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Using Meta Data in the Calc

Hi Can we use meta data and a tag to create a calc and event. If yes how can we do that?

Including event duration in end event email

Event Duration is available in the events table control in Axiom and in the event pull in Canary's Excel Add-In. We didn't find a way right off though to include the event duration in an end event…

Variable content errased not registered in Canary

I am having a problem with text data type variables in which the content is deleted in the SCADA system (PCS7) and the new value (no value) is not registered in Canary but instead maintains the value…

AssetBranchCount: Can we do like we want 1-3-4-7 levels in the asset framework in the Asset Label

ODBC without data on "data" table

Hi everyone, I'm trying to query from an ODBC client and I can only see data from the "aggregates" and "views" tables. When I try with the "data" table, the results are always empty.…

Exporting 24 Hour Events List

Hi Is there any way we can generate a CSV and send it out of Canary for events every 24H? Thanks

Data Compression

Hi Everyone, I have some data showing that during the night, the hourly scheduled calculations give me a result of zero. When I check the data the next day,…

Axiom Trend Graph

My tag output oscillates between the integers 0 and 1. Is there a way to view the historical data in Axiom without a line connecting the data points? Currently I am trying to manipulate a trend to…

Transferring Axiom Licenses

One site is using up their axiom licenses for their canary server while the other has axiom licenses available that consistently aren't being used. Is it possible to transfer axiom licenses between…

Min Duration in Event with 3 Conditions

Hello everyone, I have an event that I need to create which must meet three conditions for at least 5 minutes: The first is that the data quality of variable A is Good.…

Get Tag Data Given a list or array?

Hi all, I'm currently working on a project that involves retrieving specific tag data from the historian. I have a list or array of timestamps for a particular tag,…

Export Import Axiom Application

How to export Axiom application, so it can be imported to another Axiom server?

Secure Connection to Ignition OPC-UA

I have been struggling with this for days. While trying to connect an OPC collector session to a locally hosted Ignition gateway OPC-UA server, I get this error in the Ignition logs:…

Parent-Child Assets and Calculations

Hi Everyone, I need to understand how to create rules for parent-child relationships between assets. I can't find any useful examples in the documentation, forums, or on YouTube.…

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Using List Item with Template filter to make it dynamic filtering

I want to use list item so if any object is selected then the trend graph or grid changes accordingly

Timer in Axiom

We had a plant ask: I want to add a tag to my dashboard that starts a timer after a stop so that if the line is stopped, you can see on the dashboard how long it has been down.…

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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 ??