box calculation into our axiom application to track the volume produced by a specific production line over a 7-day period in our food and beverage industry?…

OPC Collector receives Bad when OPC Server shows Good

I have an issue where the OPC Collector is showing No Data even though the OPC server shows Good data. The value in the Historian maintains, but the View will show Empty.…

Scheduled Refresh issues with PowerBI

I have an end user reporting a problem with "scheduled refresh", which I guess is a feature built into PowerBI. He's coming in through the Canary API. It asking him to enter the data source…

Validation of HDB Files Failed

While Validating files I am stuck at this. Thank you for your help.

Ignition Collector Setup Errors

I am trying to setup a collector connection from Ignition, in my Ignition logs I see errors "SenderServiceAPI - Unable to get userToken service may not be running.…

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