# Alerting Display Path Binding

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alerting-display-path-binding/4502>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [May 21, 2012, 8:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alerting-display-path-binding/4502 "2012-05-21T08:35:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![aidamcg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/90db22/32.png) [@aidamcg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aidamcg)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2012, 8:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alerting-display-path-binding/4502/1 "2012-05-21T08:35:27Z")

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Hi

It would be useful if the display path could be bound to a tag. I use it for an Equipment ID and with the introduction of UDT’s I have found situations where it would save time if the display path could be bound to the value of a tag.

Aidan

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**Author:** ![Colby.Clegg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/colby.clegg/32/3282_2.png) [@Colby.Clegg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Colby.Clegg)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alerting-display-path-binding/4502/2 "2012-05-30T20:12:55Z")

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This has been requested a few times. I think we can work it in soon. However, in this case, would it make sense to make equipment id a parameter on the data type, and reference that? (Parameters can be referenced just about anywhere in the tag definition)

Regards,