# \[BUG\] Alarm display path expression not updated when copy alarm

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-alarm-display-path-expression-not-updated-when-copy-alarm/34323>\
**Category:** Ignition Early Access\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [April 30, 2020, 7:20am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-alarm-display-path-expression-not-updated-when-copy-alarm/34323 "2020-04-30T07:20:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![joostjojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac91a4/32.png) [@joostjojo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joostjojo)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 7:20am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-alarm-display-path-expression-not-updated-when-copy-alarm/34323/1 "2020-04-30T07:20:43Z")

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I have an expression on my display path property of my alarms.  
This expression is just: {itemName}  
However it looks like this expression is never executed, when i copy and change the name of the copied one it will never change in the alarm component.