# Alert mode lost on import

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alert-mode-lost-on-import/10357>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [August 17, 2015, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alert-mode-lost-on-import/10357 "2015-08-17T20:51:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![JGJohnson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jgjohnson/32/29582_2.png) [@JGJohnson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JGJohnson)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alert-mode-lost-on-import/10357/1 "2015-08-17T20:51:53Z")

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We just upgraded from 7.5.13 to 7.7.5 and I am experiencing an issue now that I had not caught in testing.

When importing edited UDTs the alert mode (.AlertMode) property is getting lost. My existing legacy alerting tags are all working fine and will return a value for the .AlertMode property but once they are exported and then re-imported that property no longer exists.

If I try to write to that property for an UDT instance that has not been re-imported it works with no problem. If I do so on an instance of a imported UDT I get the error “The specified tag does not exist.” Trying to edit it with system.tag.edit also does nothing.

Is this a bug or are we not allowed to import UDTs with fully functional legacy alerting?

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**Author:** ![JGJohnson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jgjohnson/32/29582_2.png) [@JGJohnson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JGJohnson)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alert-mode-lost-on-import/10357/2 "2015-08-18T13:26:58Z")

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After further experimentation I’ve found out that what’s causing the problem is that the .AlertMode attribute for tags is not surviving the export process.

When I export a UDT, edit it and then import the edited UDT the alert mode is lost.

I have manually re-add the attribute to all of my alarmable tags:

`<Property name="AlertMode">2</Property> 
or 
<Property name="AlertMode">1</Property>`

if I want to be able to use the alert mode attribute. 😢