# Alarm properties, write to Priority **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [April 12, 2024, 6:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-properties-write-to-priority/88723 "2024-04-12T06:30:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![O\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c57346/32.png) [@O\_E](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/O_E)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2024, 6:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-properties-write-to-priority/88723/1 "2024-04-12T06:30:29Z")
Hi Are there a way to write directly to a priority in a udt in ignition ? i have tried what works with setpoint, but no luck This works with setpoint: {tag}/Sensor/Alarms/High Alarm.Setpoint A But when i change to: {tag}/Sensor/Alarms/High Alarm.Priority It reads out the value so i know the path is working. it will not write to the tag i have tried both string and numbers. My goal is to make a dropdown in my popup for sensors to set the priority ---
**Author:** ![taglias](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/54ee81/32.png) [@taglias](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/taglias)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2024, 6:51am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-properties-write-to-priority/88723/2 "2024-04-12T06:51:40Z")
I think you cannot write directly to the priority. If you want to do that, you should bind the priority to an UDT parameter (if the alarm is inside an UDT) or to a tag and then write it. ---
**Author:** ![O\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c57346/32.png) [@O\_E](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/O_E)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2024, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-properties-write-to-priority/88723/3 "2024-04-12T07:07:35Z")
Same deal as the Alarm delay then, annoying that some options have this block, it creats a huge amount of unnecessary memory tags in the UDTs