# Alarm Custom SMS Message

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-custom-sms-message/81064>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81\
**Created:** [October 26, 2023, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-custom-sms-message/81064 "2023-10-26T23:17:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![amarks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/amarks/32/45610_2.png) [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-custom-sms-message/81064/1 "2023-10-26T23:17:56Z")

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I have an existing alarm pipeline that I am adding alarms to call out on. The message is

```auto
At {eventTime|hh:mm:ss}, alarm "{name}" at "{displayPath}" transitioned to {eventState}.

```

However, my new alarms use the label and display path properties instead of the name and display path properties. So, the new alarms also have the custom message property set at the alarm configuration level on the tag:

```auto
At {eventTime|hh:mm:ss}, alarm "{label}" at "{displayPath}" transitioned to {eventState}.

```

However, the alarms that I'm seeing still use the message that is configured within the pipeline. Should it not be using the custom message?

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**Author:** ![louagejasper](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/louagejasper/32/86311_2.png) [@louagejasper](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/louagejasper)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-custom-sms-message/81064/2 "2023-10-27T09:58:56Z")

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If the existing alarms had the active event before you made the change, they won't be changed. They have to be inactive first and the next time they become active, they should have the change.

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**Author:** ![amarks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/amarks/32/45610_2.png) [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-custom-sms-message/81064/3 "2023-10-27T13:13:11Z")

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Yes, I understand that it will not retroactively update alarms already in the database. I'm talking about new alarms that went out after the change.

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**Author:** ![louagejasper](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/louagejasper/32/86311_2.png) [@louagejasper](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/louagejasper)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-custom-sms-message/81064/4 "2023-10-27T13:25:33Z")

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If you made changes to the pipeline message, it should indeed be changed in new alarms in my experience.

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**Author:** ![amarks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/amarks/32/45610_2.png) [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-custom-sms-message/81064/5 "2023-10-27T13:37:01Z")

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No changes to the pipeline message, just the custom sms message property in the alarm configuration