# Alarm enabled property not updating on component binding

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-enabled-property-not-updating-on-component-binding/42542>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, perspective\
**Created:** [January 22, 2021, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-enabled-property-not-updating-on-component-binding/42542 "2021-01-22T21:28:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![mazeyrat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mazeyrat/32/10955_2.png) [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-enabled-property-not-updating-on-component-binding/42542/2 "2021-02-03T18:21:03Z")

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Yep,

It seems that this very usefull property can only be read but not binded.  
That's probably why the property is not available in the tag browser.

> [@Alarm's property can be binded but enabled is not available?](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarms-property-can-be-binded-but-enabled-is-not-available/42899):
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> Ignition 8.1.1 In the tag browser or with readBlocking we can read Alarms property (AckTime,AckUser,…State), and we can use these properties in bindings. But, I would like to be able to bind Alarm property .Enabled Is there any reason why this one is not available ? For example:

I've added a feature request.  
You can vote for it !

> **[make alarm enabled property bindable | Ignition Features and Ideas |...](https://ideas.inductiveautomation.com/ignition-features-and-ideas/p/make-alarm-enabled-property-bindable)**
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> alarm's enabled property is not bindable in perspective or vision. We need to be able to bind it !

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