# Alerting indication for a new alarm

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alerting-indication-for-a-new-alarm/6013>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 11, 2013, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alerting-indication-for-a-new-alarm/6013 "2013-03-11T19:23:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![telstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f475e1/32.png) [@telstar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/telstar)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alerting-indication-for-a-new-alarm/6013/1 "2013-03-11T19:23:16Z")

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I am trying to create a generic indication on a graphic screen when there is a new unack alarm. Is there a tag or function that can generate a true/false result for a new unack alarm?

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**Author:** ![greg.simpson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/greg.simpson/32/3135_2.png) [@greg.simpson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/greg.simpson)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alerting-indication-for-a-new-alarm/6013/2 "2013-03-11T20:36:45Z")

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Using the scripting function system.alert.queryAlertStatus this can be achieved. You can find more information on this function in the user manual

[inductiveautomation.com/support/ … status.htm](http://inductiveautomation.com/support/usermanuals/ignition/system_alert_queryalertstatus.htm)

Additionally, you can look at an example in the project templates.