# Alarm Pipeline Active Time

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-pipeline-active-time/30153>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [November 21, 2019, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-pipeline-active-time/30153 "2019-11-21T19:17:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![jramirez3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a183cd/32.png) [@jramirez3](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jramirez3)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-pipeline-active-time/30153/1 "2019-11-21T19:17:07Z")

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Is there any drawbacks or potentials problems with keeping an alarm pipeline active for a long time?

for example, i need a notification to go out every 12 hours if alarm is still active. Is it good practice to have a 12 hour delay in an alarm pipeline?