# Alarm Journal not working **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [January 23, 2019, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-not-working/22056 "2019-01-23T12:44:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bayswimmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d6d6ee/32.png) [@bayswimmer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bayswimmer)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-not-working/22056/1 "2019-01-23T12:44:53Z")
I’m new to Alarm Journals. I get the below error message when setting up my Alarm Journal Table. Also shown below is my Alarm Journal Profile, journal properties and my Database connection. Any help you could give would be greatly appreciated. I’m using Ignition version 7.9.9 ![properties](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/9/9b9b13d79476258ef2b53a4a90b4c88d0faa3ade.jpeg) ![error](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/2/2d432bc2a9a8ba3206ce74ce98527c45a8b9bb5e.jpeg) ---
**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:** [January 23, 2019, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-not-working/22056/3 "2019-01-23T18:19:33Z")
There should be a more descriptive error in the designer (Help -\> Diagnostics -\> Logs) or gateway (Status -\> Diagnostics -\> Logs) logs giving more context on why the alarm journal fetch failed. ---
**Author:** ![MMaynard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mmaynard/32/3366_2.png) [@MMaynard](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MMaynard)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-not-working/22056/4 "2019-01-24T01:43:41Z")
bayswimmer, Contact me tomorrow at work and I can straighten this out for you. ---
**Author:** ![bayswimmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d6d6ee/32.png) [@bayswimmer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bayswimmer)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-not-working/22056/5 "2019-01-24T12:21:46Z")
OK Mike, I will call you today ---
**Author:** ![Schwartzds](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/schwartzds/32/6777_2.png) [@Schwartzds](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Schwartzds)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-not-working/22056/6 "2019-04-04T17:03:33Z")
I am getting the exact same thing when I try to add the alarm journal. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![MMaynard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mmaynard/32/3366_2.png) [@MMaynard](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MMaynard)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-not-working/22056/7 "2019-04-04T19:23:43Z")
Did you create the alarm journal on the gateway config page? ---
**Author:** ![arun1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/arun1/32/79753_2.png) [@arun1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/arun1)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-not-working/22056/8 "2020-09-29T22:51:01Z")
Late by more than a year but will help future visitors … Check the Designer logs as mentioned by @paul-griffith , in my case I saw this: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/2/0/20006151e9b49cf8ee2a3c360c66a6b13b45733e.png) By default the Journal name is Auto but it does not work so I have to give it the journal name as configured in the Gateway webpage: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/2/c/2cfeca7d08bf85117d1215fcac5b7b9adb542a51.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/1/c/1cf25447528bd61c569e0bba65623a36f8fd17c4.png) ---
**Author:** ![qliu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/bc8723/32.png) [@qliu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/qliu)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-not-working/22056/9 "2021-01-18T21:00:17Z")
@bayswimmer Hi, did you get the answer, I have the same issue for 8.0. Really appreciate! ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Sheen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sam\_Sheen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sam_Sheen)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 3:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-not-working/22056/10 "2024-10-31T03:29:05Z")
We can fix the Alarm Journal don't show up problem on vision @arun1 solution. ![ignition_alarm journal profile](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/c/a/ca12fa1dcf0ac5b506b0addfc1d4d0a620d0e08d.jpeg) ![ignition_Alarm journal setting](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/4/5/45c4e96c812c8da71b73be0a25dd0d646d1ca8ef.jpeg) But, how to fix the Alarm Journal don't show up problem on perspective view? I have been change META:name from perspective property editor, but it still no results found. OS:Ubuntu Ignition Version: 8.1.44 (b2024102210) ![ig_alarm journal view](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/3/6/36078eea90a6e5a4e85ce6d38d484d4f9167344d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Sheen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sam\_Sheen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sam_Sheen)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2024, 9:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-not-working/22056/11 "2024-11-20T09:45:52Z")
I found the show Alarm Journal of view solution, you need to change the name of Perspective Property Editor form default value "Journal" to the name of Alarm Journal Profiles. ![ignition_view alarm journal](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/7/6/76043ccafc707554a50fbcfe8e15dc0922b9f70c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Francisco\_Ochoa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@Francisco\_Ochoa](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Francisco_Ochoa)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 12:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-not-working/22056/12 "2026-01-20T00:57:03Z")
i have the same problem. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/3/c/3c8bf3f9e3922365585d5824eb2e803ab117dbf9.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/0/7/078af09a903a54b56f253adaf84750d79a40bf33.png) ---
**Author:** ![David\_Stone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/david_stone/32/79749_2.png) [@David\_Stone](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/David_Stone)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 5:36am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-not-working/22056/13 "2026-01-20T05:36:59Z")
> [@Sam\_Sheen](#): > > you need to change the name of Perspective Property Editor form default value "Journal" to the name of Alarm Journal Profiles. Have you done this?