Ignition Features and Ideas

I don't know if this is feasible, however I was thinking that it would be nice to be able to define the DDL for custom tables and other SQL resources within Ignition, which Ignition would then use to create those objects if they don't already exist. This would save having to write this into your script libraries for your custom table definitions and would provide a central location to house them. This would make it far simpler to also restore objects within a database, with the definitions all stored within the gateway backup to better support a single source of configuration.

Got a chance to download and try the new 8.3.1 build from IA. I love the new grouping layout! except for the Activate Ignition footer. Immediately noticeable, and obtrusive! I love the decision to move it to the footer. It's much more visible to the user how much time they have left. But why make it an overlay that overlaps text on the page? Makes the whole thing feel like an uncloseable popup. Maybe that makes sales feel warm and fuzzy, but as an end user that's just trying to develop... it's just irritating. On top of that I can see some poor engineer had to add in white-space at the bottom of each page so that it doesn't block text. Why not just put it on the same z plane as everything else, kind of like how it's done in the mobile view, but just pushing content out the way instead of overlaying it? similar to what was done on 8.1, 7.9 etc. Or hey, compromise, an actual close icon for the popup that locks it into the same z plane as a dock. In the meantime, I'm just blocking it with UBlock, so i can be on my merry way.

Need an option to automatically switch an OPC-UA client back to the primary OPC-UA server (if it previously failed to the backup server). When a network connection drops and is restored, the Ignition OPC-UA client may connect to a backup OPC-UA server (even if the primary was available all along. It would also be nice to have an interface to see which server (primary or backup) the OPC-UA client is connected to.

OPC-UA is getting the most important protocol in our envionrment for SCADA connection to equipment but also to upper layer. The importancy to add features like A&C, Events or HA have been already posted here. Beside an improved client support, a better OPC-UA server support is required. It shall be possible to add custom methods via OPC-UA methods and in particular to expose UDTs as self-defined or complex data types.

There is a big limitation for us in using the WebDev module and that is secure authentication. We don't want to expose APIs to the entire organization. We would like to be able to make use of SAML authentication to approve access to certain WebDev endpoints. Ideally, to be able to tie endpoints to security levels. The traditional authentication that exists now is very insecure.

Please add built-in, Perspective themes optimized for the most common forms of color vision deficiency: deuteranopia/protanopia (red-green), tritanopia (blue-yellow), and a color-agnostic high-contrast variant. These themes should be selectable from the project theme list and include corrected palettes for semantic statuses (info/warning/error/success) and so designers do not need to implement accessibility fixes manually. A significant portion of operators and users experience color vision deficiencies. Many existing themes rely on red/green contrasts and subtle hue shifts that become indistinguishable to those users. Requiring teams to patch themes with custom CSS, hard-coded colors, or scripts adds development time, increases the risk of inconsistent UX, and can contribute to misinterpretation of critical indicators. Providing a small set of vetted, built-in accessible themes will reduce effort, lower support overhead, and improve safety and usability for all users.

Instead of just floating individual scripts and having to keep switching back and forth to/from the main designer window to select other ones, why not just float the entire script tree? The reason I choose floating in the first place is so I can easily switch back and forth between views and scripts, but I'm still forced to navigate away from the views when I want to find and open another script.

Allow adding a styles object into Tree items to change their individual styles.

Allow more customization to the tree component. Formatting for the parent items should be allowed (see screenshot example) without having to use CCS or alter the style of the entire tree. Right click action option: This would be a valuable addition with several potential use cases.

External logging to integrate with Enterprise Systems. Support for Linux (e.g. Syslog), Windows (e.g. System Monitor) and external SEIM systems. Context: User Logs (Audit Profile) System Logs (Gateway) Wrapper.log (optional) https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sending-audit-trail-to-external-syslog-server/59325 Ignition ticket: IGN-6036