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James Wise

wise_james

South Carolina

Joined: 02 Apr 2021

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OPC UA Path Based Logging - Remove top branches from naming

We are using OPC UA Path based logging in Canary. We have one dataset per PLC/Collector session. In Kepware, we use a channel per PLC. Result is that we have "Test PLC" duplicated 3 times by path…
- wise_james
- 13 days ago
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- Data Logging
Re: Option to default to complete tag name on trend chart
Another option is maybe a setting for "default branches back for trend chart display name". With that, it would work like it does now working from right to left to make it unique except that it would…
- wise_james
- 1 mth ago
- Axiom
- Reported - view
Re: Option to default to complete tag name on trend chart
another option as well might be to have a tag property called "trend display name" that could be setup and then used
- wise_james
- 1 mth ago
- Axiom
- Reported - view
Re: Ability to include tag name/description/engineering unit in value box
Oh, and I learned from one of our users that using something like this in ValueFormat also works: Tag 1 Name {Value:N0} at {Time:M/d/yyyy H:mm:ss tt} It would be great to just put {tagname} = {value}…
- wise_james
- 1 mth ago
- Axiom
- Reported - view
Re: Ability to include tag name/description/engineering unit in value box
When hovering over a value box, there is a popup with the tag name that helps but ideally one can choose to display the name without having to hover over it.
- wise_james
- 1 mth ago
- Axiom
- Reported - view
Re: Tag name in value box
I added https://helpcenter.canarylabs.com/t/x2yplfd as a feature request for this
- wise_james
- 1 mth ago
- Questions & Answers
- Reported - view
Ability to include tag name/description/engineering unit in value box

See https://helpcenter.canarylabs.com/t/m1hjf1r/tag-name-in-value-box. Whether using ValueFormat or something else, it would be helpful to have an easy way to show the tag name alongside the value…
- wise_james
- 1 mth ago
- 2replies
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- Axiom
Option to default to complete tag name on trend chart

While we have some options like manually filling in the display name we want or using "source tag" instead of "display name" in the options for the legend, cursor, or float label,…
- wise_james
- 3 mths ago
- 2replies
- 40
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- Axiom
Re: Email alert if Canary Admin, Messages count in last x hours > set limit
@Steve Mason Thank you! This was helpful in several ways.
- wise_james
- 3 mths ago
- General
- Reported - view
Re: Email alert if Canary Admin, Messages count in last x hours > set limit
Maybe even a diagnostic tag on message count per hour or something would help and then we could setup an alert on that in addition to being able to see it on a trend chart.
- wise_james
- 3 mths ago
- General
- Reported - view
Email alert if Canary Admin, Messages count in last x hours > set limit

If you open Canary Admin, the messages tile shows you the warning, error, and fatal count for the last 24 hours. It might help if there was a way to setup an email alert in case this number (or…
- wise_james
- 3 mths ago
- 3replies
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- General
Re: Expecting Zero Warning
@Steve Mason Thanks! Maybe another option would be using type info instead of warning but we can probably just remember to ignore these
- wise_james
- 4 mths ago
- Questions & Answers
- Reported - view
Re: Expecting Zero Warning
@Steve Mason Since they can be ignored, is there a way to disable them so no one sees them and asks and so that our message log can be more effective and free from "false positives"?…
- wise_james
- 4 mths ago
- Questions & Answers
- Reported - view
Re: SaF Reconnected Email
@Damon Vinciguerra Which version are you running? I should also note that the following about my example: It is also OPC DA The OPC server and Canary collector are both together on the same VM The…
- wise_james
- 5 mths ago
- Data Logging
- Reported - view
Re: SaF Reconnected Email
@Damon Vinciguerra We are getting this on one server as well and are looking into it. I think we DO get two emails but the reconnect says "Trends" while the disconnect says "Store and Forward".…
- wise_james
- 5 mths ago
- Data Logging
- Reported - view
Re: Setting file/folder permissions in v24 and above
In version 24 and 25, I think you want to use the Identity tile in Canary Administrator. https://helpcenter.canarylabs.com/t/p8ymd3r/identity-tile-version-24 With the identity tile,…
- wise_james
- 6 mths ago
- Questions & Answers
- Reported - view
Re: Total line for asset template (or for a grid using an asset type)
FYI: I haven't used it yet, but I believe this has been addressed now with some new grid control options for "ColumnCalculation" per the 24.1 release notes and as explained here: https://helpcenter.…
- wise_james
- 8 mths ago
- Questions & Answers
- Reported - view
Re: Expand Chart in an Application to Full Screen
@merrittj I definitely agree with you about this feature. I am curious though about this that you said: "This works for an individual tag (in a single trend chart)" - Can you elaborate on what you…
- wise_james
- 1 yr ago
- Axiom
- Reported - view
Email Groups within Canary

While we might be able to handle this with distribution lists in our email setups, it could be helpful if there was a way to create email groups within Canary and then use those groups in events.…
- wise_james
- 1 yr ago
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- Calculations & Events
Re: Need help with simple script to change IsVisible property
How about public void ValueBox1_OnEndValueChange(object sender, TagSubscriptionArgs subscription, TVQ tvq) { if (Convert.ToInt32(ValueBox1.Value.Value) > 0.5) Symbol1.IsVisible = true; if (Convert.…
- wise_james
- 1 yr ago
- Questions & Answers
- Reported - view
Re: Is there a limit (6?) on # of properties for an event?
@Steve Mason Thank you for replying on this. We think the problem may not have been with the number of properties but with one that we setup that we didn't understand was a problem because no error…
- wise_james
- 1 yr ago
- Questions & Answers
- Reported - view
Calcs & Events should show an error if the tag name is invalid

Normally if there is a problem in a calc/event we see the error like this: BUT it doesn't look like tag names are checked. Below for example we have an event property for a tag but that tag doesn't…
- wise_james
- 1 yr ago
- 2replies
- 99
- Bugs or Issues
Is there a limit (6?) on # of properties for an event?

We setup an event in Canary under calcs & events and tried to backfill but it immediately went live without adding any events. If we removed properties from the event it worked.…
- wise_james
- 1 yr ago
- 2replies
- 94
- Questions & Answers
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…
- wise_james
- 1 yr ago
- 1reply
- 132
- Questions & Answers
Re: Value Box Limit Comparison to another tag should allow for range (e.g. actual within +/- 5 of set point)
@Steve Mason Thank you! For now the way we did it by using an add hoc calculation and limits on that like this: Abs(Fallback([Eagle_Act_Speed],0)-Fallback([Eagle_Spec_Speed],0))<5 Which gives us:…
- wise_james
- 1 yr ago
- Axiom
- Reported - view

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