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Steve Mason

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Re: Inheriting Engineering Units with OPC Collector
Hi @douglas. lawrie , You can add the Eng Units column to the collector using the TAG PROPERTIES button in the top right corner. Once there, you will need to use the full OPC Node ID for the property…
- smason
- 10 mths ago
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Re: Where is the information for Canary Views Stored
Hi @hmatuse , What version are you running? This was a bug that should've been resolved in v23.0. A DataSet cannot contain brackets. When creating a DataSet from Historian U/I,…
- smason
- 10 mths ago
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Re: Advanced Scripting Videos
Hi @adand , Unfortunately we only have the documentation. No videos
- smason
- 10 mths ago
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Re: Is there a way to create dynamic navigation source?
Hi @adand , If this is an Asset Label in the grid you can use that to navigate to a new screen in the application. You would need to set the new screen to the same asset type as the grid on the…
- smason
- 10 mths ago
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Re: Can the (OPC DA) "Logger Administrator" be run remotely?
Hi @James Wise The Logger Admin can connect to other Logger services, but it is through DCOM which may or may not work. Canary no longer supports DCOM connections with recent changes Microsoft has…
- smason
- 10 mths ago
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Re: Using Axiom for Line Display
Hi @nicholas. portz , Axiom should not timeout as it is actively requesting data from the Historian. There are settings, however, if you would want to do the opposite and have the Axiom screen…
- smason
- 10 mths ago
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Re: How to deploy Canary as Kubernetes cluster?
Hi @balram334 , Currently, we do not support a Kubernetes cluster. If you wanted to support a multi-tenant environment, you would need to create local user accounts for each tenant,…
- smason
- 10 mths ago
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Re: API Dataset Files
Hi @hmatuse , Unfortunately, there is no function to view the files themselves. You can see views and datasets, but not the physical file.
- smason
- 10 mths ago
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Re: Calculation Server
@marcos. morales Maybe I'm misunderstanding. The example you gave is a custom calculation. You just have to input the tags and constants. Here's an example using tags from my historian:…
- smason
- 11 mths ago
- Project Boot Camp
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Re: Calculation Server
@marcos. morales Absolutely! Assuming those tags are within the Historian, that would be fine.
- smason
- 11 mths ago
- Project Boot Camp
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Re: MQTT collector - stops logging whole nodes with zero warnings or errors
Hi @jon. forbord , Can you open a ticket with support@canarylabs.com concerning this matter? We may need more information including your message log. Thanks!
- smason
- 11 mths ago
- Bugs or Issues
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Re: Could not start SAF Sender Service
Hi @liam , Typically this means that some other process is using the same endpoint(s) the Sender is trying to use. The anonymous API endpoint is 55253. By default, that is the one the module uses.…
- smason
- 11 mths ago
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Re: Obsolete API endpoint feature
Hi @liam , Currently, there is no API call to do what you are asking but it's not a bad idea. I would suggest adding a Feature Request so that others can see and upvote as well.…
- smason
- 11 mths ago
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Re: Using DataEntry to Flag Assets
Hi @Zachary Larson , The WellStatus_md tag is a calc tag that is triggered to run every 24h. No scripting. Everything is stored in UTC under the covers in the historian.…
- smason
- 11 mths ago
- Axiom Showcase
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Re: Positioning datetimes and floating labels outside of a trend?
Hi @Zachary Larson , We wouldn't be able to move the datetimes in a chart, but you could use Labels in place of floating labels if you drop the chart into an application.…
- smason
- 11 mths ago
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Re: Data Seeding via Canary Sender API
@hmatuse , your order of operations is correct. I believe it is extending the last known timestamp to a current timestamp provided the Sender session is active.…
- smason
- 11 mths ago
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Re: create an application/dashboard dedicated to a specific user
Hi @thomas. ragon , You could add file/folder permissions for those Axiom applications. Would that work? https://helpcenter.canarylabs.com/t/m1hvlz7/setting-filefolder-permissions-in-axiom-version-23
- smason
- 11 mths ago
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Re: What is the calculation for determining the total volume produced within a designated timeframe in a value box?
@rufus. reyneke Looking at your screenshot, you need to specify an AggregateInterval. Whenever using an aggregate, it must always be accompanied by an AggregateInterval.…
- smason
- 11 mths ago
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Cannot zoom Axiom application without mouse

It would be hugely helpful to be able to trigger a zoom page width command on Axiom Application page load (same behavior as clicking in the bottom right).…
- smason
- 11 mths ago
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Re: Data Seeding via Canary Sender API
Hi @hmatuse , I apologize. I need to retract my words. After discussing this with development, you can create historical files with the Sender API and you would use the /createNewFile function.…
- smason
- 11 mths ago
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Re: SQL Data Collector for generic ODBC data source
Hi @jerome. lefebvre , We have an ODBC connector, but that is only used for reading data from the historian. If you are trying to write to the historian,…
- smason
- 11 mths ago
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Re: Data Seeding via Canary Sender API
Hi @hmatuse , Unless the tag already has history and you're doing inserts, the Write API does not have the ability to seed data. It stores it in the current file like you said.
- smason
- 11 mths ago
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Re: String Byte Swap
@timothy. vertin So once you create the function, I think you should be able to link any number of ValueBoxes to it.
- smason
- 11 mths ago
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Re: String Byte Swap
Hi @timothy. vertin , You could try this script in Axiom. It would be an OnBeginValueChange function linked to a ValueBox that is displaying the string value.…
- smason
- 11 mths ago
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Re: Issue with Establishing Connectivity for New SQL Collectors in Canary Data Historian
Hi @keshav. misra , I don't think NULL values would prevent a connection, but we do log an error if the value is NULL. Are there any other errors in the message log concerning the connection?
- smason
- 1 yr ago
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