# Alarm Label - Show value when alarm went active

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-label-show-value-when-alarm-went-active/28327>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition79\
**Created:** [September 17, 2019, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-label-show-value-when-alarm-went-active/28327 "2019-09-17T21:48:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 17, 2019, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-label-show-value-when-alarm-went-active/28327/1 "2019-09-17T21:48:10Z")

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Using Ignition 7.9.11

I need to configure setpoint alarm labels that display what the monitored value was at the time the alarm went active. I’ve tried using a reference to the tag: `{[.]myValueTag]}`, and a reference to the evaluation property: `{Value}`. However, this value will change when the alarm state changes to acknowledged or cleared. I need the value to always read what it was at the time of the active event.

Is there a way to update an Associated Data variable within an Alarm Pipeline script?

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**Author:** ![bfuson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/bfuson/32/4597_2.png) [@bfuson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bfuson)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2019, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-label-show-value-when-alarm-went-active/28327/2 "2019-09-18T13:53:37Z")

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My use case is that I need to display to operators:

1. The name of the alarm
2. The description of the alarming tag
3. The value of the setpoint
4. The value of the tag _when the alarm went active_

In the Alarm Status component I can’t keep the value portion of the label from updating at each alarm status transition.