Alarm pipeline - get current setpoint

General Discussion
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I am working with alarms and I try to show on the display path the current setpoint of the alarm, which is binded to a variable. But I dont get the latest value.
If my alarm condition is (above setpoint) and setpoint = 200.
Tag = 100

The alarm goes ON when i change the setpoint to 75, but in my display path I see the value 200 instead of the 75.

Can someone help me with this?

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You're trying to display the current setpoint value in the Display Path of an alarm by binding it to a tag (e.g., {[.]bromineSP}). However, when the alarm is triggered, the display still shows the previous setpoint (e.g., 200), not the updated value (e.g., 75).

**Why This Happens:

The Display Path expression is evaluated when the alarm is created, not at the moment it is triggered. So if you're referencing a tag directly (like {[.]bromineSP}), it may show an outdated value because it doesn't update dynamically with the alarm event.

Solution: Use Associated Data

To capture and display the actual value at the time of the alarm event, you need to use Associated Data.

Steps:
  1. Go to the Associated Data section of your alarm configuration.
  2. Add a new entry:
  • Name: SP
  • Value: {[.]bromineSP}
  1. Modify the Display Path to:
"Value: " + {[.]brominePump} + ", Setpoint: " + {AlarmEventData.SP}
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Thanks for the response, It makes completely sense. But for some reason this is not working. I dont know if its because I am making the alarm config through the UDT I am using

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I made my associated data and called setpointTest, but the value isnt being updated when the alarm gets activated