# Add item in transaction group via scripting

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [December 18, 2019, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-item-in-transaction-group-via-scripting/30801 "2019-12-18T15:36:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![pascal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9a140/32.png) [@pascal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pascal)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-item-in-transaction-group-via-scripting/30801/1 "2019-12-18T15:36:11Z")

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Hello,  
Is it possible to add items in transaction groups using python ?

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-item-in-transaction-group-via-scripting/30801/2 "2019-12-18T16:32:33Z")

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No. The closest option would be `system.groups.loadFromFile`, where you have to manually create/modify the XML for a transaction group yourself.

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**Author:** ![pascal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9a140/32.png) [@pascal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pascal)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2020, 7:49am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-item-in-transaction-group-via-scripting/30801/3 "2020-01-06T07:49:28Z")

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Will try that, thanks.