# Alarm Journal Data Filters

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-data-filters/113844>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [February 9, 2026, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-data-filters/113844 "2026-02-09T09:48:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![liam1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e68b1a/32.png) [@liam1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/liam1)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-data-filters/113844/1 "2026-02-09T09:48:05Z")

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Hi,

Does anyone have a example of how this setting should be used?

I have the impression that I provide a sub path that filters alarms into this journal based on their source or display path. Does this work like a wildcard or is a strict 1 to 1 full source or display path.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/9/6/96b5bf3f1ffa9c27f29694f8622e43a7d5cf99c4.png)

I have a system that contains large amounts of tags for different areas. The idea is to create alarm journals and tables specific to areas in the tag browser and have alarm filter/store to this particular journal in order to reduce loading times and increase speed.

My idea was to use this setting , but I’m not 100% sure if I’m setting it correctly.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![zxcslo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/zxcslo/32/61610_2.png) [@zxcslo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zxcslo)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-data-filters/113844/2 "2026-02-09T10:06:43Z")

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Yes, you can use wildcard…

[https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/platform/alarming#source-path-filter-examples](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/platform/alarming#source-path-filter-examples)