# Associated data using queryJournal

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**Category:** Ignition\
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**Created:** [November 1, 2023, 5:22am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/associated-data-using-queryjournal/81284 "2023-11-01T05:22:43Z")\
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How is the associated data defined? By default, alarm journals do not store static (not otherwise bound) data associated with the alarm... However, the "source of truth" for an alarm journal query is _only_ the database- so if some element you rely on isn't stored in the DB, it will not be available upon retrieval.

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